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Infinite Cry, A Devil May Cry and Infinite Stratos Crossovers.

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Devil May Cry and Infinite Stratos both belong to their own respective owners: Capcom and Izuru Yumizuru.

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This work is a fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's creation. Any resemblance with the actual reality is just a coincidence.

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Chapter 8: Mission 2: Proving Grounds

Several hours before Dante was transferred into Ichika's class…

He was dreaming again. This time, he saw his behalf from the ground below. Their eyes were met, it was the kind of law-breaking look the other Dante had.

"Son Of Sparda, you are dead. Just like your whore mother."

To his surprise, his mouth was moving on its own. Moreover, what's with this enormous pain that coursing throughout his body? It felt like he was totally defeated in a combat. The other Dante paid an ignorance to the sarcasm.

"Heh, my mother? I don't know my mother…"

Like a sudden raging storm, the other Dante roared.

"…if you hadn't called me SON OF A BITCH IN THE FIRST PLACE!" He said, jamming his version of Rebellion toward Dante.

PAM!

Dante skipped a heartbeat. Everything went black for a blink of eye. The atmosphere wall of Limbo was slowly replaced by the normal reality. The pier was in a total chaos. Scream of fear and blare of sirens erupted everywhere. People were scattering in panic, the authorities trying to take over the uncontrollable situation while news-hungry reporters digging up the gold from it.

Nevertheless, the other Dante stood idly ignoring his surroundings. Instead, he gently touched a scarlet stone dangling on his neck. The other Dante softly whispered.

"My mother…I barely remember her."

The dream ended with Dante woke up in a white room. He could not reach the door as his hands were cuffed, legs were bounded to the floor. There's a CCTV camera up above the ceiling, also a large mirror on his left. Perfect. Dante thought to himself. Out from a tiger's mouth, and returning back to it's den. What a hell of days he had. Groaning in pain, Dante could still feel the taser on his neck even after he had surrendered himself. Putting that aside, he pondered upon both the girl he saved and the blondie yesterday. How's the girl doing right now? They somehow looked particular.

"Alright…Dante, so that's your name huh? Y'know what…I usually slept 10 hours a day, 8 when grading a work, 4 when doing any ops. With you around, barely. Better make this worth or else."

Chifuyu violently grabbing a chair and sat facing Dante when she was sharing the room. Fighting her fatigues when throwing some files on the table, her slender finger running at the closest to Dante.

"Are we still playing by your rule?" Dante asked sharply.

Chifuyu sighed. "I'm still thinking about that."

"Very well, let's begin so you can get your rest soon." Dante gave a kind smile.

Chifuyu took it inwardly, "Whatever. Considering both of condition, I'll just jump into the main question. About the I.S you piloted yesterday… No. Putting aside..."

To Dante's interest, Chifuyu turned off the CCTV camera manually as she seemingly wanted to keep this conversation secret.

"I know it's not my problem but is it okay for you to do it?" Dante asked.

"Doing what?" Chifuyu gave him a cat-thieving smile.

"Nevermind." Dante nodded with an understanding.

Chifuyu cooled her face down with the water flowing in a strong current from a basin inside a restroom. Drying the water remained on her face, staring deeply on her own reflection in front of a mirror. Though her face was refreshed after a wash-off, she still couldn't chase her fatigue away.

"Yare-yare daze." She mumbled.

Something's not right. She thought to herself. Her head ached just from thinking Dante.

"There's definitely something wrong with him." She said soundlessly.

Her eyes were rolling to her right hand. She shook her head deciding to roll up her black sleeve. A strong grip mark was left right on the spot. She was breathing slowly trying to put everything that had just happened.

GRAB!

"KUH?!"

Any personal I.S'd be stored inside a unique body accessory so that it could be carried and deployed anywhere and anytime all thanks to Tabane Shinonono, inventor of I.S who also Chifuyu's childhood friend's idea. In Dante's case'd be a pendant hung on his neck. Just as she took a closer look at his pendant, a brute force suddenly preventing her hand from proceeding any further. To her shock, Dante broke free of his bind.

"Do not touch this pendant or I'll kill you. Break my mind, body, and soul, do whatever you want, I won't hold any grudge against you but this pendant… if you dare to lay a finger on it, I'll kill you. Do you understand? I. Will. Kill. You!"

Afraid. She was terrified and left motionless. Once she was able to move her body back, she was still denying herself that she stormed out from the door with cold sweat.

She folded both of her arms. Shivering in fear, the feeling was lingering. How could she forget the sudden bloodlust look Dante gave at her, his inhumane strength he admitted. Moreover, eyes those were not in silver nor any color she had seen in her life.

They were in bloody red.

The cellphone on her pocket rang. Conquering the trembling sensation she had been under at, the phone screen displaying Yamada Maya's name. Picking up the call, she knew that Yamada was not going to ask for a drink-at least she hoped so until another storm was coming.

"Orimura-sensei! Its not good!" Yamada's voice was in panic.

"Alright, what is it?" She said, trying to hide her shaking voice.

"Its…Its about Dante-san! Gilver-san is taking him into an admission test."

Chifuyu was immediately in a cold sweat. Her stomach was churning around. For a split of second, she almost felt like throwing a fist on her own image. Taking a deep breath, Chifuyu calmed herself before continuing the serious conversation.

"Orimura-sensei? Are you there?"

"Yeah, I'm listening, Maya. Go on." She replied the moment she re-controlled herself.

"Gilver-san is taking Dante into and admission test, I think you should come over here immediately and take a look!"

"Calm down," Chifuyu insisted despite she was losing the sensation. "What's happening right now? And who is the examiner?"

"Its Madoka-chan!"

Chifuyu skipped a heartbeat. Gritting her teeth, she ran out from the restroom. That scumbag! Chifuyu cursed. How many times he had to act on his own?!

"CANCEL THE TEST! I REPEAT, CANCEL THE TEST!" Chifuyu shouted over her cellphone.

"That would be a negative, Orimura-sensei."

The voice over the cellphone was changed into deep cold. Chifuyu recognized the voice clearly.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS, GILVER?!" Chifuyu shouted while taking a sharp turn, almost trampled over a passer-by. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH HIM YET!"

"I'm afraid that we are running out of option and time, Orimura-sensei. Tell me…are you not interested in his strength?"

"WHAT I AM INTERESTED IS WHO THE HELL GAVE YOU A GODDAMN FULL COMMAND OVER ME! REMEMBER, I AM STILL IN CHARGE OF THIS PLACE!"

"Yes, I am aware of that however, in this critical situation, we must take all possible counter measures at all cost." Gilver answered calmly.

Slamming the door open, Chifuyu finally arrived at the COMM room. She was immediately greeted by Dante's back was being slammed to the huge screen that standing before her and everyone inside the room who was shocked in bizarre with what was being shown over there.

"About the time you showed up." Gilver greeted with a cunning smile, he gestured Chifuyu's seat. "Why don't you take a seat and enjoy the show?"

Dante felt an enormous pain coursing throughout all over his body. For just a second before, he was being thrown onto a wall with a massive amount of power matched like a giant demon he faced before. This time however, it was worse. His ears were buzzing, the world around him spun for approximately 10 seconds. Just as he was able to recover from the brute pain he suffered, 6 purple rays nailed him right at where he was. Trying to ignore the pain, Dante concentrated on a warning sign that repeatedly flashing on his screen.

"Warning! Heavy casualties sustained. Shield damage is maximum, Activating Emergency Shield system…WARNING! ERROR DETECTED! EMERGENCY SHIELD SYSTEM CAN NOT BE DEPLOYED! WARNING!"

Whatever that term is, did not put Dante in any good. He knew that the next blows would be mortal for his flesh. Putting that aside as he had already grew accustomed to the felling, Dante's mind racing as fast as it could. Chifuyu was looking down at him like a slave right now while being surrounded by 6 drones. Is this her revenge for what he did to her before? By working him up in an 'admission test'?

"Hey…Chifuyu…had enough already?" Dante coughed.

Chifuyu ignored. Instead, she boosted toward Dante, choking him up.

Dante skipped his breath. He could feel that there were multiple cracks inside his throat and almost totally crushed the moment when Chifuyu had her I.S on his neck. Struggling for breath, Dante was in agony every passing second.

"ATTENTION EXAMINER AND EXAMINEE, THE TEST IS ENDED RIGHT HERE! I REPEAT! THE TEST IS ENDED RIGHT HERE! I REPEAT! THE…"

The speaker was permanently shut by one of Chifuyu's drones. What? Dante gasped. The voice on the speaker just now was Chifuyu. Then…who is this girl? Come to think of it. She did resemblance Chifuyu both in term of look. But her personality and this bloodlust…she was indeed not Chifuyu.

"Who…Are you?" Dante gasped.

The Chifuyu-like girl ignored again, she tossed him onto a wall opposite her. There was a huge dent created from the impact. This time, Dante knew he broke 4 or 6 bones on his back while detecting a crack in his skull. The world spun again. Coughing up blood, the pain was unbearable that almost made him black out. Maintaining his breathing, Dante tried to kept his consciousness intact while in agony.

"Ore wa Madoka Orimura. Get that in your mind, gaijin!"

Madoka Orimura? Could she be Chifuyu's siblings? Just like the so-called Ichika Orimura?

"You might been wandering, why did Chifuyu beat you up in the first place and you left just with a few bruise or not at all, did you? Well too bad…"

One of Madoka's drones discharged a plasma arrow that punctured through Dante. For a split of second, Dante immediately felt that every single cell of his body was set ablaze. He could do nothing and unleashed a painful shriek as the pain spread through the wound.

"I am not Chifuyu Orimura, asshole!"

Dante regretted himself that he did not put any resistance and winded up near the border between life and death. Blood was oozing out from where he got shot at, then gurgling up on his throat forcing him to re-taste the sickening stench of his body fluid. Until he vomited a decent amount of it, Madoka put her evil smirk at him apparently enjoying the view of him writhing in hellish agony.

"By the way, my mission is to take that I.S of yours. So…" She made her way toward Dante, snatching his pendant causing another painful graze on his neck. "I take this. "

She concluded with a spat on Dante's face. He could take her insult, the pain, but the pendant? He was not letting this slip. Gathering all the strength left, he bent his body forward, trying to reach the remnant of his mother, only to let his head slammed back on the wall, Dante was finally blacked out.

Dying.

He could feel the death once again was just a breath away.

"Son Of Sparda…Got yourself whupped up again?"

From the corner of his left eye, Dante pictured The Nephilim stood idly with his wicked mask grimaced on him as though he had been enjoying watching him got bloody pummelled up. Time stopped. Finally, Dante exhaled enjoying the tranquil moment to the fullest while managing his breath. Tapping his katana, The Nephilim strolled toward them in his 'fancy' walking. Gracefully opening Madoka's mechanical IS' fingers one by one off like a cat's paw, The Nephilim inspected the pendant elegantly as if he was appraising a jewellery.

"So beautiful…I can sense holiness within this…pendant of yours. Do you know what makes it so holy?" The Nephilim looked at the beaten who emitted a murderous glare. "Its love. The previous owner loved you so much that she poured a huge amount of holiness inside this object. Too bad that your brother abused the essence of this treasure, Son Of Sparda. Anyway, you should not lose this by any means."

The Nephilim opened Dante's palm. He slowly placed Dante's precious possession inside it.

"Now, now…I guess its time for a sweet payback then, no?" The Nephilim asked, more like a command for Dante while slowly closing Dante's fingers.

"Why…are you helping...me?" Dante croaked "What is…your intention?"

Once again, The Nephilim putting his face close to Dante. Another inch, he'd be kissed him already.

"The road you take, Son Of Sparda…Or should I say, Dante? Is amusing indeed yet full of uncertainty. It is indeed a pity if you died in this place. Now…" The Nephilim's voice changed into wicked. It is the same voice that guided him in the highway back then. "Make. Her. SUFFER!"

Electricity began ripping from where Dante's pendant was placed. The time resumed when Dante fiercely roared like a lion, his body was engulfed in red electricity. Learning that the pendant was not in her possession not to mention Dante's sudden jolt, Madoka decided to back off in daze. She swore that just for 3 minutes ago, she had his I.S in her hand and Dante was in between the lifeline.

"DMC is deployed. Replacing currently broken I.S…. Deployment success. DMC is now equipped. Checking pilot's status…Warning! Heavy casualties sustained…. Artery bleeding is detected! Major blunt traumas is detected! Pilot's body damage is 83%. Executing emergency first aid action."

Every passing second, Dante could regain control of his body back. The sensation was just like when he entered Devil Trigger, his state of devil form in which his wounds were closing by themselves in a certain of period but consumed his fatigues. The difference this is, he did not exhausted. Alas, was refreshed!

"Assessing situation control…Royal Guard is now activated."

Once he regained full control, Dante going for a straight punch on Madoka. Even though his physical speed was boosted from DMC, Madoka still be able to pull sideway and counterattacking Dante with a sharp kick. Having both defence in equal state, Dante welcomed the blow by slipping his other hand in the path, minimalizing both the damage and impact he took. Still inside his close combat range, Dante throw another punch at his opponent in mediocore strength. Only to get his punch was bounced off by one of Madoka's drones in the path, Dante was being showered from every possible angles in where he was standing from the remaining of Madoka's drones.

Pain and anger were what built up inside him every time he took the damage. He quickly found a momentum to slip away from the rain of lasers. Wishing himself that he had any firearms, DMC materialized Ebony and Evory right on his hands as if answering his prayers. Feeling that both guns were cocked and loaded just from touching them, Dante playing his evasion acts dodging the projectiles coming at him. Taking an aim, Ebony jumped backward as she unloaded a .45 calibre bullet straight toward one of Madoka's drones.

Despite landed a hit, the bullet bounced off when making a contact on the surface of the A.I. No effect, huh? Dante thought to himself. Swiftly finding a spot to make his stand, Dante aimed at Madoka.

Evory finally making its loud entrance combined with Ebony. The twin pistols wildly nailing Madoka at the spot. Detecting their user was in danger, all of Madoka's drones immediately forming a shield-like position and emitting an invincible force that deflecting Dante's bullets away.

"Useless! Useless! A dumb gaijin like you don't know how to quit, does it?" Madoka mocked.

Dumb, huh? The term maybe suit him well. Straightening Evory and pulling Ebony backward without letting the firing momentum goes off, Dante jumped at Madoka from his spot. When Dante entered his close combat range, he smashed the shielding drones with Ebony just like throwing a punch.

An impact occurred as a result from his brutal collision. Dante could feel like his arm was breaking apart just by hitting the barrier. Was his daring stunt was useless? The answer came within a second later.

"I TOLD YOU ALREADY! ITS USELES…Ore?"

CRACK!

CRAAAAAASSSSSHHHH!

"Na…NAAAAANIII?!"

There was a crack between Madoka's drone barrier. Following a split of second, the barrier was completely shattered like broken glass. Madoka who was surprised from the sudden turn of event was rendered defenceless. Not letting this chance slip, Dante immediately using the momentum flipping in the mid-air defying the law of gravity. With a fierce cry, he landed a devastating axe kick directly at Madoka's head. Taking the blow completely, Madoka was blasted to the ground below. A huge crack was instantly formed at the momentum of her impact as if there was a meteor crashing into the building.

Dante landed smoothly on the ground. Huffing and puffing in exhaustion after putting out a devastative blow like that should took care of her already. For him, the hardest part when battling with humans is keeping the force as non-lethal as much as possible.

"K…oroshite…koro…shite….Koroshite….YAROOOOOOO!"

Madoka slowly rose from the ground with an enormous killing attention emitted toward Dante. Chifuyu's pretty image was shattered with bruise also blood that slowly making its way from her head and nose. 2 of her drones attached unto her hand materializing into a 2 edged blade-like weapon. Others were began gaining altitude above her when she completely regained her ground.

Shit! Dante cursed as he steadied himself. Without being predicted by DMC's A.I, Dante knew in the following second, there was no more room available to evade anymore as all attacks would come in every possible angles.

Bracing for a relentless assault, Dante put his guard on.

Madoka roared as she was going for her charge. Silent Zephyrus, Madoka's I.S boosted her in tremendous speed increasing the impact force she put in her impale attack. Getting no chance to slip in between the rain of shots to interrupt Madoka's timing with his firearms, Dante gritted his teeth enduring the brutal collision as he was being pushed backward. His rage built up resisting the shots which keep coming from Madoka's drones. Hoping that his assailant soon ran out of strength, Dante did not know how long he was able to keep up. From the impale attack, Madoka swiftly cut Dante with her other hand, slightly pulling her dominant hand that she landed her first hit, Madoka landed a sharp uppercut as if gutting Dante while standing. That attack came together with a ray that sniped Dante's leg. The shot causing Dante losing his balance. As a result, his guard was lowered and took Madoka's blade uppercut that sent him to jump backward. Good thing that her attack did not cause any serious injuries as the portion of the strike was halted from his I.S' shield.

Managing his breath while quickly recovering in the air, a triangular-shaped shot pierced Dante through also knocking both of his pistols away. Damn it! Dante cursed. Taking no damage from the shots however, rendering defenceless learning that his shield was in a no shape anymore.

"SHINDEEEEEEEEEE!"

Madoka shouted when delivering a finishing blow at Dante by charging at him once again. The thought of dying stopped by sudden. All of his pain from being worked up by Madoka finally drove His rage reached to its climax. Dante had enough with her.

Letting Madoka delivering her finishing blow, Dante swiftly yet dangerously moved sideway letting the lethal force slipped by an inch. Sluggishly moving into Madoka, he had his right arm folded. Exhaling slowly, Dante shoved Madoka. However, he stopped when his hand making a contact on her body.

"Shut up."Dante said coldly.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMM!

A flash suddenly shot into Madoka's body from Dante's palm coming together with a devastating impact that hammered her backward really onto a wall in light-speed. During the motion, her exoskeleton armor was slowly shattered from toe to head. Following by, her one-piece suit she wore was torn apart from the twist of the force Dante delivered.

In the end, all of her strength left her already when she hit the wall. Royal Release. Dante remembered the name of the technique he invented before in which he strategically engaging in a combat absorbing damage from the demons while building his rage that he would return all the pain in twice or even more devastative force within a single shove. He held back a little bit just now, meaning the force was less than lethal for a little bit but enough to knock her out without endangering her life force.

Indulging his eyes with a naked body in front of him, Dante smiled in satisfaction. Not bad. He thought to himself running his eyes on Madoka's petite body. The pain and the bloody exhaustion were worth for the sweet rewarding view he received just now.

More importantly, he had his pendant back.

Kissing the pendant gratefully, Dante whispered.

"Mother…Thank you very much."

-My Mother….I barely remember her.-

The voice echoed throughout his head once again. He thought to himself that, maybe… he was blessed to be able still remember his mother comparing to his other self in his dream.

"Ano…Dante san? Are you…paying attention?"

Yamada's awkward voice awakened him from his slumber. Dante slowly opened his weak eyes. The fight with Madoka felt like an eternity remembering the pain he suffered. Letting it go, Dante putting a smile behind his mouth restraint, only to scare Yamada without any slight intention.

"Iie. Gommenazai. I was…just too tired from the…"He paused a moment considering what he should say next. "Entrance exam just now. Sorry. Won't happen again."

At least finally, he could enjoy the moment of peace…

For now.

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