here it is, the fight between Dante and Vergil. Thanks go out to Archsage213 for the review and beta read. here it is.
Dante stared at Vergil across the square. The two half-devils locked eyes, neither moving a muscle.
"What's wrong, Dante?" Vergil asked in a cold icy tone, a smirk spreading across his face. "We haven't seen each other in so long. I thought you would miss me."
Dante eyed Vergil from across the open area. "Well don't get on my case," he said with a smile starting to form. He gestured with Ivory towards himself. "You never called, you never wrote, and I've been really busy myself."
Vergil chuckled. "You always were the joker, Dante," He said, shaking his head. "But you should know that this is hardly a family reunion." At this the sky echoed with a clap of thunder. Lighting flashed across the sky every second as they stared at each other.
Dante looked at Vergil through his sliver bangs. "Well, why not? Our last reunion went so well. Thought it was my turn to throw one," He said smiling, but his smile faded as he stared down his brother. "But I'm sure you didn't come all this way just to see your little bro. Not after going through the trouble of getting Yamato back from Nero."
Vergil stared back at Dante, his glare colder than the coldest ice. "Clearly you have gotten smarter in the time I've been gone," There was another clap of thunder as they stood in silence. "You know why I'm here, so make it easy on the both of us." He held out his empty hand. "Give me Sparda."
Dante chuckled. "Always wanted pop's things. C'mon man, let it go," Dante said shaking his head. Lighting flashed overhead as drops of rain began to fall around the brothers. Neither spoke as the rain started to fall harder. Dante didn't let himself blink as he stared Vergil down through the rain. "I guess this won't end with you walking away, will it?"
"I guess not." Vergil said calmly, a stroke of thunder punctuation his words. "Feels like déjà vu, eh Dante?" He said glaring.
"Yeah, like another heartwarming family reunion!" He said with a grin, raising Ivory at Vergil. The lighting flashed across the square illuminating the brothers. Neither let so much as a muscle flinch, standing still as still as statues.
A bolt of lightning flashed and the two remained unmoving. After a few of the longest possible seconds, the thunder followed. As the roar of the thunder erupted, Vergil's hand shot towards Yamato's hilt. Dante squeezed the trigger and sent a bullet at him. Vergil dashed forward, cutting the bullet in half and teleporting behind Dante.
Dante put Ivory away and drew Rebellion, blocking Vergil's slash, and spun away. He saw Vergil leap back as well, before vanishing in a blur. Dante was ready this time as Vergil appeared overhead and brought Yamato down on his head. Dante brought Rebellion up and blocked the sword before pushing Vergil back and launching into an attack himself. He slashed upward hoping to catch him but Vergil jumped further out of his reach landing on the ground several feet away.
Dante dashed forward stabbing his sword in a stinger move. Vergil batted the sword aside and brought his sword to cut Dante's abdomen. Dante rolled to the side with his sword, Yamato grazing his hair, recovered and struck at Vergil's back. Vergil brought Yamato over his shoulder to block the attack. He pushed the sword back and turned to face Dante before attempting another slash at Dante's neck. Dante blocked the sword and spun it aside before swinging Rebellion with both hands like a baseball bat.
Vergil brought Yamato up in time to block the strike but the force of the blow knocked him over and sent him hurdling along the ground. Vergil stabbed Yamato into the ground to steady himself.
Dante held Rebellion to a back grip and red energy charged along the blade. He swung the blade and sent a crescent blast of energy at Vergil. Vergil retrieved Yamato from the ground and swung the blade, sending a smaller, blue crescent to meet Dante's. The two blasts collided in the middle of the square and exploded, sending the rain out and cracking the ground beneath it.
Vergil didn't waste any time in jumping to his feet; He sheathed Yamato and dropped into a low stance, charging energy into the sheath. Dante recognized the coming attack and started sprinting to the side. Vergil drew and sheathed Yamato in the blink of an eye, sending a blue orb after Dante. The orb caught part of the brick wall, scarring it with dozens of deep slash marks. Vergil drew his sword three more times, but now he used a more advanced form of the attack, sending two orbs in front Dante and a third over his head.
Dante wouldn't have been able to evade the attack if it weren't for his new trick. Dante suddenly disappeared in a blur as the orbs carved up the ground he had been standing on. He reappeared behind Vergil, with Rebellion drawn and held above his head. Dante swung his sword down on Vergil's exposed neck. The blade made full contact before Vergil could move.
However, Rebellion phased right through Vergil, causing his form to blur and waiver like water. 'An afterimage?' Dante thought, right as Vergil appeared behind him.
"Still too slow, Dante." Vergil hissed as Yamato struck out. Dante didn't have a chance to evade as the sword cut his abdomen, right above his kidneys. The cut wasn't very deep but it still hurt like hell. Dante didn't back down as the pain hit him. Intent on returning the favor, he swung Rebellion up at Vergil's chest.
Vergil's eyes widened as Dante swung around, not even trying to escape. Rebellion swung around and Vergil brought his arm up to block the sword, a low glow surrounding his forearm. There was a ringing sound, as if steel had struck steel when the sword connected, but the blade cut into his arm drawing blood onto the blue fabric. Vergil vanished in a blur and appeared several feet back. He swung his hand up and several glowing blue swords appeared above him. With a flick of his wrist he launched the swords at Dante.
Dante cut three of the blades down and brought his arm up to block another, the blade shattering on contact. Three more came down on him, but Dante dashed forward, the blades missing him by inches and striking the spot where he had been previously standing. He lunged at Vergil, who responded by charging right at Dante with Yamato drawn from its sheath. The two gave a roar as their swords collided, sending a shock wave strong enough to blast all the water away from them. The two of them locked their swords, each pressing for dominance. Demonic energy poured from their weapons, sending bolts of electricity flying while the blades glowed with power. The rain began to evaporate as it fell on them, with the energy growing every second as the brothers continued to press their blades together.
Finally the two of them pulled back simultaneously. The rain began to fall on them again and the energy exploded out, shaking the buildings around them and cracking the concrete. Dante was the first to resume the duel, lunging directly at Vergil. Vergil parried the blade and aimed a sword slash of his own at Dante's exposed neck. The two began moving faster and faster, striking each other so quickly that their moves would have been too fast for the human to view as anything more than a red and blue blur surrounded by silver slashes that cut through raindrops and even the air itself.
Vergil launched the next attack, swinging his sword upwards and catching Rebellion, throwing it up and out of Dante's hands. Vergil spun Yamato back and drove the blade forward, trying to stab Dante in the gut. Dante however pulled out yet another trick from his coat: Agni and Rudra. Swinging the two blades up, he caught Yamato and twisted blades, Agni grazed Vergil's arm, burning him, and the two swords tossed Yamato up in the air and away from them.
Dante didn't wait for Vergil to try and draw his sword back. He swung Rudra at him from the side as Agni was right behind his brother. Vergil moved in close, grabbing Dante's hand and twisting the blade from his grip. He spun around and brought Rudra around to block the red sword.
"Brother, it seems we are fighting each other now," Rudra said.
"Yes brother. Why are we fighting each other brother? I don't understand," confirmed Agni.
"I'm not sure either. Our master seems to have lost me on this one. He seems to be fighting quite fiercely with his opponent," Rudra said.
"Brother, should we fight each other if the master wills it?"
"I don't know brother. I don't think the one who has me will give us a choice. I wonder what his name is?"
"Should we ask him his name? It seems rude not to . . . "
"SHUT UP!" "SILENCE!" Dante and Vergil respectively screamed at the swords, before striking them together. Dante swung Agni sending a pinwheel of fire at Vergil, who swung Rudra and produced a blast of wind which dispersed the fire blast. Vergil then proceeded to swing the blade sideways and send a wave of razor sharp wind at Dante.
Dante brought Agni up in time to block the attack and replied by stabbing the ground, sending a crawling blast of fire in the ground. Vergil leapt above the fire and disappeared in a blur, reappearing in front of Dante and slashing at him Rudra. Dante blocked the attack and spun his sword in a circle to the side. Dante shifted his weight just enough to bring his sword up and down on Vergil's arm. The cut was shallow, but was enough to make Vergil's grip slip and send Rudra flying out of his hand.
Dante pushed on with the attack, slashing at Vergil two more times, but Vergil slipped and dodged out of the way of each slash. As the second slash went over his head, Vergil held up his palm, a red fire ball forming and swirling before he thrust it forward catching Dante full in the chest.
The explosion erupted between the two, burning Dante's coat and sending him careening back, his grip on Agni slipping. Dante rolled out of the fall and drew Ebony and Ivory from their holsters, not wasting a moment before he stared barraging Vergil with bullets.
Vergil vanished in blur after blur evading the hailstorm of bullets. He dodged the bullets and raised his hand, blue energy sparking at his finger tips before a bolt of lightning blasted from his hand at Dante. Dante dived to the side as the bolt hit the ground, making the concrete explode. Vergil launched another bolt at Dante, shattering the ground as Dante rolled aside. As he rolled Dante recovered and fired another volley at his brother.
Vergil didn't dodge this time. Instead, he raised his hand the bullets struck an invisible wall before they reached him. Dante froze for a moment staring at his brother. "Come on Dante, you didn't think I was gone all this time and didn't learn some new tricks." He said with the ghost of a grin on his face. Vergil raised his hand as another fireball formed in his palm. A moment later the fireball blasted at Dante like a bullet from hell.
Dante didn't have time to evade and crossed his arms to shield himself. The fireball struck him in full force knocking Dante on his back, but he managed to roll up to his feet. As Dante looked up, he saw hundreds of glowing blue swords raining on him from above. Dante just smirked, twirling the pistols on his fingers before leveling them forward, his hands and guns glowing. "Let's rock!" he yelled.
Dante's guns started unleashing a massive torrent of bullets sounding more like machine guns than semi-automatic pistols. The red blasts struck each and every blue sword, shattering upon impact. As the last blade shattered Dante heard something behind him, and turned to see Vergil appear in the air, swinging his leg around at Dante's head.
Dante had just enough time to raise his arm to block the kick. There was a shattering echo as the kick connected, but Dante held his ground. He pushed Vergil's leg back throwing him off balance and swung his own fist around. Vergil was off on his footing but managed a quick block to the blow.
Vergil spun around and thrust his palm at Dante's gut. Dante crossed his arms down and blocked the strike, pushing down while he threw his head forward, connecting with Vergil's forehead. Vergil cursed as he stumbled back from the head butt. Dante leapt forward with a straight punch but Vergil leaned to the side, letting the punch slip by as he drove his knee forward, crushing Dante's ribs.
Dante coughed as the wind was knocked out of him. He rolled over backwards trying to recover. He landed on his feet as Vergil appeared above him dropping down like a shooting star into a kick. Dante planted his feet and raised his hands in a crude block as the kick connected. The ground around them cracked as the force of the attack exploded outward, but Dante stood his ground. He grabbed Vergil's leg and pulled him down to his level. Once he was within reach, Dante reached up, grabbing his collar and throwing him to the ground, making a human shaped crater, before raising his fist to pummel Vergil in to the ground.
Vergil couldn't stop the first blow that racked his skull but as Dante recovered to hit him again, lighting flashed and Vergil brought his legs up, planting both on Dante's chest and throwing him across the square. Dante rocketed through the air before colliding with a wall, going straight through the brick into the nearly destroyed shop. As he started to sit up a huge fireball struck the building filling it with fire.
Vergil gave a smirk as the building was incinerated. But his smile faded as a ball of smoldering fire burst from the roof of the building and plummeted towards him. Vergil teleported back as the fireball hit the ground, its form twisting before it rose, the fire seeming to fall from its body. Then Vergil realized the red glow that remained was not fire.
Dante stood to his full demonic height. His demon form glowing with a malice red light. His coat finally burnt out, the last of the flames dying off leaving his demonic coat unscathed. He glared at Vergil with his dark red eyes. "Let's be serious here bro," He said in his demon voice. Dante jumped to his right and grabbed Rebellion which had been lodged in the ground. He raised his other hand to Vergil and pulled his fingers back in a taunt. "Bring it on!" he howled.
Vergil vanished in a blur and appeared next to Yamato, which was driven in a wall. He yanked the sword from the wall and twirled it around to slide into the sheath. As the sword clicked into the sheath, his form exploded into that of a blue devil, coattails fluttering behind him. "Give it up Dante," Vergil stated in a calm malice filled demon voice. "You cannot even compare to my power." With that Vergil vanished in a lightning quick blur before reappearing in front of Dante, drawing Yamato and slashing upwards.
The attack was too quick for Dante and he leaned back but still received a shallow cut across his chest. As he stumbled back Vergil pressed forward slashing two more times, But Dante parried the first blow and evaded the second, swinging his own blade overhead. Vergil parried the blow and countered but had his attack parried and Dante pushed forward and swung upward, leaving Vergil with a shallow cut of his own on his chest.
Vergil launched back at Dante, his sword virtually a blur as he swung. Dante knocked the sword aside and tried to stab Vergil. As Vergil parried the attack and spun around, he cut Dante along the waist. As Dante spun from the blow he swung Rebellion around giving Vergil a matching cut along his waist. The two fell back for a moment before launching at each other again.
The two half-devils were nothing more than blurs as they continuously collided and separated, with the ringing of clashing swords being heard each time. The brothers collided one last time, with neither of them pulling back. They appeared to be performing a deadly dance, evading each other's sword, swinging their own in a mad flurry of movement. As they dashed around slashing at one another, blood began to mix with the rain. Blood splattered out as they traded blows. Water was blown away as they collided. Raindrops began to evaporate when they neared the square, the raw power of the brothers crushing the very pavement they stood on as they fought.
Dante moved forward, slashing several times at Vergil before he started stabbing repeatedly. The stabs were so fast it seemed as though he was stabbing a million times at once. Vergil however parried every blow with blinding speed. As Dante thrust the last strike, putting more power behind it than the rest, Vergil knocked the sword aside and cut upwards giving Dante a deep gash on his left shoulder. Dante fell back but dragged Rebellion along Vergil's side as he did.
The brothers backed away, each one reverting to their human forms, gashes covering their bodies, blood leaking onto the ground mixing with the rain. They both gasped heavily, trying to catch their breath before the other.
Dante was the first to speak. "Why?" He said.
Vergil eyed his brother huffing and trying to breathe properly. "Why . . . what?" Vergil retorted between breaths.
"Why . . . do you . . . have to . . . be . . . such an **?" He huffed staring at Vergil through wet, blood streaked bangs. "You always want power." He paused to try and catch his breath. "Why?"
Vergil stared at Dante, still breathing heavily. "You don't understand. Power. Controls. Everything." He said slowly, emphasizing each word. "Power is why people die, and others live. Power is why we exist. I need more power. Power to destroy anyone who stands in my way." 'And power to protect anyone I want,' He thought quietly to himself, the memories threatening to come back.
Dante stared at his brother. "So you want power to kill people in your way? Weak bro. In the end you can never be as strong as dad was."
"I told you already, you can't understand. Might drives this world." Vergil said staring at his brother, now standing again, his breathing normal. "You hold Sparda's power. You know what it means to wield might that great. The power you used to defeat Mundus before is the power I need."
Dante only stared back at Vergil, his own breathing returning to normal. "So you really do wanna be just like pops. Take all his power for yourself?" Dante said almost tauntingly. "You're nothing like dad," Dante heaved Rebellion and pointed the blade at his brother. "And you never will be, so stop kidding yourself."
"Silence!" Vergil yelled, vanishing in an air trick. He appeared in front of Dante, kneeling low under Rebellion. Before Dante could even register he was there, he drew Yamato and slashed upward along his chest, the blow cutting deep and knocking Dante in the air. The blade caught the chain around Dante's neck, splitting the large red amulet in two pieces. Dante flew back, losing Rebellion and watching as Vergil caught his half of the split amulet.
Dante hit the ground and moved to get up only to feel cold steel press against his neck. "Checkmate, Dante," Vergil said coldly, looking down on his brother. Dante glared up at his brother, fresh blood dotting his face. He saw the clouds above them begin to part as the rain stopped. Vergil did no more than breath and Dante had no choice but to stare.
The air suddenly filled with a loud roar. Vergil looked up to see a large black bike fly over the ruined building in front of them, the front wheel coming right at his face. Vergil teleported back as the bike hit the ground, but as he reappeared, he saw the bike fly towards him, kicked by the rider. His face turned to a snarl as he drew Yamato in a flash cutting the bike in two, the parts flying behind him. He glared up to see the rider standing in front of Dante. His eyes got so wide when he saw the new arrival that they nearly fell from their sockets.
A woman with long blond hair coming to her butt stood in a black corset and tight black pants with a pair of large handguns aimed at Vergil. On her back was a medium sized silver sword with a bat guard. Her face was a picture of determination as she glared at Vergil, Luce and Ombra leveled on his face.
Vergil only stared for a moment before he whispered something so low, only he could hear. "Mo-ther?"
Trish squeezed the triggers and started to open up on Vergil. His face twisted to a snarl as he teleported, disappearing all together. He appeared again on a nearby rooftop and started running. His mind was a mad mess of screams as he tried to make sense of what had happened.
I got to say im happy with how this went. I hope you all enjoy the fight as much as i enjoyed writing it. Reviews! . . . . please.
im sorry it has always taken me so long to get chapters up, but collage is strating soon so i may take even longer. But please watch for updates, i hope to finish this story someday and reviws really help motivate me to keep going.