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"Right then, this is how it goes," Dante said, "Verge, Nero and me are going back out to kick Abigail's ass, cause I'm not letting this happen to Celeste"
"Dante, Abigail is powerful," Nero cut in, "She kicked our asses without breaking a sweat or spilling blood"
"Well, we're just gonna have to try. Celeste's life is on the line here"
"Perhaps I can be of assistance?"
Dante whirled around as Graxtius came into the room. He looked around, before spying his dying granddaughter and rushed to her head, tenderly brushing a strand of hair away from her face
"Hey guys, we've got loads of demons outside"
David and Leon came rushing into the room, stopping when they saw Celeste lying on the bed, her skin deathly pale
"What happened?" Leon asked
"Abigail has infected her," Kyrie asked, "And you are?"
"Oh, this is Leon, my older brother," David answered
"You and Leon, with Lady will head back out there and take on the demons," Dante said, "Trish, you stay here and look after Celeste"
"What can I do?" Kyrie asked
Dante glanced at Nero
"Help us or help David and Leon?"
"I'll help you guys. You need all the magic you can get," Kyrie answered
"Right, let's go," Vergil said, "We don't have a lot of time"
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The Impala arrived at the Order, as Graxtius and his grandsons got out of the car. Graxtius was holding Linkin, while Dante had changed into his black and red trench jacket, while Vergil was wearing a new one
"We go in, hard and fast," Dante said, "Don't give Abigail a chance. She dies tonight"
The group headed inside, where Abigail was lying on the floor, her head propped up on her fist, a large smile on her face
"So, how is the young one doing?"
"Not as bad as for what you're gonna be in for," Vergil answered in a cold voice
Abigail rolled her eyes, before noticing Graxtius
"Sparda? I thought you were dead"
"I'm not Sparda. I am his father"
"Ah, so the demon joins his grandsons in death. How cute. That'll make a nice family portrait"
"Come on, bitch. Let's do this," Nero growled
Abigail yawned lazily and got to her feet, stretching her arms and wings. Vergil raced in and swung the Force Edge, as Abigail inclined her head, dodging the blade. Dante charged in with a Stinger, just glancing off Abigail's stomach, as Nero scored a kick in the chest while attempting to slash. Graxtius spread his wings and flew at Abigail, slamming into her and knocking her off her feet. Abigail growled and slammed her elbow into Graxtius' back. The ancient demon responded with an uppercut, before bringing Linkin down overhead. Abigail blocked the strike, as Vergil hit her with the Judgement Cut. Abigail hissed in pain, kicking Graxtius in the stomach and knocking him away
A rocket came flying up at Abigail, which she calmly deflected. Dante watched as the rocket launcher in his hands changed back into a briefcase, before changing into a large steel crossbow. Nero threw a spear at Abigail, hitting her in the shoulder. She whirled around and held out her hand. The air around Nero suddenly got warm, as he leapt backwards, the air exploding into flames
"Whoa, pyrokinesis," Vergil said
Seven black energy spears slammed in Abigail, as she whirled around to face Graxtius. He did an Extended Stinger, while shooting more spears at the demon
"So that's where you got your phantom swords from?" Dante said to his twin
Abigail fired an energy blast at the elderly Sparda, as Nero threw a dark sword at her. She kicked it aside, as Dante appeared before her, doing an Air Dash and kicking her with Ifrit engaged. Abigail whirled around from the kick and backhanded Dante, as he Devil Triggered, slamming his fist into her face. Vergil appeared behind Abigail and slashed wide, before also Devil Triggering. The twins spread their wings and engaged in aerial combat with Abigail, using their skills of their own and each other to battle her. Abigail was growing more frustrated with the pair, striking them both at the same time with an energy blast, before floating towards the ground
"Maybe it's time I upped the ante," she growled
Nero and Graxtius attacked at the same time. Abigail weaved amongst the blades, as Nero uppercutted her with the Dark Bringer, while Graxtius charged his energy into Linkin and slammed it against Abigail's stomach. She felt the pain, as a small trickle of blood appeared on her waist
"Looks like the bitch can bleed," Nero said, his eyes flashing
"You bleed even easier," Abigail said, kicking Nero in the chest
Dante and Vergil folded their wings and dropped down with a Helm Breaker each. Abigail punched Graxtius and dived out of the way, as floorboards snapped and through the air from the impact of the twin Helm Breaker moves. Abigail rolled onto her feet and whirled around, scoring a punch and a kick from Ifrit and Beowulf respectively. She staggered back, before recovering quickly and throwing the twins through the air with telekinesis, before firing an ice missile towards Nero. He deflected the missile, as Abigail ducked under Linkin and punched Graxtius in the stomach, before kicking his legs out. Graxtius slid along the floor, as Abigail's body glowed
"Okay, that's not looking good," said a human Dante
Abigail's form began to change, growing larger and taller. The floor creaked under the new weight, as her height reached up to the ceiling of the Order, a good forty feet high. Her bulk expanded, as the glow faded away to reveal the gigantic Abigail
"Nope, not good at all," Dante said
Abigail laughed a deep, reverberating laugh that seemed to shake the room. Vergil grimaced, his hands over his ears, as Abigail fired a massive blast of energy through the ceiling, obliterating it, before leaping out of the Order
"After her," Graxtius called
The three brothers Devil Triggered, before flying towards the ceiling with Graxtius following after them. They flew outside and landed on what remained on the roof, the brothers turning back to human form. Abigail was currently standing on the creaking rooftop of the Order, shooting beams of energy from her mouth to across the city, causing explosions when the beams landed
A rocket came flying up from the ground and exploded on Abigail's chest to no avail. Vergil looked down and saw his fiancée waving at them, before joining the Kennedy brothers and Ada in the battle against a small army of demons that had arrived
"Okay, hard and fast guys," Graxtius said, "No mercy"
"Done," Dante said
He summoned Pandora's Box, which transformed into a crossbow. He fired a bolt, which exploded against Abigail's skin. She looked down at him, holding out her hand. Dante sensed something bad was going to happen and leapt out of the way, as the place where he was standing was ripped away by telekinesis. Graxtius fired several black spears at the gigantic demon, as six blue energy missiles came flying up from the ground, all slamming against Abigail. Nero gave Kyrie a small wave, before leaping up and attacking Abigail with the Red Queen and Nightmare whip
Dante leap into the air, opening up the briefcase. Two rings formed out of the briefcase, sitting vertical, as a horizontal ring appeared. A seat and control panel transformed inside the rings, as Plexiglass formed between the rings. The remainder of the briefcase slid around to the front, forming into twelve gun barrels. Dante jumped into the airborne tank and slammed his fist onto a button. All the turrets fired simultaneously, as twelve rockets screamed towards Abigail. She roared when they slammed into her. Vergil slashed at her throat with Yamato, the blade bouncing off her skin
Graxtius struck Abigail with an energy-charged Linkin, before narrowly avoiding her beam of energy shot from her palm. Nero's Light Bringer glowed as he charged it up with energy, before punching Abigail in the face. She flicked him in the chest with her claws, catapulting him through the air. Dante drew Ebony and Ivory and began firing away. Abigail caught him with a blast of energy from her mouth, laughing when Dante's body disintegrated
"Hey!"
Abigail turned her head, getting blasted in the nose with both barrels of the shotgun. Dante leapt off her shoulder, shooting her in the face again, before backflipping and shooting another two rounds of buckshot into her chin
"But I killed you!" Abigail roared
"No, stupid, that was my doppelganger," Dante, "For being all powerful, you sure are dumb"
Abigail roared and swung her fist at Dante, as Vergil did the Judgment Cut on her, slashing her several times. She roared and swung her other fist at the dark slayer. He leapt out of the way, shooting phantom swords at her. Nero struck her with a Stinger, as Graxtius chopped at her knee. Dante fired a rocket at her, before diving out of the way of several ice missiles
Six energy missiles struck Abigail, courtesy of Kyrie, as Vergil shot Abigail with the Phantom cannon. She tried to attack him with her pyrokinesis, but he was too fast for her, teleporting out of the way of each explosion, before slashing her across the face. Graxtius spread his wings and flew up, gathering his energy, before unleashing a blast of energy that slammed into Abigail, rocking her back. Nero fired two bullets from the Blue Rose, as Dante created several Lucifer missiles and fired them
Abigail narrowly missed Graxtius with an energy beam from her mouth, as Nero summoned the Flame Staff and Devil Triggered, flying up at her and attacking her. She batted him away, as Vergil Devil Triggered, flying in with a Stinger. The move has a slight affect on Abigail, as she knocked Vergil away. An idea suddenly came to Dante. It was very suicidal, but he had a feeling it would work
"Nero!"
He turned around, as Dante tossed him Pandora's Box
"When you get the chance, open that up on the ground in front of Abigail," Dante said, "Vergil!"
His twin turned around
"Leap of Faith, but really high"
"How high?"
"Leap of Faith to Kamikaze?"
"Are you insane?" Vergil demanded after a second silence, "It could kill you"
"Yeah, but it'll work"
Vergil rolled his eyes and teleported to Abigail's shoulder, as Dante Devil Triggered and did the same. Using their Air Hikes, each other's swords and wings, the twins flew higher into the dark sky, until they had reached the height attained by aircrafts
"This better work," Vergil said
Dante tossed him the shotgun, before drawing Rebellion
"It will"
Vergil began floating down towards the battle, shotgun in hand, as Dante summoned his three elemental relics: fire, ice and lightning. He imbued them into Rebellion's blade and charged the relics up with his demonic energy
"Here we go"
Turning back to human, Dante began to plummet
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