Author's Notes: Alright, after 2 months, I'm back again. There are so many things I went into like writer's block, etc. but I'm also glad that I'm watching more anime stuff, especially the first set of Fairy Tail Season 2 dubbed by Funimation. And not to mention of the new animes this year, like Attack on Titan. A dark, edgy shonen series, yet I can't believe that it soared to popularity so fast. Can't wait for the Funimation of Attack on Titan next year. And if you ask me, I prefer to watch popular animes being dubbed. Don't worry, I'll do my best to continue this story since my interest in DmC never wavered. And since I'm a tokusatsu fan myself, the idea of an Ultraman x Attack on Titan crossover fic is a possibility. So we shall see.

DmC: Devil May Cry is the property of Capcom and Ninja Theory

Fairy Tail is the property of Hiro Mashima, A-1 Pictures and Funimation

Scarlet Demon

The whole place is in ruins. Kagura continued to walk on a pathway as she looked around the destroyed houses. But what really troubles her is that the whole resembles Rosemary, her home village which was destroyed 15 years ago. She will never forget that day: it was full of tragedy yet also full of hope. Her village was attacked, her brother is nowhere to be found yet captured. But the reason why she was alive back then is because someone saved her. And it was none other than Erza, which she became close friends with. And best, a family.

Kagura stopped by as she noticed that someone is coming. She turned on her right and was bit surprised on what she saw. It was a ghostly apparition of a little Erza and a little Kagura, seeming both are running away with the little Erza holding the right hand of the little crying brunette. She made a small smile when she remembered back then, she was grateful that Erza saved her, at the cost of the scarlet-haired girl being captured. However, Erza was one of the slaves yet also escaped, went to Fairy Tail and become the guild's most powerful female mage. Kagura escaped from that fate until she met Milliana and learned what happened to his brother: being used by Jellal and ended up being killed; not to mention that Jellal was also a victim from the start. Back then, she wanted revenge. But when everything is revealed to her, everything changed around her.

But something came into her mind. That thought makes her sad. She felt a bit of regret. She thought that what if she got captured back then? It can even spell trouble for her, but she could've been with her brother and maybe she could've met Erza in a different light. And maybe she could've been friends with Jellal in the first place.

She sighed mentally. "Things could have been different..."

Shrugging it off, Kagura continued to walk forward past the ruined houses. Until she went out of it and saw a massive floating rock that includes her home. The same house that she lived with her brother.

"My... home?" Kagura wondered. "But how?"

There is only way to find out. She needs to get through. But it is far away and if she can't jump very high to reach the large rock platform, she could fall to her death. She needs to find another way of how to get there.

As she looked into her surroundings, she noticed that there are other floating rocks around. She is wondering on what she will do. But something has entered into Kagura's mind. And it was more like an idea.

"Okay. So, not only Vergil used his projectiles as weapons but to grapple into rocks in order to help him get into other places like this. But how can I do that?" Kagura tries to think of a plan.

"Alright!" Kagura finally hatched an idea. "Hoping this will work..."

She formed a magic circled around her as she glowed her right hand. With a flicker-throwing motion, Kagura throws her magic energy into the floating rocks that she saw. Thebits of the glowing energy are currently embedded into each floating rock. Then Kagura motioned her right hand as she summons her Gravity Sword. She throws her Gravity Sword into the first floating rock. Using her Gravity Sword, she began to 'pull' herselfinto the floating rock.

"That's it! I can lift myself due to the gravitational pull of my Gravity Sword. All I need is to get across to the next one..."

Then she immediately created another Gravity Sword using her left hand and throws it on the second floating rock and pulled herself to it. And finally, he throws another Gravity Sword to the last floating rock. And thanks to the force of the gravitational pull, she made a long distance jump as she landed safely into the ground. As she saw the whole place, it confirmed that it resembles her house, yet also in ruins. But she felt something... odd.

"Something's not right..." Kagura thought.

There is only way to find out: she needs to get inside. As she began to walk forward into the ruined house...

"I'd expect that you would come here."

Kagura heard a voice. It was a woman, and it was from the ruined house. As the mysterious lady began to show up, her features is that she had long hair and a dress, yet she also wears armour. But there is something different; her appearance is more like... hollow. More like a ghostly apparition. And the stranger's eyes are jet black.

Kagura was surprised on the stranger's face. "Erza...?" Then she tried to respond. "And I didn't expect that I will see you."

The Phantom Erza smirked. "This is a horrible place, isn't it?"

Kagura can't answer either.

"When our village is attacked, I was the one who saved you back then." said the ghostly yet demonic apparition of Erza. "But in turn, I was captured and turned into a slave in the Tower of Heaven."

Kagura remained silent.

"Do you have any idea about the difference between us?"the demonic Erza asked.

"Your point?" Kagura inquired.

"My childhood is a living hell. You are just quite the opposite." The phantom Erza told the human. Still, Kagura remained calm even that statement irritated her a bit.

The phantom Erza continued. "I was abused, tortured and took off my left eye. While you were just lucky, enjoying your own childhood; yet raised and trained as a powerful wizard."

"It's a lie." Kagura finally broke her silence. "You escaped from the Tower of Heaven and joined Fairy Tail."

"I did." The phantom Erza admitted. But she was not done yet. "But through the pain and suffering that I endured back then, I became stronger than ever before. While you, even you're the most powerful mage of your guild, you're even as weak as anyone else!"

Kagura narrowed her eyes on the phantom. She knew that the real Erza would never say that. In fact, Erza was a child slave back then but she was not alone. She has met great friends and Simon is one of them. Also, there is Jellal. The same man who gave Erza the surname 'Scarlet'.

"Now you're going to feel the same pain that I have swallowed for a long time!" Phantom Erza draws her dual swords and dashed forward to attack Kagura, but Kagura blocked the demon's attack with her sheathed Archenemy.

"That is not actually you, Erza..."Kagura said in thought.

"But what if I say... I am also responsible for your brother's death?"Phantom Erza snickered.

Kagura widened her eyes when she said that. Through this, she pushed off the Phantom Erza and hit her opponent's stomach with a powerful kick, knocking her off. But the Phantom Erza quickly recovered as she chuckled.

"Is that all you got?"she taunted Kagura. "Come and get me." Then she requipped into her Black Wing armor and flies away, much on Kagura's disgust.

"Hey, come back here!" yelled Kagura. She gritted her teeth with anger when she heard those words. But after a few moments, she took a deep breath and calmed down. Because she knew that the Erza she knew would never say such things. If she wanted to get out of here, she will do whatever it takes, even defeating her foes.

"First, I need to check this place..." Kagura said as she began to enter into her ruined home...

As she entered into the destroyed home, Kagura have finally seen the interior. She gaped in awe that the interior is huge, similar to a 2-storey home. Most of them are ruined furniture: tables, chairs, curtains and even the ceiling inside had cracks yet sturdy. Kagura knew that this place was hell yet also surreal. So she needs to be careful if she wants to get out alive, along with Vergil.

Until Kagura have spotted something, "Stairs?" she said in thought. That tells her that she should take the stairs to get on the second floor of the building. She went up into the second floor and as she scanned the whole room, she turned to her right and there was a portal standing on the other side of the room, which it has no concrete walls.

"There's a portal around here." she mumbled. "Alright, let's see where you'll take me."

Without second thoughts, Kagura walked forward and stepped into the portal. As she entered into it, with breathtaking speed, she heard a voice:

"You've seen my Devil Trigger, right?"

"If you use your power too often, you can even lose yourself..."

As she went out into the portal, Kagura dropped on her knees as she felt some dizziness, clenching her head. It's more like... memories. Actually, it's more like a conversation of two individuals. But she doesn't know what this is.

"What... was that...?" Kagura wanted to know. But she needs to move forward to find the answers.

She stood up as she looked on the whole place with her two eyes. As she saw it, she is in a different place inside the realm. Floating rocks and platforms are everywhere. But she saw another portal between the buildings yet she saw it from far.

"All I have to do is make it through that portal..."Now Kagura knows what to do.

Kagura started to run forward and she jumped high and landed to the first floating platform. She made no hesitation as she continued, run forward and jumped into the second one. She even saw two platforms floating but she chose the left one who is nearest to the next platform so she takes the said path. She jumped and hopped into the next platform and she succeeds. And lastly, she jumped into the last platform, which is a large flat ground.

As Kagura stood up, several demons emerged and they were a group of Stygians. Kagura prepared herself as she went into her attacking stance with her sheathed Archenemy. She dashed forward and hits the first Stygian with a slash attack, killing it. Two Stygians charged on Kagura yet she kills them with another slash attack. Now Kagura sets her eyes on the remaining 4 Stygians; for her they were now her prey.

All of them raised their swords as they began to charge on Kagura. She sees this as the perfect opportunity as she charged while in drawing stance.

"Blade of Resentment, Archenemy. Sheathed Sword Style: Slashing Form!"

A flurry of slashes appeared around her as she hits all of the remaining Stygians, killing them. But as she looked on her right, other demons rose up from the ground. And it was a pair of Ravagers, armed with deadly chainsaws. She realized that these are the same demons that she and Vergil have previously encountered. As she was now alone, all she needs not only brawns but also brains to defeat these vile beings. Not mention on the weapons that called chainsaws.

The Mermaid Heel mage narrowed her eyes as she faced her opponents. One of them approached the swordswoman and began to attack using its revved chainsaw. Kagura evades the attack as she unleashed a flurry of slashes against the said Ravager. It shattered into pieces. Now only one Ravager left.

The Ravager screeched as it sets its eyes on Kagura. The Ravager charged to attack Kagura with a revved chainsaw. But Kagura noticed this as she jumped high to evade the attack and landed from behind and she performs a devastating kick on the Ravager, taking it down. And finally, she dashed forward and performs a 2-hit slash attack.

She took a deep breath afterwards, seeing that her job is done. And she began to move forward.

After minutes of jumping and platform-hopping, she made it to her destination: a portal that was placed in between two buildings. Kagura enters towards to the portal...

"Are you sure this is gonna work? He doesn't seem to care."

"He's raw. He's just like you when I first found you."

She clenched her head once again, as if she saw a vision, just like her previous one. Not only that she heard Vergil's voice once again but another one; and it was a girl.

"Another vision... and it's... a woman's voice?" Kagura said. As of now she is clueless and she doesn't even know what's going on. But she needs to go on, as she can use it in order to find the answers to her questions. And at the same time, in order to help Vergil.

As she surveyed the whole area, she was in front of an arc. She realized that it was more like an entrance to a village. She reads the sign: "Welcome to Rosemary."

Startled by the sign, Kagura muttered. "I have a bad feeling about this..."

She began to enter past the arc and as she looked around, not only she saw floating rocks but she saw another building and it was a mansion. Without second thoughts, Kagura started to run and hopped into the floating rocks and platforms until she stepped into the floating ground where the said mansion stands. As she walked towards the door to open it, she sensed that something is coming out of the ground. And it was another group of demons which they locked their eyes on the prey.

Kagura suddenly used her magic, forming a magic circle surrounding her and the demon horde tilted to the sheer force of her Gravity Change magic. As she turned, she unleashed a quick strike that killed the entire demon horde with ease. And then she opened the door and entered in.

She entered into the interior, but it was large but this time, it was similar to a hallway in a mansion. In front of her is a wide stairway that brings up to the second floor into both sides, which located two rooms in each side and also two pathways. Kagura started to take the stairs until...

Flurries of swords are thrown, tried to directly attack her. Kagura jumped as she evades the swords. She stood up after she landed on the ground and as she looked up, the attacker is none other than the demonic Phantom Erza, who is floating in the air with her Heaven's Wheel armor.

The Phantom Erza looked down on Kagura with a sinister grin. "You are indeed strong, but your journey ends here."

"I'm just getting started, you know that." Kagura replied with a serious tone.

"I beg to differ." Phantom Erza braces on the attack as she dives in. Kagura managed to block her opponent's attack. Phantom Erza summoned her swords to attack her yet Kagura jumped away and swatted away the incoming swords save for one. It slipped on Kagura's arm, wounding it. But for Phantom Erza, it was worth it yet a bit disappointed since her sword didn't hit directly on Kagura's arm and the black-haired woman clenched her wound.

"Crap! She almost got me!" Kagura mentally blurted. "But this is just a scratch. I can still fight."

Kagura stood up, holding her sword as she dons an attacking stance. Phantom Erza made the first move as she starts throwing her swords on the charging Kagura yet the latter evade them. Then the Mermaid Heel mage jumped high, directly on the Phantom Erza attacks her while the demonic Phantom blocked Kagura's attack. Yet, Kagura pushed her into the wall, breaking it, and both of them crashed into the ground; they're now into the other room.

Kagura quickly recovered and distances herself from her enemy while maintaining her fighting stance. The Phantom Erza got up and Re-Equips back to her Heart Krauze armor; but still it was all hollowed.

"You're pretty good."Phantom Erza said as she still wields her two swords, locking her eyes on Kagura.

Kagura is not amused on the phantom's remark, more like a ploy to make the Mermaid Heel mage being overconfident. "Sorry, but toying me around doesn't work."

Phantom Erza cringed on Kagura's statement. She believes that taunting her would make piss her off, but she was wrong. Kagura remains her cool as she still locked her eyes on her opponent. With quick speed, Kagura dashed forward to attack the Phantom Erza. When she tries to raise her sword, she suddenly stopped...

... and she clenched her head once again.

"AAAHHH!" Kagura screamed as she had a headache. In her mind, she saw a series of visions that she wouldn't understand. Swinging her sheathed sword back and forth, trying to ward off the pain until she went on her knees, helpless.

Phantom Erza chuckled, being amused on the outcome as her opponent is now helpless. She walked a couple of steps and looked down and sneered at the helpless Kagura.

"Is that all you got? Pathetic." She gave an evil smirk as she raised her sword. "Weaklings like you have no place in this world. Now die!"

As the demonic Erza goes for the kill, suddenly, a flash of light surrounded Kagura and that made the Phantom Erza shield her eyes. As the blinding light fades, she opened her eyes: she's gone. Kagura is gone.

With this, her supposed triumph have turned into frustration, and mixed with anger.

"Damnit..." the demon phantom mumbled. And she started to scream...

"DAMNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!"

She slowly opened her eyes. And after a couple of blinks, Kagura woke up from her slumber. As she looked around, she found out she was in a vastly white chamber. She stood up, realizing that she was lying in a flat bed.

"Oh, you're awake!"

Kagura heard a voice and as she turned into her left, it was none other than a little girl. She saw 2 little girls running around but more like ghostly apparitions of her and Erza. But on the contrary, this little girl is real. As Kagura saw it, the little girl has some neat clothing, has short, black hair, and has brown eyes, oddly just like hers.

The little girl plastered a smile. "I'm glad that you're ok."

"Um, where am I?" Kagura asked.

"You're inside a house in this realm. But there are some... odd things around here.." The little girl answered.

"Odd? What do you mean?" Kagura tried to ask but as she looked around the whole room, it was all... white.

"She was right. That was... odd..." she wondered in thought. Then she turned to the little girl again.

"Alright, where am I anyway?" Kagura asked for the second time, but with suspicions. The little girl was scared a bit.

Kagura realized that she scared her. "Uh, s-sorry," she apologized.

"Well, that's fine. More importantly, you're safe."

Kagura heard a she tried to turn around, she saw someone who entered the white-filled room. And it was none other than a woman, who wears blue and silver clothing and has hair that is shining and beautiful as silver and with eyes that are also above that, she had wings.

"Is she... an angel?" Kagura was awestruck. "This is the first time I saw a creature like this."

"It is indeed a coincidence that I have finally met you in person, Kagura Mikazuchi of Earthland."

"W-who are you?" Kagura asked the angel.

The angel formed a smile on her lips. "My name is Lucia. And I am an angel."

Author's Note: So here is the end of Chapter 9. It's a cliffhanger but there will be a continuation of this arc so I need more time and patience. There are some problems I'm facing right now: my other laptop is busted because the OS and its drivers were deleted all of a sudden after the blue screen and most of my family use it so it needs to be repaired ASAP. Good thing is that we have a tab (finally!) but I don't have an idea on how I can write my stories since most of then are stored into my flash drive. As I post the next chapter, I will have some explanations about my 2 OCs.

Please read and review. See ya later, guys!