As he layed him down, a piece of his clothing ripped off, revealing some skin of his left shoulder. Immediately, something caught Dante's attention.
"What the hell is that?" Dante whispered, now closer examining Ari's shoulder blade. On his left shoulder was a marking. It resembled the letter "x", but done in a much fancier design. Dante leaned in, touching the mark with his fingertips. Ari lay still, unmoving at the touch of Dante. If a person was not paying enough attention to Ari's light breathing, he looked as if he had died. His skin was pale as the moon that rose in the blackened sky. His lips were turning a slight bluish color. His body was like ice, cold and haunting.
Dante wasn't sure about what to do now. This had never happened before to him. He never had a kid to take care of, he never wanted one anyways.
"So, what now?" Dante began talking to himself, looking down at Ari. "Sorry kid, but I want to leave you. You're just extra work. But, I can't. What is it about you that keeps me from dumping you to the side and taking off?" Dante took his head into his hands, trying to think deep in his soul. But he couldn't. Devils didn't have souls. As Dante got up, he looked at the mysterious marking on Ari once again.
* * * * * * * *
Unconscious, Ari lay motionless on the ground. Thoughm in his mind was black dreams and.....other deep, dark things that lay in the depths of his conscience.
"What are you doing, you fool?" a voice rang out. In his dreams, Ari awoke, lying in a dark chasm, alone and another feeling he could not describe. Looking around him, suddenly he found he was not alone. Surrounding him in a circle were beasts, monsters, demons, and devils.
"Are you trying to fail?" the deep voice bellowed out.
"What do you want from me?" Ari said coldly and low, moving his eyes around the room, observing the monsters that watched and mocked him.
"What do I want? Humph! You stupid boy! You know what I want! And you do not address me as normal! I am your lord!" the voice screamed out, exciting all demons that surrouded Ari. Ari stood still, having no reply.
"I want you to get rid of him....." the voice trailed off, becoming softer.
"Who, my lord?" Ari asked, having a cold tone in his voice.
"The devil that saved you, of course; son of Sparda.....Dante." the voice said softly, but with anger.
Ari nodded his head, his eyes searching the darkness.
"After he is rid of, there may be a reward in it for you."
"My freedom?" Ari interrupted.
The voice chuckled loudly and continued.
"Freedom?" it said surprised. "Why ever would you want that, my boy. You can stay with me and together we will conquer Hell and and bring damnation to the humans! Don't you want that?" the voice bellowed out eagerly. Ari made no reply.
"What?" it yelled harshly. "You want to stay in the human world? You want to become a human? You stupid, pathetic weakling! You could help me rule Hell and the humans!" the voice paused, then continued. "And plus.....even if you were to stay with humans, you would eventually turn on them. For it's in your blood.....my preicous, but young son. You would bring destruction to the humans. So, come! Come with your father and we shall rule Hell and humans! I WILL RULE AND BRING FORTH ALL HELL!"
Ari's breathing increased greatly and red fire lit his eyes.
"You do not own Hell, my lord......" Ari replied coldy, becoming louder with every word. His body began to grow taller and the flame in his eyes, burned hot like fire. "You do not own Hell......you belong in it!"
Every demon that had occupied the room, had disappeared. Ari noticed. There was nothing, nor no one to be heard or seen. But then, it rang out again.
"Kill the son of Sparda. Do not let me down, my son, or you will feel the fires of Hell, burning your devil flesh!"
* * * * * * * *
At that moment, Ari awoke in the human world, finding he could not breathe for a minute. Finally, he returned to normal and opened his eyes for the first time since his black dream. The blood, red sun was now rising slowly. To his left sat Dante, who seemed to be sleeping. At that moment, drops of sweat poured down Ari's face as the sunlight came upon it, as his eyes fixed upon Dante.
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"What the hell is that?" Dante whispered, now closer examining Ari's shoulder blade. On his left shoulder was a marking. It resembled the letter "x", but done in a much fancier design. Dante leaned in, touching the mark with his fingertips. Ari lay still, unmoving at the touch of Dante. If a person was not paying enough attention to Ari's light breathing, he looked as if he had died. His skin was pale as the moon that rose in the blackened sky. His lips were turning a slight bluish color. His body was like ice, cold and haunting.
Dante wasn't sure about what to do now. This had never happened before to him. He never had a kid to take care of, he never wanted one anyways.
"So, what now?" Dante began talking to himself, looking down at Ari. "Sorry kid, but I want to leave you. You're just extra work. But, I can't. What is it about you that keeps me from dumping you to the side and taking off?" Dante took his head into his hands, trying to think deep in his soul. But he couldn't. Devils didn't have souls. As Dante got up, he looked at the mysterious marking on Ari once again.
* * * * * * * *
Unconscious, Ari lay motionless on the ground. Thoughm in his mind was black dreams and.....other deep, dark things that lay in the depths of his conscience.
"What are you doing, you fool?" a voice rang out. In his dreams, Ari awoke, lying in a dark chasm, alone and another feeling he could not describe. Looking around him, suddenly he found he was not alone. Surrounding him in a circle were beasts, monsters, demons, and devils.
"Are you trying to fail?" the deep voice bellowed out.
"What do you want from me?" Ari said coldly and low, moving his eyes around the room, observing the monsters that watched and mocked him.
"What do I want? Humph! You stupid boy! You know what I want! And you do not address me as normal! I am your lord!" the voice screamed out, exciting all demons that surrouded Ari. Ari stood still, having no reply.
"I want you to get rid of him....." the voice trailed off, becoming softer.
"Who, my lord?" Ari asked, having a cold tone in his voice.
"The devil that saved you, of course; son of Sparda.....Dante." the voice said softly, but with anger.
Ari nodded his head, his eyes searching the darkness.
"After he is rid of, there may be a reward in it for you."
"My freedom?" Ari interrupted.
The voice chuckled loudly and continued.
"Freedom?" it said surprised. "Why ever would you want that, my boy. You can stay with me and together we will conquer Hell and and bring damnation to the humans! Don't you want that?" the voice bellowed out eagerly. Ari made no reply.
"What?" it yelled harshly. "You want to stay in the human world? You want to become a human? You stupid, pathetic weakling! You could help me rule Hell and the humans!" the voice paused, then continued. "And plus.....even if you were to stay with humans, you would eventually turn on them. For it's in your blood.....my preicous, but young son. You would bring destruction to the humans. So, come! Come with your father and we shall rule Hell and humans! I WILL RULE AND BRING FORTH ALL HELL!"
Ari's breathing increased greatly and red fire lit his eyes.
"You do not own Hell, my lord......" Ari replied coldy, becoming louder with every word. His body began to grow taller and the flame in his eyes, burned hot like fire. "You do not own Hell......you belong in it!"
Every demon that had occupied the room, had disappeared. Ari noticed. There was nothing, nor no one to be heard or seen. But then, it rang out again.
"Kill the son of Sparda. Do not let me down, my son, or you will feel the fires of Hell, burning your devil flesh!"
* * * * * * * *
At that moment, Ari awoke in the human world, finding he could not breathe for a minute. Finally, he returned to normal and opened his eyes for the first time since his black dream. The blood, red sun was now rising slowly. To his left sat Dante, who seemed to be sleeping. At that moment, drops of sweat poured down Ari's face as the sunlight came upon it, as his eyes fixed upon Dante.
Well? I hope you're liking it! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER COMING VERY, VERY SOON! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you! ^_^