Chapter 3: Hail to the Queen baby!


Sparda family home

Dante dropped his jaw and said with some admiration in his eyes "Ok... War does sound kinda bada... (sees Eva staring at him with a raised brow) Awesome... just awesome."

Vergil nodded and said "Good to know."

Eva rolled her eyes with a gentle smile and said "War was the first Horseman to turn against his fellow Nephilim, his act of defiance against his own kin inspired three others to join the Charred Council, though battled his own thirst for battle for years, which one incident lead to a fight between himself and his fellow Horsemen. Fury War's older sister was almost killed by him, but the eldest of the four, Death intervened taking a stab for Fury by War's enormous blade."

Dante widened his eyes and thought out loud "Death sounds awesome..."

Eva smiled and continued "Death took the blow, his chest was implied by Chaoseater, but he managed to subdue War and cut his hand off with his own sword, as a lesson to never let his blood thirst to overwhelm him. He gained his prosthetic hand which served as a reminder to never allow himself to loose control again."

Vergil gave a expression of awe and amazement and said "Wow... so War pales in comparison to Death?"

Eva gestured her hand out and continued "In terms of power yes, but in terms of physical strength War would best Death. However What makes Death so powerful is not only his natural powers or even his healing factor, it is his experience as a tactician. A gruesome warrior, a persistent hunter, War may be able to challenge Death in some of those but Death can be patient if need be. Death would rather observe his enemies before acting... but there are times that death needed to act, but that is a story for another time."

Dante crossed his arms and scoffed and quietly complained "I want to hear more abut Death."

Eva shook her head and rolled her eyes with a smile and thought "Kids these days..."

Eva then continued "War had a very high tolerance to nuisances and pain, but even then, something, someone can anger him into a blind murderous rage but it takes a great deal of effort and knowing where to hit the right soft spots to make War get enraged."

Vergil widened his eyes paying attention to his mother while Dante fanned his open mouth and yawned in a bored manner and said "Mommy can get back to the story?"

Eva grunted and chuckled amusingly and said "Very well..."


Jeanne and War separated once more to find Tiamat, but instead they would have to face Tiamat's lieutenants before facing the Bat queen herself, but this also marks the first time, your father fought Jeanne in a duel.


Tiamat's Cathedral (With War)

War kicked down a door and entered the Cathedral courtyard with an angelic statue surprising still intact until orange lightning struck it into pieces while red portals opened while troops of undead crawled out and gave deep raspy roars "RAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

One of the undead even spoke "DIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!"

The Watcher appeared and placed his hands around War's shoulders and morbidly ordered "Rip them apart Horsemen I want to hear em all wail in agony! MMMHMHMHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

War silently reached over his shoulder and unsheathed Chaoseater and twirled it once while rolling his shoulders forcing the Watcher off him who chuckled in amusement before vanishing back into his gauntlet. War held up his blade as the undead unsheathed their own blades, some had rusty large curved swords, others had blades that seemed used but not worn down and demonic of origin.

War began to stomp his way towards the troop of undead as they charged and roared at him, dragging Chaoseater on the ground causing it to spark, War gave a bloodthirsty smirk before lifting his blade up and with a single swipe slashed though three of the undead in half. But some of the undead were smart enough to either block the attack with their swords or roll out of the way.

The few undead that were cut in half began to crawl towards War with groans before War stabbed his sword into the ground and raised his his boot over one's skull and crushed it with no hesitation and stared coldly at the other two. War began to walked towards the crawling undead and lifted them both up in his hands, crushing the one in his left palm's rib cage while crushing the other's skull.

War turned to see the other undead already up as one grabbed a rusty metal pipe railing as the others charged at him while War smirked with some excitement in his eyes before pulling his sword out from the ground. War spun his blade in his palm before one undead leaped at him swinging a pipe at him which War blocked with his gauntlet bending the pipe as the undead stared at the pipe in a terrified manner.

War slammed down Chaoseater onto the undead's skull and upper body cutting the undead in half before kicking away the separated halves before turning and slashing upwards cleaving one undead's left arm off.

War was then grabbed from behind by the last undead who laughed in amusement and demanded "Surrender!"

War leaned forward and slammed the back of his hooded head into the undead's face crushing in before flipping it over his shoulder before crushing his skull under his boot and gave a small sigh of annoyance before breathing in and calming down. War looked up to see a blue demonic magic barrier with a red demonic eye at the center, which war walked towards but the eye immediately closed which War raised a brow before punching the eye which had no effect.

War stared coldly at the eye before turning around to see another statue on a balcony, this statue was a hooded figure wielding a staff in his right hand while his left was raised with an open palm. War walked towards the statue but one step he took he heard a echo which caught his attention, War stared down and tapped his right foot on the ground hearing the echoes from his taps and crouched down before leaping onto the balcony.

War walked behind the statue and placed his right boot on it and shoved it off the balcony and caused it to crash through the courtyard ground revealing a secret underground tunnel which the Watcher appeared and said "These humans despite their size were quite crafty, who knows what secrets they buried down there!"

War ignored the Watcher before dropping down into the tunnel before slowly standing up while the Watcher vanished backing his gauntlet, War began to walk deeper into the tunnel and saw that certain areas had pits of lava which War leaped over with little effort. Later War reached the end of the tunnel and saw a large gate which he crouched down and lifted it up with his strength and forced it up while lifeless Wickeds laying all around.

War looked around as his eyes shadowed under his hood seeing skeletal remains of humans who sought refuge in the Cathedral's catacombs, but they seemed to have died in the room with no hope and no air. War took a moment of silence at the sight in memory of the fallen kingdom, before walking towards one who held a demonic key in it's hand which War crouched down and removed it from the skeleton.

War looked at the demonic triangular shaped key with an demonic red eye engraved on it and stood up before silently leaving the grim sight and forced the gate back down leaving the dead to rest in peace.

Later War returned to the barrier once again but the eye magically was forced to stay open and twitched in fear before War stabbed the key into it's pupil which caused blood to gush out. War turned the key causing the barrier to roar in pain as it vanished revealing a door which War punched with his left gauntlet sending down before walking over it and spotted another key sword and began to leap over lava pit to reach it.

War reached the sword and pulled it out while a blue portal opened as a large undead in silver and light blue armor rose up and roared at War, wielding a large axe and stood taller than War the undead taunted War by gesturing his left hand at him and dared him to attack by waving his finger towards himself. War stared at the the key sword and the two immediately charged at each other, the two clashed blades as War noticed the key sword wasn't affected by the clash.

War leaned to the side causing the undead to trip past him before he slashed at him, but only the shoulder piece broke off a small piece of it while War noticed before the undead gave a snarl and demanded "You dare?!"

War scoffed before placed the key sword in his left gauntlet while his right hand grabbed Chaoseater and unsheathed it before holding both swords outwards and lowered his head while only showing his mouth which gave a bloodthirsty grin.

The undead roared at War before charging at him but War blocked the attack with Chaoseater but the undead quickly head butted War to his knees before grabbing him by his throat and lifted him up in the air and taunted "Weeeeeak!"

The undead slammed War onto the ground back first causing a crater to be formed while lava began to erupt under the two, War groaned in a painful manner before raising his right foot and kicked the undead off. War stood up as lava began to drip off his armor while smoked fumed off him, giving a sinister look before the undead roared and charged at him.

War cracked his neck from left to right before twirling both blades in his hands and charged at the undead swing both blades in an X fashion while the undead swung his axe downwards at War. The axe blade was cut off by War who raised both swords up and swung them down slashing off the undead's arms who roared in pain while blood began to gush out of his shoulders indicating that the undead wasn't fully dead yet.

War slashed Chaoseater through the undead's waist cutting him in half before slashing off his head killing it, War stared at the dismembered corpse before turning away and spat out blood on the floor. War left the chamber and returned to the courtyard before starring at the key sword and eyed the main hall door and silently walked towards it.

With Jeanne (Shortly after she and war split up)

Jeanne leaped onto the second floor and spotted a orange spiked ball growing out of the floor and raised a brow in confusion as Liz appeared and pointed at it while stating "A growth bomb, it can be used to break walls, blow up enemies and e-even hurt that Gore maw."

Jeanne stared at the Gore maw that kept holding up the statue and gave a smug expression before grabbing the bomb and tossed it onto the demonic plant which exploded, blowing off the mouth of the plant which dropped the statue onto the floor and crashed through it.

Jeanne looked over the edge too see the hole and whistled in an impressive manner and joked "Wow... these bombs are actually useful... but who in their right minds leaves them around like that?"

Liz sighed while shaking her head before vanishing back into Jeanne who dropped down into the hole and left the main hall while Sparda dropped down in a crouching position and stood up while walking calmly after Jeanne. Jeanne managed to reach the end of the tunnel and managed to reach a underground temple of sorts, with ancient pillars behind a chained floating structure with stern faces on it.

Jeanne raised a brow at the structure as she noticed the chains had spikes on them, a possible indication that demons locked the structure away, Jeanne unsheathed Angel Slayer and held it out before swiping through the chains freeing the structure.

The structure floated up spinning as it split apart revealing a large four bladed weapon that slowly floated down towards Jeanne while a whisper was heard "I thank thee, for my freedom, but alas you are not of holy heritage and for that you are unworthy of wielding me."

Jeanne gave a disappointed glare and sarcastically said "Oh just rub it in why don't ya."

The blade turned towards the entrance where Jeanne came in and said "But I sense one who is nearby... thy will is strong, thy blood is mixed in darkness and light, yet... he is worthy!"

The blade quickly flew past Jeanne who raised a brow and thought "Huh... so that's what's it like being rejected... sour taste."

Sparda dropped down behind Jeanne and stood up and greeted "Human we meet again."

Jeanne turned to see Sparda and gestured her left hand towards him and joked "Wow... it would seem I myself have a stalker... Cereza could have warned me of how it feels to have a hound at my feet."

Sparda unsheathed Force Edge and pointed it at Jeanne and challenge "In the name of the Dark Prince I challenge you to a duel!"

Jeanne surprised by the challenge and questioned "Did I hurt you brother's honor that badly?"

Sparda gave a stern glare and stated "No, I am here not on behalf of my brother, but by orders of the Dark Prince himself, know me, know the Order that I serve, I am the Dark Knight Sparda, loyal servant of the Lord of Treachery and member of the Knights of Hell."

Jeanne looked at Sparda and noticed how serious he was taking in his role as a honorable knight and was reminded of her father the Black Knight before giving an impressed smirk before saying "You remind me of someone who was very dear to me... for that Knight of Hell... I accept your challenge."

Jeanne held Angel slayer up and took stance while Sparda also took stance with Force Edge the two began to circle each other, both focused on each other's movements both attempting to see any kind of weaknesses on each other.

Jeanne while circling thought to herself "If he's anything like that Mundus guy... than I must be cautious for this fight."

With War who had returned to the main hall was seen walking as the Crossblade flew out of the hole Jeanne made as War quickly reacted by grabbing the blade's handle at the center of it.

Staring coldly at the weapon War raised a brow of slight confusion as the blade spoke "You have the essence of a holy one! Yet you have the darkness marking you... I find thee worthy!"

War stared silently at the Crossblade before eyeing the hole and out of curiosity began to walk towards it and heard Sparda's voice echoing through the tunnels along with Jeanne's which War responded by dropping into the tunnel and follow their voices.

With Jeanne and Sparda the two had stopped circling each other before a loud quake was heard from Tiamat and the Griffin's ongoing fight which Sparda used to quickly dashed towards Jeanne who grunted from Sparda's incredible speed. Sparda swung his blade at Jeanne who leaned back dodging the attack but Sparda cut a strand of her hair off, which he and Jeanne noticed as Jeanne back flipped twice giving her some distance from Sparda.

Jeanne reacted quickly by swinging her blade at Sparda's hand which held his blade cutting the back of his hand before cartwheeling away and taking stance with her blade.

Sparda place this sword in his other hand and stared at the cut from Jeanne's and gave a an impressed almost admiring expression and praised "Well done milady, I see now, you managing to harm Mundus was no fluke, but skill."

Jeanne turned her blade with a determined look in her eye as Sparda tossed his blade back into his cut hand and pointed it at Jeanne and stated confidently "I'm going to enjoy this."

Jeanne charged at Sparda and clashed blades with him which he responded by taunting "Woah there, slow down milady."

Jeanne rolled her eyes before the two began to rapidly swing their blades in blinding speeds each strike of their blades caused sparks to fly up until one spark flew on Jeanne's hair catching it on fire. Sparda backed off slightly as he widened his eyes in both shock and awe of Jeanne's flaming hair while her face shadowed from her shadow while her eyes glowed white giving an intimidating look.

Sparda stared at Jeanne's look as she walked towards him in a pacing manner while dragging the tip of her sword on the ground causing it to spark while she reeled her left fist back before punching Sparda's face causing a shockwave which sent Sparda flying through a door. Spark's head reached towards an edge of a lava pit and groaned in a painful manner before sitting up to see Jeanne cutting the burning hair off with Angel slayer and held it up towards Sparda and dropped it.

Sparda dropped his jaw in shock as Jeanne waved her hand and told him "Get up."

Sparda scoffed in a amused manner before standing back up and held his blade out before dashing at Jeanne whose faced shadowed under hair before giving a bloodthirsty grin before flipping over Sparda's incoming swing.

Time seemingly slowed as Jeanne wrapped her legs around Sparda's arms as time return dot normal as Jeanne dropped herself and Sparda onto the ground as Jeanne disarmed Sparda and coldly stated "Now you can resist and I'll break your arm or you yield and I will allow you to leave with your life and honor intact."

Sparda grunted and questioned "How did you managed to barley best Mundus and completely beat me with little effort?!"

Jeanne responded by stating "You weren't aggressive enough, I saw how aggressive and powerful he was, especially when he was calm and feeling in charge, but you... you are hesitant, your are too quick to presume and that is where I had to change my strategy with you when compared to your brother. With him I had to expose his anger to blinding him, you I had to act and act fast."

Sparda grunted before stating "I will not yield... (CRAAAAAAAAAAAACK) GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Jeanne released Sparda who rolled over and yelled in pain before standing up and huffed before brushing her hair back from her face and squatted down and grabbed Sparda by his face with both hands and stated "I like you, lets do this again sometime."

Sparda grunted in shock as Jeanne released him and bowed his head and said "I underestimated you..."

Footsteps were heard as Jeanne turn dot see War walking towards her and Sparda and eyed the two as Jeanne waved and greeted "Hey pretty boy."

War eyed Sparda and grunted to see a Knight of Hell bested by Jeanne and questioned "You beat a Knight of Hell."

Sparda pointed his his other arm and stated "And broke my arm in the process."

War walked passed Jeanne and lifted Sparda up and gave a stern glare at him which Sparda could only stare back while War saw Sparda's sword, Force Edge on the floor and picked it up and stared at it.

War twirled it twice in his right hand and straighten his arm while looking down at the blade and handed it back to Sparda who took it while War patted his shoulder and said "I am pleased to see some honor among Hell's denizens."

War walked away as Sparda looked at him and said "That was strange... I complimented by a Rider..."

Jeanne looked at Sparda and questioned "So? What's so special about that?"

Sparda grunted and stated "Only that they're considered the most powerful beings in the universe when duty calls for it. But our... father says that they are just puppets and pawns that deserve no respect."

Jeanne looked at War but eyed his ass and said in a sarcastic tone "Yeah no respect deserved mmmmhmmm..."

Sparda raised a brow as Jeanne turn towards him and stated "I'd suggest you go on and heal up, I look forward to our next duel, boy."

Sparda watched as Jeanne walked off with War and pressed his unbroken arm over his chest and bowed his head in respect and said "As do I Red Witch."

War patted Jeanne's shoulder in a approving manner and praised her "Your bravery is admirable, you showed honor and restraint towards a Knight of Hell."

War turned away as Jeanne questioned "The Knights of Hell... who are they?"

War turne this head slightly and answered "The adopted children of the Dark Prince himself, fabled assassins, famed for their reputation of honor and skill, which few can even match. They are led by Abigail the Golden thunder, wielder of Alastor the Thunder sword. The one you just faced was among the youngest members, Sparda the Dark Knight and the jewel of the order due to his ancient bloodline."

Jeanne turne towards the direction of where Sparda retreated and thought out loud "He reminds me little bit of Father..."

Later on Jeanne and War reached a chamber with three angelic statues that resembled the statue that War placed the first key sword and placed the key sword he already had which the statue clamped it's hands around and glowed red.

War and Jeanne stared at the other statues as Liz appeared and pointed at one of the doors and suggested "I think that one of those chamber could hold more of those key blades."

The Watcher appeared and held out his arms and questioned in offensive tone "Ohhh since when are you the daring one dear sister?"

Liz appeared to be timid when the Watcher questioned her as Jeanne looked at the Watcher and said "Keep your spider fingers to yourself six eyes!"

Liz hid behind Jeanne as the Wtahcer noticed and squinted at her as Jeanne gestures her hands towards herself and dares "You want some you bastard?"

The Watcher glared at the two as Jeanne opened her palm out as Liz observed and grabbed it and vanished into it while Jeanne gave a confused stare and joked "Oh so no high five? Pity."

The Watcher vanished into War's gauntlet as War eyed one of the doors and turned towards Jeanne and gestured his head movement towards the door as Jeanne saw and nodded knowing what War was planning. War and Jeanne leaped over to the door as War with one hand lifted it up allowing Jeanne to walk under casually as War walked through and dropped the door behind him.

The chamber was a cavern with a statue of a demon's head that spewed a lava-fall out of it's mouth, while two glowing devices similar to the blades as War pulled out the Crossblade which Jeanne noticed and joked "Oh of course you'd choose Pretty boy and not me!"

War threw the blade at one devise which hit it causing it to glow red before bouncing off and hitting the other in a quick manner and turned it red, both devices caused a rumble as the demonic statue's mouth began to close. Causing the lava-fall to split in two, the demonic head now looked even more menacing as it revealed a key sword stabbed into the floor in a small chamber.

The blade returned to War who dispersed the blade away and began to walk across the bridge and entered the chamber and claimed the sword, Jeanne and War returned to the chamber with three angel statues which War placed the blade in the second statue's grasp.

War turned towards the other chambers and saw a dead angel skeleton which laid with seven demon warriors surrounding him as war walked over and knelt before the angel and respectfully said "You've earned your warrior's death, rest in peace."

War stood up and watched as the soul of the angel floated up and formed a young angel who saw War and Jeanne and respectfully bowed his head before vanishing as Jeanne asked "Where did he go?"

War saw a demon key in the angel's skeletal hand and removed it with great care and held it up while stating "To the Well of souls, and then to Kingdom of the dead, where all souls are judged for their entire life, if they are without a great amount of sins they are cleansed and are then returned to the Well which will then give them another life, but if not they are tormented for their sins until they have payed for them."

Jeanne nodded with an impressed expression on her face and said "Sounds stable enough."

Later the two found a locked door which War used the key on the lock which opened up into a separate cavern with lava bats hanging upside down and slumbering or roosting.

Jeanne looked at War and sarcastically asked "We're not really going to sneak past these pests right?"

War gave a smirk as he unsheathed Chaoseater while Jeanne unsheathed Angel Slayer and said "Thought so."

War slammed his sword on the ground "CLAAAAAAANG!"

Which caused the bats to be rudely awakened by the sound and began to screech at War and Jeanne before flying at the two which War responded by swinging blade, slashing one lava bat in half by it's waist. Jeanne quickly grabbed the head end of the half bat and threw it at another bat with enough force to send the two flying into a wall splattering it's innards on it.

War grabbed one bat by it's head with his prosthetic hand and crushed it's skull before tossing it aside while the other bats hissed at the two but a loud roar was heard echoing deeper within the caverns "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAA!"

The bats began to retreat as Jeanne and War noticed which Jeanne thought to herself "What was that?"

War saw a unnatural formation carved into the side of the cavern and pointed at it and said simply "There."

Jeanne glared at War and questioned "You're not scared of what that roar was?"

War kept his back towards Jeanne and responded by simply holding up his sword which Jeanne watched and then stared at his ass and said to herself "Ok... maybe it's not that bad we're going that way. (thinks) By the Umbra he has a nice butt."

War and Jeanne reached the man made structure as War lifted up a door as he and Jeanne walked through before magically slamming down which the two turned towards while Jeanne said with little snark in her tone "Oh look at that, it's a trap."

Then a cage slammed from a opening to the Cathedral as War and Jeanne slowly turned towards and spotted it and saw that a lava bat was kept caged while Jeanne raised a brow in confusion before a large ugly mutated looking undead crashed down. The undead gave a disgusting gurgle with a lipless mouth showing it's gross yellow teeth before opening the cage and took the bat before biting it's head off and crunched on it.

Jeanne pointed at the beast and joked "I see what you did there!"

The undead had a growth on it's chest that was caged with a demonic cage a green humanoid figure who pointed at War and Jeanne and gave a raspy roar "RAAAAAAAATH!"

The undead turned quickly towards War and Jeanne before dropping the bat before picking up the cage and held it over it's shoulder before shouting "JAILER!"

War pointed Chaoseater at the undead and charged at it which only reacted by slamming it's cage into War propelling through a pillar and into a wall which Jeanne observed and said "Motherfucker he's tough...(War stands up with a bloody lip) I like it."

War spat his own blood onto the floor before noticing that the pillar left large chucks of rumble and lifted one up with one hand and thew it at the Jailer which caused caused to be knocked back from the attack and roar in annoyance.

The Jailer began to swell around it's belly before it tore open as undead warriors spewed out and stood up and roared at Jeanne and War which Jeanne gave a disgusted stare and called "Disgusting creature!"

The Jailer roared as Jeanne charged at the undead warriors while War kept the Jailer pinned by throwing more stones at it, Jeanne slashed through one undead's sword which then cut it's skull in half. Jeanne quickly jumped while rolling in midair dodging a sword swing from one of the undead warriors before swinging her blade while still in midair upwards and cut her attacker's ribcage splitting it in half.

Jeanne landed on her feet before kicking the undead into the last undead warrior who slashed it's sword down cutting it's incoming comrade in half before charging at Jeanne who punched it's skull before cutting it down by it's waist leaving it just a torso. Jeanne then stomped on it's skull before turning towards the Jailer and leaped at the caged growth and ripped the cage door off it's hinges and slashed the Growth off from it's waist leaving the Jailer roaring in immense pain.

Jeanne pulled the growth off as the Jailer crouched down and Jeanne stabbed the Growth through it's mouth, killing it instantly as the Jailer roared in rage before picking up it's weaponized cage and lifted over Jeanne before War charged in and leaped at it. Punching it by it's chest war sent the Jailer crashing into the wall with enough force to cause a small tremor while the Jailer gave a weakened groan before it's chest swelled again.

Jeanne reacted by leaping into the Jailer's chest which War stared silently confused as the Jailer gave a painful roar before Angel slayer's blade was seen slashing outwards from it's chest multiple times before it burst out of the Jailer's head killing it instantly.

Jeanne then cut her way out of the Jailer's chest covered in it's blood and held a key sword and sat down and began to breath heavily and said "That was gross."

War still dumbfound by Jeanne's action could only nodded in approval before walking back towards the door which magical unlocked as Jeanne questioned "Hey don't you want this sword?"

War turned back and stated "You won the blade, it is yours to carry."

Jeanne sighed and joked "Ohhh I see we are a naughty pretty boy."

War frowned and turned away as a response while Jeanne stood up and held the key sword over her shoulder and said "Not a bad looking blade."

Later War and Jeanne returned to the statues which Jeanne placed the sword in the last statue's grasp which grabbed on before each of the statue's eyes glowed red as the circular platform began to rise with a loud rumbling sound. War and Jeanne looked up to see a circular man made seal began to mechanically open revealing Tiamat and the Gryphon still fighting the sky before vanishing from their view.

But when the platform stopped before a magically sealed door the statue's eyes beamed holy light at the seal breaking as a loud painful screech echoed throughout the skies as Jeanne and War heard and said "Great... sounds like more trouble."

War kicked down the door which the two began to walk the stairs which led to the Cathedral rooftops which had bodies of Wicked and Angels alike, while a very visible blood trail which led towards the Cathedral tower which a Tiamat was seen perched on while holding up the lifeless corpse of the Grypon.

Tiamat growled and questioned "Has the Council reduced the Horsemen to common assassins? (lifts up gryphon before dropping it off the rooftop) Or has Samael bought your loyalty? (Climbs off the tower and stands in front of War and Jeanne) Because, if you are for sale, Rider... Perhaps we can strike a deal."

Jeanne gestured both hands at Tiamat and sarcastically asked "And about me?"

Tiamat merely scoffed and claimed "I would not want the scorn of the Dark Prince upon me or my flock. (turns towards War) So I ask again Rider, can we strike a deal?"

Jeanne then noticed that Tiamat had large breasts and covered her mouth and thought "Even the gross looking bat lady has big tits... so unfair!"

War looked up at Tiamat before unsheathing his blade before stating "You won't like my terms."

Tiamat growled before reeling back and gave a loud roar before opening her massive wings and took off while saying with a disappointed tone "You should have taken my offer, such a pity.

Tiamat flew around the rooftop as Jeanne noticed an Angel corpse with a Redemption cannon in hand and gave a sinister smirk and said "Oh... yes!"

Tiamat roared before flying directly at War while Jeanne rolled out of the way but War stood his ground and gave a serious glare before jumping in the air and punched Tiamat in her face knocking down before War fell back down and punched her head sending her flying into the tower.

Tiamat crashed into the tower causing it to crumbled and fall onto of her as Jeanne picked up the cannon and cocked it by it's handle and gave a satisfied moan "Mmmm love that sound!"

Tiamat burst out of the tower before roaring and began to breathe fire at War who dashed out of the way before Jeanne began to fire rapid shots of Holy light at Tiamat who screeched in pain before turning towards Jeanne and spat a fireball at her. Jeanne shot the fireball causing a small explosion before cocking the cannon again and charged a single shot and shot it at Tiamat who scoffed before head butting the shot into the Cathedral.

Tiamat's nostrils flared out smoke as Jeanne widened her gave a impressed stare and admitted "Ok... gotta give the Queen some credit... she's got taste in housing and can kick some ass."

Tiamat snarled at Jeanne before War threw the Crossblade into her shoulder which burned her skin as she roared in pain and swiped it off, then a lightning strike was seen in the distance while thunder was heard shortly after.

Rain began to pour down the skies as Tiamat's gave a annoyed roar as War gave a confident smirk and boasted "It would seem nature is on our side for this fight, your wings will grow heavier from being wet from the rain."

Tiamat growled and began to flap her wings as War shook his head and said coldly "Fool..."

Tiamat began to breathe fireballs in a rapid speed while flying over the rooftop as Jeanne noticed Tiamat was getting slower while flying before firing a single charged shot at her left wing knocking her onto her right side as War charged after her. Tiamat felt War's charging through the vibrations of the rooftop and whipped her tail at War knocking him across the rooftop like a rag doll before he forced his left hand into the roof slowing his speed.

War nearly reached the edge of the Cathedral rooftop which led directly into a vortex of lava which Tiamat landed in front of him before staring into his eyes and said "This will not go easy for you, Horseman!"

War gritted his teeth before Tiamat flicked War off the roof who yelled in surprise "ARRRRRRRRRRRGH!"

Tiamat looked over the edge of the rooftop to see debris sinking into the vortex and began to laugh manically before turning towards Jeanne and thought to herself out loud "Perhaps I will be greatly rewarded for slaying you witch!"

Tiamat began to crawl towards Jeanne who began to fire rapid shots at Tiamat which only slowed her down slightly, but on the side of the Cathedral War was seen with the Crossblade stabbed into the side and sighed as thanked "Thanks for returning to me."

The Crossblade then stated "It would be unworthy of me not to."

The Watcher appeared and pointed at War while chastising him "What are you doing? KILL HER NOW! If we don't get her heart back to Samael it will take even longer for us to slay the Destroyer."

War groaned before beginning to make his climb while the Watcher nodded in a approving manner and said "Good boy."

With Tiamat and Jeanne

Jeanne was backing up against a pillar as Tiamat raised her right claw up and swiped at Jeanne who dodged at the last second before stabbing her blade into the back Tiamat's hand which caused her skin to burn and made her screech in agony "RAAAAHAHAAAAAAAAA!"

Tiamat forced Jeanne off her hands and stared at the burn wound before seeing Jeanne's sword and gasped in shock before saying "The Angel Slayer... the blade that cut down a thousand angels, and once wielded by... the Dark Prince."

Jeanne stared at her sword and questioned "Wait what? This sword was given to me by a demon Rodin."

Tiamat began to chuckle and pointed at the blade before stating "Rodin was a Demon Lord, among the most powerful, in fact he was the ruler of Hell's circle of Greed and his avarice knew no bounds even to steal his Lord and Master's infamous blade. Now I see why the Sons of the Dark Prince hunt you, your in possession of their master's sword!"

Jeanne took stance with Angel Slayer and stated firmly "It's MY sword now!"

Tiamat lowered down preparing to pounce Jeanne but War was seen behind Tiamat and leaped onto her back causing her to roar out of shock and confusion as War implied Chaoseater into Tiamat's right wing he grabbed onto both wings and gritted his teeth while flesh and bones were being torn apart. War yelled as he tore off the massive wings of Tiamat which caused her to roar in pure agonizing pain while War was being blown back from holding the wings and was lifted up in the air.

Tiamat rolled onto her back trying to relief the pain from her wounds but War backflipped off the wings, releasing them while taking Chaoseater from the wing her impaled.

Jeanne watched in awe while War crashed in-between Tiamat's breasts as Jeanne laughed "Hah knew you'd land there!"

War raised his left hand up as Tiamat begged "Horseman..."

The Watcher appeared and encouraged while sadistically stating "DO IT! Tear out her heart while she still lives... I want to hear her scream!"

Tiamat claimed while seemingly out of breathe "I am... one of the Chosen... I can grant... your every wish!"

War gave a unconvinced glare and questioned "Can you restore the Balance?"

Tiamat gave taken back by this but began to laugh in her final moments before War punched his left hand into her chest which caused her to scream in pain. Tiamat's tail flailed around frantically as War finally tore out her heart which coursed with very powerful demonic energy. And as Samael foretold was still beating while it had a black and red aura surrounding it with each pulse.

The Watcher stared at the heart with amazement and said "OHOHOHOHOHO! No wonder Samael want this thing, it's COURSING with power! (Looks cautiously at War) You really think he's going to let you live long enough to collect on your end?"

War stared at the heart with an uninterested manner before crushing it in his palm causing it to disappear while Jeanne saw and said in a serious tone "That heart... I could feel it's power how is is that it has so much power?"

War jumped off Tiamat's corpse and walked towards Jeanne and stated "Samael's power lies within it."

Jeanne nodded and said "That's... rather disgusting."

War sighed and stated "That is how Demons are, even as Lords."

War looked at Jeanne and stated "I can most pleased that you stood you ground Jeanne, your faced a powerful member of the Destroyer's army without fear, I respect that."

Jeanne blushed and looked down and said "Awww you're too kind."

War smirked and walked away and stated "I may even see a potential rival in you in the future."

Jeanne frowned and thought "Yeah... rival... fun but is that all you think of?"

In front of the Cathedral

War and Jeanne exited the Cathedral and walked towards the edges of the area seeing no way out without the need of wings as Vulgrim erupted from a portal and noticed the two and came closer and questioned "Tragic... without your feathered friend, how will you escape (clenches his right hand into a fist) prison of rock?"

War turned towards Vulgrim and stated "I'll find a way."

Jeanne crossed her arms and said "Typical man, you can ask for directions."

War turned silently towards Jeanne and walked in a separate direction and saw no way off the island as Vulgrim offered "Perhaps I can provide a quicker way?"

War responded with annoyance in his tone "Speak plainly, Demon."

Vulgrim waved his right hand stating "Serpent holes... ancient paths that worm their way beneath the husk (pokes War's left shoulder) of the dead world... and beyond. I use them to get about, and for a price... so can you."

War gave a annoyed expression and asked "What do you want... Vulgrim?"

Vulgrim placed his finger on his chin playfully and stated "A trifle really... the Chosen's heart. I felt it's power the moment you (gestures towards the Cathedral) stepped out of that tower."

War gritted his teeth as Vulgrim placed his right hand over his chest and said "You wound me, Horseman... I would never come between you and your friend Samael. (places right hand on hip with a smirk) No, I only wish to look at the heart. Once glance... and our bargain is sealed."

War smirked and summoned the heart as Jeanne shouted "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Vulgrim gave very interested stare while giving creepy moans and reached out to the heart with both hands before War crushed the heart with a frown on his face while Vulgrim's face shook in a displeased manner but stated "Samael will be please. The Serpent holes are yours. Seek me out when you wish to use them."

Jeanne stepped in front of the leaving Vulgrim and sarcastically stated "We wish to use them then."

Vulrgim chuckled and said "As you wish."

Vulgrim summoned a blue Serpent hole and the three began to sink into it as War and Jeanne raised up from a portal and were now in a realm that was just empty space with ancient magical stones and stone platforms.

The edge of War and Jeanne's platform which War stepped out as Jeanne shouted "Woah what are you... (stone steps with magical glowing runes erupts under each footstep War takes) Oh that's amazing..."

Later the two reached the end of the road and sank into a portal and appeared in Samael's former prison and in front of Samael himself who seemed unfazed by their entry while he sat upon and asked "I trust that she suffered?"

The Watcher appeared and pointed one finger rip and shook his head while blinking each of his six eye while stating "Not nearly enough."

Samael stared at the heart and said while taking the heart and brought it close to his chest in a protective manner "Beautiful... The second Guardian, the Griever, moves in tunnels beneath this place. But first there is an... (bobs his head) obstacle that must be removed. (points in War's face) Ulthane. One of the Old Ones, specifically the Makers."

War looked at Samael and stated "You didn't mention that before."

The Watcher pointed at Samael and accused "Changing the deal already, Samael?"

Jeanne sighed and walked away and sat near one of the blood spewing gargoyles as Samael commanded "BE SILENT, FILTH! (back hands the Watcher into a spiked demonic pillar) MY business is with the Horseman and the Red Witch."

Samael turned back towards War and pointed at him stating "Ulthane is no ally of the Destroyer... but you won't find the Griever without confronting the Black Hammer. And that will require strength you don't have, huh, yet."

Samael quickly turned towards the Watcher and magically constricted him before giving a devilish grin and raised the Chosen's heart up to his lips before taking a bite out of it like an apple and was visibly empowered by it.

The Watcher then demanded "What the hell are you doing Samael?!"

Samael began to toy with the Watcher by flicking his wrist causing the Watcher to stretch out his arms, raising them and lowering them until he said "tell him Watcher. How you and your sister stifle the Horseman and Witch's power in order to keep them on the Charred Council's leash!"

Jeanne grunted at hearing the purpose of the Watcher and Liz's very existence and whispered "Is that true?"

Liz appeared and nodded in a regretful manner as Samael turned towards War with fire erupting in his eyes and commanded "War, destroy this parasite!"

Samael released the Watcher who pointed at the two and claimed "You so much as blink at me and the Council will end you. BOTH of you! I'm PROTECTED!"

But Samael coldly reminded the Watcher "Not in here. (Points at War) You are War! Rider of the Red Horse! Not some puppet on this (gestures towards the Watcher) pathetic creature's strings!"

The Watcher then threatened as Jeanne stood up and watched silently "War, I will make you SUFFER!"

Samael then instructed War "Focus your anger. A great rage stirs within you, clawing to get out. You MUST release it. Or a puppet you'll remain."

War gritted his teeth while clenching this left fist in a angrily manner as he walked towards the Watcher and raised his fist while closing his eyes yelling in anger "RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAARRRGH!"

War punched the Watcher's head into the ground as War momentarily changed into a fiery demonic form as Samael raised his hands whole bats flew bat out of his palms and said "YOU ARE REBORN!"

The Watcher sat up and rubbed his black flaming head and questioned in a terrified manner "What... was that?!"

War walked away silently as Jeanne watched and thought "Takes strength to resist temptation... I like that."

Samael stared at War as he kept walking away and stated "The Horseman is broken, but there is still much power in him. (rubs chin) For a moment I saw... one who would stand alone against the Destroyer's army."

Jeanne walked after war as Samael raised his hand and said "Wait a moment Witch, you have earned something for your efforts... (snaps his fingers) A reward."

Then a giant hammer formed in Samael's hand and he gave it to Jeanne who took it and said "You know I already have one, just need to buy it back."

Samael chuckled and offered "Then perhaps I can tell you the name of the Demon who stole your weapons?"

Jeanne turned towards Samael and gave a interested glare and said "You have may attention."

Anvil's ford

Upon the last known region on Earth that was still filled with life prior to being conquered by the forces of Hell a lone Maker was seen sitting on an old rusty car and leaned forward hunching over and stared out into horizon seeing the sun rise. The Maker had ginger red hair that was breaded into a pony tail while he he had same colored beard that connected to his hair through his sideburns, he lacked facial hair over his lips making his beard well cut into a specific style.

The Maker stared up into the sky as he gave a saddened yet mournful expression before hearing a roar and turned to see the Griever crawling around the nature filled area which made the Maker sigh in annoyance.

The Maker stood up and spat in both of his palms and spoke in a thick Scottish accent "Yer interrupted me peace and quiet, and trespassin on me property!"

The Maker removed a giant hammer from his back and slammed it on the ground and warned "Now, don go touchin that what ain't yers!"

To be continued

Next arc: The Black Hammer arc

Finally finished this arc, I know it's shorter than Bayonetta and Death's first arc but due to how smaller Darksiders 1's world is I couldn't think of any reason to extend the arc.

Anyways hope you enjoyed the chapter and the arc despite how long it's taken me to finish, now I will go focus on Bayonetta and Death's story, need to be prepared for the third anniversary for that couple.

Until I finish Bayonetta and Death's Kingdom of the dead arc I will be taking a break from this story, until next time everyone.