The Hunters Return

A/N: I wanted to apologize for the long wait for the next chapter. Sadly things haven't been working out well for me, but hey we all have those days or months. I wanted to thank Lord of Persia for checking in on me and making sure I'm okay. Well here is the next chapter of a Father's Love knows no Bounds.

Dante placed Ebony and Ivory in his sons hands, he was giving them a way to defend themselves. Sam was given ivory, while Vergil held Ebony close to him. The twins looked at their father trying to hide the fact they were scared to death. Dante looked over at his brother and nodded slightly, the two were thinking of something, and it would probably be dangerous. Verge sighed and pulled out Yamato and looked over at his brother and nephews. He owed Dante his life, and his nephews had given him a new lease on life. At first he didn't like them, but over time they worked their way into his cold heart.

"I'll keep going ahead" Verge said codly.

Dante got up, "Like Hell you will. We're in the middle of Mundus' stronghold. We can't afford to get seperated so lets just take a even pace".

"If I clear the rooms of demons the boys will be safe"

"I'm aware of that, but your safety counts too. I'm not going to lose you again Vergil"

The older son of Sparda froze at those words. Had Dante really accepted him back into his life so easily? Verge looked down when he felt his legs get heavier to only see his nephews looking at him pleadingly. They looked absolutely pathetic, how could he even say no to the two sets of eyes that were about to overflow. He shook his head and put Yamato down in defeated by two children. The twins smiled in triumph, they had won their uncle over with ease. Sam looked around the room holding up Ivory as if he was scanning for anything that moved. Vergil did the same but seemed more timid and unsure of what to do. The coast seemed clear until there was an ear shattering cry from the ceiling. All eyes went to the top of the ceiling when the boys looked away horrified, and Dante cursed his luck. Above them was the tormented soul of his late wife, a battle Dante had hoped to avoid. Verge looked to his little brother, and could only feel sorry for him.

"Dante go I have this" Verge sighed unsheathing Yamato once again.

Dante shook his head and sighed sadly, "No Verge...I have to do this alone...For her sake".

Sam and Vergil looked on helplessly as their father pulled out Alastor, a keepsake apparently of their mother. Regret and remorse filled Dante's eyes as he looked up at the tormented soul of is beloved, he didn't want to fight her. With a deep sigh he lunged at the creature that had manifested as a decaying corpse. All the while he tried to remind himself, that thing wasn't his wife; no she was dead, so very dead. The creature lashed out knocking the sword out of the devil hunters hands and grabbed him with crushing strength. In it's eyes were pure hatred, except for that one spark of humanity that remained, he had to reach out to it, to her. How was the question though, he had no way of doing so.

"Dante" the creature rasped, "Dante kill me"

Dante looked at the creature, "I...I can't..."

"Please you have to set me free"

"You don't think I know that!"

"If not for me...for them" the creature motioned to the two boys that were watching helplessly.

Dante looked down at his sons and could see the fear clear in their eyes. He knew he had to end this somehow, but the sword was gone, embedded in the rocks. Before he could gather what happened he was thrown to the ground and watched as the creature made it's way towards his children. Verge stood in between them, acting as their protector. Weakly the devil hunter reached for the sword that had seen so much bloodshed, so much sorrow. Alastor was the very sword his wife held dear, Alastor was the name of her father, her father had become the very sword that had killed her. It would be the very same thing to do it again, and he would see to that.

"Stay away!" Sam shouted firing Ivory at the corpse.

Vergil just stood there dumfounded, he didn't know what to do, "Sam...stop it's coming closer..."

The creature never made it to them, instead it shrieked in pain and blood gushed from the wound in it's chest. Dante stood behind it, tears running down his cheeks as he watched his wife die again. The corpse burst into flames but not before reveling what it had once been. A beautiful woman stood there wearing a wedding dress looked around the room a faint smile on her features. Dante chocked up, Verge stood there quietly, and the boys broke down sobbing. The woman held the two crying boys tightly and looked up at her husband.

"I'm so sorry all of you...It'll be ok" she cooed softly.

Before Dante could even speak the spirit of his wife burst into a bright light clearing the rooms of the demons that had occupied them. The boys looked in awe, and the older sons of Sparda stood there quietly. They knew what would be coming next, the fight against Mundus would begin. She had given them the chance they needed to recover. Dante walked over to his sons and held them close letting them cry into his chest. They were his reason on why he never gave up, they were his world. He knew just for that he would have to seal Mundus away once again to keep them safe. Now only one obstacle was n the way of peace, the demon emperor himself.

Well here's the end of another chapter folks. Sorry for taking so long things have been a little rough, but we all have times like those. I am glad that people want me to continue this story, hopefully I will not disapoint. Thank you again everyone 3 -Kimmi-rin-kira