Yuri: Thanks! Finally here is Chapter 5
Kikoken: Thanks as well. This chapter is a couple of hundred words longer. I'll try my best to make the rest longer as well.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Two weeks ago or so I had final exams and I have been busy with other stuff as well. However, since Summer has begun, I have more time for this fanfic as well. There is one problem that remains. I am taking a trip to Japan and then to California. I'll try to write even then. Enjoy!
"Pythius"
The enemy ninja makes it to a door and opens it, arriving to room Lathian had been in. He awaits the portal to activate and the two mysterious figures who had greeted Lathian levitate up from the ground and activate the portal. The enemy jumps into the portal with the boy.
Dante and Hotsuma make their way carefully, expecting an enemy or something to jump out or trap them. Every room they pass by is old and dark. It's been clearly abandoned.
"I don't hear him anymore. Now, he's finally realized that we here him and is using stealth or he's gone." Said Dante.
"I am going to have to say the latter. I doubt he finally realized it. Highly unlikely." Replied Hotsuma.
They finally came up to yet another door. They opened it and saw a small room with some steps and an arch on the opposite side. The room looked like it had come out of an ancient temple. A few bolts of electricity came from the center a portal opened.
"Well I'm going in." Dante said.
"I have no doubt in my mind it's a trap but I am going in as well." Replied Hotsuma.
As they took another step, two mysterious figures suddenly leaped from the ground and jumped in front of the portal. They had their faces covered and looked similar to the ninjas they had seen before.
"You said they were a ninja clan Hotsuma? Do you recognize them?" said Dante.
"Honestly, I have no idea. They look as if they were."
One of the ninja said,
"We cannot let you pass. Our superiors say we must annihilate you."
"Then bring it on!" replied Dante.
Suddenly one of them shot three ninja stars at Hotsuma who with quick reflexes caught them all and within a second threw them straight back at the enemy with blazing speed. The enemy stopped the three stars one inch from his space. It seemed he could manipulate his weapons. He ran toward Hotsuma and vice versa. They battled faster than the eye could see.
Dante turned to the second one who was looking straight at him. The ninja shot forth and hit Dante in the face sending him straight into a wall. Dante ran up the wall and jumped backwards. The enemy was in front of him about to run up the wall. He pointed Ebony at him and pointed Ivory behind him toward nothing. He shot both of them simultaneously. The bullet he shot behind him caught the enemy killing him.
"Fast yet predictable." Dante said.
Meanwhile Hotsuma and the enemy traded blows, fighting at extreme speeds. They leaped at each other hoping to get the final blow but both got knocked back. They then got in fighting stance and ran toward each other quickly. They both ended where the other began. Hotsuma seemed tired while the enemy smiled. Suddenly blood could be seen dripping from the enemies chest as his upper torso fell down to the ground. Both of the enemies hate was absorbed by Akujiki.
"Quite gruesome. Well. so are all your kills." Dante said laughing.
They both turned to the portal and entered cautiously. They were transported into what looked like a castle.
"Finally you have arrived." Said a figure sitting on his throne. It was Mortalus.
"Cut the crap. What do you want?" said Dante.
Mortalus sneered.
"Son of Sparda, you are nothing but a fool. Soon, you will meet your demise."
"Certainly it was you that is behind everything. And, I believe you have it all wrong. You will meet your end now."
Hotsuma lunged himself toward the path to Mortalus. Mortalus's guards quickly jumped in front of Hotsuma detaining him. However four of them had been killed by Hotsuma Dante drew his Rebellion and got ready to jump in but one guard threw a small glowing ball which hit the ground next to Dante. It enlarged and formed a circle around Dante, an aura glowing red. It paralyzed Dante. He couldn't move. It was the same magic that Lathian had used.
"Damn it!" yelled Dante.
"Both of you shall be thrown into Baal, the desolate and hellish dimension." Said Mortalus.
Baal? Thought Dante and Hotsuma. Under close guard they were both taken to the pit mentioned earlier. Mortalus watched from above, stuffing his face with food and drink. The portal opened and both were shoved in. A portal opened in a large desert like area and both Dante and Hotsuma fell down. They both got to their feet and looked around. The "sky" looked quite strange.(To give you a good thought of how it looks like. Think about DMC2 when you fought Argosax. Think about the sky and surroundings or "walls)
"Where are we?" said Hotsuma.
"Baal. I am not really sure exactly what it is. All I know is that it's a pocket of the demon dimension or underworld. It was used to seal away something and to throw away the condemned. I don't know much more."
They both walked around examining their surroundings and the area.
"I wonder if there is anyway to get out." Said Hotsuma.
"We have to find a way to open the portal or something. Maybe there is another exit." Replied Dante.
Eventually they came to a sole tree and sat down thinking on what they could do. After a while, Hotsuma heard something that was close to them. He drew his blade and turned around spotting Lathian.
"Its you!" shouted Hotsuma.
"Wait! I mean no harm. After coming back from the warehouse Mortalus threw me here. That coward betrayed me!"
"Haha. Mean no harm? Then what was that back in the warehouse? Replied Dante.
" I. I don't know. Something was pushing me to continue. I'm not sure. I apologize." Said Lathian.
"Your apologizes mean nothing to me," replied Dante, " but I have no problem with blowing a hole through your head."
"All that matters is that we get out of here alive! Do you even realize the kind of danger we all face?"
Hotsuma turned to Lathian interested and said,
"What is this place and who is Mortalus?"
"Mortalus is a demon general. Long ago, in the battle Mundus brought to rule over earth, he was sent to conquer. Though Sparda did bring down and fight most of the battle on his own, Mortalus was defeated by mortals. His arrogance and over confidence was his weakness. Ever since, his pride has been broken, and his deep hatred for humans continues to grow now and forever."
"Well that answers half of my question." Replied Hotsuma.
"Let me continue. This placed is called Baal. It is a pocket of hell or the demon world. It is a vast wasteland that reeks only of blood and death. Baal was opened about 2000 years ago to seal a great evil demon. The demon I speak of is Pythius, the demonic snake. This demon was born 1000 years before Mundus and was powerful enough to destroy anything in it's way. Not only did Pythius destroy and maul demons for it's thirst for death, but humans as well. Even a great demon lord Argosax could not destroy this devil.
When Mundus had grown, he sealed Pythius in Baal for eternity. Most of the demons of the underworld were loyal to Mundus and obeyed his every commands. Mortalus has brought together his minions along with others to band together to fulfill his plan. He somehow found a spell to open Baal so he has been using it to to execute whoever he desires."
"Well," Dante said, "I have fought and defeated both Argosax and Mundus. If Pythius still lurks here, I'll beat him too."
"Pythius still lurks here and he could find us and strike at any second." Said Lathian.
"Well then it would be best that we continue looking for a way to find out", said Hotsuma.
Meanwhile, Mortalus and his minions were looking on to a Phantom in a large cage that they kept it. It was as large as the one that Dante had fought in Mundus's castle.
"Release him!" yelled Mortalus as the bottom of the cage opened and the Phantom fell into the portal leading to Baal. The Phantom appeared and fell near Dante, Lathian, and Hotsuma. They all got ready for combat.
Suddenly the ground began trembling and through the ground, a large snake broke through the hard rock and went up into the air. It was extremely large. Maybe about 50ft or so, hard red skin, and eyes that reflected darkness and hatred. It looked down at the Phantom, it's tongue moving around with ferocity. With blazing movement, it lunged and struck at the Phantom's head. Pythius's teeth pierced the hard rock skin of the demon and brought him upwards into the sky. The Phantom's blood that was much like lava oozed and poured down to the ground. The lava seemed to do nothing to Pythius as some of it fell onto it's skin. Pythius then wrapped itself around the Phantom strangling and crushing it with it's inhuman skin. Pythius then feasted and ate most of the Phantom quickly.
Lathian, Dante, and Hotsuma looked at the scene shocked, amazed and disgusted. They could not believe the incredible power and brute force of the devil. Pythius then turned to Hotsuma, Dante and Lathian. Pythius felt the presence of Sparda within Dante and said,
"Ah.. You are the Son of Sparda. The demon who revolted and sealed Mundus as Mundus did to me. How ironic that Mundus met the same fate as I did.
"What of it?" said Dante.
"Hahaha! How pleasant. Also it's true that you defeated Mundus as well during his plan to come back, is it not?"
"How did you know?" said Dante.
"Baal cannot completely hold my power over hell. But back to the subject. You may have my gratitude for defeating Mundus but, to kill you and feed on your corpse will be all the better."
Dante and Hotsuma quickly drew the Rebellion and Akujiki. Lathian got himself ready for combat as well.
"No demon or devil can make this easy, can they?" said Dante as he sighed.
Kikoken: Thanks as well. This chapter is a couple of hundred words longer. I'll try my best to make the rest longer as well.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Two weeks ago or so I had final exams and I have been busy with other stuff as well. However, since Summer has begun, I have more time for this fanfic as well. There is one problem that remains. I am taking a trip to Japan and then to California. I'll try to write even then. Enjoy!
"Pythius"
The enemy ninja makes it to a door and opens it, arriving to room Lathian had been in. He awaits the portal to activate and the two mysterious figures who had greeted Lathian levitate up from the ground and activate the portal. The enemy jumps into the portal with the boy.
Dante and Hotsuma make their way carefully, expecting an enemy or something to jump out or trap them. Every room they pass by is old and dark. It's been clearly abandoned.
"I don't hear him anymore. Now, he's finally realized that we here him and is using stealth or he's gone." Said Dante.
"I am going to have to say the latter. I doubt he finally realized it. Highly unlikely." Replied Hotsuma.
They finally came up to yet another door. They opened it and saw a small room with some steps and an arch on the opposite side. The room looked like it had come out of an ancient temple. A few bolts of electricity came from the center a portal opened.
"Well I'm going in." Dante said.
"I have no doubt in my mind it's a trap but I am going in as well." Replied Hotsuma.
As they took another step, two mysterious figures suddenly leaped from the ground and jumped in front of the portal. They had their faces covered and looked similar to the ninjas they had seen before.
"You said they were a ninja clan Hotsuma? Do you recognize them?" said Dante.
"Honestly, I have no idea. They look as if they were."
One of the ninja said,
"We cannot let you pass. Our superiors say we must annihilate you."
"Then bring it on!" replied Dante.
Suddenly one of them shot three ninja stars at Hotsuma who with quick reflexes caught them all and within a second threw them straight back at the enemy with blazing speed. The enemy stopped the three stars one inch from his space. It seemed he could manipulate his weapons. He ran toward Hotsuma and vice versa. They battled faster than the eye could see.
Dante turned to the second one who was looking straight at him. The ninja shot forth and hit Dante in the face sending him straight into a wall. Dante ran up the wall and jumped backwards. The enemy was in front of him about to run up the wall. He pointed Ebony at him and pointed Ivory behind him toward nothing. He shot both of them simultaneously. The bullet he shot behind him caught the enemy killing him.
"Fast yet predictable." Dante said.
Meanwhile Hotsuma and the enemy traded blows, fighting at extreme speeds. They leaped at each other hoping to get the final blow but both got knocked back. They then got in fighting stance and ran toward each other quickly. They both ended where the other began. Hotsuma seemed tired while the enemy smiled. Suddenly blood could be seen dripping from the enemies chest as his upper torso fell down to the ground. Both of the enemies hate was absorbed by Akujiki.
"Quite gruesome. Well. so are all your kills." Dante said laughing.
They both turned to the portal and entered cautiously. They were transported into what looked like a castle.
"Finally you have arrived." Said a figure sitting on his throne. It was Mortalus.
"Cut the crap. What do you want?" said Dante.
Mortalus sneered.
"Son of Sparda, you are nothing but a fool. Soon, you will meet your demise."
"Certainly it was you that is behind everything. And, I believe you have it all wrong. You will meet your end now."
Hotsuma lunged himself toward the path to Mortalus. Mortalus's guards quickly jumped in front of Hotsuma detaining him. However four of them had been killed by Hotsuma Dante drew his Rebellion and got ready to jump in but one guard threw a small glowing ball which hit the ground next to Dante. It enlarged and formed a circle around Dante, an aura glowing red. It paralyzed Dante. He couldn't move. It was the same magic that Lathian had used.
"Damn it!" yelled Dante.
"Both of you shall be thrown into Baal, the desolate and hellish dimension." Said Mortalus.
Baal? Thought Dante and Hotsuma. Under close guard they were both taken to the pit mentioned earlier. Mortalus watched from above, stuffing his face with food and drink. The portal opened and both were shoved in. A portal opened in a large desert like area and both Dante and Hotsuma fell down. They both got to their feet and looked around. The "sky" looked quite strange.(To give you a good thought of how it looks like. Think about DMC2 when you fought Argosax. Think about the sky and surroundings or "walls)
"Where are we?" said Hotsuma.
"Baal. I am not really sure exactly what it is. All I know is that it's a pocket of the demon dimension or underworld. It was used to seal away something and to throw away the condemned. I don't know much more."
They both walked around examining their surroundings and the area.
"I wonder if there is anyway to get out." Said Hotsuma.
"We have to find a way to open the portal or something. Maybe there is another exit." Replied Dante.
Eventually they came to a sole tree and sat down thinking on what they could do. After a while, Hotsuma heard something that was close to them. He drew his blade and turned around spotting Lathian.
"Its you!" shouted Hotsuma.
"Wait! I mean no harm. After coming back from the warehouse Mortalus threw me here. That coward betrayed me!"
"Haha. Mean no harm? Then what was that back in the warehouse? Replied Dante.
" I. I don't know. Something was pushing me to continue. I'm not sure. I apologize." Said Lathian.
"Your apologizes mean nothing to me," replied Dante, " but I have no problem with blowing a hole through your head."
"All that matters is that we get out of here alive! Do you even realize the kind of danger we all face?"
Hotsuma turned to Lathian interested and said,
"What is this place and who is Mortalus?"
"Mortalus is a demon general. Long ago, in the battle Mundus brought to rule over earth, he was sent to conquer. Though Sparda did bring down and fight most of the battle on his own, Mortalus was defeated by mortals. His arrogance and over confidence was his weakness. Ever since, his pride has been broken, and his deep hatred for humans continues to grow now and forever."
"Well that answers half of my question." Replied Hotsuma.
"Let me continue. This placed is called Baal. It is a pocket of hell or the demon world. It is a vast wasteland that reeks only of blood and death. Baal was opened about 2000 years ago to seal a great evil demon. The demon I speak of is Pythius, the demonic snake. This demon was born 1000 years before Mundus and was powerful enough to destroy anything in it's way. Not only did Pythius destroy and maul demons for it's thirst for death, but humans as well. Even a great demon lord Argosax could not destroy this devil.
When Mundus had grown, he sealed Pythius in Baal for eternity. Most of the demons of the underworld were loyal to Mundus and obeyed his every commands. Mortalus has brought together his minions along with others to band together to fulfill his plan. He somehow found a spell to open Baal so he has been using it to to execute whoever he desires."
"Well," Dante said, "I have fought and defeated both Argosax and Mundus. If Pythius still lurks here, I'll beat him too."
"Pythius still lurks here and he could find us and strike at any second." Said Lathian.
"Well then it would be best that we continue looking for a way to find out", said Hotsuma.
Meanwhile, Mortalus and his minions were looking on to a Phantom in a large cage that they kept it. It was as large as the one that Dante had fought in Mundus's castle.
"Release him!" yelled Mortalus as the bottom of the cage opened and the Phantom fell into the portal leading to Baal. The Phantom appeared and fell near Dante, Lathian, and Hotsuma. They all got ready for combat.
Suddenly the ground began trembling and through the ground, a large snake broke through the hard rock and went up into the air. It was extremely large. Maybe about 50ft or so, hard red skin, and eyes that reflected darkness and hatred. It looked down at the Phantom, it's tongue moving around with ferocity. With blazing movement, it lunged and struck at the Phantom's head. Pythius's teeth pierced the hard rock skin of the demon and brought him upwards into the sky. The Phantom's blood that was much like lava oozed and poured down to the ground. The lava seemed to do nothing to Pythius as some of it fell onto it's skin. Pythius then wrapped itself around the Phantom strangling and crushing it with it's inhuman skin. Pythius then feasted and ate most of the Phantom quickly.
Lathian, Dante, and Hotsuma looked at the scene shocked, amazed and disgusted. They could not believe the incredible power and brute force of the devil. Pythius then turned to Hotsuma, Dante and Lathian. Pythius felt the presence of Sparda within Dante and said,
"Ah.. You are the Son of Sparda. The demon who revolted and sealed Mundus as Mundus did to me. How ironic that Mundus met the same fate as I did.
"What of it?" said Dante.
"Hahaha! How pleasant. Also it's true that you defeated Mundus as well during his plan to come back, is it not?"
"How did you know?" said Dante.
"Baal cannot completely hold my power over hell. But back to the subject. You may have my gratitude for defeating Mundus but, to kill you and feed on your corpse will be all the better."
Dante and Hotsuma quickly drew the Rebellion and Akujiki. Lathian got himself ready for combat as well.
"No demon or devil can make this easy, can they?" said Dante as he sighed.
