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"Over here."

Dante paused, wondering if he was imagining things, when he heard it again and he made his way through the crowd towards the voice. His hand was on Ivory, in case it was a threat, but he let out a small sigh of relief when he saw it was just Patty. However, he saw that she was transparent and he looked around for the threat.

"Why you all Casper-like?" Dante asked.

"I'm an astral projection. They're getting close and I can't leave," Patty said, "I need your help. I can't let them capture me, even like this."

"What, they can get you even if you're Little Miss Ghost?"

Patty nodded and Dante sighed, "Right, well, who's 'they'?"

"I-I don't know. There is one person who you could ask, but I don't think you would like this. There is your brother-"

"My brother's dead," Dante growled, "Has been for two years and-"

"He's not dead," Patty insisted, "He's here, alive in this very city."

"Great. So where do I find him then?"

Patty was about to answer, but the entire street began quaking and Dante looked out at the fearful civilians, before turning back to Patty, as she began fading in and out.

"They're coming, Dante. You've gotta run, now!"

She disappeared, as the civilians all suddenly vanished and Dante found himself standing within the warped and twisted version of Limbo City once more, only this time, the world felt darker, as a massive black cloud filled the sky.

"What the fuck?" Dante wondered.

Three beams of red energy suddenly shot down at such speed that Dante barely had time to react and when he did, he felt a burning sensation in his left arm from where one of the beams had skimmed him. With a small growl, Dante turned and took off through the transformed streets, hating how he was running away like a coward, as sections of the road suddenly fell away to reveal a gaping, dark chasm. Dante didn't want to know what lay at the bottom, waiting for him and he was able to dash over the chasm in time, as flashes of light appeared on the dark building walls. As he ran along, Dante saw his name appearing on the streets and walls, as the road collapsed beneath him, while at the same time, a huge chunk of mortar came screaming out at him from a building. Pushing off the block, Dante was able to sail over the chasm and continue running, as a bolt of energy struck at his heels.

Ebony and Ivory blasted bullets at the cloud, having no effect, as spikes of energy began shooting up from the ground, trying to impale Dante, but he was able to dart around them and headed towards another street, but that was suddenly blocked off by a web of energy, forcing Dante to duck down into another, smaller street. The world continued to shift around him, buildings rising higher or lower, as gaps began appearing and taking his chances, Dante raced into one such gap, moving through the underground car park. His name was still appearing on the walls, along with alternating blue and red flashes of light, as Dante looked over his shoulder, unable to see the black cloud or any police cruisers, but he wasn't stopping and pushed himself harder, just as the building rumbled and concrete fell around him.

"Is this whole goddamn city trying to kill me now? That'd be fucking perfect."

Darting around the larger chunks of concrete, Dante started to feel dizzy, like the air was toxic and having an affect on him, just as he narrowly avoided a large block that would have surely crushed him. The exit suddenly appeared and Dante pushed on towards it, despite the overwhelming feeling of nausea and in an effort to counteract the effects, he Angel Triggered, instantly feeling relieved once more, only to find himself standing in a garden courtyard. There appeared to be no exit, not even the one he had come out of, as he saw that he wasn't alone in the courtyard.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Dante smirked.

Several Marionettes and Fetishes littered the garden beds, while in the centre of the courtyard, stood a demon of at least eight feet tall, adorned in heavy, spiked black armour, a large broadsword in one hand and twin chained maces in the other. The Dullahan pointed its sword at Dante, as the lesser demons moved towards him and he drew Rebellion, leaping out of the way when the maces smashed into his previous positions, giant spikes of ice bursting up from the weapon, as it was then retracted.

"Okay, gotta watch out for that one."

Sling-shooting towards a Fetish, Dante slammed Rebellion onto its head, before spinning around completely several times, the axe tearing fiery chunks out of the demon, with the final overhead slam destroying the demon's body, as two Marionettes came spinning down from the air. Dashing out of the way when they landed, Dante then did a backflip over the maces that came swinging around, the two Marionettes getting struck instead, as Dante fired at the Dullahan. However, it had stabbed its sword into the ground, creating a shield of icicles that the bullets chipped away at.

Landing, Dante rolled away from two spinning Marionettes, then dodged a web stream from a Fetish, as another Marionette fired two blade shards at him. He shot them aside, as the Fetish squealed and unleashed a sonic boom. Darting out of the way, Dante dodged the maces once more, before dragging a Marionette in and attacking it with the scythe, a streak of blue flames following the blade, not leaving damage on the demon's body, but instead, striking down to its very soul, destroying it from the inside out, as the Fetish had a vortex of bullets blasted into the top of its head. The Dullahan struck the ground with its sword, creating a wave of icicles that Dante pulled a Marionette in front of, grinning as the demon was impaled.

"Alright, big boy, show me what you got," Dante smirked.

Shooting a Marionette in the head, he dashed towards the Dullahan, leaping over the sweeping broadsword and firing away with Ebony and Ivory, the bullets punching dents in the demon's armour. Stunned, the Dullahan attempted a chop attack, as Dante floated away and brought the axe crashing down overhead. All the heavy armour shattered, revealing the Dullahan's weak, purple flesh restrained by streamline black armour, as it drew a second sword from its back and moved with blinding speed. Dante dodged the twin blades just in time, losing a strand of hair and he leapt backwards, shooting once more, except that the Dullahan was able to shield itself in time with a barrier of ice. Landing, Dante ducked a Marionette's blade and sliced the demon in half, then launched a blade of energy from Rebellion, destroying a Fetish, as a Marionette came spinning in from behind. Parrying the blow, Dante rolled away when the Dullahan suddenly dashed forward, ice shards flying through the air as the Marionette was sliced into three parts and the Dullahan turned towards Dante.

"Come on," Dante clapped his hands like he was talking to a puppy.

The Dullahan dashed forth again, twin swords slicing through the air and leaving behind a trail of ice shards, as Dante spun around from behind the Dullahan, slamming the axe blade into the demon's right shoulder and tearing its arm off. The Dullahan dropped its other sword, clutching at its ruined shoulder, as Dante tripped it up with the scythe, then stepped on the demon's head, holding Ebony to its helmet.

"Tell me where Vergil is," Dante said, "Where's my brother?"

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Even in Limbo City, there is a rich district, grown by the corrupted and greedy who sought to exploits others for their own personal gains, all wanting a bigger slice of the pie and showing off their wealth to the less fortunate. Surely, if they all pooled their money together, they could help the economy of the city and really improve it, helping those who struggled to get by each day, but their greed was too great and no matter how much more they sought, their greed could never be sated. Their wealth rose above the lesser developed areas of Limbo City for all to see, their arrogance showing just how much the wealth and greed controlled their lives.

Dante sneered at the sight of the skyscrapers where the rich resided and conducted their business. He never had any respect for anyone who squandered their lives on wealth, while looking down on those less fortunate. Growing up may have been a little tough for Dante, but his mother had always been able to provide for him and his brother through modest means, not like that mattered to the wealthy. And his mother always told him that there was hope for everyone, including the bad people.

"Not always the case, Mother," Dante thought, lighting a cigarette.

He headed towards the building where the Dullahan had told him Vergil would be residing and almost instantly, he was met with a humanoid, winged feminine demon, while feeling the slight bonds of magic in the air. The demon swooped, slashing with her twin swords, as Dante leapt out of the way, shooting with his handguns, but she blocked the bullets with her sword, before flying at him once more. Dashing out of the way, Dante ensnared her with the whip and yanked her close, before assailing her with the scythe, but it didn't seem to be doing any damage, as the demon kicked him away. Bouncing up onto his feet, Dante dodged the energy spear fired at him, before sling-shooting towards the demon and this time, he attacked with the axe. The demon screeched as the weapon sliced into her body, as Dante finished her off with a mid-air Stinger and her body burst apart in a flash of white light. Landing, Dante found the building and made his way up the stairs, finally locating the office after asking a few questions. With a heavy sigh, Dante smashed the door off its hinges with a single kick, entering the office to see his twin brother at the desk.

"Hey there, Vergil," Dante smirked, "It's been a while."

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