Chapter 4

(Dante's pov)

I went out of the house and decided to do some investigation about the skullgirl when I see Filia walking around town.

"Shit. Look the other way. Now." Uroboros said.

I quickly look away and went to the other side of the city but I hear Filia shout...

"Hey, wait!"

"Time to book it, kid!" Uroboros shouted.

I ran as fast as I can but was suddenly grabbed by the leg from Filia's hair and was held upside down making me make eye contact with Filia.

"Dante? What are you doing here?!" She asks me rather shocked.

Before I could say anything, my eyepatch fell off of my eye as I looked shocked that my eyepatch fell.

"No...not now..." I panicked.

Uroboros took control of me as Samson let's go of me as Filia backs away a bit as Ouroboros gets up and looks at Filia with a smirk.

"Samson...long time no see..."

"Uroboros...what are you doing with that kid?!" Samson growled.

"Isn't it obvious? He's my host. I need him if I want to survive and exchange for my powers. Don't worry...I won't let the kid do anything bad."

"But that's my friend!" Filia shouts.

"You think I don't know that? He's been trying to avoid you so that he can avoid this situation right now." Uroboros frowned.

"What are you doing here then, huh? Does it have something about the skullheart?!" Samson growls.

"Funny you should ask. The kid wants it destroyed so that poor unexpected fools like you don't become the next skullgirl."

"What?! But-"

"Don't. He's doing this for your sake. Do you know how many people turn to skullgirl over a simple wish? A few so far and counting and one of those was a noble queen of the Canopy kingdom. Do you want that to happen to you?" Uroboros asks Filia.

"But...my memories..."

"You don't need a wish just to regain your memories. For all we know the skullheart will try to corrupt you with fake memories."

"How can I trust you?" Filia asks.

"You don't have to. I don't care. But the kid is telling me this cause he cares about you as a friend. Let me give you a fair warning...don't stop us on destroying the skullheart. We are doing for your sake." Uroboros sighs.

"So you can take its life force?" Samson growls more.

"Nah...as tempting as I want to take life force from something so powerful, I don't want to be corrupted from its essence."

"What?"

"Yup...couldn't believe myself either but the kid did some research about the parasites and discovered that the skullheart can corrupt a parasite if made contact. Anyway...I said too much. I got to go. I have to do a little scouting to find some information on somethings." Uroboros said as he picked up the eyepatch off the ground.

"Oh. And one more thing. Watch out for my sister, Samson. She's back again but with a host. Be careful."

The only response I got from Samson was an angry growl. I put on my eyepatch and walked somewhere in the city until I hear Uroboros sighing.

"Something wrong?" I asked.

"...You're probably wondering who my sister is...does the name Sekhmet ring a bell?"

I immediately stopped on my tracks when he said that. He's Sekhmet's brother!? Holy shit!

"I take that as a yes."

"I don't know her in person but I read about her from my studies. A parasite who gives a host eternal youth as she's taking blood from others." I shivered.

"That seems right about her. Steer clear. We don't know how powerful she is." Uroboros warned me.

"You seem to want me to avoid people with parasites lately." I frowned.

"Because we don't know how powerful they are. I've been alive before you were born and the parasites I know didn't had a host ever since the parasites began dying out. But now with a host...they are a dangerous foe."

"I see..." I sighed.

"But rest assure...if you have no choice but to fight I won't stop you. Just be careful when fighting the host, they're probably powerful than you." Uroboros said with seriousness.

"I'll keep that in mind." I said as I kept on walking forward.

(Cyrus' pov)

I finished training when I see Brandon looking through a book. A book of parasites. When he looked at one page, he suddenly went pale.

"What?"

"I think I found the parasite that was targeting you. Sekhmet. Parasite of youth and beauty. She keeps the host young for all eternity as long as the host takes some blood from people. Guess that explains why Eliza sent her goons after you. Rare blood type and all."

"Oh that's just fucking bloody wonderful. Just what I need...a bloodsucking parasite who demands to stay beautiful for a fucking beauty contest. Let's give her a award of the most fucked woman in new Meridian." I groaned.

"Nice sarcasm. Dante has been keeping catalogs of parasites that most of them are dead." Brandon said as he turned a page.

"I see..."

"I'm sure he has some information on the parasites we have. We just have to find it."

(Dante's pov)

I continued walking around the street when I hear a familar giggle. I quickly look behind me and saw Eliza with Anubis and Horus. This got me on edge...

"There you are. I was wondering where you were heading to." Eliza smirked.

"What do you want? I'm not in a mood for conversation." I frowned.

"My, my. Is that how you talk to your long lost sister?" She smirks.

What?! Did I heard what this bitch just told me...I'm her brother!? Holy shit...guess this game can change your life for good.

"What makes you say that?" I asked rather confused yet shocked.

She then starts telling me that we were born by blood and that we were born with those parasites...but then things got...unusual.

"Join me, Dante. We can be a family again..." She says with a smile as she walked towards me.

...Why am I not convicted...? But then again...am I related to her cause of the parasites we have?

(There seems to be a glitch on the reviews and won't show up. This is the second time this has happened to me and I wonder if this problem is going to be an issue. Someone should discuss this issue with the people who made this website. Anyway, hope you like this chapter. More to come.)