Devil's Playground CHAPTER 4
SirenaLoreley: Vinkus is after Dante so capturing Nero is his way of challenging him, and attaining the upper hand at the same time. Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Noboru: Run Dante RUN! XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
TheRealAkuRoku: I think the last chapter is my fave one so far :3 It's got a lot of great elements to it. Hope I don't make you too fat with cookies XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
CommanderRatchet57: Glad you like! Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Angelwingkitsune: I love the cliffhangers :3 Dante really should be able to run faster, but he figured Nero was handling himself and he was slowed down quite a bit by those plants at first. Once Nero screamed though he got the lead out XD Not quite fast enough though. Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Ellocin: It was sort of the point to think it was Dante, but he's not such a bad loser ;) at least not where Nero is concerned XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
RavenGhost: Good-no telling! XD Don't hurt me I'm updating as fast as I can! Thanks for the review! *gives cookies*
-Kor-chan-: Nero is in a pretty sticky predicament isn't he? XD Only Dante is allowed by the kid to touch him, everyone else pretty much would get broken fingers XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Pushka: The kid is always getting the short end of the stick XD I finally let him win and then he gets beaten up and kidnapped. I'm a terrible person XD I hope Vinkus won't make you allergic to the story! *hands tissues* Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Queen-of-Sussness: Sorry, me and cliffhangers have a long standing affair, so there will likely be more to come, keeps people coming back you know ;) There will be quite a lot of action in hell. Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
I'd now like to give credit where credit is due, this idea was mostly sparked by one of my reviewers AvalonParadise in one of her reviews :3 She wondered what would happen if Nero got kidnapped and taken to hell what would happen. I give her credit for helping to get the train rolling on this story so thank you AvalonParadise!
The flesh of the story is all me though ;3
I hope all of you enjoy this chapter, I had to fuck around with my corrupted flash drive for like fifteen minutes before I could get this chapter to load for editing! Anyway-enjoy!
Dante sprinted into a clearing in the very middle of the woods where a crude circle was formed with rocks that were all perfect cubes with demonic writing all over them. The kid's trail had gotten harder to follow a few yards before as it appeared he'd stopped struggling, his claw impressions no longer visible.
"Shit," he hissed. "How did I miss a hellgate?" he frowned, the demon must have been strong enough to make a tear though the gate long enough to escape-and to get back. He just had to hope he didn't get Nero down there.
He looked around some more and spotted a message carved into an old dying tree.
'Your worst fears are now confirmed. Your partner is in hell. If you want to rescue him you'll have to activate the gate yourself and release any creatures that lay just within. Or do not and your partner dies. Your choice Son of Sparda.'
Dante ground his teeth for a moment before releasing a roar of fury, slamming his fist into the tree trunk. He stood perfectly still for a moment, then laid down Red Queen, quickly forming a plan in his mind.
He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed the office, tapping his foot impatiently as the phone rang several times.
"Devil May Cry." Trish answered.
"Trish! Listen close, okay? The kid's life is in danger. I need you and Lady to come out to East Sugar Ridge Drive, all the way down to that spot where the trees are and you'll find my car. Come into the middle of the woods. There will be demons around and there will be a hellgate. It's going to be open-DO NOT close it. Understand?"
"What is it you want me to do then?"
"You guys have to kill the demons that come out. I'm going inside so I have to open it but I can't let those demons run around…Nero is gonna die if I don't go in."
"I got it. Lady and I are on the way."
"Thanks." he hung up, looking at the kid's blade. He wanted to take it with him, but he just didn't have room. He was already hauling Rebellion, Lucifer, Ebony and Ivory. Who knew what was lying in wait on the other side of the gate? He needed the weapons he'd mastered already.
Dante sighed and shook his head picking up Red Queen and stabbing it deeply into the ground. The girls would look out for it. Sure of that fact he made his way to the center of the circle. His gut clenched in knots. 'You could be about to unleash thousands of years of evil onto Earth in order to save one person…you sure you know what you're doing 'Son of Sparda?'' His inner voice even had a mocking lilt to it, just great. He wasn't sure if what he was doing was entirely right, but he had everything he needed to open the gate. Rebellion, Sparda's blood and knowledge.
"Okay, let's see if I remember how to do this." he planted Rebellion into the ground and removed his left glove with his teeth. Then, he started the incantation, it was in Latin, but the half-devil was fluent in the dead language. While he spoke he pressed his palm against his sword's razor edge, it wasn't the first time it had cut him and it certainly wouldn't be the last. He pressed hard against the blade drawing out more blood; he finished his incantation just before the crimson liquid hit the ground.
There seemed to be a ripple effect opening the portal. First the spot where his blood had touched turned red, then it spread out across the circle, bending and writhing like it was alive. Then a blinding scarlet light burst forth and Dante had the feeling of falling. He grabbed Rebellion and let himself fall.
Dante roughly landed in a room full of other creatures. Looking around he saw Scarecrows, Blood Goyles, Lusts, Wraths and other low level demons. He whistled lowly.
"Where have you guys been all my life?" he grinned. "I really could use the monetary boost, but I do pro bono work too…Now which one of you is first? I don't have all day."
The horde started moving towards him, scythes swinging, screeching and growling.
"Lively group. Let's see if I can remedy that." he chuckled, diving into the mass sword first.
Nero sighed, eyelids twitching as he slowly stirred. The first thing he noticed was that his right arm was totally numb, pulled up above his head. He cracked open his eyes, hoping that maybe Dante had accidentally left his arm chained up with Cerberus and he'd just dreamed everything else.
His hopes were quickly smashed however when he saw, not Cerberus, but a cuff with strange symbols all over it holding his demonic arm to a headboard. Though he was in a bed, it wasn't his. He noticed his devil bringer was dim looking as if his energy was just being zapped out of it. He felt pretty drained.
Slowly the half devil moved each of his fingers and made a loose fist. At least it was still attached. He heard a noise and quickly looked over, finding that demon looking at him again. He managed a glare.
"What are you looking at?" he growled.
"Someone significantly more attractive than I thought was possible for a half-breed." Vinkus answered. If Nero could have seen himself, he would have said he was a mess. There were leaves stuck in his hair, mud on his face and spotting his clothes between the grass stains as well as a ring of his own blood, just above his right boot where the thorns on the vine had punctured his skin.
Nero however had no idea what he looked like at the moment and settled for raising one eyebrow. "…If that was suppose to be some sort of compliment, I have to say that you do not have a way with words. At all." he deadpanned.
Vinkus walked over so he was standing above the half-devil and Nero's glare crystallized.
"You're really not afraid of me are you?" he murmured.
"I have no reason to be. You need me alive and well or else Dante won't come, you don't get credit for killing him and your time will have been wasted."
"Think you know it all don't you? And what if you're wrong? What if my goal has already been completed?"
"Then I wouldn't be here." he answered coolly.
"Clever boy." the demon murmured, dragging his fingertip over Nero's jaw line. The half devil turned his head and snapped his teeth into the digit, digging in and refusing to let go. Vinkus didn't try very hard to get free, watching as his blood stained the smaller male's mouth. "You like blood, don't you? And pain. It ignites some carnal part of you, some part you try desperately to ignore."
Nero let go of his finger after this statement, taking the blood in his mouth and spitting it back into the demon's face.
Vinkus growled as he wiped it away. "Your defiance, while endearing to a point, is beginning to try my patience."
"Sorry, it doesn't come with an 'off' switch." he glowered, shifting to sit up and get blood flowing into his devil arm again. He lightly massaged the appendage with his human hand. He looked over, realizing the demon was still hovering over him. "Don't you have something else to do? Go practice your evil laugh or something."
"What is it you find appealing about the Son of Sparda? His appearance? I could-"
Nero held up his left hand. "No, just-stop there. You and Dante are nothing alike and changing your appearance isn't going to make me start drooling all over you." he went back to massaging his devil bringer and ignoring the demon.
"…Very well. Then I will give you time to…ponder your options." he stated before walking out.
Nero rolled his eyes. There were no options for him. It was Dante, or no one.
Okay, so that's chapter 4. Just wanted to let you guys know too, that I'm working on a crossover fic with my bestest buddy Raven Ghost (she wrote Luminosity). The crossover is BayonettaxDevil May Cry and might well be the first one that ISN'T DantexBayonetta. It's actually DantexNero and BayonettaxJeanne though it focuses mainly on action :3 We should post it maybe a few weeks when we're further into it, but I'm not sure of an exact time frame. I'll let you know when I have a better time frame.
Okay, now that my shameless plugging is done XD Thanks for reading and please leave me a review! Until next time!
Ja ne!
~Bitbyboth July 29, 2010