'The stars look bright tonight, don't they?'
Summer and Taiyang were currently seated on the porch of the house, peacefully gazing up at the clear night sky. It was one of things that they both loved to do together.
Taiyang pointed up towards one particular set of stars. 'Hey, what do you think of those stars?'
Summer tried to follow her husband's directions, but couldn't find the ones he was trying to show her. 'Which one, Tai?
Taiyang pointed towards another nearby star. "See that big, glowing one there?" he asked.
Summer nodded.
'Okay, go down one… then go left…, four upwards, one, two, three, four… you see it now?'
Summer then saw what Taiyang was talking about. It was a constellation of stars that, when grouped together, looked like a flower, more specifically a rose. Summer smiled when she recognized it, having seen it only a few times before.
Taiyang leaned in closer to Summer as they both continued to look up.
'We saw that little beauty on the night we met.' Tai noted.
Summer looked at him, giving him a knowing look. 'You mean the night you accidentally whacked me across that the face with that tree-branch?' she inquired.
Hearing that made Taiyang cringe in embarrassment. Summer, in turn ended up laughing lightly.
'It's fine. I'm sure it could happen to anyone.' she said.
Summer stood up from her seat, arching herself backwards as she stretched her muscles. They must have been sitting outside for some time. She was about to look inside to see if Ruby and Yang were still up watching that scary movie. Ruby liked to pretend that she loved them, but she always ended up having to cling to Yang for dear life on the first jump scare.
She was interrupted, though, when she heard her scroll ringing. She took it out of her pocket to see who it was, only to beam with joy.
Taiyang noticed this and looked at her curiously. 'Everything okay, Summer?'
Summer looked back to Taiyang and showed him her scroll, showing him the picture of Vergil, along with his name underneath.
'Awesome.' Taiyang said. 'C'mon, answer it.' he added, looking forward to hearing from the boy.
Summer pressed the answer button and put it on loud speaker.
'Hey, Vergil.' Summer said.
'Hello, Summer. Hope you're well.' Came Vergil's voice on the other end. 'Hope I didn't catch you at a bad time.'
'Not at all, kiddo.' Taiyang said.
Vergil gave a brief laugh when he heard his adoptive father speak. 'Taiyang. How goes your teaching at Signal.'
'As great as it will ever be.' Taiyang said. 'And, knowing me, I'm a pretty good teacher, aren't I?'
'Considering you're the one responsible for making Yang as strong as she is… there is some credit deserved there.'
'Aw, thanks, I… hey, what do you mean 'Responsible', like it's something bad?'
'Must I remind you of the Ceiling-Fan incident?'
Hearing that, Taiyang instantly paled, remembering the event that should NEVER be remembered. Summer laughed again, always finding Tai's expressions hilarious.
'You do want us to call Ruby and Yang? They're in the living room… and I think Yang could use a reprieve.' She said, seeing Ruby squeezing the life out of Yang like it was for dear life.
'I wouldn't mind at all.'
Summer knocked on the door. 'Ruby! Yang! Vergil's on the phone!'
At that, the two sisters burst through the door, falling and landing as a heap on the ground.
Ruby and Yang had certainly changed over the years.
The latter, now sixteen, had long, wild hair, dressed in a yellow tube top with her fire emblem on the left breast, a brown jack, orang scarf around her neck, black shorts with a brown belt around it and brown knee-high boots.
Ruby, now fourteen, has short, cropped black hair with red tips, dressed in a black long-sleeved dress with a black corset around her waist, a red cape with a hood, black stockings and combat boots. She also wore a belt that had a rose-like emblem attached to it.
Ruby pushed herself off the ground and dashed right up next to the scroll.
'Hi Vergil.' She said.
She heard Vergil laughing on the other end of the phone.
'I take it you and Yang broke down the door again.' He asked.
Yang managed to get off the ground again, taking the liberty of answering Vergil's question.
'Not this time, bro. This time we just burst through.' She looked over to her parents and gave them a thumbs up. 'Good thing you kept the door unlocked this time, right?'
Ruby looked back at her mother's scroll. 'So, Vergil, how did your mission go?'
'Simple enough task. The cause turned out to be a Knucker Grimm.' Vergil answered.
Hearing that, the whole family widened their eyes in surprise. Like any large Grimm, they were rather dangerous to deal with, and have been known to show know mercy, even against other Grimm. Furthermore, they were supposed to be extinct. Guess they were wrong. Yang was the first to recover, shrugging her shoulders like it was no big deal.
'Eh. Just another day in the office, right bro?' she said.
'Indeed.' Vergil replied. 'Before I forget, Ruby, Yang, I received your letter, just to let you know.'
'Oh YAY!' Ruby said. 'Great to hear. What do you think?'
'… For starters, Yang, are you looking forward to your last year at Signal?'
'Are you kidding?' Yang asked. 'I can't wait to get through. That way I can head to Beacon and become a Huntress in no time.'
'And meanwhile I still have another three years to go.' Ruby added, slumping forward in disappointment.
'Patience, Ruby.' Vergil said. 'Take all the time you have now to perfect your skills… that way, you'll prove to be the superior to the others.'
At that, Ruby immediately cheered up, and even went as far as to strike a victory pose.
'YEAH! LOOK OUT WORLD! RUBY ROSE IS ON HER WAAAAAAY!'
'… Soooo, Vergil, when are you back?' Yang said, trying to change the topic.
'I have one more thing to do before I come home.' He answered. 'Shouldn't be too long, though.'
Ruby sighed. 'Aw. I was hoping to train more sooner.' She said, slumping forward.
'Then be sure to keep your skills sharp for when I get my, Ruby.' Vergil answered. 'Yang, you too.'
Yang slammed her fists together. 'Oh yeah, I'llbe sure to kick your a… butt next time.' She said, not wanting to curse in front of Ruby.
'Just promise us you'll go easy on us with those exercises.' Ruby begged.
'… No.' Vergil replied.
Summer grinned, knowing full well that Vergil was smiling on the other end of the line.
Ruby and Yang, on the other hand, looked a bit paler than usual, the thought of their brother's training regime bringing more fear than any horror film could ever hope to achieve.
Taiyang laughed as well before saying. 'We'll let you get back to your thing then. Hope you have a great time.'
'Thank you, Tai. See you all soon.'
'BYE!' Ruby, Yang and Summer all yelled at the same time.
With that, Summer hung up and put the scroll down. She looked back at the girls with a smile. 'So, what now, kids?'
Ruby pushed the door open. 'Well, I plan on making a batch of cookies so good that even Vergil will wanna- THAT MAN'S FACE IS MELTING OFF!'
Seeing the clip of the horror film on the television, Ruby dashed to her sister and proceeded to squeeze the life out of her.
'Save me Yang! SAVE MEEEE!' Ruby begged.
'… Ruby… Not so hard…' Yang begged as she turned blue, before falling backwards onto the lawn.
'Uh oh.' Taiyang said, jumping from his seat. 'Hang on Yang! Ruby, let go of your sister!'
As Taiyang went to save Yang from Ruby's death grip, Summer watched in amusement. Just another night here, by the looks of it.
She then looked back at the sky, looking back at the constellation.
'I hope you're doing okay, Vergil.'
…
Vergil placed the scroll back into his pocket. A smirk appeared on his face.
"Thank goodness you're all still okay." He said.
The reason Vergil called his family, aside from wanting to see how they were, was to genuinely make sure that they were okay. He knew Raven well enough to know that she would use any dirty trick to get Vergil to comply with her… 'request'. Given that the woman had anchors to Yang, Taiyang and Summer it would be easy to get to them.
Much to his surprise, and his relief, they were left alone.
More than likely, she knew how far he would go to keep them safe if the need arise. After all, Vergil had become well adept at getting information out of people one way or another.
Another lesson from that woman.
Vergil shook his head, reminding himself that he needed to focus. Currently, he was standing a block away from where the Schnee family residence stood. He heard that the eldest daughter of the detestable CEO of the dust company was here. The only reason, by the sounds of things, was to visit her younger siblings.
Vergil found it slightly reassuring that not all of them were as heartless as that businessman... then again, he would need to see for himself before making any more assumptions.
Vergil warped from where he stood, appearing on the roof of the building overlooking the gates to that house. He knelt at the edge, observing the outside of the house. There were heavily armed guards stationed around every corner, as well as several cameras keeping an eye of different angles. Vergil will admit, Jacques knew how to make a good security system. Sneaking in would prove to me incredibly difficult.
However, Vergil wasn't one for sneaking up on an enemy, nor did he have the patience to wait anymore.
Vergil jumped down from the building and quickly walked up towards the gates, seeing two guards stationed there.
"Sir?" one of the guards said. "Sir, this area is off limits to everyone bu-"
The guard didn't get to finish, as Vergil whacked his chin upwards with the end of the sheathed, making the guard lean back, before Vergil spun the sword him his hand, ramming the pommel of his sword into the guard's chest, sending him through the gates, breaking the lock and opening the gates. Before the other guard could react, Vergil spun on his left foot and struck him with the other foot, in the head, instantly knocking him out.
The forceful opening of the gates set off the alarms on the inside, alerting the security personnel inside of there being an intruder. As Vergil saw a hoard of guards coming his way, he only shook his head, wondering why they would even bother.
"… Even still…" Vergil raised the Yamato, partially unsheathing it with his thumb. "You'll do for a warm up."
….
Winter wasn't very happy at the moment.
Currently, she was seated in the family library, an old history book opened before her. However, she was paying very little attention to the pages. Earlier this evening, she was with her younger sister, Weiss, helping her train.
Her Semblance, one that was inherited through the Schnee family tree. It allowed them to summon gluphs that would allow for different effects of the user's choosing, but also granted them the power to summon spectral clones of fallen enemies. She used this to summon a multitude of spectral Grimm. Weiss wasn't able to keep up with it in the end.
Winter had talked rather coldly towards Weiss about her performance, leaving Weiss to ponder on what she said. This, much to her frustration, left Winter feeling guilt-ridden. She knew what she said was… less than caring, but Weiss needed to learn to defend herself.
Winter rubbed her temples and sighed. "… Perhaps I should get some rest."
With that, she got up and placed the book back where she found it. Before she exited the library, her ears caught the sound of gunshots outside. Alert, she rushed to one of the windows to see what was going on.
There, her eyes caught sight of the security her father hired to guard this place, each any every member being downed in mere seconds. The cause, a blur zipped around the battlefield. IT sent several men flying into the air, while others were pushed aside, as if struck with great force.
Winter was about to go out there herself, already armed with her own sword. She was halted, though, when the blur came to a stop. Standing amidst the downed guards was a man with silver hair and wearing a black long coat, holding a sword on one hand and its sheathe in the other.
Winter continued to stare at the man for a moment, before turning her gaze to the guards. All of them seemed to be alive. It at least showed that this man wasn't out to kill anyone… she hoped. She turned her gaze back to the man…
Only to see that he was gone.
Winter's hand instantly went to her weapon, drawing the sword and running towards the door.
"Leaving so soon?"
Winter turned around, aiming the tip of her blade towards where she heard the voice. There was nothing in her line of vision, which only worked to make her more worried.
"Who are you?" she asked. "Why did you break in here?"
"..."
Winter slowly walked through the library, carefully listening for anything unusual in case the intruder was to make a move.
"There must be a reason for you to come here and hurt those guards.?" she asked. "What value is there to you here?"
"To me… nothing." He intruder said honestly. "All that matters to me is what I was promised afterwards."
Winter took another step forward. She was about to take another step, when she heard a feint creaking noise coming from above her. She leaped into the air, climbing a railing onto the next floor of the library. She looked around, seeing that there was still not a soul here.
"Rather jumpy, are we?" the intruder asked.
Winter only glared in response, knowing full well she was being toyed with.
"Enough of your games!" she yelled. "Come out and face me!"
The intruder suddenly appeared in front of Winter.
"As you wish."
The intruder punched Winter in the stomach, making her skid back. As she came to a stop, she was hunched over from the pain. However, she wasn't downed for long, as she instantly stood straight again, dashing towards the intruder, her weapon splitting into a sword and dagger.
Winter slashed at him with her sword, but blocked it with his sheathed blade. She thrusted her dagger at him, but he moved to the side, forcing Winter to slash her sword in a full circle. The intruder simply backed away, easily avoiding the attack.
"Are you done?" the intruder asked.
"…" Winter was now losing her temper with this man. How this man was able to move so fast was beyond her, but that doesn't mean that she was going to let him win.
"… What is your name?" she asked.
"Vergil."
Winter was surprised by the instant response. Either he was a fool, or he simply didn't care if she knew who he was or not. Nevertheless, she still kept her focus.
"I see…" Winter paused, nearly certain that she heard that name somewhere before. "… I'll be sure to have it carved on your headstone."
Instead of dashing towards him this time, she embedded her sword into the floor, a glyph forming beneath her feet. Several orbs of light began to circle around her, forming into… Nevermore.
Vergil grinned. "The famous Schnee Semblance." He said.
The Nevermore flew at Vergil, all intent to rip him apart. Before they could, unfortunately, the Huntsman unsheathed the Yamato, spinning it in front of him in his hand. As the Nevermore flew at him, several ended up flying directly into the path of the spinning blade, becoming sliced immediately. Several more flew around and tried to attack him from various directions. Vergil merely sheathed the blade and whacked at the incoming Nevermore, instantly turning to dust the instant his attacks landed.
After the artificial Grimm were dispensed with, Vergil glared at the Military specialist.
"Hmph. Typical." He said.
Winter furrowed her brow at this. "What?"
Vergil dispelled the Yamato and stood as still as a statue. "A Semblance that allows you to use copies of fallen enemies as familiars in fights… all their strengths… and none of your own."
"What are you implying?" she asked.
"How your Semblance reflects the cowardice of your family." He said, earning a look of anger from the woman. "You rely on the strength of others to win your fights, rather than use your own. One who possesses the might and power to fight back should use that power…" he slowly got into a fighting stance, similar to that of a boxer. "Rather than hide behind others as you run away in fear."
Winter was immediately enraged the intruder's words. She rushed forward with her sword, her dagger held behind so as to try and surprise him. When she was close enough, he did something he never expected any opponent to do.
He raised his arm in defense, allowing the blade to stab right through his arm.
Winter was immediately startled by the action. "… Your… your arm…" she said.
Vergil grinned, seeing that his taunt worked.
"Might. Controls. Everything." He said, pulling his arm back, yanking the sword out of Winter's hand in the process. "And without it-" Vergil blocked her dagger and it came close to his face. "You cannot PROTECT anything."
Winter pulled back the hand that held her dagger before lunging at him again, only for him to suddenly disappear.
"Let alone yourself."
Winter was suddenly wracked with pain as she felt a fist strike her directly where her neck met her torso. The force was enough to shatter her Aura, as well as knock her out in an instant. She dropped her dagger and fell to the ground, leaving Vergil as the only one standing in the room.
He turned to his arm, seeing the sword still lodged in there. He simply grabbed the weapon by the handle and yanked it out. Blood was splattered across the ground, somehow managing to miss Winter, but his arm instantly healed.
He summoned the Yamato and used it to open a portal to Raven's tribe. Before he left, he picked up Winter's dagger and sword, merging the two together, before summoning a demonic seal that would hold the weapon for him. He picked up Winter, holding her bridal style, before walking through to his former mentor.
….
Raven was meditating in her own tent, sitting in front of her mask that rested on the table in front of her.
Normally, she would be out training to keep her skills sharp, or training the other members of their tribe to make sure that they could handle themselves against any threats. But today she wasn't able for it. The sole reason being that she was feeling a measure of doubt.
She had demanded of her former apprentice to bring the second-in-command of the Atlas army to her doorstep. A member of the Schnee family, who had more say about what happens in Atlas than the actual city council there these days. It was a risky gamble to take, but if she had any information on the Summer and Winter Maidens, then it was worth it.
The main gamble, on the other hand, was her former apprentice.
He viewed her as an enemy after the event some time ago. An event that would more than likely put her and her people in danger at some point. But, he was by far the best person she knew who could do the job. And, with the information she had about the girl he knew, it might go better than expected.
Before she could think any more about it, she heard someone enter through the door.
"Leader."
Raven knew the voice. It was Vernal, the unofficial second-in-command of the tribe. And one of the few people Raven can trust. She turned around, seeing the woman with brown, short hair, blue eyes and rugged clothing.
"What is it, Vernal?"
"… He is here." She said, looking rather hesitant to speak of the man in question. "A portal… something like yours, appeared just outside, and… there they were."
"…" Raven said nothing, instead getting onto her feet and walking out of the tent. When she emerged, she saw all the tribesmen circled around, all facing the man with silver hair that sttod in the center…
And the woman he was tasked with bringing, glaring at the Tribe leader.
"I see you've completed the task." Raven said. "And here I had my doubts."
"What do you know about Amber?" Vergil asked.
Raven grinned at question. "Direct as usual, I see… bring her up here and-"
Vergil summoned the Yamato and unsheathed it, the edge of the blade barely touching Winter's throat. The Military specialist tried not to make any noise, as she didn't want to risk her throat being cut open.
"Answer my question." Vergil demanded. "Or do you wish her dead before you can use her?"
Raven glared at the man. He knew he wasn't bluffing. He would kill her just to spite her, unless she held up her part of the agreement immediately.
"Well? What will it be?" Vergil asked, just about ready to cut into the skin before Raven yelled at him.
"Don't! I'll tell you!" she said. "… Amber Autumn is being held at Beacon Acadamy." She answered.
Hearing this, Vergil actually felt surprised. Out of all the places she could've gone to, considering she was out of touch for so long, that was the last place he expected her to be.
"Why is she there?" he asked, now pressing the blade against Winters through, though not hard enough to break the skin… yet.
"She was injured. Ozpin is doing all he can to keep her alive." Raven answered. "That's about the only good that man has ever done."
Vergil scanned her face, looking for any sign that that she was saying was in any way a façade. When he saw that there was no trace of lying, he dispelled the Yamato, allowing Winter to breathe safely again.
Raven extended her hand out to him. "Now… bring her here."
"… I already did."
Raven was confused by what Vergil just said.
"You said I had to bring her here to the Tribe… I have fulfilled my end of the bargain, and acquired my price." A faint smirk appeared on his face. "She will not stay with you."
Raven instantly felt angered. She knew that he was a man of his word, but he didn't think he'd try to twist her words like that.
Angered by the apparent betrayal, one of the Tribesman, a man wielding two axes, ran at him.
"You BASTARD!" he roared.
Vergil warped in front of the man, landing a palm strike to his throat. As he choked, Vergil took his axes and slammed them against the ground, shattering the entirety of the weapons. Vergil them hit him with his elbow, knocking him out.
Another tried to strike him from behind by thrusting as him with a spear, but Vergil saw it coming a mile away.
"How sneaky." He said before dodging to the side, grabbing the spear and breaking the point off. He spun around and slammed the broken into the attacker's knee, destroying his Aura and penetrating his knee.
"AAAGGH!" he yelled as he fell to the ground, sobbing in pain.
Vergil looked behind him, seeing two more try to make their way towards Winter. Having none of it, Vergil summoned her sword and threw it to her, embedding itself into the ground her. It was just as well he decided not to bind her.
On instinct, Winter grabbed her weapons and slashed at her assailants, bringing them down easily. She looked over at Vergil, who's expression was blank, aside from the look of focus in his eyes.
"You kidnap me, then try to help me?" she asked.
"You were merely a means to an end." Vergil answered, avoiding a clumsy strike from another enemy, who Vergil knocked out in an instant.
As more tribesmen charged towards the two Hunters, Vergil summoned the Yamato, quickly opening a portal, followed with turning towards Winter and grabbing her by the shoulder.
"H-HEY!"
Winter was then yanked back and was sent through the portal. Vergil was about to step through as well, when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.
"… Is that all?" Vergil asked, turning his head to see his attack, whose face turned from an expression of triumph to fear.
He didn't get a chance to speak, as Vergil grabbed the blade of the weapon that protruded to his front side, pulling the sword forward and out of his attacker's grip, before pushing it back out, slamming it into his attacker's face.
He looked around, the looks of astonishment surrounding him of little interest. However, he did turn back to Raven, who looked ready to draw her own sword. Vergil lowered and shook his head in disappointment.
"Final warning, Raven…" Vergil turned back towards the portal. "Leave. Me. Be."
The Dark Slayer walked through the portal, which soon vanished, leaving the tribe in awe in what they saw. Vernal looked towards Raven.
"… What now, leader?" she asked.
Raven remained silent, but her eyes were screaming with fury. She was sure that she had him. She knew Vergil wouldn't go against a promise… but it seems that he wasn't afraid to make use of loop holes. Further more, he mde fools of the tribe, beating her people with shocking ease.
The worst part, they were unable to get their target. Any hope they had of locating the other Maidens was gone.
But there will be another chance. Although she would have to refrain from making the same mistake again.
"Until next time…" Raven grinned. "My apprentice."
…
"Home sweet home, Miss Schnee."
Vergil and Winter were now standing outside the Schnee estate. Winter had her sword sheathed at her side, but looked ready to draw it again upon seeing her kidnapper.
"Not a step closer." She threatened, keeping a tight grip on the handle of her sword.
Vergil sighed. "My business with you is finished. I have no further interest in you." He said.
"Wait!"
Vergil was about to turn and leave, when Winter held up a hand as yelled to him.
"I… I have just one question." She said to him.
"… Very well."
Winter kept a glare as she spoke, no fear present in her eyes despite having witnessed his skill and power. "Back at that tribe… would you have really killed me? Or was it a bluff?"
"…"
Vergil paused for a moment as he began to ponder on her question. He could have feigned igornance, or simply turn away and say that he had no interest… however…
"… I might have." He answered truthfully, seeing no reason to lie to the woman. "If it even meant to scorn the woman I spoke to, to prove to her how serious I was about the matter… but…"
"But?" Winter asked, her interest now peaked.
Vergil's expression became more stoic as he spoke on. "I made a vow. I vowed to my family that I wouldn't take the lives of the innocent. To have taken your life would've broken that vow."
"You see me as an innocent?" Winter asked, recalling the words he said about her family.
"I see a chance to prove me wrong." He said, surprising the woman. "You're family has many things said about it. If you truly care about your name… prove me wrong."
Winter's expression didn't change, but on the inside she was… to a degree, grateful. While this man still held disdain for the Schnee name, he showed to be a bit different. Giving them a chance to show that they can be better.
Winter then formed a smile on her face. "A momentous task, I can asure, you."
"Great things are done when men and mountains meet." Vergil recited. A line that proved itself true to him on more occasions than he could count. "Until next time… Winter."
With that, Vergil warped out of view. Winter stood still, pondering on their conversation. Her thoughts, however, were interrupted, when she heard someone calling out her name.
"Miss Schnee!"
The former Heiress turned around, seeing several of the guards making their way towards her. Most of them were limping, but looked to be moving forward despite the pain. The one who spoke to her, holding his right arm, walked up directly to her, a look of worry on his face.
"Are you alright, Miss Schnee?" he asked. "We looked all over for you, but we couldn't find you." He then hung his head in shame. "… I'm sorry… we failed y-"
"Nonsense."
The guard looked up at the woman, who placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"You did your job. You tried your hardest to stop him. In all honesty, it was quite difficult for me to fight him as well." She gave him a nod. "Thank you. And don't worry, I managed to drive him away."
She looked towards the rest of the guards, her expression becoming more serious. "Although, if you wish to help me further, please call for some medical help. I'll find some first aid kits."
The guard nodded, using his free hand to call the emergency services while the rest of the guards rested on the ground, on her instruction. As Winter ran towards the house, her thoughts went back to the man. His skill, that power, that weapon. She grinned as soon as she finally made the connection she should've made the moment she saw him. She couldn't help but feel a bit giddy from it.
After all, there weren't many who could fight the Dark Slayer head on and come out alive.
….
Vergil passed through another portal, his eyes closed as he stepped onto the patio ground. After that whole fiasco, he wanted to take a rest. To go back to his home in Patch and meet up with his family, feeling more proud to see them having managed to keep his word to Summer and Taiyang, the only things meeting the edge of the Yamato will be Grimm…
And the Demons responsible for Dante and his mother's death.
The mere memory of the event was enough to make Vergil's eyes glow red with rage. He soon calmed down, though, as he knew he had one more task to do for the night. He looked up to see the sight before him.
Beacon Academy.
"Time for some answers." Vergil said, taking a couple of steps forward.
"On what, my boy?"
With speed faster than the eye could register, the Yamato was unsheathed and pointed where Vergil heard the voice. Vergil looked to see who it was, only to see that his Yamato was pointed directly at the middle of a pair of spectacles.
"Long time, no see, my boy." Ozpin said, his signature mug in hand as he gave Vergil a friendly smile. "Care for some Coco?"
And with that, I'm going to leave it there.
Don't worry, for those of you wondering, Amber's connection to Vergil will be explained in the next chapter. I wanted to focus on the Job Raven wanted to Vergil to do, only for him to turn the tables on her. It was also to show that, while the eldest son of Sparda has mellowed out compared to how he is in the games, he can still be serious and won't take any nonsense. And, his might philosophy is still there, but it's more akin to Nero's reasons for desiring power.
Right, can't think of anything other to say, other than be sure to say if there's anything you liked, or didn't like, and perhaps some suggestions as to how to improve. With how slow I've been writing, due to life outside of writing, I wouldn't mind some advice on how to keep my skills sharp.
Okay, I'll see you guys later, hope you all have a great day, and I'll leave you with my favorite W. Blake Quote.
"Exuberance is Beauty"