A/N This is Morwen again, Arow does still exist and is in DMC again (I think) but getting her to write is a pain in the ass, so she hasn't looked through this chapter.
There is a fight scene and I apologise for its crapness but I cannot write fights. I really cant but I wanted another chapter posted so I did it myself.
Anyway enough from me here's the next part.
Brothers In Arms 2: Nightmares Send Even Devils Crazy.
Chapter 4: Hearing Voices?
The twins stood in the deserted corridor, no sign of their guide.
Vergil stiffened; a shiver ran down his spine and a small frown graced his lips.
"What is it?" his twin asked, noticing his twin's behaviour like no other could.
"I thought I heard…" No, he was being paranoid, "nothing…this castle just has a strange feel to it," he looked at Dante and smiled slightly, Dante nodded returning the smile ten fold.
"Where now? Since I've ran off again."
Vergil blinked; there was a door to the left of them that wasn't there before; the grotesque statue that once held his new sword was gone.
"New door…lets go," Dante went to move when Vergil grabbed his arm stopping him.
"Do you think he's evil?" Vergil asked.
Dante looked at his brother questioningly, "who? Me…him?"
Vergil nodded slightly, "Yes."
"Why do you think that?"
"I don't know…I just have a strange feeling…this castle…the way he's been acting and he…" Vergil trailed off; an unidentifiable expression clouded his face momentarily.
"What?" Dante pressed.
"Nothing," the expression passed, "it doesn't matter," he looked to the door, "I just think we should be more cautious around him," Vergil narrowed his eyes, 'who knows where he's been…what he's done' he added silently to himself.
Dante watched his twin carefully; Vergil and his other self seemed distant with each other, something was definitely wrong, he just had to figure out what.
"Are you just going to stare at the door all day or can we go in?" Vergil snapped harsher than intended.
"Vergil," the voice hissed in his mind, "Vergil."
Vergil growled trying to ignore it.
"Vergil."
"Vergil?" Dante nudged his twin lightly only to get pinned to the wall, a hand clamped tightly around his throat with a steel grip.
"Dante," Vergil came back into himself and practically jumped to the other side of the cathedral letting the younger go; he hissed as a voice cackled in his mind.
"Verge?" Dante was getting extremely worried for his twin.
"I…I'm fine," Vergil assured absently.
"Took you long enough," Older Dante said joining them, the twins exchanged glances.
"Where have you been?" Vergil demanded.
"I have been collecting various items that we need to get through the castle, I can move quicker alone and I know where everything is, but luckily we are not expected and things are either unguarded or have not been hidden," he said taking a small object from the alter and whipped around with Sparda a moment later then relaxed with a sigh, "We killed it already."
"What?" Vergil asked, his hand unconsciously drifted to Yamato's hilt.
"Nightmare," was the short answer.
"Oh yeah," Younger Dante nodded, "You missed a good fight Verge…it was with a puddle of goo."
"Right," the older nodded unsurely.
"Lets go," Older Dante said and the younger fell into step beside him.
"Vergil," the voice hissed again as the two Dantes walked up the stairs, "They will kill you."
"Vergil?" the two turned in unison watching him quizzically.
"They are against you."
"Are you coming?" the younger asked.
"Yeah," he nodded uneasily following the two up the stairs.
Older Dante stopped outside a door, "Take this," he gave the elixir to Dante, "in there is a mirror you have to go through, get the Philosopher's Stone from in the courtyard…it will open the gate to hell."
"Why aren't you coming?" Vergil asked suspiciously.
"You can't trust him," the voice whispered.
"I can't," Dante answered; a strange expression on his face.
"He lies," was the hissed argument, "he will lead you to your deaths."
"Verge?" the younger frowned at his twin's behaviour, "Let's go."
"Hurry," the older Dante murmured watching the twins enter the room.
"What's wrong?" Dante asked his twin as the door shut behind them.
"Nothing," Vergil sighed, "I just…I don't trust you…"
"What?" Dante's head snapped facing him giving a hurt expression.
"Him," Vergil corrected, "I…I don't trust him."
"No, you said you don't trust me," the younger argued, "What's going on Verge? What have I done to make you not trust me?"
'Nothing…yet', Vergil thought silently.
Dante watched his brother carefully, refraining from yelling at him, demanding to know what was on his mind.
"Are you coming in?" Dante asked, "Or don't you trust me to not kill you?" the acidity in his voice made Vergil flinch slightly.
"He will kill you," the voice cackled.
Vergil unconsciously stepped back from his twin who was watching him with grave concern.
"Why won't you tell me?" Dante asked but expected no reply, "Come on, let's just get this thing."
Vergil nodded following his twin through the mirror.
The twins emerged from the mirror to find themselves standing in a reverse of the room they had left.
"Well," Dante glanced around and noted there was no door, "Where do we go now?"
Vergil moved to the wooden panels covering the windows, light filtered into the room as the wood was kicked down, "This way."
Dante jumped down to the courtyard after his twin, "You think that's it?" he asked as Vergil headed for the object on a stand.
"It's on a pedestal, glowing, pretty big, the only thing here, my guess is yes."
Clanking wood echoed in the courtyard and Vergil drew Yamato while Dante held Rebellion tightly as a small group of marionettes surrounded them.
Vergil frowned slightly, this was all what was guarding the stone? It did not seem right as the thirteen puppets started attacking them. Dante dodged as one threw a sharp blade in their direction, he was stabbed from behind and turned cutting it in half and kicked out at another that was drawing close; he growled as a blade impaled him.
"Verge," he called and nodded to the enemy that was standing a little away from them throwing blades.
Vergil nodded throwing Yamato taking down five puppets and landed back in his hand and he continued to attack the waning number of enemies. Dante took another slash from behind as he ran his sword through two puppets and growled, how he hated fighting in closed spaces and he jumped pulling out Ebony and Ivory and shot at the possessed toys around Vergil who cut another two down.
Dante landed and drew Rebellion again and beheaded the last one and lunged again.
"Behind you," a voice called and Vergil whipped around with Yamato to meet with Rebellion.
Vergil's fist connected with Dante's jaw.
"What the hell was that for?" Dante demanded, glowering at the older.
"You were about to stab me," Vergil countered.
Dante shook his head and continued to move Rebellion for the not quite dead puppet behind, "You really don't trust me, do you?"
Vergil's mouth opened but he could form no reply to his twin's wounded expression.
Dante stared a moment longer then sighed, "How do we get back up there?" he asked unable to see a way up to the high balcony.
In a flash Vergil was on the balcony, "What? How? You…" Dante trailed off looking between the spot Vergil had been moments ago and where he was now.
"You really do look like a fish," Vergil laughed trying to ease the tension between them; he rolled his eyes and jumped down to grab Dante and jumped back up.
"Hey," Dante protested hitting the wall not far below where he was supposed to be, Vergil started pulling him up by the collar, "Shit," he muttered and hit the ground.
Vergil stared at the coat in his hands and looked down to his brother who was on the floor, "You ok?" he called down.
"Ouch," was the snappy reply.
"Want to try again?"
"No, I'll find my own way up," Dante glowered.
Vergil rolled his eyes at his brother's stubbornness; Dante was jumping higher than a human could, but it was not high enough, then he noticed a set of broken stairs meters away, a smirk played on his face, to say something, or to keep quiet…the latter won out…for a few more minutes at least.
Dante was getting impatient, the twins had been gone longer than they should have been…part of him wanted to go in and find them…but if he saw…no, he shook himself, he was jumping at memories…he entered the room and froze seeing it exactly how he remembered.
"Dante," a soft voice called from the direction of the mirror, "Dante." Dante felt the room temperature drop considerably and although he wanted to walk away he found himself staring into the mirror.
His reflection changed to Vergil's, "You killed me brother."
"No…I…"
"I will return the favour," the blue clad reflection stepped through the portal and dread seized the man.
Alastor was in his hand as he lunged for the twin who could not block the powerful blows and Vergil found himself on the floor.
"I'm sorry," Dante murmured about to deliver another killing blow, destroying the figure that haunted his nightmares but was tackled to the ground, Alastor slid to the newcomer's side.
Younger Dante helped his twin up, the two stood, Dante fuming at his older self.
"Stay away from us," he growled Rebellion keeping the older man away.
"That's not Vergil."
"What? Are you going kill me?" Vergil smirked making the older falter.
"What the hell is going on between you?" Dante demanded.
"Yes," the older Dante ignored his younger self, "You are not his twin, I will kill you," he lunged but felt Rebellion slice through him, younger Dante picked up Alastor as Vergil kicked the older down, Dante ran his older self through with Alastor, pinning him to the floor.
"Come near us again and I will kill you," Dante hissed twisting the blade in the older man and the twins left the room.
Vergil was frantically banging on the glass of the mirror but no one heard him.
"Vergil," he growled trying to ignore the intensifying voice in his mind; Yamato and Alastor slashed uselessly against the glass but it would not work, he was trapped.
I know it moved quickly but we agreed that not all of the objects in the game would have been hidden and …
OD: and mini me would have complained about it taking too long and how bored he was so I did it all myself…much easier. Until next time.
