"I'm sorry," you whispered to whoever it is that was kneeling in front of you.

You opened your eyes in shocked. Looking around you, Barbatos chuckled again.

"What did you see, Young miss?"

You didn't say anything but your minds started to work. That eye that you saw in your vision was pure red and content with sadness. After a few seconds, Barbatos noticed that you didn't even flinch to answer him. The dark shadow lift away from you and the strong gales throughout the place disappeared. Looking in front of you, you saw….a man that was in your vision. He has a long, silky white hair tied in its loose ends and red eyes with white beards covering his chin. He's wearing a light brown long sleeved shirt and dark brown sleeveless coat running down to his knees. His fedora hat lies on top of his head with a pair of black boots covering his feet and khaki pants. His looks gave you a chilling aura as you noticed that he looks like he is in his mid 50s and you blinked when he walked calmly towards you. He is quite slim but fit at the same time.

Stunned by his sudden appearance, he smirked and halted a few meters away from you. Flicking his fedora hat slowly, he slightly bowed to you and stared into your eyes. Those bloody red eyes were staring right into your souls. He then stood straight and clasped his hand right behind his back.

"Barbatos," you muttered.

"Argh!"

You turned around, searching for the voice and saw that Giles was thrown away towards the shattered window glass. You ran towards him, trying to save him, but in a flash, Barbatos beat you to it. Like a speed of lightning, he flashed right in front of you causing you to stumble a little in your steps. You paused and took a few steps backwards.

"My apologies young miss. I'm afraid you do not have the permission to aid him," he grins.

"You're not my boss," you swung your left hand forward and two of your swords flew towards him.

Suddenly, the tiles of the restaurant cracked and shatters as the ground bulged upwards, creating a huge wall in front of him. He chuckled as he used the ground as his shields.

"Please. You can do more than that, Young miss," he flew up and stood at the top of the wall. (You don't see any wings on him but yes, he can fly). "But, time's a waste." He disappeared again, forming himself into the dark shadow and flew away.

You ignored him and tried another attempt to run towards Giles. Gasping, you saw the dog-like demon pinning him and the bird-like demon tried to claw him. Throwing your sword that was in your hand, you caught it off guard, striking it through as the bird-like demon disappeared into ashes. Running again towards Giles, you felt your right wrist being grabbed from behind and you struggled to break free. You felt yourself being pulled and felt that your back was hit against somebody's chest. You didn't look back as your eyes still lingered towards Giles.

"Are you sure you want to save him?" you heard Zann's voice behind you. He grabbed you by your shoulders and pulled you roughly as you tried to break free from him. He forced you to face your other side and that's when you saw Dante being confined under Barbatos's shadow. "Pick your choice (y/n)".

Sam jumped towards Giles and this time, pinning him on top of his chest and she choked him with all her strength. Her blue fists engulfed with the cold blue flame and her eyes flashing yellow. She lets out an evil chuckle as Giles squirmed under her grip. His katana was nowhere near him and his .44 magnum ran out of bullets. He grabbed her wrist as hard as he could and tried to shove it away. Giles tried to breath under her grip. It felt like there was no breath left in him. You turned towards Dante who are now encircled by Barbatos's shadow. The ground bulged up again but this time, caging Dante's whole body with only his shoulders and head to be seen. He grunted a few times, trying to break free. He was pissed off. With Dante being totally pissed and furious, he will not be able to fight against Barbatos. Why? Because Barbatos knew what Dante's weakness is. He walked towards Dante and grins as he stared into Dante's eyes. Dante stopped struggling and frowned, throwing an annoyed glare towards Barbatos.

Barbatos chuckled, "let's see…What do we have here?" he tilted his head slightly and stroked his medium, long white beard. "Aaah, a regretful past I see," he walked towards Dante's left side and waved his hand in front of Dante's face. Dante still eyed him suspiciously.

"I appreciate your glare, but I don't like being stared by 'a man'. Especially by someone as ugly as you," Dante smirks. He was pissed but his sarcasm never left him.

Barbatos chuckled, "yes, of course." He touched the tip of his fedora hat and rubs his index finger and thumbs in between, feeling its fabric. Barbatos eyes never left Dante's. He grins wider and Dante widens his eyes as if he was being absorbed into another realm.

Barbatos whispered the same words he said to you earlier (in the previous chapter), "That's right. Look into your past….See it and let it all flow…..don't fight against it…"

[Not to forget.. Let's just say that the other two demons that distracted Dante are somehow already dead ok? Okay xD]

"Dante!" you yelled. Dante didn't turn to look at you and neither did he flinch. He didn't even move but was staring into nothing.

You needed to save Giles who are searching for air, but you needed to save Dante from being absorbed by Barbatos's mind tricking game. But looking at Giles's feature, who is currently on the verge of his death, you made up your mind to save him first. You brushed Zann's hands up on your shoulders roughly but your feet stopped when he chuckled.

"Last chance (Y/n)."

"Arghh-!"

You gasped as you saw Dante struggling. He looks like he was tortured but yet there was nothing around him. He was just there, in Barbatos's gripping wall. Dante grunted and breathed heavily as he tried to break free. Barbatos stood there, grinning at him and then changes his gaze towards Zann who is standing only a few inches away from you. He nodded once and you turned to Zann. Zann smirks when he saw your puzzling looks.

"I told you, no harm is to be done upon them if you come with me (Y/n)," he walks calmly towards you. "I'm not lying. I can give you back your memories."

Glancing side to side, between Dante and Giles, you felt weak and useless. Your swords don't even help you not even your summoning skills. Tears prickled your eyes as you tried to breathe. You don't want to leave them, but with their current state, you had no choice but to go with Zann's words. You looked back to Zann and walked towards him hesitantly. You stopped in front of him and looked down.

Whispering, you pleaded, "Please, let them go."

Right then, Zann knew what your decision is; go with him and save them. He smirks as he won this round. He dragged his feet closer to you and stared at your pleading face, "very well."

He wrapped his right arm around your waist and pulled you closer to him. He turned his head towards Barbatos and Sam. Nodding once, he ordered them to stop and they both do as they were told. Taking a quick glance one last time at Giles and Dante, you felt your tears dripping down your cheeks. Thinking of leaving them behind hurts you, making your heart aches more. You hold your voice from cracking as you grip your hand in front of Zann's chest. A glimpse of symbol appeared beneath you and Zann as you were surrounded with golden white light emitting from it. You faced Zann again but refused to look at him. Staring down into your gripping hand, you cried and mumbled to yourself, "I'm sorry." You then disappeared together with him, Barbatos and Sam, leaving Dante and Giles in a deep sleep.