Chapter 28

Chapter 28

The Open Vortex

Halor landed on the cliff, his massive form making the entire ground shake as he shirked and roared sniffing the air and looking for the scent of the portal to hell. The weakling had finally silenced in his mind, his soul merging with his mind so that he was no more.

There was a sudden flash of black lightening, and a portal in space and time was ripped. Slowly, the hole in the sky began to open. The gateway.

Halor's short snout did not make his evil smile a very pretty sight as he watched the hole slowly grow.

Halor saw something out of the corner of his eye, and when he turned to look, he found Dante's demon form flying towards him, then Rebellion was stabbed into his eye. Halor let out a roar and shook his head from side to side, trying to get Dante off his head, but Dante only grabbed onto his horn and jumped onto his head. He then sank Rebellion into the top of his head, and fired Ebony's jacket empty into his other eye, blinding Halor.

"Damn you!!" Halor roared, "Damn you to hell!!"

"It is you who is damned," Helena said as she jumped up, slicing her twin swords at Halor's wings. She cut one to ribbons, but Halor started to fight back, swing his tail around and knocking Helena in the stomach, sending her flying back.

Dante jumped from Halor's head and flew out to Helena, catching her before she could fall off the cliff and bringing her back to solid ground.

"Thank you," Helena said to him, "Though I know it is not because of me that you committed your rescue."

"You thought right," Dante said, then ran back to keep fighting.

Helena watched him for a time, then clicked her tongue, "You're more like Sparda than you realize, Dante." She dashed forward and jumped onto Halor's back.

Seth and Lady joined in as well, and started to fight. Halor, blinded, had to realy on his sense. He listened for them, then blew black fire in the direction. "I'll send you all to hell!" he roared.

"You really need to learn to shut up!" Dante said as he jumped up and sliced at Halor's snout.

Halor let out a loud roar and reached up with his taloned hand, grabbing Dante around the torso. When he did so, his thumb-talon wedged into Dante's chest. Dante let out a loud yell, dropping Rebellion.

"Dante!" Lady saw Halor grab Dante, and now watched as blood started to fall from his body.

Dante tried to push Halor's hand opened, to get the talon out of his body, but it wouldn't budge.

"Dante!" Seth saw Dante as his demon form melted away, becoming just Dante, who looked pale and sick.

"I'll kill you, traitor's son!" Halor growled, "Then I'll devour your corpse so your soul will join that miserable half-breed's!"

Helena watched with wide eyes. 'No…Dante…' She felt something skip inside her. Her heart. No, not her heart…Eden's heart. 'Eden…you know don't you?' She placed her hand on her chest, 'You know the danger he's in?' She looked back at Dante, 'Do…you wish to save him?'

"…yes…" Eden slowly regained control of her body, the age fading from her eyes, though they remained a blood red. "Dante…" she whispered, still looking up at him. "Dante!!" she screamed, dropping Demitri and Fawn from her hands.

Both Seth and Lady looked over at her as she dashed forward, running straight for Rebellion. It was wedged into the ground in front of Halor's body, inches from his chest. She yanked it up with one hand and it was engulfed with a red mist. She let out a yell as she stabbed into Halor's chest, piercing his heart.

Halor let out a cry and let Dante drop, falling lip to the ground, unmoving. Withering in pain and backing away, the vortex to hell opened. Eden dived for Dante, covering his body with her own. Seth took Lady's rocket launcher and wedged the blade into the ground, wrapping his other arm around her waist and holding her to him as the swirl of winds started to draw anything and everything in.

Halor, dying and limp, could only bellow as he was caught up and sucked into hell. Eden felt something leave from her body to go with him, keeping his power from escaping.

"I suppose it's my time as well," she heard someone else say, and looked up to see Vergil standing beside her, "Someone has to seal that portal once and for all…" he looked at Eden, then to Dante. He nodded to her, like a sign of apology, then jumped.

"Vergil!!" Eden called, but it was too late, he was gone. The moment he passed through, he pulled Yamato, and cut the air. The portal quickly closed up with a loud sonic bomb, leaving no trace but the windswept cliff and sea.

Seth slowly let his hand fall from the gun as he looked up, seeing the portal had disappeared. The sun was rising behind them, the stars fading and the moon no longer bright.

Lady opened her eyes, having hidden her face in Seth's chest. She looked to Eden, who was now sitting on her knees over Dante, her hands on his chest. "Oh no…" she breathed.

Eden looked at Dante, his head turned away from her, eyes closed. She couldn't feel him breathing, couldn't feel a pulse…

Her hands trembled as she reached up and touched his cheek, "Dante?" she whispered. No response. She cupped his face in both of her hands and turned his head to face her, "Dante!" she said, a bit louder and more forceful, "Open your eyes, dammit!" she demanded, "Get up!" she shook his head, "Get up! Don't you dare die on me! Dante!"

Nothing. He didn't move at all. Tears were rolling down her cheeks, "…Dante…" she bent down and put her brow to his, biting her lip. Seth and Lady walked up, but stopped a few feet behind her. Seth bowed his head in respect, closing his eyes as if he was praying. Lady wrapped her arms around herself, her bottom lip trembling as her two different colored eyes filled with tears.

Eden sniffled as she kissed Dante's noise, then looked at his face. Hard to believe that the night before, she had been watching him sleep beside her with that same, peaceful face.

She smoothed his hair, then leaned over and whispered something into his ear.

Dante's eyes slowly opened, Lady's breath catching as he watched him groan and move. Eden jerked back and looked at him, shocked. Seth looked up and straightened, surprised.

Dante reached up and rubbed his stomach, moaning as he propped his elbow under him and sat up, "Ouch…" he looked at his hand, "That's…that's defiantly going to leave a mark…"

Eden looked at him for a long while, then bowed her head, smiling, then laughing, "You…you idiot…" she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close, "YOU NEARLY DIE AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT MARKS!?" she shouted.

Dante blinked, then laughed, "Ah, yes…that's my Eden…" he reached up and touched her face, "Though…those aren't your eyes, are they?" he said, looking at her transparent red orbs.

Eden blinked, not understanding as she released Dante's collar.

"It's a sign," Seth said, smiling as he knelt beside his sister, looking at her, "Even though Helena is gone from her body, she'll keep those eyes. She's still got some of Helena's power, after all."

Eden blinked, "S-Seth?" she said.

Seth smiled, "Hello, little sister." Eden flung her arms around Seth's neck and hugged him, crying into his shoulder.

Lady knelt on the other side, looking at Dante, "You had us all worried their for a moment, Dante."

Dante winced as he sat up all the way, "Yeah, well…" he looked at the wound, "I guess you could say I was cutting it a bit close there…"

"You could say that again," Eden said as she released Seth, looking back at Dante, "Don't ever do that to me again!"

Dante clicked his tongue, "Don't ask me to make a promise I can't keep, sweetheart."

Eden frowned, but didn't push. She knew he was right. He would probably always be getting into situations like this…it was just who he was.

"Let's head home," Dante said, "I'm tired."

Seth stood, "I'll go find your little chubby friend," he said, "Lady, right?" he said to Lady. Lady nodded, "Pleasure to meet you," he shook her hand with a charming smile that made her blush, "Would you care to join me?"

Lady smiled, "Sure." They walked away together, leaving Dante and Eden alone.

Eden was helping Dante rise slowly to his feet. "Look's like your brother's trying to make a move on Lady," Dante said to Eden.

Eden looked ahead to see that yes, Seth was walking awfully close to Lady. She smiled, "Would that be such a bad thing?"

"Not really," Dante shrugged, "Guess I kinda just liked the idea of you two fighting over me…"

"Dante!" Eden snapped.

"I'm kidding," Dante laughed. As Eden started to help him walk forward, he pulled away and gripped her wrist, pulling her back, "Eden…just now…what did you whisper to me?" he asked.

Eden blushed and looked away.

"Eden?" he moved his head to look at her face, "What did you say to me?"

Eden mumbled something.

"What?" Dante raised an eyebrow.

"…I said I'm pregnant…" she confessed.

Dante became very stiff, then reached over and tilted her head up, "Seriously?" he asked.

Eden nodded.

Dante grinned, then leaned forward and kissed brow.


A/N: Okay, yes, I'm sure most of you saw that coming. It was kinda predictable...but I don't really care. I liked it, and I hope you did to. Next one's the last chapter! Yay!

-Alma Theresa-