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"Lend me your ears"
Agnus was underneath the Order Cathedral, walking slowly towards the main Hell Gate, Yamato in his hands. He reached the Gate and raised the blade of Yamato over the lock, which had a line of Nero's blood running down the blade
"And let the true utopia be BORN!"
He drove Yamato into the lock, as the Gate and the area surrounding turned red. Agnus rose up, a large smile on his face
"It's working. It's finally working!"
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A Hell Gate was nearby the Cathedral and as soon as Yamato was driven into the lock, the Gate opened, spilling out thousands of Mephisto and Faust demons. They floated through the air, as citizens ran screaming, while Scarecrows and Mega Scarecrows began appearing, carving up the people. Standing atop the Saviour, Jester smiled as the Saviour began powering up Its energy, before unleashing a beam of energy, annihilating the demons and humans, their energy revitalizing the Saviour
"This is just too awesome," Jester said with a grin
Tristan landed next to him and resumed his human form
"Dante taken care off?"
"No, he's not"
"What?"
"I defeated him, but my twin arrived and I had to fight her. However, once I defeated her, Dante came around and showed me his real power, telling me to leave"
"Oh well. You may have been foolish in leaving him alive, but he will fall before the power of this device"
White Knights flew overhead, joining in the massacre, their kills restoring power to the Saviour, as the energy from the Hell Gates brought it up to full power. It began charging up Its energy again and unleashed another beam, destroying a section of the city, as Jester cackled in delight
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Dante and Jenny rushed into the hospital waiting room, where they found Lady and Lili sitting around. Everyone else had gone home, as the red-clad half-demons headed over to their relatives
"What's the prognosis?" Dante asked
"Broken back and comatose," Lady answered, "Doctors are unsure how long he'll be in the coma. Kyrie's tried healing him, but Jester's magic is preventing that"
"Well one way to heal Vergil would be to kill Jester," Dante said, "Can I see him?"
"Go for it"
Dante lightly squeezed her shoulder and headed off, as Jenny remained with her aunt. Dante walked into the room and froze when he saw the condition his twin was in. He grabbed a chair and sat next to Vergil, surveying the various drips and monitors
"God, I wish this had never happened," Dante whispered to his twin, "None of this should have happened. If only we could have stopped Jester all those years ago"
He laughed slightly
"Tristan would never be evil, you would never be in a coma and we wouldn't have this problem. But I guess that's how fate is. Funny, isn't it?"
He got up, but placed a hand on Vergil's shoulder
"I lost you once before. I'm not losing you again. Get better, bro"
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Trish got up from the lounge when Dante and Jenny entered the shop. She rushed over and wrapped them up into a hug, refusing to let the tears fall as she let them go
"I heard about Vergil. I'm sorry"
"He's not dead yet, but damn, he looks it," Dante said, "Jenny, go clean up, kay?"
"On it"
She disappeared upstairs, as Dante sat down on his desk and sighed
"What is it?" Trish asked
"Just…everything really. Like I told Vergil, none of this should have happened," Dante said, "Maybe if I had been faster or stronger to protect Tristan, none of this would have happened"
"You think this is all your fault because you couldn't protect Tristan?"
"I didn't say that. Okay, so I might of implied it. But the truth is there. I couldn't save him. Even earlier when I fought, I held back. I couldn't save him from himself"
"Nobody's blaming you, Dante," Trish said, giving him a small kiss on his forehead, "No one is blaming you at all for what's happened. Maybe there is a chance we can persuade Tristan from doing what he's doing"
"I don't think so. Jester has a lot of influence over him"
"But we're his parents. We'll have a better chance of changing his mind"
"I hope so"
"Don't worry, we can save Tristan. We just need to reach him"
"Yeah, I suppose"
"You need to take your mind off things"
"How?"
"Okay, this may sound bad, but the Saviour has awakened. And I think its using Nero and Celeste as the cores"
"What?" Dante demanded, getting up
"I haven't heard from them since they left," Trish said, "And Jester would have used Yamato to open the main Hell Gate. And I have seen the Saviour in the distance, getting closer. It's alive now"
"Ah great"
"But there are a lot of demons between us and the Saviour. And Tristan. If you're game"
Dante chuckled
"I'm game"
He turned to his desk and picked up the bloodied Force Edge. When Vergil had been admitted to the hospital, Michael had brought the Force Edge back to the office, while Dante had taken Vergil's amulet with permission from Lady. He reached inside his coat and took out his own half the Perfect Amulet
"Haven't used this weapon in like twenty years," Dante said, "Should be interesting"
He placed his and Vergil's half together, creating the Perfect Amulet. The Force Edge began to vibrate, as Dante placed the two items together. The Force Edge and Amulet were covered in a bright light. When the light faded, Dante was left with holding Sparda in his hands. Trish stepped away, as Dante practiced a few moves with the powerful sword, before sheathing, as Jenny came back downstairs
"Ready to go?" Dante asked
Jenny's jaw dropped when she saw the Sparda sword. Dante smiled
"Yep, it's the legendary sword alright," he said, "And I'm gonna use it to kick some ass. Actually, a lot of ass"
"Wow. Cool. I wanna see it in action"
"Oh, you will. Come on, Trish, let's get the cavalry. We've got a big statue to kill"
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Lady had sent her daughter home. Lili protested, but Lady forced her to go home. When she did, Lady headed into Vergil's room, taking a seat next to her husband and taking his hand in hers. She rested her head against the back of his hand, as she let the tears slowly fall
"Please, Vergil, get better. Hell, even wake up. We need you here. I need you here. Lili needs you here"
She kissed his hand, before getting up and kissing his cheek. She began walking away, looking once last time over her shoulder, before leaving the room and preparing to head home. Just as she left the room, Vergil's eyes shot open
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