AN: The white knight betrayed Nero and ran off with the very devil arms she sent him to get. She had no intentions of helping Nero at all, but will he be able to fight her and win?

Chapter 8: An Undying Vengeance

Nero arrived at the church, and just as he thought he found the white knight waiting inside. He approached her, about ready to rip her apart.

"Nero… so you chose to follow me after all"

He had nothing to say to her, his rage burning like an eternal fire within. She grabbed Ragnarok and was ready to fight. Nero grabbed the scythe and pulled himself in with devil bringer, then punched her right in the face with his human arm. She stepped back, noticing she was bleeding from that first attack.

"You really are fighting to kill, aren't you?"

Nero once again remained silent. Thoughts were racing through his mind a mile a minute, and all he knew was he had to beat her and get his weapons back. The white knight sighed and lunged at him, the scythe scathing him as he attempted to dodge. He swung at her with his devil bringer, but she blocked with Ragnarok and took another swing.

Her scythe sank into his flesh, then, he ripped it out and threw her along with it. She caught herself and jumped from the wall, slashing Nero once more. The young devil was holding his own fairly well for not having any weapon other than devil bringer, but he couldn't afford to let this battle drag out. He grabbed Ragnarok once more, flinging it and its wielder across the room.

The white knight set Ragnarok down, then switched off to Gungnir. She thrust the polearm at Nero, who grabbed it and slugged her in the face, this time with Devil bringer. She flew back, and Nero pulled himself towards her once more with devil bringer. He refused to lose, and at this rate, he wasn't going to. He slammed his fist into her once more, but this time she grabbed it.

The woman who was there before was replaced by a white devil. She too had the power to devil trigger, and she wasn't about to lose. She switched off to her own weapons, a pair of trench knives, and stabbed one knife into Nero's arm. He growled and yanked it away. She punched Nero in the mouth, then slashed him with the trench knife and uppercut him with her other hand.

Nero could no longer keep the advantage, she was too tough. He had to devil trigger, but without Yamato or any other weapon, he didn't know how to keep that form. The white knight continued her assault, slicing the young devil multiple times. He couldn't keep up with her speed, and his blood was being splattered all over the place. Her agility was unreal, and he started to feel as useless as he did when he was fighting against Vergil.

She sank her knives into his flesh once more, then, ripped them out just as quickly. His blood dripped from the blades, and he started to lose consciousness. The white knight looked rather disappointed; if he couldn't beat her he certainly wouldn't stand a chance against Vergil. She put the knives away, and pulled Blue Rose from her trench coat.

"You're pathetic"

Nero looked up to see her charging his revolver with demonic power. Before he could do anything, she fired, hitting him dead on in the forehead. He fell to the ground, and she took advantage of the situation, jumping at him with Gungnir. She impaled the young devil, pinning him to the ground. He coughed up more blood, losing consciousness in the process.

"Good night, Nero"

She laughed and left the spear stuck in his chest, then began to walk away. Nero's eyes began to glow red, and a blue aura surrounded him. He roared ferociously, Gungnir being pushed from his body from the sheer power.

"Y-you should be dead! Gungnir always hits… and always kills"

He stood up, and his appearance started to shift. His left arm glowed blue, and was covered by similar skin on his devil bringer. His legs changed as well, and he was more demonic. The fully transformed devil stood there, a stoic expression on his face. It seemed he had reached pure malice with the intent to kill whoever stood in his path. He had fully devil triggered, and both of his hands were devil bringers. Nero walked towards her, and she slowly backed away, keeping Blue Rose aimed at his head.

She filled the gun with power once more, but Nero grabbed it with one hand, and punched her with the other. He quickly dropped the revolver and picked her out of the air, slamming her into the floor. The white knight stood up, fear in her eyes at the horror who stood before her. He was really going to kill her, and there was nothing she could do to stop him. Nero uppercut the white knight, sending her into the air, then punched her into the wall once more.

His sheer power, coupled with two devil bringers, made him into a force to be reckoned with. She couldn't touch him, let alone get close enough to do so. Nero grabbed her with both devil bringers, and was squeezing the life out of her. She could hardly breathe, but still attempted to beg for her life.

"N-nero! Stop! Please… I had no choice Vergil would've…"

He let go at the word Vergil. She dropped to the ground, gasping for air. The white knight got to her feet and tried to explain things.

"Vergil ordered me to go after the devil arms, and to make sure you were truly dead. He found me in the demon world after I was left for dead as one of Agnus' experiments. I was an attempt at recreating Sparda, from his blood. After Dante left the church, he was able to sneak in and take some of his blood and tried to create a warrior to rival the powers of a son of Sparda. He left before he could finish, and was killed by Dante himself. Before he left, he opened a portal to the demon world in his lab, and forced me through. From there, Vergil discovered me and trained me"

Nero's devil trigger faded as she explained everything, and decided he would forgive her for now, but he never wanted to see her again.

"Leave the devil arms behind and get out of here, before I decide to kill you myself"

It hurt him to say those words, but he wanted her to be safe for now. A part of him still cared about the White knight, and he definitely didn't want Vergil coming after her. He seemed like the kind of guy who would kill his subordinates after they lost their usefulness. He paused for a moment, realizing she knew his name, but he never learned hers. Another thought crossed his mind; he never gave her his name to begin with.

"Say, before you go, I never did get your name"

"Lexis"

She smiled and her demonic looks faded as well, the woman he met standing there. She quickly left, Dante coming in right after her.

"Well, how come we haven't met, beautiful?"

Lexis simply ignored him and headed out the door. Dante shrugged and turned back to the young devil. He was fairly glad to see Vergil hadn't killed Nero after all, and that maybe they'd have a chance at fighting back now.