Devil May Cry 4 'Video Game' – The Ying and Yang
By Tayla Drago
Mission# 7: The Jungle of Echidna's
Danger only has gotten worse for Jason getting capture like a few other women and Lady too for the army of Bianco Angelos carry him back to Sanctus' other church somewhere in Fortuna. He was lucky to get Alpha Line out of danger for him to be finding Dante, Kate, and Nero somewhere in the jungle and hiding for the other Angelos couldn't find the weapon allowing Sanctus to get what he needed to be done from Kyrie 'thanks to Agnus' help' and Credo awaiting for the other two to come real soon. He tells the demons for only them to hear in standing down for the time being after regrouping with the rest.
"(Do not worry about the weapon; she has got what I needed to have. Bring Mr. Jones to me. The rest shall come one by one.)"
Once the Angelos all got an order, they carry Jason's body back to the place with him hurt and unable t o get away or get one of his weapons out, remembering the part he told Alpha Line to do with him while the other four to listen in back at the Devil May Cry place a while ago, flashback moments for the fourth part…
Kate, Dante, Lady, Trish, and Alpha Line got the mission they had to do 'so far' and the demons to beat but not a reason why Jason was working so hard with the girls until today to be told about for he does a very good reason that he promise a friend to do for his daughter to ask him.
"Okay, Dad, we get it. Between Dante's entrance to kill Sanctus, Trish can change her looks, Lady can send you data on a special item you made for her, and for me to sneak in the church by dressing up. Could you explain why you want us to do this mission so bad?"
Dante had to agree on this one with Kate.
"Yeah, Old Man. Besides saving the world and being paid big, there's another good reason you're so busy on this, are you?"
Alpha Line flies around Jason in circles for he senses the way Jason was acting so strange.
[Please tell us, Mr. Jones, we all wish to know too.]
There was no use hiding it anymore for Trish and Lady helping out to already learn about except for Dante, Kate, and Alpha Line. So Jason takes a deep breath to finally speak once he pulls out a box full of Charles' old things… Remember him? The cop/butler of Billy and Lully who's the first alchemist fighter who trained Jason so much, as well as Nina Rouge too, with Patty to learn afterwards 'and help JD Morrison to fight and using a gun. For all five of the heroes remembered him well who was killed by Trevor but died honorably as a hero at the end for his friend to take care of the two kids' years later and young fighters. It looks like it had something to do with their parents, their mean aunt, Trevor, and Ellia Jones for the others to look at so many unsolved and solved files of his work all over the table. It was hard for both Lady and Trish to look at it again that hurts a bit.
"Well, you two asked."
"Now, Lady, you know how curious they get about these things."
"So I can tell."
Kate and Dante wanted to know too since Lady and Trish already know. Alpha Line scans every paper that shows it did belong to Charles alright.
[Its everything left about Charles Samson himself, Master. The cases he solved and criminals still wanted.]
"Dad? What is all this? What about Charles!?"
Jason finally told the two for it hurts to mention it and talk about again for his old teacher who has passed away.
"He was solving a case when he was alive about Billy and Lully's Mother; she was murder what seems to lead Sanctus involved. I think that she and Lilly's only father."
That was a very big surprise for Dante and Kate to hear that goes without saying the same with Lady, Trish, and Alpha Line to learn about already.
"You mean the kids' mother a farmer and her bitchy rich sister were the only daughters related to Sanctus? Get out."
"No way…"
"It's true I'm afraid. I don't know who Sanctus was married to but she must be long gone for him to raise two girls, really he was a mess to become a bum and yet getting so old, to be in his fifties yes but not an old geezer, he was born somewhere in 1970's. Still need a lot of research to do on Sanctus. After leaving his daughters behind and raise from a couple of rich people soon for the Mother to be married and moved out to the farms until the comet hit their home for Billy and Lully to live with Lilly to be saved by Charles; knowing that Lilly was doing a crime on hurting her own nephew and niece; she wasn't the killer of her own sister or their parents. Charles, Morrison, and I discovered that Billy and Lully's Mother survived the hit with eternal burns all over her body for her adopted family to see her at the hospital, Lilly did too since she did stole a lot of the money to live a perfect life but left the night to make up a perfect alibi. It sure worked, other than using Billy and Lully's once Wind Alpha-O-Lite in releasing the Spider Demons which you guys stopped with Charles' help it happened. Witness from doctors, nurses, and even patients saw what looked like Sanctus as an old man sneaking in which made Lilly not return for some reason… Before Lilly's sister adopted family left the place, they were suddenly murder in a painful way for Sanctus to do just to see his daughter. After selling Lilly out for upsets of spiders to become a cult user not to see her sister after that day to learn about the powers of Alpha-O-Lite and many more secrets, thinking he was after her children all he wanted was some information after years of leaving them. Not sure why or Sanctus wanted with his two daughters, that only left for you guys to stop Lilly to be shot and killed by Charles since she was turned into a Spider Demon, her sister was murder in cold blood. He was no doubt a demon. The case hasn't been solved since that day three years ago for Charles, Morrison, and I to look on about and no one else with no luck, it was still unsolved. Until today… A friend from a clothes store name Stephanie…? Ah… Kate, who was the woman's name again working at JC Penny's?"
Jason forgot who the woman was where Kate shops for clothes at so she reminds her father who she was again wishing he remembered for years since she been there.
"Stephanie Stone, Dad, that's her name."
"Oh, yeah that! Thanks, honey, Daddy loves you-!"
"Dad, the rest of the story please?"
Jason got back to business.
"Oh, right… Anyways, Stephanie told me a rumor of her friend being a member of the Order of the Swords in worshipping Sparda so much to go missing. All started three years ago after we save the world from Trevor using Anima's powers which explains the Yamato Sword going missing and the orb that was removed from Trevor's body for power. Morrison gave me the whole detail which led me to Lady to tell me the whole thing was coming together in losing her job and Trish getting in to tell me everything was happening, we knew then that Sanctus was on the move in making a mess up religion of doom knowing that I was right. So that's why we're doing this. For Charles' sake, saving the lives of others in Fortuna before it comes to the rest of the world, solve this mystery on why and how Sanctus was doing, and stopping the chaos before it starts. Using one of the Sparda weapons will lead us to the deadly weapon for Sanctus that'll put all lives in danger. Now do you all understand? This is very important that must not fail."
Kate and Dante understood as well as Alpha Line.
"Sorry, Dad, we didn't know."
"That's fine, I didn't know either until he told me and nothing to be shown I or we didn't give up and keep on going."
Dante gets it too.
"So you'll do some of the clue finding while we break in to destroy on what Sanctus and his smart-ass partner name Agnus, am I right?"
"You got it, Dante. That's where you come in, Alpha Line."
Jason points to Kate's weapon for another surprise.
[You mean me, sir?]
"Yep. Both you and I are close in solving the case, and I need you to look around while I learn a lot more in bringing the killer to justice once I have enough information. Well, me and the rest of you if you do find something. And if any case I was hurt or capture, you go back to Kate, stop the enemy in time, and save me with the other missing girls."
Kate didn't get why her weapon since she needed to use Alpha Line like she always does.
"But, Dad, why my weapon? Why not yours instead?"
Jason didn't know why either, he thinks Alpha Line was part of Kate being so smart so he doesn't know but to guess.
"Ah… Because he's part of you…?"
That made all four just like 'okay?' with the funny looks on their faces.
"Dad, really?"
"What?"
Dante couldn't stand Jason being weird or a father loving child to Kate.
"Okay, we'll do it. Hey Sword bubby, if this idiot gives you a hard time, don't hesitate in flying back into Kate's hands."
[Oh, yes. Of course, Son of Sparda. Is that alright, Master?]
Kate will allow Jason to borrow Alpha Line for the time being until she calls him for an emergency.
"You may. Dad, you and my sword be careful out there. I mean it. You two get hurt, I won't be happy about it."
Jason does a solider stand in front of his daughter for Alpha Line stands to follow him wherever they go to next.
"You got it, Kate. Daddy and your weapon will be fine out there."
[I shall follow you all over Fortuna if my must for Master's sake, Mr. Jones.]
Dante claps around for no reason.
"Okay… So what else is new?"
End of flash back… Soon for Jason to pray that Alpha Line is making his way to Kate and Nero and soon Dante when he joins back with his girlfriend for him to be strong for them and hoping Lady and the other missing girls were alright where Agnus was holding them hostages, for some to be slaves or some captive.
"Kate… Please be careful out there. Its only getting worse from this point on."
Somewhere else within the jungles of Fortuna, both Nero and Kate began their search in finding the Gate that has been opening that will lead them to the next demon they must face after landing down for Nero to jump off and be ready for anything and the same for Kate coming to the ground last. The way the tow go in the jungles, for it was a very nice looking one to be in with lots of trees, rocks, bushes, some water, and… Some strange seed-like plants all over the place for Nero and Kate to see and sensing they were alive. But wasn't a plant, animal type, or a demon?
Nero picks one up holding and throwing it around like a football. They see it not just all over the ground, there were also in the trees and under the stomp to walk into like a small tunnel for Nero throws one of the seeds at the rest to break into pieces with goop and shells all over.
"Talk about your odd seed football,"
"Ah, Nero, that isn't a seed."
Nero kept on playing with the seed like a real football in his hands.
"It isn't? But what is it? It's real."
"Well, it's a type of plant alright like an animal… This is weird. There are more of these all over because of another Gate to Demon World somewhere. It must be the cause of it. And don't say it's a coconut or an armadillo because it's neither one."
"I got it, I got it."
Nero throws one away to break all over for him and Kate to sense the demon's energy from the ground for it had the power of plants to feel from underground."
"The seed does belong to the demon we must face. It doesn't look deadly when cracked open so it's all good, just don't know what comes out of it."
Kate looks at the seed a bit more knowing another demon was born in, a plant like demon. After that she and Nero kept on going.
"Good news. Now let's keep on going, Kate, don't want to get lose in this place, right?"
With Nero going on ahead, Kate catches up to him for she was fast in running too like him and Dante were.
"Nero! Wait up! I don't get lost!"
The two made it through the opening path for soon they walk through the cliff where they go down soon being surrounded by more demons of the jungle known as a Chimera Seed or Seeds for more, also the mysterious girl was watching over them. Again with that? Both Kate and Nero had no problem stopping them in the way from Kate shooting away and Nero using his arm to pop them each like a balloon.
The Chimera Seeds had no bodies, only to legs of a bird sticking out, as well as three horns sticking out, with long blue hair-like grass covering their faces, a bunch of tails wrapped into one hanging down below, and one red eye to see. Looks like for what Kate could tell and sense that these demons were born from the weird seed eggs all over the place.
"So that's where these things came from. Am I right, Kate?"
"Big time. These plant demons are a type of chimeras swarming everything and the queen's nearby. In fact this jungle use to be a garden park of paradise. See for yourself."
Kate shows Nero around the place for the Gyro gates was blocking one path and straight to the path to see an abandon building 'being and looking so old' and a left over water fountain all dried up. Nero gets the point for the entire place of a nice walking into the garden area, has turn into a nightmare once the demon was release by Agnus' doing.
"Once a lovely place has turn into hell. Damn…"
"Yep, we'll find our little bus queen through there."
"If you say so I'm always ready for anything."
The two enter in a very strange green house that was once holding and seeing a great view of plants all over until the demon took over for its own, destroying the normal ones. Looking very quiet inside, having two rooms, glass rooms 'for some to be shattered with left over glass', many more seeds spread out, and more Scarecrow Legs and Arms were about to fight with Kate and Nero for they were ready to fight them. Only to be a bit different this time when the Chimera Seeds appeared in front of them… With their tentacle arms wrapping all over one of the demon's bodies, with a big flower sticking out, and more arms with knives flying, turning each of them into Chimera possessing their bodies. Still the same of the Scarecrows' appearances only for the flowers to be blooming red up top, many green vines attach to the body of the demon, and two long swords to be flicking around. For Kate and Nero had to stop them together, Kate tells the rest in her own words.
(Kate: Well, none of us saw this part coming. Those Chimera Seeds turning fully once they attached themselves to the Scarecrows' bodies!? So freaky… Nero and I face them all head on the same moves as always but one thing was avoiding their swinging swords flying all over the pace, Nero got a few cuts knowing he would heal quickly and for me to move fast leaving them to be too slow to get me! Ha! Once they were all dead, we kept on going where nothing in the small glass room or near the corner being blocked by some type of vines coursing through with very strange energies so we couldn't break it down so upstairs we both go. All thanks to Nero swinging his sword to turn it creating a blue path for us to walk across for little by little one goes away to move another until we made it to the next room we had to go to. Pretty sweet how that was being done, huh? I just hope that we'll watch ourselves from this demon making more Chimeras where things are about to get really serious.)
Kate and Nero enter outside of the old green house into a path way from on top of the hill side where it was deep from down below, allowing them to walk across on the metal steps. Seemed safe to walk on for Kate to fly across and the same for Nero with his Devil Bringer from stepping on the blue spot in doing so; making it to the other side where Nero use the wheel to make more paths to walk on and move quickly because if they didn't move really fast it'll disappeared while fighting with lots of Mephistos try stopping them. The two of them try moving and fighting without flying down for it'll be hard getting back to do it all over again for it was nothing much down there but Chimeras and lid up torches.
Getting to the end to the next room. Nero and Kate soon enter in the river side of the jungle having tons of seed eggs, pure water rushing by, another strong energy roots covering a path, and a bridge to get across looking a bit run down but strong to hold for anyone in getting to the other side. Soon Kate felt that Jason and Alpha Line have been here already for her weapon to go off missing and her father getting capture like Lady meaning that Sanctus has them somewhere hidden in Fortuna, panicking she goes running off on the other side of the bridge to find t hem for Nero to follow her.
(Kate: No… This can't be. Dad? Alpha Line?)
Kate goes off quickly looking all upset for Nero could tell and to make sure nothing bad happens to her alone.
"Dad!? Dad!? Dad, where are you!?"
Nero follows her.
"Kate? Kate, what's wrong! Don't leave me here!"
Nero kept on chasing Kate all the way to the side ruins of the jungle with some rumble left behind and a deep hole 'where once a fountain was made' was still there. Poor Kate who was more worried about Lady and more importantly Jason's safety trying to find them from high and low but with no luck she didn't for Nero feeling bad for her wishing he knew his parents long ago.
"Kate… I'm sorry; I promise you that we will save him."
Kate started crying to fall down on her knees trying to call out to him until she got tired to giving up.
"Dad! Dad, don't leave me please! I already lost Mom so don't make lose you too!"
A strange sound from the trees was made making Kate to stop and to hear it, meaning she sense someone 'thinking it was one of the missing women' to go find out before came up to his friend to cheer her up as much as he could do.
"Kate? Where are you going?"
"Someone's here."
"Really? Where at?"
Kate checks out near the two tall trees where a woman 'a member of loving the worship of Sparda' was hiding looking all scared and shaken up 'being someone working for Sanctus' both Kate and Nero try to help her out.
"Don't be afraid, miss, we're here to help you."
The woman spoke to the two.
"Who are you…?"
Nero tries to help out too.
"Just your everyday demon hunters."
Kate had to ask the woman about the missing women and Jason's whereabouts after warming her up with a spare blanket to stop shaking.
"Listen to me carefully, okay? Have you seen other people like yourself?"
"Yes… I mange to escape a castle, it was horrible! He kept some of us girls capture like his own slaves, I was lucky to escape into the jungle with these monsters chasing after me but thank Sparda you two came to my aid. Please save the others!"
The woman begs both Nero and Kate for her help.
"You got it, little lady."
"We'll do that. You also have seen another woman with lots of weapons and a man who looked all muscular?"
The woman points in the direction 'while still shaken up a bit' where two paths were near to go to one each and then the other but right after they stop lots of Scarecrows, Chimera Seeds, and Chimeras blocking their way. Kate and Nero went to destroy them all.
"Okay, let's take care of the mess and get this girl out of danger."
"Got it. Miss, just stay put. We'll stop them."
The woman looked all confused but Kate made sure that nothing would happen to her 'not knowing that she was smiling underneath her innocent looks'.
"But why are you helping me? It's too dangerous."
Kate loads up her gun, gets her sword from her light powers, and joins with Nero but after smiling at the girl before she took off.
"Not really. It's part of our job, we're here to save the world."
Kate had to hold off in finding Dante, Jason, Lady, and Alpha Line for later for she sucks it up to fight back at the demons with Nero 'for he looked happy to see her all better'. From fast speed, skills in fighting, gun shooting, to sword slashing both Nero and Kate were so well in stopping many demons in their way until there was no more of them for now. Kate and Nero go back to get the woman to moving on.
"Okay! Close is clear, let's go-!"
There was no sign of the woman in the scared condition she was in not to go very far, for she wasn't anywhere else for Kate or Nero to see her.
"Nero, I can't find the girl. She just vanished."
"What the hell…? But she was too scared to move."
"I know, this is very confusing."
Nero looked at the two different paths to choose to go in, he might think she was in one but really she wasn't.
"Look, Kate, check over there and I'll go to the one at top. She could've gone too far."
"Alright, shout if you do find something!"
"And you do the same!"
The two spit up for Nero took the area where the gate of Gyro was blocking them from the beginning to use his powers to break it down, two of them and lots of Chimeras in the way. As for Kate no luck on her end either it would seem. While back on Nero's side, his hand reacted to the other Gyro gate that was broken down and the sense of the mysterious woman ran off through there. To himself of not knowing what and how she got through it was real to him in knowing; soon Kate goes to the other side to find the woman knowing she didn't go far and soon hears Nero finding another room for them to go to by telling her so.
"Kate! I got it! Through here!"
Kate runs up to see Nero waving to her after seeing it knowing that was the next place to go to.
"Alright, Nero, let's get moving and find that woman!"
They enter to the ruined valley once they enter through the door of another path to walk across that was so high. Trying to find the woman on where she ran off to, they only felt something meaning they weren't alone right now for a demon that was pretty powerful was near for Kate to find out first before Nero did for her to tell him after seeing many trees move, it looked bad.
"Kate, we better keep on moving… Kate?"
Kate points up to Nero from within the shadows being some type of huge snake-like demon plant hissing at them.
"Snake…"
"What now?"
"There's a huge demon snake behind us…"
Nero turns around seeing it from moving really fast it destroys one of the metal paths from its powerful body, no doubt being the queen making all the seed eggs of Chimeras.
"Oh, crap!"
"Big snake!"
The two jumped on the other part of the bridge in time before the other half was destroyed for this demon could fly as well. With the long body of a real snake, of red, brown, and green skin, a sharp tail, orange whickers sticking out, green and pink colored fins on its head, with six pink eyes, a giant mouth, with a long red tongue, and very sharp teeth chases after Nero and Kate so they make a run for it without stopping before the entire bridge is destroyed. It was a huge survival race from the first bridge already gone getting to one ground path left standing, they ran 'more like Nero running really fast or jumping as Kate flew' away from the snake trying to eat them whole; within seconds going up of the bridge being stairs they made it to the top for Nero jump to the ground part in time before the last part of the metal bridge was gone and Kate flew in alright. After that the snake just flew around seeing them and went off, in other words it'll be waiting for them to come in a few minutes. Now they know what demon they'll soon be facing with from the gate it came out of. Not going back where they came from so they had to find another way out later on for it was a big drop from way up they were at.
"That's our demon alright."
"And so much for going back afterwards, we can't."
Nero makes sure that Kate was still in the game of fighting and all.
"Listen, Kate, thanks for warning me in time. And about your Father I'm pretty sure he's alive with the others. We will find him and that woman, so please stay calm. We can do this; I would be the same for Kyrie and Credo."
"Wait. I know about you doing anything for Kyrie, but Credo…?"
"As mess up to the head about worshipping and Sanctus giving him order by using me, he's still a friend and family. The only two I know and have got to protect. Whether he hates me or likes me a little without showing it, I will do my best to save him too. Until then with these powers and this sword, I must move on. You should do the same for your boyfriend Dante, right?"
Kate and Nero hug each other as partners and brother and sister feelings to each others.
"Thanks, Nero."
"Ah, shut up. Like them, I'll protect you too. So… You know just keep this between us."
Kate pats Nero on the back.
"It's a deal."
For those two to be smiling and for Kate to move on and soon to save the others on her way there with Nero by her side, they keep on going into the next door is where the demon is waiting on the other side about to be fighting with.
"That snake freak almost killed us. Payback time on him."
Kate already knows something about the demon besides it controlling the entire jungle, roots being blocked, killing all other life that was once beautiful, and making the seed-like eggs.
"That snake's a girl."
Nero was shocked.
"You're kidding me!"
"Nope, I am not."
"But how can you tell?"
"A woman knows about laying eggs really… For some demons being male, female, or an it."
Nero didn't get much of that, trying to think of one himself made him freak out a bit.
"A male a female in one? Too disturbing to even think about."
From the other half of the bridge to more forest parts left standing, both Nero and Kate following the strong energy where the demon was hiding at and so was the gate on which 'she' enter being made. Going across the buildings underneath, on to the walk way of the river, in fighting many Chimeras trying to stop them 'too bad f or them', and soon to the other side of the forest of an opening area where the energy where a big block as standing tall glowing all green could only be the Gate to Demon World. Kate and Nero prepare for another demon take down as a team after almost getting eaten from it. For once up the stairs they can see it clear as day; of course the skies around it looked very dark with more roots blocking their only way out after the battle. Kate was ready for anything and Nero tries to make sure that she was alright.
"Kate, you promise me that you'll think about the mission. The others we will save and your father."
Kate loads up her gun and powers up, not sensing Alpha Line around she has to keep on searching and fighting without it for the time being 'not the first time either'.
"I know already but when a demon like a smart ass woman who only cares about herself and hates others by eating them, she's got another thing coming. You'll see what I mean. I need you to be my back up against her so call babies while I fight this one."
"You sure?"
"You stopped Berial while I stopped his two flying puppet sluts, so it's only fare for us to share the fights."
Nero smiles happy to see Kate all focus on the task still and worried. I mean who wouldn't.
"Alright, this should be fun."
Kate puts her hand out knowing that the snake draws near them once again.
"Shh… She's coming."
From seeing the Hell Gate and soon appears the demon plant-like snake again about to get Kate and Nero, before Kate could do anything Nero jumps on it for a big ride hanging on from her skin. Trying to shake him off of her in fast paste all the way from every forest and tries punching it but instead almost gets thrown off after being hit from a tree to hang on to the demon still by the tail; soon runs really fast, jumping over an oncoming branch in his way and then trying to punch her in the face after jumping up on one tree gets it by the seed from her missing from inches away. For she finally spoke making more eggs come out of her as her attack.
"Try some seeds on for size!"
Kate comes flying in to help out Nero.
"Nero!"
"I know… Blast them!"
Nero blasts one seed into pieces and the same with Kate making the demon really mad this time to be screaming.
"My children! You bastards!"
Finally showing the demon's true form of a snake into a woman in a weird body name Echidna, the Queen of the killing plants in the jungle and maker of Chimera Seeds into fully Chimeras. From out of the She-Viper's mouth was her body all white skin, her eyes all red and cleared, sharp leaves sticking out of her head all red-like, half naked from her chest but her breasts being covered from the bottom being brownish and green with no legs just a long body of a snake, more red around her neck, as well as her upper arms too, dark red lips, and loves her plants more than anything else to eat and kill the beauty out of anything. Echidna comes in for a attack at the two for Kate to blast her and Nero jumping on to and sitting on a old tree watching.
"Ha! She-Viper got served!"
"Hell yeah she did!"
Echidna goes to her pose about to strike at them again and ready to fight.
"Oh, shut up!"
"Sorry, but having you around is more than enough for us to stop you."
Echidna didn't care what Nero was saying, she was looking at Kate a lot just hating her looks and attitude… Very big mistake she was doing.
"Really? And I suppose your slutty partner here isn't?"
Kate got mad making her hand into a fist.
"Excuse me? You just call me a slut? Look who's talking!"
The two girls go at it for Nero to be ignored.
"Me!? Well, I don't look like a woman waiting to be touch by a handsome looking human male from the big butt and looking really cute just to mate many times."
"Well, I don't look like a tramp when I lay my many eggs with random demon children you had to screw with!"
Nero didn't get this fight at all.
"What's going on here…?"
The two girls continue on fighting.
"Be quiet! Go back to your on slut house, you damn sank! Looking at you all day will make me sick either way!"
"Oh why don't I shed your skin and feed them to the birds once I shoot you to death, you freaking she bitch!"
"Ms. Piggy!"
"Mexico touchier!"
Nero tried to say something only to be yield at from Kate and Echidna.
"Ah, ladies? Can we get back to the fight please-?"
"Shut up!"
The two said it together.
"Okay! Kate, you got this and I got your back. Just let me punch her when you're done."
Kate was waiting to hear that from Nero and was ready to go.
"Oh you got it. Let's go!"
Echidna throws her left over seed egg goo all over Kate's face and whacks her with her tail laughing.
"Ha! You face me and your friend as backup? I'll be happy to take you on. Eating you will make you dead and ugly leaving to be ten times beautiful. For I Echidna, the Queen of the plants shall not lose to an ugly ducky like yourself. If that's true you must have had an even bigger whore like your Angel warrior Mommy was."
Nero was enjoying the chick fight and laughing while saying too 'oh no she didn't'.
"Damn, Kate! You gonna take that to this beast?"
Echidna laugh making Kate ten times angrier after being assaulted and owned.
"Enough of this! Your insignificant insults and slutty looks have no effect on me; though I will tear you body to shred starting with this woman!"
The She-Viper goes all out for Nero to be ready for anything to backing Kate up; she jumps up to Echidna's face to give her payback really hard.
"You got something to say to me, whore? Then say it."
"Fine… Time for a through down, you bitch-!"
With one heavy punch from Kate's fist, hits Echidna's face hard to the ground getting back up from her snake form and herself again for the fight to start up moving around like a real snake leaving Kate to fight at full power, fighting skills, sword, and gun all set to go. For the clouds to be dark and thundering all over from the demon's powers and the gate being open it'll be one hell of a fight. Echidna floats near where Kate was standing to jump when she swings her long tail for Kate to slice her hard many times until she turns into her snake form again to go flying around all over the jungle for both her and Nero to avoid her on coming strike again.
"Kate! Heads up!"
They started shooting many times at her no matter how fast she went along with dodging from her big mouth trying to eat but ended up getting kick from Kate's fighting moves. Soon going back into her true form she becomes a shape of a big plant with many vines sticking out and a huge flower up top leaving another down below her body, from every push came out Chimeras for Nero to be dealing with and Kate on her end.
"Ah, sick man."
Kate comes charging in.
"Just stop her screw up babies!"
Kate got on Echidna's 'special spot' and started punching and shooting it many times while Nero took care of the many Chimeras coming out of her making the she-viper to get angry.
"You'll pay for that, whore!"
Echidna goes back to her form almost striking with her body to hit Kate again, though she was hit that doesn't stop her on fighting back after blinding her hard from her light beam.
"Say cheese. Light Beam Flare!"
The light blinds the demon a little to strike many times for more at Kate to avoid quickly from her strike attacks, also Nero took care of the first half of the Chimeras. Soon Echidna goes into her snake for her to grabs hold of Kate from the arm to send her flying all over the jungle 'for Kate couldn't break free no matter how many times she kept punching her in the eyes' Nero had to back up this time by shooting the She-Viper down.
"Kate!"
With Echidna enjoying herself to kill Kate and soon eating her, she was screaming hard being thrown around from the fast speed she was going in.
"Round, and round, and round we go, ugly meal!"
Nero kept on shooting and dodging Echidna's strikes where she hits him from her large tail and sends Kate flying to the trees, only to be saved from another snake strike for Nero to sucker punch it 'also going back into her true form' and helps Kate out landing her fall.
"Nero!"
"You're welcome. You almost became her dead meal."
Kate gets up to go finish Echidna off right this time.
"Whatever, I got this!"
Kate goes charging to strike with her light-beam sword to punching and kicking Echidna very hard and fast, trying to move away from her, it was a challenge.
"Quit it!"
"Make me! You try to throw me into a tree!"
"That's how I get my meals. Nice, bloody, and gone!"
Echidna's horns of two parts sticking out of her head became one like a sharp sword and started swinging her head trying to cut Kate, but was cutting many branches off the trees and lucky to get out of the way being very deadly to go through the demon for a few seconds. So Kate shoots a few times to make Echidna's head to hurt not only from the spinning part but to getting it cause her to be a bit dizzy and continue doing the same moves on her over and over again. Soon the demon jumps up to dig herself underground for a better advantage point to hit her preys.
"So you want to play rough? Okay, let's play, honey!"
"Bring it on!"
For only Echidna's upper body was sticking out like a big flower blooming out, she started whipping one vines at a time coming out of the grounds for Kate to dodge and the same with Nero trying to kill him too.
"Hey, watch it!"
Kate slices away at the demon to use her head again at her and trying to pierce her prey until it becomes her meal to eat. No luck for Echidna against Nero and Kate the most. So that not working out comes flying out she soon brightest up into power coursing through her vines.
"Witness my power!"
Echidna was now really fast swinging her head again and throwing her eggs for Kate to destroy and go through her real quickly and to jumping over her tail whipping skills, and soon flying all over to hit the two in seconds. Kate and Nero had to be careful this time with Kate trying to hit Echidna but couldn't and her barely touching her 'just leaving marks on her clothes' something had to be done… There Nero had a plan to tell Kate while they still had a chance to win.
"Kate! The eggs!"
"What!?"
"Trust me, I have an idea!"
Echidna comes in to grab hold of Kate now.
"Got you now!"
Kate throws many of the demon's seed eggs back at her being on fire to burn her up, but she swings it all away and the fire to go out for her to grab her meal this time by dragging Kate's body to her mouth.
"Crap!"
"So you think by using my babies you could throw them back at me and burning me alive? Think again! Say hello to my stomach!"
She felt for it, for Kate to head butt her hard to open her mouth of the snake form, allowed Nero to throw her eggs deep inside her throat making her cough it up with no luck and grossing out.
"Ah! I ate one of my children! Disgusting!"
Nero gives Echidna the peace sign.
"Got ya."
"Why you-!"
Before Echidna could attack Nero from her anger, Kate gets her beam-like sword to cutting her way out of the demon's grip.
"It's about time we end this."
Kate jumps into the air to fly for Echidna tries going after her 'while trying to get the bad taste out of her mouth' her gun powers up so brightly making a huge beam-like cannon to fire out of the bright color blue, she fires and the She-Viper falls being burned up all over for sure and very weak to escape by flying away again, not this time. Her scream were annoying, but victory was successful for Kate and Nero comes in to high fiving her.
"Alright, Kate! Nicely done."
"Thanks, Nero. Other than I hated her attitude, but I had to get my anger out for taking my friends and my Dad somehow."
Nero laughs a little.
"Good for you, Kate."
The two weren't done with Echidna just yet. She gets back up to go flying as much as she had left in her to the Hell Gate, but Kate allows Nero to take this one.
"Nero, she's all yours."
"Thank you."
Nero uses his Devil Bringer to stop Echidna by the tail not allowing her not to go back.
"Don't even think about it."
She was surprise that she was fast and strong losing to Kate to be prettier than Echidna and couldn't break free for she won't lose this battle.
"How shameful to be beaten by humans…! And you, Angel woman, don't think we're done yet! You haven't seen the last of me!"
Echidna tries pulling her tail out of Nero's hands so she manages to twist it around until she finally broken free to go back to the Hell Gate again to recover, for Kate she knows that the demon will be back for more later on.
"Well, there she goes. What a bitch."
"Tell me about it, talk about a cat fight. Hey, don't step up if you're not going to put up a decent fight against another female!"
It closes for two must be dealt with later on besides one Nero took care of. Only thing left from Echidna that Nero got a hold of from the demon was a weird type of red fruit that was part of her body, Nero and Kate check it out. At first Nero was poking at it 'not wanting to touch it fully until Kate told him it was all good not going to rip him into pieces.
"Didn't your mom ever tell you not to litter?"
"Relax, Nero, it's not her poops."
"Oh, okay…?"
Once Nero was holding it into his arm glowing up to purple meaning the power was now part of him meaning they could break through Echidna's left over roots blocking their paths. Known as the Sephirothic Fruit, for once Nero touches one of the roots 'by accident' it was once a power pumping roots of a tree soon turning into white and dies quickly. Nero was surprised and so was Kate.
"Nice! We can go through now. From something like that to come from Echidna's womb could have so much power."
That grosses Nero out a bit.
"Ew! Kate, come on!"
Kate laughs.
"Nero, it's dead so it's part of you to use to make out path. Got to say I'm jealous."
Nero washes his hands just in case from the small rivers.
"Yeah it takes away in getting use to. I wish I could fly like you."
"As if. Can we go now?"
Kate looks around sensing where Lady, the woman, the other girls, and Jason were at somewhere out of the forest was the main castle church where Sanctus was at along with what she felt of being Kyrie and Credo there as well. She didn't sense Kyrie in danger but she and Nero had to hurry along with saving her brother in time and the others. Hopefully Dante, Trish, and Alpha Line will catch up to them later on.
"Nero! Come on! If we can make it out of the forest using your powers, we can find Sanctus and stop them. Kyrie's there too."
Nero was started to worry since Kate mention her name to him.
"What, Kyrie?"
"Yes she and the others is trap in. Maybe that's where the girl went. Let's go! We don't have time to lose!"
"Okay. Kyrie, we're coming for you. Wait for me."
Kate smiles knowing Nero's love for Kyrie is strong like hers and Dante's as well, still feeling some pain her stomach she sucks it up and kept on going… Not knowing the girl they found was watching them with some strange vines wrapping around her body and goes back by burring herself underground for she works for Sanctus alright.
"Sorry, Mommy, but the Holiness and I are about to make our move."
Once the woman jumps into the hole and being covered with grass in seconds, another demon was waiting for the heroes. Over the horizon of the cliff side, there Kate and Nero see the view of another castle church of the Holy Knights/Order of the Sword just a few more miles to go into getting there; by walking around the corner of the abandon ruins and fighting more Scarecrows with Chimera Nero was able to destroy another root for them to go to back to the bridge part for them to find another way to go through.
Next when they got back to the place they found and lost the woman 'being tricked and all', Nero and Kate sense out another new demon coming in. For it was fast, sounded dangerous to be around any other wild animal, for Kate and Nero 'for his arm was telling him trouble was coming', and a pack were formed to surrounding them to their meals to corner and kill for t hem to eat. They were called Assault or more than one as Assaults. Lizard-like demons to walk on two and four legs, scaly looking, green and gray all over, sharp claws on hands and feet, long tails sticking out from their back side up top, wearing weird golden mask 'of an Indian style' with a long skull, blue feathers sticking out, white earrings hanging down from it, and were blind to see anything but good with smelling and hearing alone or as a team. Hard to beat them all Kate and Nero shot many of them 'being four' as Kate stabs them with her beam light sword powers to fighting many, and for Nero to slice, shoot, and using his arm to swing them around until they were dead, including using his awesome powers from the Yamato sword too. Allowing the two to go forward on to the path for Kate tells the rest on what went down on their journey.
(Kate: We're getting somewhere now. We're almost done; we can do this, and stop Sanctus before he hurts Lady, Dad, the other girls, Kyrie, and Dante if he's caught. Not good… Not on our watches as well! Making our way back from the Gyro gates from the very beginning, by going back to the green house where Nero and I remember seeing the roots blocking one of our paths I the way; after fighting the many more Assault demons Nero dries up the roots for us to move on and by fighting those lizard freaks is like fighting against werewolves being so crazy I can tell you all that much! Damn there were so many! Soon entering the lost woods of the jungle/forest both Nero and I had to stay together to choose three to four right paths to go to the right direction because one slip up would make us start all over again. But did Nero listen before I had to say anything about it?)
Nero goes on ahead to one of the paths that Kate thinks it was wrong to go to.
"Let's hurry!"
"Nero, wait!"
With one turn he made, Nero disappears and came out of the hole back to the beginning where Kate was waiting for him.
(Kate: Nope, he didn't. I didn't say I told him so.)
"What the hell happened!?"
Kate points to the statue to read to Nero for him to understand.
"Can't you read? This statue tells us what to do, so listen! 'This is a gentle forest, yet those who treat her unkindly will fall into darkness. Those who do not wish for darkness should seek the light. For if not all efforts will be in vain'. Get it now?"
Nero finally gets it meaning Kate can lead him the right way to go by sensing the path of light out with her powers.
"I get it now, which means you being a half Angel, right?"
"Yes and treating the woods here with respect. So follow me and try not to get lost yourself."
"Lead the way."
They begin… From the orange light the two go north 'so far so good going the right way', to another orange light to go west, and the last with the same light color for them to go east. Until they finally made it out of the woods and to the bridge of the ruin parts with water and rundown buildings left standing in the forgotten ruins. Making it to the door to go downstairs while fighting more Scarecrows Leg, Arm, and Assaults to go down quickly to keep on going for the castle was close by on where they were heading to. Once up top of the path both Nero and Kate have finally made it on the Gran Album Bridge to walk across to as the woman gets there first along with Agnus having something in store for Kyrie.
"Oh, Kyrie. There's something I like for you to see. You Brother and Nero are in danger, come with me, I shall take you to them."
Kyrie was surprise to hear and worries for Nero and Credo to getting there fast and seeing Kate too.
"They are? Are there demons out there? Please take me to them!"
"B-b-b-but of course. Just be warn, what you're about to see may shock you dearly. So forgive when you do."
Back outside with Nero and Kate racing to Sanctus' place on the top pillar platform 'no doubt being there with Jason, Lady, Credo, Kyrie, and the other missing girls were in danger in'. Soon getting there the two stayed close 'as Sanctus was watching' for they see Credo standing before them not knowing the danger he was getting himself into, and soon Kyrie as well for her dreams was about to happen and get much worse for them. Kate tries finding her father, Dante, and the others somewhere by calling out to them.
"Dad!? Dante!? Lady!? Please you guys, answer me!?"
Nero feels bad for Kate.
"Ah man…"
Soon they see Credo coming through the entrance.
"Nero, isn't that…?"
"Yep, that's Kyrie's older brother and someone I know too name Credo."
"It looks like he's here to kill you. But why?"
"As I said before, we gotta knock some sense into him and save him for Kyrie."
Credo look serious to fight with Nero and first time seeing Kate in person so no use talking sense into him since she met with Kyrie to tell him the truth 'like he'll listen'. Credo walks up closer to Nero.
"That's a look you shoot your enemy."
Credo stopped once he was near Nero up close.
"I take it you're one of Sanctus' members?"
"And you are…?"
"I'm Kate Jones, the last Angel half breed left on Earth and Dante's girlfriend. Yeah, I said it."
Nero makes sure that Kate doesn't get hurt or involved with Credo.
"OK, well then let me ask you this... What exactly is the Order after? And who the hell is Dante?"
"Better start talking; you're being played for a foul."
Credo draws his sword out.
"You do not demand answers from me!"
He swings it at Nero for him to jump in time and the same for Kate too for he was doing it really fast, Nero uses his arm to block his second incoming sword in time for him to move aside. Kate knows he wasn't human anymore with skills like those for any human to have.
(Kate: This is just great! Kyrie's brother became a demon for helping a mess up man!? That doesn't mean we can try to save him! I'm sure Kyrie and Nero don't want this guy to die.)
Credo sees Nero's arm knowing the truth now for him being a half demon for there was no use hiding it any longer.
"You possess the power of a demon..."
With Credo pointing his sword at Nero, he tries reasoning with him alone for only he could do it besides Kate on this one.
"Back down! I don't want to hurt you. I won't do that to Kyrie!"
"That's right! I met your sister and she told me there's grave danger around your hometown for you, her, and the people! You have to believe us!"
"Hurt me? You don't get it, do you?"
Credo's body started to glow up for Kate to sense his demon form to appear and Nero's arm to go crazy.
"Nero heads up! Credo became a demon like Agnus!"
"You too…"
Credo was a solider human of the Holy Knights and soon turning into a demon just like Agnus did for he was known as Angelo Credo. His body being all clear and white, his face with black, yellow linings, his eyes to be red, black and yellow horns sticking out, with a red moon-like crest on his head, the front showed his black chest, a tail of a bird from behind, a yellow metal part on his front bottom part, his feet all black and yellow like an eagles', wings for one being an Angel's wings with his arm all normal holding a long sharp sword of a blade, and the other as a shield form all black and hard to hit. Nero had to do this battle on his own this time.
"Kate, I got this one. Watch my back."
Kate understood him so she does and aids him if she has to.
"You got it, Nero, go save Credo with your powers. If I see Kyrie, I'll talk her no matter what she thinks of the both of you."
"Thanks."
With Kate powering up and reloading her weapon, Nero wasn't ready to go easy on Credo after years of training with him, it was about to get serious. Credo didn't become an Angel warrior; he became a demon and talks without moving his mouth when speaking.
"I have been chosen to take the next step in evolution, to become something far more than just human. I am an angel!"
Kate had to at least say something to him.
"An Angel? Please! I'm one being something to save others, not something to become a monster like you are!"
"Like you'll know better, woman! You won't get near me or my sister! You wearing those clothing doesn't make you a member but a false."
"You think Kyrie wants to see you like this!? A monster!?"
With Kate trying to make things clear with Credo, Nero steps in to fight.
"Wrong, Credo. All that you've become is a demon."
"See!? What he said!"
Credo didn't want to hear anything from Nero anymore to take matters into his own hands for Sanctus 'for him to be watching with the other member joining him and Jason with the others girls even for Lady were chained up and held captive for the worse to come'. With Agnus bringing Kyrie to play a trick on her but showing what Credo has become and Nero a half demon she fears of, will Dante, Trish, and Alpha Line make it in time to help them out? Stop the danger that'll soon happen, save the people in Fortuna, and finding out the plans Sanctus has in store for the weapons and Dante with Nero too? Along with Kate being his Angel slave. (Gross!) Credo picks up his sword to point it at Nero ready to take him alive to Sanctus.
"As the Captain of the Holy Knights, you are now under arrest. It is the wish of His Holiness!"
Things were about to be heating up for it was for real in this fight, Nero vs. Credo or Angelo Credo with Kate as his back up. Nero will do one thing for Kyrie's sake and Credo's by protecting them at all cost, even if he has to hurt Credo a bit for his own good.
