Silence pierced the air as Ari lay on the ground, still and motionless. Not
even could the breathing of Dante or Khoval be heard. The rain fell from
the darkened sky as all things lay still, afraid to move. Finally, Dante
ran to Ari, hoping what he thought was not true.
Approaching the boy, Dante's eyes cast down. Falling to his knees, he reached out to Ari's face, wanting more than ever to feel the warmth he had felt before. To see the icy blue eyes look to him. To hear the gentle voice of a devil that stood against evil; even if it meant standing against his own father.
"Ari?" Dante whispered, taking the boy's head into his hands. "C'mon kid! Get up. Wake up!" Proping the boy against his body, Ari's blood slithered down Dante's wet clothes; looking as though Dante was injured himself. Khoval watched with delight as he saw Dante being overcome with sorrow. Thought he felt no pity for him or Ari. Why would he? Ari only caused him......disgrace. And Dante! He was the only obstacle that stood in the way of Khoval: that stood in the way of conquering everything!
Dante sat on the soaked ground with Ari in his hands for minutes, trying to let everything sink in. Suddenly, a movement stirred in his arms.
"Dante?" Ari whispered hoarsely, talking put the boy in greater pain than he was in currently. Khoval's eyes widened with fear as he saw his son was not completely dead. But then the devil relaxed, knowing he would not live for long.
"Go ahead, Ari. Talk to him in your last moments of living. You won't make it." Khoval called out, a sly smile spreading across his face.
"Don't talk!" Dante commanded swiftly. "You'll risk futher injury. I'll get you away from here as quick as I can." But Ari did not listen. He knew his father was right. It was over for him.
"Dante," Ari began, straining to talk over the rain. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. If you hadn't met me, then you wouldn't be in this situation. I'm so sorry." Tears began to run down Ari's cheeks as he spoke.
"Ari, shut the hell up! You'll be fine." Dante said, holding back so his voice wouldn't choke.
"Dante, just accept it!" Ari began coughing up blood as he continued. "I never had a father; not a good one, I'd guess you say."
"Shut up, damn it!" Dante yelled, wiping the blood from Ari's mouth away with his sleeve"You're the father I never had, Dante!" Ari yelled, blood still coming out his wound from where the knives had dug their way in.
"Shut up, Ari! You're going to live!" Dante yelled back.
"Dante! Listen to me!" Ari coughed. At that, he stopped, looking into the eyes of the boy who seemed to have such a deep impact on him.
"You're the father I never had, Dante. I love ya, man." Ari said, his vision becoming very blurry and every sound began fading away. And before Dante could realize, Ari had passed away.
"Ari....." Dante whispered, falling to his knees, laying the boy on the ground. "...don't leave me, Ari. Don't die on me. Ari.....no...." his breath began to fall heavy in his chest as the rain poured down the innocent face of a devil that deserved life.
"Too bad." Khoval interrupted, coming closer to Dante as he spoke. "The more I thought about him, the more of a use he could have been. You know, Dante, it's not too late for you to join me. You don't want to end up like my poor, poor son, do you?" he asked slyly.
Dante's body quaked with anger and sorrow. Rage building up inside him, fast. His hands shook as he held Ari's head in his palms.
"Ari, this is for you, buddy." Dante whispered, finally letting go of the boy. Standing up, Dante rose with his eyes closed; his body still trembled, but with a different feeling to him. As his eyes shot open, the red flame in them burst with fury. Before the eyes of Khoval, Dante began to devil trigger. And this time, he would let nothing of Khoval's words stop him. He no longer had nothing in the way. Ari was no longer there to throw him off balance. Though Ari was no longer there in body, the boy's spirit and momory lay strong in Dante's eyes. Now, Dante had no fear. Only a will to avenge his friend....his brother....his son.
I'm sorry to make this SO short, but I thought this next chapter deserved its own title! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER COMING VERY, VERY SOON! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!! Thank you! ^_^
Approaching the boy, Dante's eyes cast down. Falling to his knees, he reached out to Ari's face, wanting more than ever to feel the warmth he had felt before. To see the icy blue eyes look to him. To hear the gentle voice of a devil that stood against evil; even if it meant standing against his own father.
"Ari?" Dante whispered, taking the boy's head into his hands. "C'mon kid! Get up. Wake up!" Proping the boy against his body, Ari's blood slithered down Dante's wet clothes; looking as though Dante was injured himself. Khoval watched with delight as he saw Dante being overcome with sorrow. Thought he felt no pity for him or Ari. Why would he? Ari only caused him......disgrace. And Dante! He was the only obstacle that stood in the way of Khoval: that stood in the way of conquering everything!
Dante sat on the soaked ground with Ari in his hands for minutes, trying to let everything sink in. Suddenly, a movement stirred in his arms.
"Dante?" Ari whispered hoarsely, talking put the boy in greater pain than he was in currently. Khoval's eyes widened with fear as he saw his son was not completely dead. But then the devil relaxed, knowing he would not live for long.
"Go ahead, Ari. Talk to him in your last moments of living. You won't make it." Khoval called out, a sly smile spreading across his face.
"Don't talk!" Dante commanded swiftly. "You'll risk futher injury. I'll get you away from here as quick as I can." But Ari did not listen. He knew his father was right. It was over for him.
"Dante," Ari began, straining to talk over the rain. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. If you hadn't met me, then you wouldn't be in this situation. I'm so sorry." Tears began to run down Ari's cheeks as he spoke.
"Ari, shut the hell up! You'll be fine." Dante said, holding back so his voice wouldn't choke.
"Dante, just accept it!" Ari began coughing up blood as he continued. "I never had a father; not a good one, I'd guess you say."
"Shut up, damn it!" Dante yelled, wiping the blood from Ari's mouth away with his sleeve"You're the father I never had, Dante!" Ari yelled, blood still coming out his wound from where the knives had dug their way in.
"Shut up, Ari! You're going to live!" Dante yelled back.
"Dante! Listen to me!" Ari coughed. At that, he stopped, looking into the eyes of the boy who seemed to have such a deep impact on him.
"You're the father I never had, Dante. I love ya, man." Ari said, his vision becoming very blurry and every sound began fading away. And before Dante could realize, Ari had passed away.
"Ari....." Dante whispered, falling to his knees, laying the boy on the ground. "...don't leave me, Ari. Don't die on me. Ari.....no...." his breath began to fall heavy in his chest as the rain poured down the innocent face of a devil that deserved life.
"Too bad." Khoval interrupted, coming closer to Dante as he spoke. "The more I thought about him, the more of a use he could have been. You know, Dante, it's not too late for you to join me. You don't want to end up like my poor, poor son, do you?" he asked slyly.
Dante's body quaked with anger and sorrow. Rage building up inside him, fast. His hands shook as he held Ari's head in his palms.
"Ari, this is for you, buddy." Dante whispered, finally letting go of the boy. Standing up, Dante rose with his eyes closed; his body still trembled, but with a different feeling to him. As his eyes shot open, the red flame in them burst with fury. Before the eyes of Khoval, Dante began to devil trigger. And this time, he would let nothing of Khoval's words stop him. He no longer had nothing in the way. Ari was no longer there to throw him off balance. Though Ari was no longer there in body, the boy's spirit and momory lay strong in Dante's eyes. Now, Dante had no fear. Only a will to avenge his friend....his brother....his son.
I'm sorry to make this SO short, but I thought this next chapter deserved its own title! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER COMING VERY, VERY SOON! Also, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!! Thank you! ^_^