How's it going everyone and welcome to my new story
To those who followed my works and are questioning my reasoning on why I'm making yet ANOTHER story instead of continuing the other stories I have. . . . . . . . I have no legitimate answer other than I'm lazy
Hell this entire chapter was made out of pure boredom. . .Also I had this idea rolling around in my head for a few months that I just needed to get out and here we are now
That and I haven't really seen that many Devil May Cry and Dragon Age crossovers.
To answer some few tidbits before this story begins. This takes place some time after DMC4 but not before DMC2 so he doesn't have Majin. . Yet. Also to the question someone might ask about; is he going to kill people, well that's for the next chapter to explain. . . . Probably
Well with that small tidbits out of the way, before we begin
Disclaimer: All property is owned by their rightful owners, I only own the story
Now without further ado, lets begin
Dante let out a groan as he cracked one eye open to look around his bleak looking shop
That is if it was his shop and not some sort of dungeon with some old fashion looking armored guards surrounding him
". . . Okay, what the hell did I miss?" Dante said out loud as the guards jumped at his voice and pulled their swords out
Dante raised a brow at their reaction but he had worse encounters. Like being shot, stabbed, electrocuted, set ablaze, impaled on his own sword and worse thing of all, being kicked between his legs. Lady was really mad at him that one day
Dante then felt some stinging sensation on his left hand as he noticed it was glowing green with energy.
"Well that's new" Dante mused before noticing his hands was held in place by some wrought iron shackles but what brought his attention was the lack of red on his person. More so his coat was not on his body
"Where the hell is my coat?" Dante asked out loud
Right now he was wearing his current outfit of choice, sans his coat, that he had worn during the whole Fortuna fiasco.
Red pants visible only on his crotch as the rest of his legs were covered by black leather motorcycle chaps featuring a lighter red cowboy boot design around the ankles over black loafer style boots. Black gloves exposing his knuckles along with his index finger and thumb on each hand. His pants were wrapped with a black belt featuring a silver emblem decorated with a demonic skull. A black slick shirt with medium length sleeves that stop at his forearm and is zipped up just below his neck along with the shirt collar being upturned
Dante let out a series of grumbles as he really liked that coat but his attention was directed to the wooden door opening to reveal two beautiful women.
The first was a raven haired woman with a stern yet beautiful face that even with the scar on her cheek did nothing to detract her beauty. Though the look of absolute anger on her face did though
The second was a red haired woman who was quite beautiful and held an intense analytical gaze as she stared down at him beneath the cowl of her outfit.
The raven haired woman, who now stood behind him leaned in closer "Tell me why we shouldn't kill you now" The woman asked hatefully before continuing "The conclave is destroyed, everyone who attended is dead" The woman stated as she walked around him back to the other woman "Except for you" The woman said dramatically as she pointed her finger at him
"Okay let me just say I have absolutely no idea what's going on" Dante stated as the raven haired woman grabbed his hand and lifted it up
"Do you honestly think I believe that, explain this!" The woman shouted angrily at him as his hand sparked with green energy
"Well from what I can tell it's some kind of magic. Now can someone explain to me why I'm in some kind of sex dungeon, not that I don't mind if I'm locked up with these two beauties, but I have absolutely no idea how I got here. Also where the hell is my coat and weapons" Dante said rather nonchalantly as he didn't bat an eye from the raven haired woman's glare as she and the other woman began circling him like a predator circling an injured prey
If only they knew what he was that they rethink this choice of action
"Do you think this is a joke! That I am to believe you have no idea what is going on. That you are not responsible for all those deaths" The raven haired woman shouted as she grabbed his shirt
"That's enough" The other woman said grabbing the Raven haired woman away from "We need him, Cassandra" The woman reminded her acquaintance before she looked back at him and stared at him
"As much as I would love to play twenty questions" Dante said rather tiredly as he pulled on his shackles as they snapped like twigs from his demonic strength. The guards all pointed their swords at him along with the newly named woman
"What the hell do you think you're doing" Cassandra demanded as Dante simply walked up to her
"Here's how it goes ladies, I'm going to walk out of here, act like this was all a big understanding, go home, order some pizza and go to sleep. How's that" Dante said with a smile as Cassandra brought the tip of her sword to his neck "Feisty, you're shaping up to be my kind of girl" Dante said with a grin as Cassandra let out a low growl at him "But sadly I have one raven haired girl back home. Don't want her to be jealous" Dante said in faux hurt as he leaned in on Cassandra "So how about you back off" Dante said as the grin on his face grew larger as he grabbed the blade between his thumb and pointer finger as he moved it away from his neck
"Enough, both of you" The other woman said as she stood between the two of them
"Leliana" Cassandra tried to speak but the now named red head lifted her hand up for her to be silent
"Please you must understand the situation we are in. Do you remember how this happened, how this all began" Leliana asked of him
Dante stroked his the stubble on his chin as he got into a mock thinking pose and stayed like that for a moment. This question made him wonder as well, how the hell did he get to this weird non s&m bondage dungeon
"Lets see, how did I get here?" Dante began with a hum "Well I was doing a job for my acquaintance who wanted me to get some mystical object in some jungle. I didn't really want to but then she said I owed her. Really wished Lady was the one to request it, at least she's nice about it" Dante began explaining how he came to be here as he began walking back and forth in front of the two girls "I go to this old temple in the middle of the jungle with the entire place swarming with demons. Seems like a normal day honestly so I just started killing every demon in my sight as I walked towards the center of the temple and-"
"Wait, you're telling me you fought your way through a demon infested, by yourself" Cassandra cut Dante off as she didn't believe this story for a second
"Well, yeah. Honestly killing demons is my job" Dante stated with a shrug as Leliana raised a brow but stayed silent as she would keep this information for later "So as I was saying" Dante said as he continued his story "I got to the center of the temple I found this rather odd orb sitting on top of an alter. I walked up to it, grabbed it and it did nothing at first. I thought it was either dead or busted before it suddenly sparked up. Then the next minute I know I'm right here" Dante finished explaining with a shrug
The two women gave each other a look before Cassandra let out a tired sigh "Go to the forward camp Leliana, I will take him to the rift" Cassandra advised as Leliana gave her a nod before leaving "Come but be warned if you try anything I will end you" Cassandra threatened as Dante shrugged
"I still have no clue what's going on but whatever. Now if you please return my coat and weapons I'll be happy" Dante asked as Cassandra gave him a scowl
"Until you prove trustworthy I don't trust you with a weapon" Cassandra said before turning and walking out of the room
"Okay but what about my coat. . Hello, my coat" Dante called out as he got no answer as he let out a sigh "I really liked that coat too" Dante grumbled as he put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the dungeon
After a short walk they exited the building that Dante might think was some church. The second Dante stood outside he just felt, wrong. Like he was piece of a puzzle that doesn't fit anywhere. Maybe it was the fact he could taste the magic in the air that made him uncomfortable
Dante looked around, his eyes already accustomed to the light outside the dark church like building. That was Dante noticed something in the sky in the distance a giant tear in the world in an ominous green color
Dante let out a long whistle when he saw "Damn, you have to admit whoever did this is quite powerful. I might be jealous" Dante joked as Cassandra sent him a glare as he gave her a toothy grin
Cassandra let out an annoyed grunt "We call it the Breach" Cassandra said gesturing to the massive hole in the sky "It's a massive rift into the world of demons that grows larger with each passing hour" Cassandra said gravely before turning back to him "It's not the only such rift. Just the largest. All were caused by the explosion at the conclave" Cassandra stated as she walked back up to him
Whatever joking comment Dante was about to say died down when he heard her say that. This was something he would never allow, the demon world and human world should never coexist on the same plane of existence and to know that there are smaller ones around the world. Well his job schedule just got a lot busier as of this moment
"How do we stop it" Dante said serious for once
A thundering boom was heard as the Breach let out a light while at the same time Dante's hand glowed brightly with energy. Dante could feel the power, the magic behind whatever the mark on his hand was, pulsating beneath his skin. Dante clenched his fist he didn't make a sound, pain what he was feeling was child's play compared to everything he endured but it was still painful nonetheless
"Each time the Breach expands, your mark spreads. . . And it is killing you" Cassandra said gravely and was about to continue if she didn't hear him laugh
"I'm sorry but this" Dante said between chuckles as he lifted his hand up to glowing mark as he clenched his fist as the glow dissipated in an instant "Is killing me, what a joke" Dante said dryly as he opened his fist to reveal the mark slowly receding back to a small circle on his hand
"H-How did you" Cassandra uttered in shock
"Trust me when I say I dealt with things far more dangerous than magic gone awry" Dante said as he walked ahead of her before he stopped to give her a bored look "You coming or not? That thing isn't going to close itself, as much as that would be nice, so hurry up" Dante called back to her before he continued on his way
Cassandra didn't know what to think. Having known him for less than half an hour and the man already raised more questions than answered. He broke his shackles like they were nothing, had no fear of being intimidated, and the way he walked. It was a laid back and cocky walk yet at the same time it was much more than that. The more she looked the more she saw his gait was precise, determined, powerful and was ready to move when needed to.
The man was a fighter, his muscular build already told that story along with his eyes. His eyes showing years of combat behind them that were hidden with the playful nature his eyes shown. He was an enigma in an enigma and this just made her more wary of the man
Cassandra took a moment before she went to catch up to him. Soon enough she caught up to him as the man ignored the glares of anger from the crowd they were passing through
They soon arrived to a bridge as the man kept walking towards the large gate "Open the gate we are heading into the valley" Cassandra commanded as the two soldiers opened the gate for the two of them to pass
Dante walked through the gate and up the path with Cassandra right behind him. Dante kept walking, passing through the barricades and soldiers running past him as he made up the path as the Breach expanded once more
Dante soldiered on when his mark reacted as he clenched his fist and subdued the energy. Dante looked over to the Breach and was able to make out some of the destruction from where the Breach came from
"So you're saying I was there when the place exploded" Dante said pointing to below the Breach
"Yes, my men say they found you, walking out of a rift and then fell unconscious" Cassandra explained as Dante let out a small hum "They say a woman was in the rift behind you. No one knows who she was" Cassandra stated as Dante looked over his shoulder to her
Dante stayed silent as he continued down the path with Cassandra right behind him as she continued to explain the situation as they made it to a bridge. They were half way across the bridge until it was hit by a ball of green energy as he, along with Cassandra fell down onto the frozen river. Dante landed in a crouch while Cassandra landed on her side
Dante looked up to see a ball of energy hit the frozen lake in front of him as a demon rose up from the ice. While that happened Cassandra got back onto her feet with her sword and shield in her hands
"Get behind me" Cassandra ordered as she rushed out to fight the demon
As that happened the frozen patch of ice bubbled with black ooze as Dante pulled out a Devil Arm to fight this demon off. . . . He pulled out a Devil Arm. . .
"Where the hell are my weapons!" Dante exclaimed in shock as he only pulled out air as he looked on his person. He can understand them taking Rebellion, Ebony and Ivory but all his other Devil Arms that should be on his person are gone, which shouldn't be possible because they were essentially part of him
Dante let out a curse as the demon formed in front of him and tried to slash him. Dante stepped back from the slash and did what any reasonable person did in this situation facing a demon without a weapon, he headbutted it. The force behind his attack knocked the demon back before he ran up to it with a strong left, followed by a right uppercut and finished with a round house kick that forced the demon down onto its side. Dante quickly went up to it as he lifted his foot up and brought it down onto what he believes is its head as black ichor coated his foot as its head caved in from the force
Dante let out a scoff as he walked over to the knocked over cart and picked up a great sword that he held in one hand. It was lighter than he was used to but it'll do the job for now until he finds his actual weapons
Dante looked over his shoulder to see Cassandra, who finished her demon off a moment ago, staring at him intently
"What?" Dante asked from the look he was getting
"You killed a demon, albeit a Lesser Shade, with your bare hands" Cassandra said in shock and slight awe
"I'm a devil hunter, it's what I do" Dante said with a cocky grin as he walked past her, resting the enormous blade on his shoulder.
Cassandra stared at the man once more before following him. They continued down the frozen path, fighting demons along the way. Cassandra stared in awe of the man's fighting style, he was reckless in his moves, yet they were so fast, precise, fluid and powerful that she knew that if she were to ever fight him, she would lose.
After some time they made it to the top of a hill where a dwarf and elven mage was fighting against some demons that were spawning from the glowing rift above them
Dante wasted no time in hacking up every demon in his path as the others took down the stragglers until none were left
That was when the elven mage grabbed Dante's left arm "Quickly, before more comes through!" The elf exclaimed before lifting Dante's arm towards the rift as a beam of green energy spewed out from half devil's hand with a small tinge of red at the base of his palm
After a moment the rift collapsed into itself with a blast as nothing was left of it "Well that solves one problem" Dante as the elf removed his hand from his arm
"Indeed it does. It seems whatever magic opened the Breach in the sky also placed that mark upon your hand" The elf explained as Dante stared at the mark on his hand as the man continued "I theorized the mark might be able to close the rifts that have opened in the Breach's wake. And it seems I was correct" The man said with a smile
"Meaning it could also close the Breach itself" Cassandra said slowly with understanding
"Possibly" The elf said somewhat unsure before returning his attention to Dante "It seems you hold the key to our salvation" The elf said with a smile
Dante internally sighed 'Once again the world goes to shit and I'm the one to fix it. Once I want to go somewhere that doesn't start the end of the world as we may know it' Dante's inner monologue ended when the dwarf spoke up
"Good to know! Here I thought we be ass-deep in demons forever" The dwarf said sarcastically as he walked over to the group
"Well to you its ass-deep to me it's just knee-high" Dante joked as the dwarf let out a hearty laugh
"The name's Varric Tethras: Rogue, storyteller, and occasional unwelcome tag along" The now named dwarf said giving Cassandra a wink who responded with a glare
"Well the name's Dante: Warrior, demon slayer extraordinaire, and occasional savior of the world" Dante said with a smirk as Varric laughed at his attitude
"I like this guy" Varric said as Cassandra let out a groan
"If we're introducing ourselves, my name is Solas. I am please to see that you still live" The newly named elf said with a smile
"He means 'I kept that mark from killing you while you slept'." Varric joked as Dante let out a snort at the thought of being killed in his sleep. Like that will ever happen
"I see, well as fun as this introduction is we should get going" Dante suggested
"Agreed" Solas concurred before turning to Cassandra "Cassandra, you should know that the magic involved here is unlike any I have seen. You're prisoner isn't a mage but I hardly imagine any mage to have to having such power" Solas stated
Dante let out a snort of laughter which made the others look at him "Sorry, nothing at all" Dante said waving them off the conversation is just funny to him. Though in his expense he fought beings classified as gods and killed them, this is nothing to him. Bring him a giant monster that can shoot lasers from its mouth then he'll be impressed by what he's seeing
Though now that he is thinking about the situation, since when were humans so short. . Or that elves existed. . Or normal people fighting with swords and shields is a thing. . Though in his expense the last one is more common than he expected, especially with that last job of his to stop that upstart cult that worshipped his father. Who in their right minds worships a demon, albeit one who cares about human, then turned him but come on no one is that stupid
Dante during his train of thought realized everyone left him and was waiting for him off to the side. Dante caught up to them as they began their trek through the valley towards the forward camp. Dante led the group as he took down demons and spirits that got in his way while the other three supported him
It was nice really, especially with the three being skilled in fighting this became quite a breeze to him. . . Kind of boring really. Not many of these demons are strong or resilient compared to the ones he killed before.
"So, where are you from" Varric began as they continued moving down the snowy valley
"From around" Dante answered vaguely
"Well here's the thing, I got a good eye for character but I can't just pick up on your accent. It sounds like a Free marcher mixed with some Fereldan but other than that I can't just put my finger on it" Varric said utterly confused
"Who knows" Dante said with a carefree shrug
"I see, here's another question. What did you tell Cassandra here about what happened" Varric inquired
"I told her I was at a jungle, exploring a forgotten temple while fighting demons as I made it to the center where I found a mystical artifact and woke up in quaint chains in their dungeons afterword" Dante explained nonchalantly
Varric let out a over dramatic scoff "You're serious aren't you" Varric said in awe as he needed to write this down later when he gets the chance
"Of course, why would I lie about my badassery" Dante said placing a hand against his chest while he had a smirk on his face
Varric let out a laugh as Cassandra groaned in annoyance at Dante's attitude while Solas stayed quiet and stared at Dante in the corner of his eye
They all went back to being silent as they continued fighting their way to the forward camp.
Solas was in awe of Dante's fighting style when it came to wielding a sword. Each strike is precise yet looks like he is simply swinging his sword wildly from afar. It's also terrifying to see how destructive he slashes are against the demons, he dreads to see what his skills would inflict on the normal populace if they ever ran across a group of bandits
Varric was doting down notes in his head to write in his next book about what he's seeing. Dante's fighting style is remarkable in his eyes that it makes every fight scene he ever written looked like a knockoff of what he's able to do. Heck he seen the guy actually jump on the shoulders of one of the Terror demons shoulders to lop its head off with a swing of his sword before leaping to land on a sloth demons head and onto the ground, crushing it in an instant. He can't make this stuff up if he tried and it just excites him to think of the possibilities of what this guy could do if he stayed with him.
They soon approached the gates of the forward camp as a rift was right in front of it
"Help!" A solider called out as the four of them didn't waste any time in cutting down the demons that came out of the rift. Once the demons were gone Dante raised his left hand to the rift as he sealed it after a moment
The four of them walked through the gates as it led to another bridge. They walked down the bridge as they saw Leliana talking to some priest who looking over something on the table in front of them
"Ah, here they come" The priest said rather snidely
"You made it. Chancellor Roderick, this is-"
"I know who he is" The chancellor cut Leliana off abruptly as Dante raised a brow "As grand chancellor of the Chantry, I hereby order you to take this criminal to Val Royeaux to face execution"
"Wow, it hasn't even been a minute and I already hate this guy. Didn't think that was possible" Dante commented dryly to Varric who just chuckled in response
"Order me" Cassandra repeated angrily "You are a glorified clerk. A bureaucrat!" Cassandra shouted at the man
"And you are a thug, but a thug who supposedly serves the Chantry" Roderick remarked
"Alright ladies, enough fighting. Now Cassandra, just because you have more a manhood than Roddie here doesn't mean you can beat him in a dick fighting competition. Think of the hairy children you'll be doing that in front of" Dante said as he placed his hands on Varric's shoulder to insinuate that he was the hairy child
Varric's only response was to laugh at what Dante said, even Solas looked away, covering his mouth as a small laugh escaped his lips
"Why you-" Roderick began before Dante held his hand up to him
"Listen, I could listen to all your bullshit but I rather get to work and deal with the rift. If you want me executed then you're going to have to drag me to Veal royal or whatever by yourself" Dante stated dryly as he walked past the chancellor and Leliana
"Where are you going?!" Leliana exclaimed
"What do you think I'm doing" Dante said as he spun around to face them with his arms open wide as he walked backwards "I'm closing the damn rift, what the hell are you all doing" Dante asked wryly as he didn't wait for their response as he spun on his heels and made his way towards the massive rift on top of the mountain
Solas was the first to get his bearings as he quickly ran to catch up to Dante
"Leliana tell the soldiers to charge, we'll be at the temple soon enough" Cassandra told her companion before running off to catch up
"I really like this guy, knows how to have fun while doing something dangerous. Brings back fond memories" Varric said with a reminiscent sigh before breaking into a run as well
Leliana shook her head with a sigh as she left the Chancellor by himself as she went to rally the troops
Dante was fighting off demons as the others caught up to him as soldiers began fighting alongside him. After some time they made it to the ruin remains of the temple where a man wearing extravagant armor was fighting off some demons
Dante and the others made short work of them as he soon was able to seal the rift with ease. When he was finished sealing the rift walked up to him
"Sealed, as before. You are becoming quite proficient at this" Solas complimented
"I do my best" Dante responded smugly
"Well let's hope it works on the big one" Varric said looking up to the giant rift
"Lady Cassandra, you manage to close the rift. Well done" The man with the extravagant looking armor commended
"Don't congratulate me commander. This is the prisoner's doing" Cassandra said gesturing to Dante who gave him a two finger mock salute
"I see" The commander said giving Dante a nod
"Well as much as I would to chat I would like to close that rift, go home and sleep this entire thing off" Dante stated before looking towards the rift "Maybe also get some pizza and a sundae on the way" Dante mumbled low enough that only Solas heard and was confused to what he just said but said nothing about it.
"The way to the temple should be clear. Leliana will try and meet you there" The commander said
Cassandra nodded "Then we'd best move quickly. Give us time commander" Cassandra asked of the man as soldiers began moving past them
"Maker watch over you, for all our sakes" The commander said in a low voice before moving away from the group to help the wounded leave the area
Cassandra looked back to see Dante already jumping down into the crater with the others closed behind. Cassandra quickly joined the others down the crater as they looked onto the destruction before them
"The temple of Sacred Ashes" Solas said in silent horror
"What's left of it" Varric added grimly
"That is where you walked out of the fade and where our soldiers found you" Cassandra stated as Dante saw the glow of the rift over the remains of this temple or what he could understand what it was from what they said.
Dante ignored the rest of what Cassandra said, he doesn't even know about a woman and the way she was talking it was as if this was considered holy. He does NOT want to be worshipped, his father was and look what happened in Fortuna. He does not want a repeat of what happened
They soon walked through a small broken down corridor and into the center of what used to be the temple. They all saw the Breach hanging high above them and a very large rift in the center of the crater
"The Breach is a long way up" Varric commented as Dante placed his hands on the remains of the railing in front of them
Leliana came through the same corridor "You're here, thank the Maker" Leliana said completely relieved to see them alright
"Leliana, have your men take up positions around the temple" Cassandra told her acquaintance who nodded and turned back to speak to her men
Cassandra walked back to Dante who was staring up at the Breach "So, endgame already. Odd, usually this takes much longer" Dante said with a chuckle
Varric let out a groan when he heard Dante say that "And now you jinxed us" Varric complained
Dante let out a laugh as he cracked his knuckles "Shall we get started" Dante said to the others with a grin
"Now is the hour of our victory. Bring forth the sacrifice"
Dante's grin vanished when he heard the echo and looked back to the rift. Dante narrowed his brows as he jumped over the railing
"Dante!" Cassandra shouted when he suddenly jumped and landed on the platform below
Dante didn't listen and jumped over the second railing onto the ground. He slowly made his way towards the rift as the others quickly ran around the entire way towards the stairs
As they ran by Varric noticed the red lyrium sprouting from the walls and ground. Varric cursed when he saw the lyrium but continued on with the others to reach Dante. Once they were on ground level they approached Dante who was staring at the rift with a calm expression as another voice rang out from the rift
"Someone help me!"
"That's Divine Justinia's voice" Cassandra stated in shock
Dante's mark began sparking which he ignored as he crossed his arms to stare at the rift
"Someone help me!" Justinia's echo-like voice resonated once more before another voice joined in this time
"Well isn't this a party, and I didn't even bring drinks"
Dante blinked at the sound of the voice ". . . Do I really sound like that" Dante muttered
"That was your voice, most holy called out to you, but-" Cassandra was cut off when the rift glowed brightly until it flashed as an image appeared in front of them
It was of a strange creature, coated in darkness and piercing red eyes standing before an elderly woman who's arms were bound by magic. That was when they both turned when a strange vortex appeared and Dante was thrown out of it. He fell onto the ground in a roll before pushing himself to a standing position in an instant. Dante looked up to see the situation before grinning
"Well isn't this a party, and I didn't even bring drinks" Dante said before he pulled Rebellion off his back and pointed it at the creature "How about we tango" Dante said with a smirk
"We have an intruder. Kill him, now" The figure demanded as Dante got into a stance to fight before the vision flashed out of existence
"You were there!" Cassandra exclaimed as she closed in on Dante "Who attacked? And the Divine, is she. . ? Was this vision true? What are we seeing?" Cassandra said listing out questions
"Do I really sound like that" Dante asked out loud while scratching his head "I mean, How about we tango. . How about, we tango. . How about, we Tango" Dante said changing the tone of his voice for each one, irritating Cassandra to no end
"Answer me!" Cassandra roared at him
Dante rolled his eyes "Okay to answer your questions in order, I don't know, who knows, your guess is good as mine and how should I know" Dante listed off his replies while holding out his hand, lifting a finger for each answer
Cassandra glowered at his nonchalance as Solas spoke up "Echoes of what happened here. The Fade bleeds into this place" Solas stated before looking back towards the others "This rift is not sealed but it is closed. . Albeit temporary" Solas pointed out before turning his gaze to Dante "I believe with the mark, the rift can be open, and then sealed properly and safely" Solas explained before a stern expression went across his face "However, opening the rift will likely attract attention from the other side" Solas explained gravely as Cassandra nodded
The raven haired woman looked around to Leliana's men who took position around the rift "That means demons, stand ready" Cassandra called out as the soldiers got into battle positions
Dante cracked his knuckles and then his neck before pulling the great sword off his back "Let's get this party started!" Dante shouted as he shot a beam of green energy towards the rift
The rift exploded with energy as ball of green energy landed in front of them as it took form as a giant intimidating purple demon that towered over them all. The demon let out a chilling laugh as lightning crackled between its hands
"Now this is more like it" Dante said excitedly as he charged the large pride demon
"Dante wait!" Cassandra shouted in horror of Dante fighting headfirst against the Pride demon as it would possibly kill him, to a normal human that is
Dante jumped up high as he began attacking the Pride demon with a flurry of quick slashes which did almost nothing against its armored hide
The demon laugh as it backhand Dante away from it
"Dante!" Cassandra shouted as Dante landed on his back before flipping back onto his feet
"Been awhile since something hit me that hard" Dante said in a low tone as a grin appeared on his face
"Disrupt the rift, it's the only to weaken it!" Cassandra shouted as she raised her shield, against the electric whips the demon brought out and slammed onto the ground. The Demon erratically moved its lightning whips around as it smacked the pillar behind it to reveal something in the rubble.
Dante smiled widely at what he saw "So that's where you were!" Dante exclaimed as he tossed his great sword aside and began rushing towards the demon
"What the hell are you doing!" Varric shouted as he fired continuous bolts of arrows at the Pride demon while Solas cast a protective barrier over Dante to protect him in whatever he's planning on doing
Dante ignored the dwarf and the elf's magic as he ran faster than anyone expected a person to move. The demon saw him and raised its fist before bringing it down onto Dante whom dodged it by jumping onto the back of its hand.
Dante ran up the demon's arm before jumping on its face as a stepping stone as he leapt to the pillar of rubble behind it as he landed near the top of it. Dante then grabbed the object that was sticking out of the rubble and began pulling
Demon roared at Dante as it raised a single hand at him as a ball of lightning formed in its palm
"Dante!" The three companions shouted in horror as the demon sent the ball of lightning at Dante.
Dante let out a roar and with a great tug he pulled out the object that was in the rubble. Dante spun on his heel and brought it down in an overhead strike as the ball of lightning was cut in two. The two fragments of the attack went past Dante and exploded in a blast of lightning in the background
Dante slowly stood back up as he spun the blade in his hand. It was a massive dual edge broadsword with a notch on both sides near the tip. The blade's guard was skeletal with two bones on each side as a human skull on the center of the guard and on the other was a screaming horned demon skull. Where the blade and guard met was a skeletal rib-cage design. The hilt was pure metal as the pommel on the end had a crown shape spike to it
"Now then, seems I'm going to need to polish Rebellion to get the grime off it" Dante mused as he spun the now named blade before resting it on his shoulder "Demon's blood should do the trick" Dante stated as he jumped up high into the air
Dante came down onto the demon from above with a downward slash of his blade as it cut deep into its thick hide. The demon roared in pain as Dante landed on the ground before spinning around and began slashing at its heels in a flurry of moves. The Demon was quickly forced to take a knee at Dante's onslaught on its foot
Dante spun his sword in his hand in an impossible motion as it sawed into the demon's chest before he pulled his sword back. Dante then thrust his sword in a furry of thrusts that no one could keep up with
Dante then brought his sword up, jumping high with it as it slashed the entire demon's chest nearly in half. Dante used the demon's shoulder as a ledge and jumped up even higher. Dante looked down at the demon with a smirk "Jackpot" Dante uttered before falling back down with a downward slash. Dante landed behind the demon as it let out a chocked gasp as it soon split in two as it faded away into green particles
Dante the spun on his heels to face the rift and began closing it as a second later it sent a massive green pulse of energy up to the Breach. The pulse of energy hit the green as it caused a massive bright light to shine upon them as the Breach slowly dimmed down as it stopped spreading
Dante looked up and scratched his head when he saw the Breach was still in the sky "I guess that wasn't enough" Dante muttered as he looked over to the others and the soldiers
What he saw unnerved him, not the companions who fought alongside him. They're expressions were along the lines of shock, awe and confusion at what they just witnessed him do. No, it was the soldiers and what they were doing that unsettled him
They were on their knees, praying to him
Hey! Stop that, don't worship m-" Dante stopped what he was saying as he fell face first onto the ground unconscious
No one said a word as most were still coming to terms to what just happened
Varric was the first to snap back as he spoke what was on everyone's thoughts at what they just witness Dante do "What the fuck"
Dante blinked as he looked around and noticed he was in a dark void "Well isn't this comforting" Dante muttered to himself before cupping his hands mouth like a megaphone "Hello~ Anyone here~" Dante called out as silence was the answer "HELLO! ANYONE HERE!" Dante shouted ferociously into the void
Another flash of light came as Dante raised one hand to shield his eyes. When the light dissipated he was brought to a welcoming sight
"Ah, back home" Dante said with a sigh of relief as he now stood in the center of his shop. Dante then noticed two girls in front of him, one blonde the other raven, both of them wearing rather revealing clothing
"Trish, Lady, good to see you two" Dante said opening his arms to pull them into a hug which he knows they'll kick him and push him away. But what he wasn't expecting was to walk into an invisible wall "What?" Dante uttered as he took a step back
"Shit, it didn't work Trish" Lady cursed
"Wait, what?" Dante then looked down and noticed he was in the middle of a summoning circle "Hey, what's going on?" Dante asked as looked back up at the girls
"What's going on is you accidentally triggered that artifact I sent you to get. We spent a good two days of wasting our resources to look up on that artifact and what it does. It apparently rips a hole in reality by the way" Trist stated nonchalantly "Plus we had to buy the materials to make this summoning circle from the research we gathered about the object to try and get you back. Congratulations, you owe us money again" Trish said in anger but Dante could hear the worry behind her tone of voice
Dante held back a laugh as he was touched by the fact she was worried along with Lady about his safety
"So you decided to summon me back home, to be honest I didn't think that was even possible"
"Well we were lucky to have Lady here" Trish said gesturing to Lady who was rubbing her wrist "It was only because of her bloodline that we even able to do this" Trish stated
Dante stared at Lady for a moment before his eyes widened when he saw the dry blood and looked back down at the summoning circle to which he realized it was written in blood. Lady's blood
"H-Hey, you didn't need to do that Lady!" Dante exclaimed as he looked back up to Lady who was frowning
"I did it because I wanted to, stop worrying. A little blood loss isn't-" Lady stopped reprimanding Dante as she stumbled a bit and fell on one knee
"Are you alright!" Dante exclaimed as he placed his hands on the invisible wall
"I'm fine" Lady strained out as Trish helped her up
"You did give almost half a gallon of blood, I'm amazed you were still standing upright. I mean you are only human" Trish reprimanded Lady who flinched from Trish's tone as she was led to Dante's couch off in the corner
Dante let out a sigh and shook his head "Would you mind me asking, why I can't leave this circle" Dante inquired as he pounded his fist on the barrier surrounding the circle
"The thing is, we couldn't bring all of you" Trish stated as Dante looked over his body
Dante looked over his body and noticed nothing missing ". . . . I feel fine" Dante stated after a moment
Trish rolled her eyes at Dante before letting out a huff "Look again" Trish asked of him
Dante did as told and that was when he noticed his body was far more transparent than it should "Okay, what the hell" Dante lifting his hands up and was able to see through them slightly
"It seems we were only able to bring your consciousness, not your entire body" Trish stated as Dante let out a groan
"And without a body I am unable to exit the circle because I can't break through the barrier to reality and I'll probably fade away if I did with only my consciouness" Dante surmised with a tsk
"That's about it" Lady said with a huff "The circle is good but we were sadly missing some ingredients that were needed so we needed to substitute them. Maybe that's the problem" Trish mused as she got into a thinking pose
Dante shook his head with a soft sigh before looking back up "Well I'll see if I can try to help from my end" Dante stated calmly
"Where are you anyways?" Lady inquired
"Well with you telling me that artifact rips a hole in reality I'm now in some plane of existence where it is essentially the medieval age, but with magic, elves, dwarves and of course demons" Dante said with a shrug
"Sounds like a fun place" Lady said dryly with a smirking
"What were their reactions when you pulled out Ebony and Ivory" Trish asked with curious amusement
Dante flinched ever so slightly "The thing is, uh" Dante uttered looking away
The girls blinked as Trish realized what happened "Oh my freaking- What happened to your weapons!" Trish exclaimed in shock
"Truth is I have no idea, when I came too on my end I was in chains without my weapons, and my coat if didn't notice" Dante pointed out as he gestured to his coat-less body
"Oh, I thought you just got rid of that tacky thing" Lady joked
Dante his hands over his heart "You hurt me with your words my Lady" Dante said over dramatically as Lady rolled her eyes as a small smile graced her lips
"Okay, then do you know where your weapons are?" Trish inquired
"Not a clue, I just found Rebellion a few minutes before you brought me here" Dante stated as he gestured to his sword on his back
Trish let out a sigh and pinched the bridge of her nose "Well you better go find your weapons, god knows what would happen if some random civilian got a hand on them" Trish pointed out drastically
Dante let out a small groan "You have a point there" Dante muttered before realizing something "Wait, how would I stay in contact with you. I don't think we should have Lady bleed herself more than she should each month" Dante stated as a bullet went through his incorporeal head and into the wall behind him. Dante blinked as he looked over to Lady who was holding the smoking barrel of the gun at him with a blushing face. Dante stared at her confused before he thought about what he said as he covered his mouth as he held back his laughter "Oh my god" Dante said looking away with a snort of laughter "I meant when you go on jobs fighting demons, not that" Dante said trying to control his laughter as Lady turned even redder and pulled out her other gun as she began firing intensely
Each bullet went through Dante's incorporeal body making him laugh even harder. Even Trish started laughing until two clicks were heard as Lady finally ran out of ammunition
"Are you done" Trish said rather amused at the situation
"Shut it" Lady said as Trish let out a small giggle before looking over to Dante who was taking deep breaths "You good" Trish asked as Dante raised his hand
"Yeah, Yeah I'm good" Dante said breathlessly "But seriously, how are you going to stay in contact with me?" Dante asked after finally calming down
"I already coated the entire circle in an agent that would make it last longer so we won't have to remake it everyday" Trish began explaining "The most we have to do is summon you, which isn't that difficult seeing as this is our first try at contacting you" Trish finished explaining as Dante let out a hum
"I see, what time is it here?" Dante asked looking out to the windows and couldn't really tell what time it is due to the dark tint his windows have
"It's almost four in the morning" Lady said before letting out a yawn
"I see, well I guess I should leave for now. Wouldn't want to ruin your beauty sleep girls" Dante said with a smirk
"How thoughtful" Trish said wryly
"I know. . Okay, so. . How do I" Dante said looking over himself as the girls looked towards each other and shrugged
"We don't know, seeing it's your consciousness maybe it's like dreaming" Lady suggested with a shrug
Dante placed a hand on his chin in a thinking pose "Maybe, alright. I'll see you girls later, goodnight" Dante said as the girls said goodnight as well before Dante raised his fist "I swear this better work" Dante mumbled as he stared at his raised his fist before bringing it to his face
Dante woke up with a jump as he noticed he was in a small wooden building and on a very comfortable bed. Dante looked around before noticing a young elf girl carrying a box
When she noticed that he was awake she jumped with a start as she dropped the box she was carrying "I didn't know you were awake, I swear" The young girl said moving back slowly
Dante raised a brow as pushed himself up and sat on the edge of the bed "Okay why are you-"
Dante stopped what he was saying when the girl dropped down onto her knees with her head held down low, surprising Dante and slightly scaring him at what she's doing
"I beg your forgiveness and your blessing. I am but a humble servant" The woman said begging forgiveness "You are back in Haven, my lord" The woman stated before Dante cut her off
"Whoa whoa whoa, what's this lord stuff" Dante said standing up from the bed
"It's just that you stopped the Breach, stopped it from growing along with the mark on your hand" The young servant said as he raised his hand as the green energy crackled to life on the palm of his hand "It's all anyone has talked about for the last three days" The woman added as Dante whipped his head up to stare at her incredulously
"Hold on, what?!" Dante exclaimed in utter shock "I've been out for three days!" Dante nearly shouted back held his voice back as the girl looked already frightened as it is but he was quite shocked to learn that what felt like a few minutes was actually three days 'God I hope the other times they bring my consciousness back that I won't fall asleep for three days' Dante thought irritably
"Y-Yes you have sir, Lady Cassandra would want to know you've awakened. She said 'At once'." The servant stated as Dante let out a groan as he now has to deal with this
"Where is she?" Dante inquired
"In the Chantry, with the lord Chancellor "At once" she said" The servant repeated before running out of the room
Dante let out a sigh as he placed his hand on his forehead before noticing his sleeve, then his shirt, then his pants
"Who the hell changed me out of my clothes!" Dante exclaimed and looked over himself "Is there a mirror anywhere" Dante muttered and sadly didn't find one
Dante let out a groan before noticing Rebellion propped up against the fireplace. Dante grabbed his sword and looked at his reflection against the surface of the blade
He let out a groan "I look like a fucking tool" Dante complained "The pants and boots are good but not the shirt" Dante complained before noticing something in the background in the reflection
Dante looked over to the chair in the corner of the room and smiled widely "My coat!" Dante exclaimed as he walked over to the chair and picked it up. Then frowned when he found it incredibly damaged with rips along the backs and shoulders "Dammit, there goes my coat" Dante complained before looking his coat and then his shirt
Dante didn't waste a second as he ripped the shirt literally off his body and onto the ground. Dante then put his coat on as he let out a sigh of relief "Man, this feels like the good ol' days" Dante said with a reminiscent look on his face about his younger years when he walked around without a shirt "Welp, better go see what the hubbub is about" Dante said as he walked over to the door to leave before hearing something on the other side of the door
It sounded like a lot of people but he guessed it was just busy is all. Dante opened the door and slowly closed it when he saw there were at least a hundred people at the doorstep
Dante placed his hand against his face as he let out a groan "Can't believe this is happening" Dante muttered before taking a deep breath and walked out of the building
Dante walked out into the cold morning with the sun rising up in the horizon. Two soldiers were at the steps with their fists against their hearts in a salute. Dante internally groaned, he was used to people ignoring him, hating him, cursing at him and the ground he walked but this. This is something he would never want to deal with, people worshiping him like his father. This is just asking for trouble
Dante walked past the soldiers and down the steps where a mass of people were waiting on both sides of the path to catch a glimpse of him
As he was walking down the path he heard what they were all saying.
"That's him, the Herald of Andraste. They say when he came out of the Fade, Andraste herself was watching over him"
"Hush, we shouldn't disturb him"
Dante held in a sigh as he was already disturbed by this turn of events. He didn't need to guess that Andraste was a holy figure of their religion and now they're roping him into it as well
'Why couldn't this have happened to Nero instead' Dante internally complained as he continued down the path, turned and walked up the steps towards the large building at the highest point of the town.
Dante made his way towards the Chantry, cringing every time someone is calling him Andraste's chosen or herald or something along the line. He's fine with religion as long as it doesn't mix with his personal life.
This
This was mixing with his personal life to a fault
Dante let out a grumble as he made his way to the entrance of the Chantry where many priests and sisters bowed to him.
He wanted nothing but to yell at them but ignored that feeling while his demonic side was basking in the praise which annoyed him.
Dante let out a sigh as he entered the Chantry and walked down the long hall to the other end of the building. He heard Roderick arguing with Cassandra and he honestly couldn't care less at the moment as he opened the door and walked right in
"Chain him, I want him prepared for travel to the capital for trial" Roderick commanded as Dante rolled his eyes
"Disregard that, and leave us" Cassandra said as the soldiers saluted before leaving the room
"You walk a dangerous line, Seeker" Roderick said with anger behind his voice
Cassandra walked up to him "The Breach is stable, but it still a threat, I will not ignore it" Cassandra spoke strongly
"Why do I feel like I'm about to be roped into something" Dante said rather dryly
"The most you'll be roped in will be a noose when you are judged for your treason" Roderick spat out
"He is innocent" Cassandra said glaring hatefully at the Chancellor
Leliana cut into the argument was she walked up to Cassandra's side "Someone was behind the explosion at the conclave, Someone most holy didn't expect" Leliana pointed out "Perhaps they died with the others. . Or have allies who still live" Leliana said with a pointed look to Roderick
"I, am a suspect" Roderick said slowly in shock
"Dun, dun, Dun~" Dante voiced over dramatically as the other occupants in the room stared at him
". . .Yes, you and many others" Leliana said after a moment
"But not the prisoner" Roderick said pointing at Dante who lifted a wine bottle from the table and pulled the cork out from the top. He smelled it before letting out a hum as he took a drink directly from the bottle
The other occupants just stared at him before returning to the conversation at hand "He is not the guilty party, I heard the voices at the temple. The Divine called to him for help" Cassandra stated
"So his survival, that thing on his hand. All a coincidence?" Roderick said not buying the story as he crossed his arms in disapproval
"Providence, the Maker sent him to us in our darkest hour"
Dante let out a snort "That's funny, seeing as I don't pray to your whatever. Waste of time honestly" Dante said dismissively
This news caused Leliana to seem sadden that he didn't believe while Cassandra was shocked
Cassandra soon recomposed herself after a moment "That may be but it doesn't matter who you are or what you believe in, you are exactly what we needed when we needed it" Cassandra moving away to get something as Dante shook his head
"Okay as much as I want to disagree with the guy in the dress, but he's right when he says it's just a coincidence" Dante said jerking his thumb at Roderick who seemed to take offense at that analogy
"For you it may seem like a coincidence but for us it is more. The Breach remains still and your mark is the only hope of closing it, for us that is more than a coincidence" Leliana said as Dante let out a groan
"I really hate you religious types" Dante complained at her reasoning as Cassandra came back to the conversation as she slammed a very thick book onto the table
"Do you know what this is" Cassandra said pointing to the book while looking at the chancellor "A writ from the Divine, granting us the authority to act. As of this moment, I declare inquisition reborn" Cassandra announced before walking towards Roderick who stepped back in response "We will close the Breach"
"That's a given"
"We will find who is responsible"
"We are?"
"And we will restore order"
"Meh, I kind of like the chaos"
"With or without your approval" Cassandra finished before looking at Dante angrily from the comments he made. His only response was to smile and wave
Roderick didn't say anything as he turned and left
"This is the divine's directive, rebuild the inquisition of old. Find those who will stand against the chaos" Leliana said before letting out a soft sigh "We aren't ready, we have no leader, no numbers, and now no Chantry support" Leliana listed off the cons of what is about to happen with no pros in sight
"Well you guys are fucked" Dante stated crudely
"But we have no choice" Cassandra interjected as she sent a glare to Dante to shut up "We must act now, with you at our side" Cassandra said
Dante let out a tired sigh "It's not like I have any choice in the matter, I'm the only one capable of closing the Breach" Dante said shaking his head before looking Cassandra in the eye "Just know that once this is done. I'm gone" Dante grounded out as Cassandra flinched at the tone he used
"Understood" Cassandra said softly as she lifted her hand up as Dante shook it "Welcome to the Inquisition"
Welp, I hoped you all enjoyed that first chapter, I honestly don't know when I'm going to write up the second chapter so don't hold your breath in anticipation
I have nothing else to really say so before I end this
Please leave a comment, review, or even PM me if you like and I'll see you all later. Have a great day