Well what do you know, I posted at a regular time interval. Well let's get on with the story. I don't own Devil May Cry nor do I own Ever After High.
Tale 2: Introductions
Rel is woken by the sound of a sword being unsheathed. He brings his foot up and stops the upcoming blade with the bottom of his boot. [he didn't take his boots off last night] He looks at his attacker and sees it is Slate.
"Good morning," he tells Rel. Rel nods. "You are as good as I had hoped, but not as I had expected. I was hoping you would be much stronger. Are you holding back?" Rel doesn't move (which in his case would be an answer). Slate looked at Rel's face. He lifts his sword and sheaths it. "How strong are you?" Rel got up and went to change his cloths. "The battle would have been really one-sided." Rel walked out of the closet, fully clothed. The two walked out of the room. "Where is your weapon?" Rel pulled out two guns from the inside of his jacket. "I thought you were just a swordsman. Apparently, I was wrong. Well, we have time to wander around before classes actually start. Let's head to the forest." Rel looked at him with a questioning look; he knocked on Starby and Gigaman's door and waited for an answer. "I have incredible hearing, and I can hear that something is going on in the forest. Something confusing." Gigaman opened the door.
" 'Ey. How's it hangin'. Lookin' for Starby?" Rel nodded. "He's on his bed, still asleep. Damn, can that kid sleep. You can just take 'im with ya. I can tell he really likes ya gys." Rel went and picked the still sleeping Starby and set him on his head. Rel patted Gigaman on the back as a show of thanks. "Any time."
"So? Shall we head to the forest?" Rel nodded his head and that's where they went.
Venna woke up and got out of the bed. She looked over and saw Cress already awake and dressed, reading a book on dragons.
"Morning, Cress," Venna said.
"Oh. Good morning," Cress replied.
"How'd you sleep?" Venna asked while heading into the closet.
"Oh, I didn't. I don't sleep."
"Why? Are you an insomniac?"
"No. I don't need sleep. My body doesn't allow me to sleep, as a defense mechanism. It's to make sure nobody comes in at night and kill me. That's what mom told me."
"Oookaaay. I don't have that problem. Anybody who tries to sneek up on me dies... Cress?" Venna walked out of the closet, fully clothed, to see Cress looking out the window. "What's up?"
"All of the students are moving toward the woods." Venna went over to go see. She saw students walking out of the Village of Book End into the woods. "I wonder why. A small group of students is one thing, but what looks like the entire student body..."
"Let's go check it out. I think I know the problem; or, at the very least some of it." The two left their room. "Oh, wait." Venna went back and grabbed her katana from the corner of her room. She strapped it to her side and left the room. "I need it for my classes."
"You with a sword makes me uncomforitable." They made it to the Villege of Book End. Venna stopped suddenly. She turrned around.
"Why are you staring at me?" she asked a girl with a red hood on.
"Oh...sorry. It's just...your silver hair reminded me of someone I met yesterday. And now everyone is going to the forest..."
"Oh, yeah," said Venna. "I know who it is. Who are you?"
"My name is Cerise Hood. I'm the daughter of Red Riding Hood."
"I'm Venna Sparda, daughter of Dante, son of Sparda."
"The name sounds familiar. Who are they?"
"Never mind. This is Crescent; Cress for short. She's the daughter of-"
"The Good Witch, Glinda." Cress interrupted. "That's…who my mother is."
"Oh! Well that's good. But why do you look so gloomy?" Cerise asked.
"I-I just like to."
"Well okay. Let's go check out what's going on." The three of them left.
"Why didn't you just tell her your real mother?" Venna whispered.
"People aren't as thoughtful about my mother as they are about your family. Sparda was a hero. My mother is one of the most evil queens in the world. People might think I'm like her." They continued onto the forest.
Rel, Slate, and Starby made their way through the forest.
"So what do you think the problem is?" Slate asked. "Why is there a commotion in the forest?" Rel shrugged his shoulders. Starby woke up with a loud yawn. "Good morning, Starby. We are just taking a walk through the forest before class starts."
"Oopo," Starby replied. They finally made it out of the forest and were confronted with a chasm. "Ooo."
"I had no idea this was here," Slate said in amazement. The three looked to the other side and saw a lot of people staring at four logs stuck in the ground; two on either side. Rel smiled. He looked over and saw the couple from yesterday. They noticed him as well.
"That's the guy who attacked Daring last night!" said the girl.
"He pointed some weapons at me and Apple!" Daring said. Rel only gave a silent chuckle. The people on the other side were talking about it. Just then something flew down with a very big package, the size of a human. It was a blue Chao. It carried the package over to Rel and left.
"What did you get?" Slate asked. Rel opened it from the long side. What fell out was a claymore, bigger than Rel was. When it hit the ground it cracked nearby rocks; the kids on the other side of the chasm felt the thud. It was a very finely polished steel in its entirety; the design at the guard was that of a skull and bones that made up a ribcage. Rel picked up the heavy sword like it was a violin bow, and held it like one, too. The students on the other side backed up a bit. Rel looked over and saw his sister, along with Cerise, the girl from yesterday. Rel saw Venna smile and shake her head; Rel smiled as well. He sheathed his sword on his back and walked toward the chasm. He stepped in between the two logs, putting his foot over the edge. Everyone on the other side gasped and he felt Starby's heart skip a beat. When he touched the air bridge everyone just stared, trying to comprehend the fact that he didn't fall to his death; he could feel Starby shaking. Slate spoke, "For a hero you sure are evil." Rel shrugged his shoulders. He continued to walk until he got to the center of the bridge. He could feel Starby clinging as tight to his head as possible. He patted Starby on the head. Rel stood there waiting. He continued to wait until Venna stepped forward. She walked onto the bridge to the center where her younger brother stood. They faced each other.
"Good morning, brother." Rel nodded. "So, was this your doing?" He nodded. "Do you know the girl in the red hood?" Rel nodded. Slate walked up behind Rel. "Who's the green pixy and why is there bubblegum on your head."
"Did you just insult traditional Hyrule armor?" She shrugged her shoulders. "I think I need some practice." Slate reached for his sword and brought it out just slightly. Venna just grabbed the hilt of her sword. Slate sheathed his sword. "The difference in our strength is staggering. I am Slate, son of Link. And this is Starby, son…or daughter, of Kirby." Starby gave a loud 'Po'.
"It's cute," Venna said picking Starby up from Rel's head. "I'm Venna, Rel's older sister. So…why do you think this bridge is here? Is your school on the other side?" The three of them nodded.
"Were did you come from?" Rel and Venna looked at Slate questioningly.
"What do you mean? I go to the school right over there: Ever After High. You didn't know?"
"I had no idea there was a school on the other side of this forest, or within this same dimension."
"We always knew." Cress walked up on the bridge.
"Um…Venna, sorry to interrupt, but, uh, we have to go to class."
"Oh yeah," Venna said. "Rel this is Cress, my roommate. Cress, this is my younger brother, Rel"
"I didn't know you had a younger brother. It's nice to meet you." Rel looked back and forth at the two; he then gave a sly smile. Venna smacked him in the face.
"Don't be and idiot."
"Rel, I agree with Cress. We must head on to our classes." Slate looked at Venna and Cress. "It was a pleasure to meet you ladies. I look forward to our next encounter. I especially wish to cross swords with you, Venna."
"How cute, you think you could match me. See you later, little brother. Live up to the devil hunter name." They all turned and left. Rel turned his head and waved to Cerise before he reentered the forest.
Rel dropped Starby off at his class and went to his class. Slate made it to his class in time, but Rel had been late. He tip-toed down the hall and tried to enter Professor Genesis' class silently. He opened the door silently and saw a pencil heading toward his head. He moved his head and the pencil broke once it the hilt of his sword.
"That was your first and only warning," said Professor Genesis, not looking away from the board, not even taking a minuet to stop writing. "Don't be late for my class again." Rel bowed his head and went to his seat. He didn't want to make him angry anymore; the Professor scared him.
"Students," said a voice over the intercom," in light of recent events no student who was late will be counted as tardy." Venna and Cress sighed in relief. "Let's try to put it behind us and further ourselves in our education. Thank you and have a good day."
"That was close," said Cress. "I don't want to tarnish my perfect attendance record on my second day of school."
"That would suck."
"But what an interesting way to start the first two days of school. I had no idea there was an invisisble bridge here."
"I don't think they knew either."
"Hey, hey, hey. What are you doing?" asked a male voice. "Get to class." They turned around to see a guy wearing a red v-neck shirt, black jeans, red sneakers, and a trench coat that went to his knees. He had his hair in a spiky quiff and his eyes were emerald green. "Well damn! If it isn't Venna. Long time no see!"
"Nahliel!" Venna ran up and hugged him.
"I missed you, too, kid," he said hugging her. "So how've you been? How's the old man and mom?"
"I'm fine. Lady's fine but dad hasn't come back yet."
"Still? Damn he needs to hurry the fuck up. Everyone else good?"
"Yeah, there all fine."
"That's good. How about Rel? Where is the kid?"
"He's over at the other school: Game Centeral Academy. He's decided to become the next demon hunter."
"Really? Rel's doin that? Never thought that would happen. More luck to him."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm the new assistant teacher here, as well as securety."
"I feel sorry for the poor sap who'd have to face you. Unless it's me, then you'd be dead."
"Oh yeah, we never finished our fight. So we really don't know who's stronger. But not now, I don't wanna level the whole school. And who is this accompanying you?"
"H-hello. I'm Crescent, but everyone calls me Cress. And...you're gorgeous." She clapped her hands over her mouth.
"Cute." He looked back and forth at the two and then gave a sly smile. Venna smacked him in the face.
"Don't be an idiot."
"Anyway, I've gotta kinda do my job, so get to class. I'll see you at the party, right?"
"Of course. See ya later." The two girls turned and walked away.
"How do you know him?" Cress asked. "I-is he your boyfriend?"
"HELL NO! He's my dad's apprentice and adopted son. He's like an older brother to us...or the annoying cousin. He renounced his real father and found his way to the steps of Devil May Cry."
"Who is his real father?"
"Michael the Archangel."
"Michael?!"
"Yup."
"Why would he renounce his father?"
"Only he knows. Well, this is my class. I'll see you tonight, okay?"
"O-okay. See you later." The two parted ways for now.
It was lunch time for Rel and Starby. They were eating lunch out in the front of the school. As they were eating Storm walked up to them. She sat down next to Rel and ate her lunch.
"Hey," she said to them. They both nodded. "Where'd you get the sword?" Rel pointed to a chao that was delivering a package to someone. "It looks very sinister." Rel nodded. He pointed to the folded…something in the pouch behind her. She took it out and a handle popped out, making it look more like a gun. She did some tricks and it flipped into a sword. They looked at the weapon, stary-eyed. "It's called the Blazefire Saber. It's a type of gunblade. Think of it as an overly complicated butterfly knife." Rel gave a thumb's up; Starby was still stary-eyed. "Well, I've finished my lunch." They looked at her lunch and saw that it was gone; just as fast as she had sat down. "I suggest you eat faster. You never know when you'll have to move." She started to walk away, but then stopped. She turned her head to the two. "Hey, are we friends?" They both nodded. She smiled. "Thanks." She turned and walked off.
That night Cress and Venna left their room and headed to the creepy building they were told about.
"This ought to be fun," said Venna. "I've never been to a party before."
"You haven't?" Cress asked in shock. "You seem like the person who had tones of friends."
"Kinda hard to get friends when you spend most of your time killing demons." They made it to the building. When they went in they were greeted with a wave of loud music and lights. "See, told you it'd be fun. Let's go dance."
"W-wait. I'm not good with interactions. GYAHH!" Venna pulled her into the party. After a while of mingling they stopped and sat down.
"That was fun. I'm gonna go get a drink. You want one?"
"No, thank you. I'll be here, where there are less…people." Venna got up to get a drink. She found herself at a snack table. She grabbed a cup and looked for something to drink.
"Ooo, cream soda; my favorite." She reached for the bottle when someone else reached for it, too. She looked to see who it was and saw Nina. "Oh; hey, Nina.
"Hi, Venna. How are you?"
"I'm doing fine. You look happy."
"Yeah. It's not every day you get to go to a party like this, you know. It's like a beginning of the year homecoming."
"That's a good way of putting it."
"Hey, weren't you about to tell me what story your father was from?"
"Oh yeah. You'll figure that out once I present it to everyone."
"I look forward to it. Well, I'll see you around; my sister's waiting. Bye."
"O-okay. I'll be over there…in case you wanna talk some more." Venna sighed and poured her cream soda. She turned around and walked to where Cress was sitting. "Hey."
"Hello," Cress replied. There was a slight pause and then Cress spoke up. "You like her don't you?" Venna gasped as she drank her soda and some went down the wrong pipe. She started to cough. She finally stopped coughing and caught her breath.
"What? Like who? What are you talking about?"
"The girl in the blue dress; you like her, right?"
"Of course not. That would be weird."
"Venna." She looked at Cress. "There's nothing weird about love. It's something that should be sought by everyone. Don't be ashamed of it." Venna sighed.
"Yeah, I like her. But how'd you know?"
"The eyes of an evil witch can see love…in order to crush it."
"Scary and evil, but useful." The lights went out and a spot light shone on a stage at the front of the room. Two girls walked up on stage.
"Good evening. My name is Apple White."
"And I'm Raven Queen," said a girl with black and purple hair. She wore a black and purple dress and gave off an energy that was neither good nor evil. "We will now start introducing the students."
"But first let's give a hex-elent welcome to a returning student who now works here at the school. Please welcome, the adopted son of Dante Sparda and son of Michael the Archangel, Nahliel Michaelangelo Sparda!" The spotlight shifted to Nahliel who just waved at the crowd. The spot light shifted away from him and back to the two girls.
"Now let's have the new student's come up!" Students started to rush the stage one at a time. Nina went up on stage next.
"Hello. My name is Nina Arendelle, eldest daughter of Elsa Arendelle, the Snow Queen. I look forward to meeting all of you." Everyone clapped at her introduction.
"She's so cute," Venna said to Cress.
"So when do you plan to confess your feelings?"
"Not sure. But I have to do it." Nina's sister went up on stage next.
"Hello. My name is Lisa Arendelle, youngest daughter of Elsa Arendelle, the Snow Queen. It would be an honor to work with all of you." Everyone clapped as she left the stage.
"Well, I think I'll go up next." Venna walked up to the stage. "Hey, everyone. My name is Venna Sparda, only daughter of Dante Sparda. Let's make this an awesome school year and GET THIS PARTY STARTED!" The crowd cheered for her introduction. She got off the stage and was greeted by Nina.
"Dante Sparda? I should have known when I saw your jacket. It's the same as your uncle, Virgil, right?"
"Yeah, the same. It was tailored to fit my female build." Venna started to blush, but it was unnoticeable in the near darkness. "I also got my uncle's sword, Yamato. It's back at my room. I could show you… I mean i-if you want."
"I really would love to. I admire the demon lord, Sparda. And Sparda's children intrigue me even more."
"Great," Venna said in a half dream state. Venna looked over and saw Cress going up (being pushed up by Maddie).
"U-um…I'm Cressent. I'm the daughter of the Good Witch, Glinda. Um…good luck and do your best." She said the last part as fast as she could and hurried off stage. She caught up with Venna. "I hate being center stage." She looked and saw Nina was standing there. "Oh…uh, hello."
"Hi. I'm Nina."
"Hi, I'm Cress. I'm Venna's roommate." She was almost inaudible.
"It's nice to meet you. I hope we can be friends."
"M-me too." She started to speak up."
"C'mon," Venna started. "The night is still young. Let's have some more fun." They agreed (though Cress reluctantly) and partied some time onto the night.
Rel, Slate, Starby, and Storm were at their own party. They were getting acquainted with one another (even though two of them couldn't talk). What wasn't said was written.
"So," started Storm, "you're the son of Link, the legendary warrior of Hyrule, you're the son of Dante Sparda, the greatest devil hunter to walk the face of the earth, and you're the son or daughter of Kirby, the great star knight known throughout the galaxy, correct?" They all nodded.
"And you are the daughter of Lightning Farron, one of the six Fal'ci to save your planet from destruction," said Slate.
"That about sums it up."
"Allow me to make this point now while I have all of you here," Slate said. Their silence said yes. "I know a person who went here before. That person told me all I needed to know. There is a key to literally surviving this school and the missions they send us on."
"They send us on missions?"
"That is why I would like to suggest that the four of us become a team. They allow us to choose a team, and I would like to get you guys before someone else did."
"Actually, I'm okay with that. Good thinking. But if we're gonna be a team we're going to have to address our weaknesses."
"Actually, I was just going to address this. I'm sorry…but our weakness is Rel." They all looked at Rel. "He is the weakest out of the four of us."
"That's impossible. You saw what he did during the exercise yesterday. He let himself get hit to show us he could take anything and keep going."
"It is not that he let himself get hit, it is that he could not react fast enough. He used the fact that they were close by to his advantage. And besides, those robots had the durability of paper. He has poor strength and even worse reaction. The best part about him is that he is durable and can keep a cool head. Keep in mind that this is compared to us as heroes. He would not stand a chance against an opponent like Zeno; or worse, Sepheroth." Rel took his sword out and lied it down beside him so he could lean back some more as they talked about his problems. Just then someone tripped over his sword.
"What the hell!" screamed a female voice. They turned to see a girl wearing a light blue, skin tight jumpsuit with a gun attached to the hip. Her long blond hair was let loose. She looked at Rel angerly. "Move that piece of metal, or do you wanna start something?" The two stared into each other's eyes with enough intensity to kill.
"This is exactly what I was afraid of," said Slate, in disappointment.
That was chapter two. I'd like to thank Nahliel Michealangelo Sparda for the OC 'Nahliel'. I hope you liked how I fit him in. Again, if you want to submit an OC, you can. Remember, no character is not important. Everyone has an effect on the grand scheme of things. that goes for characters in a story and in real life. Continue to be an insperation for others, bring them up, don't put them down; let's work hard to make this a world we want to live in, not one we are afraid to live in.
