A day earlier
Allied Invasion Fleet
One hour after the attack on Paris
Nero excused himself from the others as they debrief the situation earlier in France. He stood bridge's balconies and overlooking the vast Atlantic Ocean. He spaced out for a moment, relieving the good memories of him and Kyrie. Her smile, her laugh, her loving care and of course that personally that made him more human than he know himself.
Personally Nero didn't even consider himself normal anymore not because of the devil bringer arm but because he tends to go beyond human limits both physically and emotionally. Sometimes he lost himself on the sheer amount of power he has only for Kyrie to hold him close to her and calm him down back to normal.
She was the girl who could tame a beast as him. without her, Nero could only wonder what will happen next. If the order succeed and she permantly gone, will he be still the same? Or worst? He could only imagine, losing himself and destroy everyone and anything around him like a demon should. He knew he was a ticking time bomb, that's why he's cautious.
Then again, Vergil was here to defuse that bomb.
The son of Sparda has been busy lately to help him calm himself in Kyrie's absence. He will not replace her on that department but its much better if his own kin and blood were helping him out of this situation that is seemingly hopeless. He dropped the bomb recently and asked this heavy question.
"What will you do if she's completely gone, now our enemy? Would you still fight her or let her destroy what we desire to protect?"
He didn't answer at that and never tend to think about it. his goal was to save her not destroy her like some another enemy. He loved her and he absolutely know that she loves him.
His thoughts were cut short when Jack appeared beside him along with Vergil.
"Spacing out?"
"Uh, no. Just looking at the view" he said to the general.
"Vergil told me a scenario which you can't decide."
"..." he sighed "I still can't"
After a long pause Jack said "Do you know what were the greatest enemies we face?"
Nero looked at his devil bringer arm. "Ourselves" Vergil nodded in agreement.
The general shook his head. "Not just that"
"Then what is?" Vergil asked quizzically.
Jack leaned sideways on the railing of the balcony to look at them. "There are two greatest enemies we have to face. One is yourself. Two is your heart."
CLANK!
CLANK!
The metallic footsteps walked slowly, echoing the vast spacious room. Nero stood there petrified and shocked as this figure walks up to him, its eyes were boring down on his pained ones. Tears were already falling in his eyes without him noticing.
He stares at the once beloved that tame him many time in his whole lifetime. The girl that he went hell and back to get and the only thing he cherish in the world.
Kyrie.
She was no longer human anymore. She became something else. Something Nero would swear to destroy ever since this whole war began. She became one of them. another metallic knight that serves and fight a false belief and false order. She became just like her brother before her.
Kyrie's angelic form is almost similar to Credo's angelic form but with a noticeable differences. Unlike the latter, Kyrie has two complete arms and a pair of white beautiful wings on her back. The head pattern is also similar to Credo but with a smaller 'horn' on both sides of her head and being covered with some sort of armour making her looking like wearing a helmet. A gold circular head piece is glowing brightly at the top of her head. Her face is covered with metallic face mask and only her blue eyes were visible.
Those deadly blue eyes that sent Nero into towering despair.
Her chest was covered with an elegant metallic breastplate that extends until her upper abdomen. The armor was polished and shone on the chandelier light of the room. Her mid section is exposed and has a color brown, and slightly muscled skin. It was pretty muck like Credo's purple mid section but less toned. Her waist until the ankle was all armoured similar to her breastplates. She doesn't have claw like feet but more human one thanks to the armoured boots she wore.
Her shoulders has shoulder plates and her both arms are covered in same armour as the rest of her body. Her fingers were a little longer now and the tip of each was exposed from the 'glove'.
Her shield is attached on her left arm but unlike her brother which his left arm was the shield itself, Kyrie's shield is somewhat 'separate' like an ordinary shield. But Nero and Vergil could tell that properties of her shield are near indestructible level. She sport two weapons one was a lance that was resting on her back, lying between the two wings. The weapon was extendable when used in combat and can be revved up to increase power. The other weapon she has was a sword similar to Nero but with gold plating, resembling weapons similar to the Alto Angelos. Like all Order weapons, the sword can also be revved up to increase power.
Her weapons might look separate but it very clearly that these were very much part of her body.
"Kyrie it's me Nero! Stop!" He said as he blocked a powerful overhead slam from her sword. He lept to the side and send the Red Queen defensively as he block and sideward slash from her.
"..."
She rev up her weapon and the blade began to glow red and with the aid of her wings, she send a powerful shockwave of pure energy and heat towards Nero. he quickly blocked it with his devil bringer arm but send him flying backwards and almost lost his footing. The Angel quickly dashed using her momentum and the power of her sword to send the Red Queen sideways, opening Nero for a shield smash.
WHAM!
The metallic shield made a home hit directly on his face. it was then followed by another hit on the torso then an uppercut on the jaw. Nero was flying backwards and hitting wall a few feet from her. He quickly stood up only block another dash attack from her.
Sparks flew as the Red Queen clashes on with her weapon. She revs it again before slashing another wave. Nero revs the Red Queen and sends his own wave to intercept hers. The shockwaves made impact in mid flight causing a powerful explosion of air.
He covered his eyes for a moment from the intense gust of air but when he opens them up a metallic fist made contact with his face several times. then she moves to send some into the rest of his body. His body jerked violently as blow after blow of her fist made contact in any targets. Nero was literally turned into a punching bag.
The combo didn't stop until the Angel slammed her shield again. Nero was send flying but this time he caught his footing and just in time to intercept another powerful dash attack.
CLANK!
Her sword clashed with the Red Queen for the 12th time. Nero was being pushed back from his position. Her attacks were slightly slower than Nero's but that doesn't mean it will not leave a mark. The young devil hunter gasped in pain as the blade manage to scrape of his right sleeve, her sword made a slightly deep wound on his arm.
"Stop...please..." he begged weakly as he kept guarding and blocking her oncoming attacks with every bit will he left. To begin with his will to fight is already gone the moment she stepped out of that vat. From then on, he began to beg and guard at the same time in a futile attempt to make sense on the knight before him; the knight that was once his cherished lover.
CLANK!
The Red Queen was thrown off balance by the downward force of her weapon leaving a opening on Nero's defence. Kyrie quickly grabbed him with her left arm and tossed him across the room bouncing on the floor then hitting the opposite wall. Cracks were formed and debris fell from the ceiling.
"NERO!" Vergil shouted over the barrier. He tried cutting the barrier again but it was no use. Even in devil trigger won't help it.
"Vergil!" Lady said as they catches up with the pained Vergil standing by the doorway. Dante looked over his brother and his eyes went wide at the site. An Angel was beating the crap out of Nero who has no longer willing to fight anymore. Trish simply put her hand to cover her mouth in shock.
The trio tried to break the barrier guns, swords, lightning even the Kalina Ann's explosive rockets but alas they can't and force to watch the entire show putted up by the madman across the room. Agnus was laughing and smiling in glee as the new 'Saint' vanquishes her first demon. If she kills Nero here and now, then she will bring a big chance to turn the tables against the Allies.
Kyrie sheathed back her weapon and drew up the lance that was on her back. The weapon extends as she drew it over head; her hand began to rev up the weapon and tip and the upper part of the weapon began glowing bright blue. Her body began positioning into a finisher move, her wings spread a little and her lance was ready and poise.
This is it.
Nero will die.
"KID GET UP!" Dante screamed over the barrier.
Nero simply stood up with defeated expression. To everyone's surprise...
Clank!
The Red Queen clattered to the ground beside him. Time was slowed into a freeze and everything was silent. His boots were making echoes on the spacious room. He let his battered body walks to the Angel who was the person he loves the most.
The will to fight is gone.
He was defeated.
He lost Kyrie.
"Kyrie... please..." he whispered as tears began to fall from his face. His blood from his wounds and his tears made a saddening trail. "Come back..." he looked at the blazing blue eyes directly.
"WITNESS THE POWER OF THE SAINT OF SALVATION!" Agnus screamed in triumph with spread arms before laughing in an evil manner. "Victory shall be in sight and Humanity will be saved!"
The Angel simply stood for a moment then in the blink of an eye, its wings began to propel herself in a powerful dash!
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"NOOOOO!" Vergil and Dante shouted at the same time, Trish and Lady were shock and tears were falling down on their eyes. The Madman was shouting happily and almost jumping from his spot and the two who was literally standing in the middle of the room froze.
Everything froze at that moment.
Blood began to fall in Nero's boots. He felt intense pain then suddenly numb as the cold steel went through him. he looked down to see the lance impaled straight through is chest. He began to choke blood and he let it flow out of his mouth. He looked weakly at the blazing blue eyes of the Angel.
"Kyrie..." he tried to move only to feel the intense pain again. Finding resolve, he move himself closer and at the same time make himself impale the lance deeper. He didn't mind now, he knew he was going to die and at least he want to touch her face before he goes.
The Angel didn't move nor flinch as Nero finally reached her face. His human hand and the devil bringer arm caressing both sides of where her cheek should have been and her human thumb gliding the faceplate across where her mouth should be. He smiled at her, his eyes boring into hers as if he was looking through her soul. His smile went slightly bigger when he saw her, human form reaching out a hand to him.
"Kyrie..." he gasped as light began fade in his vision. "I... Love... You..." the last word was also his last breath.
THUMP!
THUMP!
THUMP!
The heartbeat goes until...
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Silence.