Hey there everyone and welcome back to Remnant May Cry!
Now here we have the second part of the last chapter and this one took a little bit of work to get done but I managed to get it finished. Now this time we have both the 3rd generation of Sparda ready to kick some ass!
Now I don't have any real things to talk about at the moment so I'll let ya get to it.
Let's Rock!
Mission-3 Part 2: Two Steps…back?
As the two Sparda relatives walked through the forest they were closing on the demonic presence, when they had reached their destination they were met with another Hell Gate, similar to the one Zane destroyed in the Emerald forest at the beginning of the year. This one was among several ruined pillars that have seen better days which were covered in red to match the flora around them.
"How long has this thing been here you think?" Zane asked.
"A long while is a good estimate. Let's get rid of it before-," Nero never got to finish as the gate activated and a portal had emerged opening the path connecting the two worlds. "Looks like we got an uninvited guest". He said as he unsheathed Red Queen and revved it.
Zane Unsheathed Armageddon and prepared himself for what's to come from the Hell Gate.
"You'd think they'd get the message after all the Demons we've killed huh?" Zane stated to Nero who merely shrugged but agreed with his cousin.
A moment later the Demon had walked through the Gate and the two white haired demon hunters were now looking at a Demon no bigger than a two story house with hooves instead of normal legs, grey skin on its lower body that transitioned to red to all of the upper body. Its skin seemed to glow bright giving it a look of magma flowing underneath it all over its body. The head of the demon had two large horns on the side of its head with green eyes constantly shining.
"The human world, it's been a long time". The demon said to itself as it began to walk around, but a loud bang was enough to get the demon's attention and had noticed the two Descendant's presence.
"Sorry pal can't have ya roaming around wherever you like". Zane called with DEATH in his hand along with its barrel smoking. "So I'll make this simple, walk your ass back through that gate before we kick it back in there ourselves". The demon merely laughed at this which ticked off the younger Sparda and just shot him square in the forehead. "You wanna crack another chuckle or do you gonna do something about it?"
"I'll grind you bones to dust, once I finish feasting on your flesh!" It roared as it leapt towards the two of them. However Nero activated his Devil Bringer, and a huge spectral arm clocked the Demon in the chest sending it back at the front of the Hell Gate. "You're not humans are you?"
"Yea no shit". Nero scoffed as he then turned Ragtime back on. The Demon got a closer look at them and growled.
"Descendants of Sparda. It will be a pleasure eradicating you both from existence, by the hand of ARGENTUS!" It roared as two blades of pure hell fire appeared on its arms.
The Infernal Servant
ARGENTUS
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"A fancy name ain't gonna save ya asshole!" Zane said as he ran right whereas his cousin ran the opposite direction attacking him from both ends. Zane leapt at Argentus as Nero was firing his revolver at the demon to keep its attention away from him, Zane slashed the back of Argentus several times before dashing away to safety but it wasn't enough as the demon threw a ball of fire at the young Devil Hunter and it hit him square in the chest but he was quick to recover as he landed on his feet.
"You'll regret that! Gunslinger!" Zane barked as he pulled out LOVE and DEATH and began rapidly firing at the demon making its attention shift to him.
"I'll crush you!" Argentus roared as it crossed its arms and launched a flaming X at Zane but he was quicker this time and rolled out of the way. The Demon began running in his direction and punched the ground where Zane once stood as he dodged again and began shooting at the demon's exposed back as the flesh began to come off with each shot. It turned around facing the two Devil Hunters and charged at them, however Nero Fired at the legs making the oversized Demon lose his footing. The older Sparda then used the cable on his arm to pull him towards the demon.
"Stand Still!" Nero called as Ragtime activated slowing it down, Nero then began charging the Breaker as it glowed brightly before he created a much larger sphere around the demon extending the duration. However Nero's arm began sparking as he then detonated it right in the Demon's face causing the shrapnel to get stuck in its skin.
"Comin' at ya!" Zane called as he performed a Stinger and followed it up with a thousand stabs in directly in the Demon's ribs With Nero striking the other side with a variety of slashes from Red queen. As the Sphere disappeared Argentus skidded across the ground as he was now unstuck. He took a knee as he glared at the two Devil hunters. "So much for the big bad Demon. Is that all you have?" Zane taunted.
"I'll make you feel every ounce of pain when I'm done with you!" Argentus roared as he then launched several fire blades at the duo but were either dodged or blocked.
"Let's drill some sense into his skull Nero! Rupture!" Zane pointed out and the older cousin caught wind of what he hand in mind as he summoned Rupture.
"Alright I'll follow your lead Zane! Helter Skelter!" Nero replied as a new breaker appeared on his arm, this time it was a gold three pronged claw with a curved shape. Zane rushed towards Argentus as Nero fired Blue Rose at the Demon's face causing it to shield its eyes as the younger Sparda got in close and began swiping at the same rib area of the demon he hit before causing the outer skin to fall and burn into ash. The interior had magma and bone showing as he slashed at the exposed spot.
"Zane Move!" Nero called a she loaded Blue rose and took aim. Zane dashed out of the way and as soon as Argentus lowered his arms Nero pulled the trigger 3 times and three blue explosive bolts of energy hit the ribcage of the demon making it fall to one knee.
"Son of a Bitch!" Argentus groaned as it tried to get its bearings.
"Gotcha!" Zane exclaimed as he switched Rupture to drill mode and threw several punches at the Demon's head tearing the flesh away. He then brought both gauntlets together and drilled the same spot to go even further. "Now Nero!" Zane called a he kicked off the demon's head giving his cousin an opening.
Nero's Devil Breaker opened up to reveal several blades spinning as Nero charged it he then leapt at Argentus and began spinning directly at the weak spot Zane made for him.
"Helter. Skelter!" Nero roared as he then made contact with the Demon's head and began drilling into him and then kept going until he then started drilling into the chest and right up it until he was then in mid-air above Argentus which his Devil Breaker broke immediately after. Nero then summoned his Devil Bringer as then fell towards Argentus, as he was falling he grabbed the head of his foe with the astral hand and slammed the demon's head into the ground.
But Argentus then began to catch fire, Nero jumped back before he could get burnt and a moment later Argentus exploded which burnt everything around him leaving the ground and any nearby pillars scorched and black.
"You two are pissing me off!" The Demon roared at them.
"What did you think we were doing other than putting you out of your misery?" Nero barked back.
"How about we wrap this up shall we?" Zane asked his cousin.
"Yea". Nero smirked as his normal human hand appeared instead of his Breaker. He then dashed towards Argentus as he then threw an astral fist towards the demon but this time Argentus caught it, who was rearing up his other one to punch Nero. However Zane stopped it by firing Lady Mary into the boss's face making it shield its eyes, Zane then ran up towards it and sliced the Achilles heel of the demon with the bayonet of the gun causing blood to gush out.
Argentus then began to feel weak as it let go of Nero's astral hand, giving the said Devil hunter an opening. Nero then threw a hard punch at the demon's chest causing it to fall over onto its back.
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Argentus manage to sit up on its side as the two demon hunters walked up to it intending to finish it off.
"Killing me won't make a difference. You won't be able to stop what has been set in motion". Argentus warned.
"Yea Ryujin said something similar along those lines, and look how that ended up for him". Zane said as he summoned Rupture on his arms making his point, before making it disappear. "But don't worry, it won't take long". He smirked as he pulled out LOVE from its holster.
Argentus merely chuckled darkly at Zane's words.
"You think you can defeat all of us? If I could not defeat you, another Demon will in due time". The demon said.
"It'll be a cold day hell when that happens". Nero cocked Blue Rose, and the two of them aimed at the demon's head. "Any last words?"
"Fuck-," Was all he got out before the two Descendants pulled the trigger on their guns ending the Demon once and for all. Seconds later the body turned to ash and was now slowly being blown away by the wind.
"They love to drag on don't they?" Nero said as he holstered Blue Rose, but when he looked at his cousin he looked conflicted. "Something up?"
"Ryujin said something similar when he kicked the bucket. What are the Demons up to?" Zane asked aloud, he looked at Nero who shrugged.
"Dunno, but we can't worry about that now. Right now we need to close that Gate". Nero pointed as Zane nodded and reached out to Argentus's body pulling a red ball of light out and had it in his hand, leaving the body gone with the wind as if it wasn't there to begin with. It began to shine brightly before fading and revealing itself to be a red Halberd with Grey markings on it with two very large Axe-like blades at the end. Nero took a few steps back leaving Zane to his new Devil Arm.
Zane then performed a few moves by swinging the weapon around and brought the blade down several times making the ground crumble with each hit. He then turned his attention towards the Hell Gate and began smashing it to pieces before performing a helm splitter down the middle and landing on the ground. A second later the cracks began to spread to the rest of the stone gate before crumbling apart, as the Hell Gate was nothing but rubble.
ARGENTUS: A halberd with the ability to create small earthquakes, it can propel enemies into the air with little effort.
"Done and done". Zane stated a he made Argentus disappear and face his cousin. "Well I'd better head back to the group, they're probably worried about me knowing them". This made Nero crack a smile.
"Yea I heard from your Mom you got put into Beacon. How does feel fitting in with the other kids?" Nero asked with that smile still present on his face which made Zane roll his eyes as the two of them began to walk back to the Beacon students.
"Made a couple of friends if that's what you're wondering, and besides since when did care about High School drama?" Zane asked.
"I never did, besides I heard Dante and Ozpin put you on the spot for a position there". Nero pointed out.
"Yea well I'm not gonna stay there for ever, I'm only there for a year then I'm gone so don't get used to it". Zane replied as they kept walking towards Beacon's group.
As the two Devil Hunters kept walking they were then met with Goodwitch and the rest of the first years who came with her.
"Mr Redgrave glad to see you've returned. But who is this you've brought with you?" The Combat teacher asked him.
"This is my older cousin Nero, Miss Goodwitch. He's the one who called me up and helped me with what we discussed earlier". Zane answered.
"Yea, I gave Zane here a buzz and I was in town for a job and found out we were heading to the same place so I let him help. Hope that wasn't too much of a hassle Ma'am". Nero said to her.
"I appreciate your assistance in keeping my students safe Nero, I'm sure Ozpin would like to thank you personally for a job well done". She said to the older Devil Hunter who held his hand up and began walking away.
"Thanks but no thanks, I got work to do but do send him my regards". He replied before he looked over his shoulder. "Zane". He called to his cousin as the younger of the two looked at him. "I'll keep in touch. Ok bud?" He said with a smile and Zane smiled back with a nod of reassurance as Nero then walked away.
"Alright students it's time to head back to the Academy, come along now". Glynda called to everyone as they all began to walk back to Beacon.
As he was walking RWBY and JNPR were now walking alongside Zane.
"So that was your cousin Zane?" Ruby asked him.
"Yea, bit of a punk but I love em regardless". He chuckled.
"Is he single?" Yang asked as her sister just groaned.
"No he has a wife, her name is Kyrie. They both live in and run an orphanage for kids who were either left without parents after the incidents of Fortuna and Redgrave city". Zane said.
"Wait Redgrave City? Didn't that get attacked several years ago?" Pyrrah asked him.
"The very same, happened before I was born". Zane confirmed.
"Isn't your last name Redgrave?" Weiss asked him with a raised brow as Zane nodded.
"Dad had that as a last name for a while when he was young when he changed his identity, but I guess it stuck with him when he and Mom wanted to bring me into their lives". Zane stated.
"So I'm guessing you dealt with the Demonic presence that was nearby?" Ren asked calmly.
"Yep, even got a new Devil Arm". Zane answered as he summoned Argentus and rested it on his shoulder, which caused Ruby look at it in awe. "This baby is Argentus, and it can cause earthquakes powerful enough to lift any demon up in the air". He explained with pride before making it disappear.
"So spill, how'd did ya bring down the big bad demon anyway?" Yang asked as the rest of RWBY and JNPR all agreed with her.
"I'll tell ya when we get back to Beacon. But right now, I'm beat". Zane said as he stretched his arms. But deep inside his head his mind was running around. 'It can't be a coincidence that both Ryujin and Argentus were saying the same thing about something coming…let's just hope Mon, Dad or Vergil are onto something while I'm stuck here'. He thought as he and his friends made their way back to the school.
Well there we have it! Another Demon and Hell Gate are history and a new Devil Arm! in case you missed it, the Demon was inspired by the Fire-borne Baron from DOOM Eternal and the weapon was Inspired by Rory Mercury's Halberd from GATE. Now I'll leave the story here for the moment until I can find some inspiration to get it going...
You were thinking I was going to say Motivation weren't you?
But anyway I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and be sure to leave me your thoughts on the story as a whole, a bit of feedback can go a long way. Be sure to stay healthy during COVID, and make sure to wash your hands and all that jazz. So until then I'll see ya next time!
Cronus Prime Out!
