Chapter 4

It was the sixth night living in the apartment. Ran was in his room. He sat on the bed and worked on his assignments for school. Dante was watching television in the living room. He, of course, was bored out of his mind. Siren had stood in front of the closet room to wash some dirty laundry. She wanted to keep herself presentable when it came to live with men.

Lifting up the door to the washing machine, Siren began dumping her dirty clothes inside. "Vergil wants us to meet with him tomorrow," Siren said. Dante had only kept to himself as he held a beer bottle in his hand. He glanced over at Siren for a moment. "What time?" He asked. "I think around seven. Kat will come with the car." Siren spoke while she reached for the laundry detergent. Ran stepped out of his room and let out a sigh.

He was not surprised by the amount of schoolwork that was needed to be done. He had sent a note addressing his absence as being "ill", but the teachers gave him the scheduled work along with the make-up work. "Want to do some demon-hunting?" Ran asked. "What?" Siren was confused. "Hiding in the University? We can get rid of a few pains until tomorrow." Ran explained. Dante smirked at the idea. "Heh, do we need books?" He said.

Siren rolled her eyes as she finished with the laundry detergent before she closed the lid. "If we get rid of the issue then less human souls will be captured." Ran further explained. Dante stood up and cracked his neck in order to stretch, "Let's go. I need to kill some time."

Limbo University was open and all of the students were either in class or hanging around the dorm halls. Everyone wore a suit or uniform. "So this place reeks of Limbo," Dante commented as the three walked through the courtyard. Limbo University composed of five buildings, an outdoor field, a courtyard, and a tennis court. "Any little tidbits I should know about?" Dante asked as his eyes followed the random female students walking on by.

Siren had focused on the brick-pattern walkway. The walkway was composed of four paths that formed a large circle when the paths joined together. In the center of the large circle was a water fountain made out of white marble stone. "You know that certain demons will stay in one location and use the area as their home. So this is the spot; however, we cannot start from here." Ran headed toward the dorm room building.

Dante and Siren followed from behind in silence. As they entered the building, Ran brought them to his dorm room. His room was plain for its space was occupied by a bed, a desk, a bookshelf, a drawer, and a small television. "The only way for us to enter Limbo is in my room." Ran finished, "No cameras, no suspicion." Siren moved one hand in mid-air allowing her fingers to twitch. "I can lead you through Limbo, but only for a short period of time. My body still can't adjust to the presence easily even if I'm not physically there." Siren stated before making a seal appear on the floor.

"Your body is only human-like but too pure for a demon to take," Dante said looking at Siren. "I'll keep the seal intact while you two handle your business." Siren replied. It was that she was too pure that staying in Limbo could possibly kill her. "Alright then. See you once this mission is over." Ran said before he took a step on the seal to phase into Limbo. "Next time, we'll do this in your room," Dante smirked. Siren rolled her eyes and shook her head.

Dante kept his smirk until he then phased into Limbo. Siren took a slow breath and was able to close her eyes seeing Limbo without exactly being in there. "You two will probably reach the courtyard after I do. Be safe..." Siren spoke as she was heading for the door. Dante and Ran were following Siren from behind. The two noticed Ran's plain-looking room had been infested with a bunch of lost souls and destroyed furniture.

"You can't keep your room clean?" Dante said in a typical smart mouth comment. "Not in Limbo. I guess I attract the lost souls." Ran retorted. A while marble ax appeared in his hands. The blade of the ax was shaped of an angel's feathered wing. The blade had multiple layers designed of feathers and the handle curved at the bottom. Dante whistled as he eyed the design of the ax. "Nice one you got there." Dante complimented as he was a little curious about what Ran's weapon could do. Ran held his ax in a casual confidence.

"This here is Angelo, an ax made from the aged corpses of angels. Not a reason to be proud, but this baby can exorcize the worst of demons." Ran explained as he stopped walking. The tiles on the floor began to pry it apart leaving a few critters to appear from underground. The walls began to close in on them. The paintings of each important figure were shaking and the potted plants were going to fall over. "Of course. We have a welcome party." Dante rolled his eyes.

Lesser Stygian and Bathos appeared before them. Ran swung his ax and struck one lesser Stygian. Black liquid splattered on the ground as the corpse dissolved in its remains. "They're not even worth my time." Ran dragged his ax back. He was ready for his next strike. Dante drew Ebony and Ivory and fired off a few rounds at a couple of Bathos. While they were busy fighting the less important demons, Siren was walking out of the building.

She stood by the bench that was a mere few feet away from the double-doors. "I can't reach them until I put another seal down." She thought as she watched her schoolmates remain ignorant of what was currently happening. "Hey. I haven't seen you in a while Siren. How have you been?" One teacher walked up to Siren from behind. Siren's body stiffened then relaxed in order to keep her composure.

Siren turned around and faced the elder woman without any sight of hesitation. "Sorry, ma'am. I've been out sick lately." Siren lied. The elder woman wore a pale blue blouse that had been buttoned up to the neck line. She had her chocolate colored hair tied up in a high bun. The woman had also worn black dress pants with her attire. "I see. So you came to attend a class? It is rather late don't you think? You only attend classes during the day." The woman said in a polite tone of voice.

Siren felt herself get grilled with questions, but she smiled a genuine smile. She needed to get to the fountain or else she would not be able to get them out of Limbo so easily. "Sorry, ma'am. I needed to drop my assignments off." Siren said before she excused herself. As Siren made her distance, she felt a strange atmosphere. "They must be near...I hope." She thought.

"Too easy. If we're supposed to get a welcome party, then this one is complete shit." Dante was now cockier. He had taken down the Bathos while Ran was toying with the lesser Stygian. Ran's ax shined white as he chopped the last demon in half-starting from the head. "You seem disappointed. We'll find your date right up ahead if we aren't given any more interruptions." Ran commented before he took a stroll.

The ground soon began to cave in not allowing the two to reach the doors leading to the outside. The word "NO" appeared with more Bathos and Lesser Stygian appearing before them. "We can't waste time." Ran clenched his teeth. He narrowed his eyes and allowed his white-feathered wings to sprout from his back, ripping through his uniform. "I can feel Limbo trying to drag the whole University down." Ran said before taking flight.

His ax transformed into a small submachine gun. He aimed his gun properly to take the horde of demons down. With one blast of light beams, the demons were disintegrated. Dante shrugged his shoulders and allowed the Rebellion to transform into Ophion. "Be lucky you have bird wings," Dante commented before he performed Angel Lift, the weapon's chain extended and attached its claw to a somewhat sturdy bookshelf. In a matter of moments, Dante was pulled over the hole and stood by the double-doors.

"Don't take my time now," Dante said being a smart ass. Ran flew over to Dante's side and landed on his feet. His wings folded itself closed and Ran headed outside. The courtyard's appearance was not distorted. Only the phased images of Siren and the teacher were clearly visible to them. "No..." Ran's eyes widened as he spotted them. "What is it?" Dante asked before he turned to see the two people visible. "The one behind this is..." Ran trailed off in shock.

"Her. And we are the ones killing the stupid fuckers while that demon bitch is in front of Siren." Dante was irritated. "She has to be a collaborator. Or a higher class. She's also the vice-principal too." Ran retracted his wings back into his body. The woman had spotted Dante before noticing Ran who was actually in Limbo.

"Hmm, I see a couple of humans dragged into Limbo. Although, one, in particular, a target of trouble and must be dealt with immediately. How disappointing. I would expect for heathens to be handled properly, but I guess I must handle the authority." The woman pleasantly spoke as she kept her attention on Dante. Siren froze knowing that something was wrong. "Poor boy. He shall be terminated. Right Siren? You know what I am talking about." The woman smiled.

Siren turned around to face the woman. The woman cracked her fingers as the sky grew dark. The atmosphere grew tense as the benches and the walkway ripped apart from the ground. Elite Stygian appeared and surrounded the angel; all six of them aimed their blades at her body. The woman's pleasant smile changed to a Cheshire grin as the synthetic skin ripped causing the black fluid to seep out the open holes. Her hair unraveled itself from the bun and fell on her shoulders.

The woman had a large cleaver in her hand. "Son of Sparda. Son of Eva. Nephilim, what filthy trash you are. To think that you have mixed blood is the only travesty." The woman stated. "Is this broad calling me a son of a bitch? Is Siren a hostage now? I've lost my faith." Dante complained. Ran glanced at Dante then at the woman.

"I know that you, Siren, are an angel. It took me a while to figure out that worthless filth and better to add on is that you can't do a thing." The woman cackled, "Two angelic souls and a Nephilim soul to the stir the pot." "Do demons have to talk so much? She's annoying." Ran said before he aimed his gun at the woman. "You want to fight the old hag and take all the fun. Fine, I'll get your 'daughter' as a consolation prize." Dante said as he took a step forward.

He gripped his Rebellion with ease. Ran cocked a crooked smile and allowed his wings to sprout out of his back. "Let's hurry this up!" Siren shouted. The woman allowed a couple of Pathos to charge at Dante's direction. "Really? More of these shitheads?" Dante ran toward the Elite Stygian which were keeping Siren in place. Ran fired off his gun with a barrage of light beams to shoot the Pathos down. The beams destroyed their shields before piercing the small demons' bodies.

"Heathens. Angels and mixed breeds are forbidden on campus grounds." The woman taunted while she attacked Ran. Ran muttered a simple prayer before he was able to shoot the woman's arm off. "Damn you worthless bastard!" The woman screamed in anger and pain. "Come on hag. You. Talk. Too. Much." Dante used his Ophion to pull a couple of the elite Stygian away from Siren. Siren slowly got to her feet and closed her eyes.

A sickle made of white and silver feather-shaped blades appeared in her hands. There was a lavender lining that began from the tip and ended at the handle. Siren took a soft breath and was able to thrust her sickle at the remaining elite Stygians. "Don't call anyone of us worthless. Our blood has nothing to do with it." Siren scolded the woman as she ripped the demons apart. Siren was now covered in demon remains and fluid.

Ran was surprised to see Siren's power come through. He understood that Siren was still weak because of the presence Limbo had. "...Finally, a woman who is able to carry her own weight." Dante commented. "...Whatever. Get me out of Limbo." Siren breathed under that irritated attitude of hers. The woman spat out the black liquid and glared at Dante. She then let out a screech allowing her true form to break through the synthetic skin becoming a Ravager.

"The fuck is that?" Siren asked. The Ravager had a body made of blue and gray porcelain armor. One arm wielded a full chainsaw. "Not sure, but more of a pain to me." Ran said as he fired a shot at the Ravager. The demon twitched as it dodged Ran's attack to take a chance at Siren. "Damn, I can't hold that thing off." Siren gasped. She was a bit exhausted and her body was adjusting to the new power she had tapped into.

Dante rushed to Siren's aid and stabbed the Ravager in the chest. Dante twisted the blade of his Rebellion before he yanked it out of the demon's body. The Ravager fell on its back and Siren placed her hand on the ground. "What are you doing?" Dante questioned as he carefully watched Siren's actions. "Exorcising this campus than getting us out of her," Siren said allowing a white light to shine and enter the ground displaying pagan symbols only for a moment. "Now let's quickly get out of here." Siren slowly stood up and headed to the water fountain. She placed her hand on the marble to make a seal before she phased out of Limbo.

Ran and Dante followed her actions and the three hurried out of the somewhat destroyed courtyard. The only thing that was intact was the water fountain. They stopped by Ran's room for Ran to get a new shirt and jacket and for Dante to change into different clothes so he would not be suspected as a trespasser. It was obvious that Dante needed to keep his identity low. Siren; however, needed a bath due to the liquid turning out to be oil.

Dante had slipped on a white dress shirt and beige slacks. He kept his gloves on since he did not like this type of get-up. Siren had tried not to laugh at his displeasure in his temporary uniform. She had slipped his normal clothes into her book bag before zipping it up. "...If I hear anything about this later on or even now, you will pay." Dante gave his only warning.

Ran was about to open his mouth but then closed it. A knock came to the door and Ran walked over to answer it. Siren noticed Dante still chose to wear his boots. "Tacky," Siren commented in a heartbeat. Dante tossed a dirty pair of socks at the woman. In reaction, Siren dodged the socks, but in the process, she hit the wall face-first.

Dante only laughed as Siren's eyes watered. "Now shut it and let's go." Dante unbuttoned part of his shirt that revealed a part of his chest since he hated looking formal. Ran ignored the background noise while he spoke to a schoolmate. The short woman with blond hair looked over Ran's shoulder to see Siren and Dante arguing over the dirty pair of socks that he had thrown at her. "Is Siren okay and who is he, Ran?" She asked.

"Siren is fine and he's just my cousin, Emery." Ran lied to her. Dante overheard Ran's lie and stomped over to him in a menacing manner. "Don't make shit any worse. Something happened and my mom needs us to see her." Dante added on to that lie. Siren nodded and grabbed her book bag off the floor. "We need to finish our assignments too." She joined in the lie before she left the room.

A/N: I'm adding a few OCs in this chapter because the game does not have many bosses.