chapter 11: the heart that beats
hello everyone! been long enough? this is the final installment or as you call it, chapter of my story. enjoy, and sorry for the wait. i'm just so flippin' lazy!
Dark. I can hear the wind, but nothing else. What is this rage I'm sensing? is it... Dante? I think i had a dream. Dante was around seventeen, maybe older. He and his brother fought fiercely in the rain. Eventually, one emerged victorious. Screams from somewhere far off sounded into the night. then i saw myself. a sixteen year old girl, searching for the "father" who created me. when i found my siblings, i felt the same rage. maybe it was just a nightmare. then again, maybe the fury we all possess will kill us all eventually.
for a moment or two, Rayne forgot where she was. then, upon feeling the wet blood on her clothes, she remembered. she stood up carefully, making sure she didn't rub her wound. sounds of clanging swords invaded her ears as she saw two identical twins, one light and one dark, fighting in the rain once again. she rubbed her eyes just to make sure she wasn't dreaming. nope, still there. she crept closer to get a better look, deciding not to get into it.
"remember the last time we fought like this brother?" Virgil taunted Dante.
"... all too well." Dante repied.
"i get the feeling the same thing will happen this time."
"Dream on. i've gotten stronger since the last time, you know."
"Show me."
blades clased again, causing sparks to fly up. Dante whirled around and struck Virgil on his shoulder. Virgil mimicked his action, causing Dante to slide backwards and kick up the water that was steadily collecting at their feet. a harsh blow from Dante sent Virgil to the ground, but he shortly recovered. Rayne looked on, trying not to fall over. Another slash, this time from Virgil. it was a direct hit, making a deep gash appear across Dante's chest. he staggered and fell to the ground. Virgil poised his blade over Dante for the kill.
"i knew it would end this way." he grinned.
"Not quite."
Virgil wheeled around to see an extremely angered dhampir, blades poised. with the rips in her clothes, the dishelved red hair, and the glint of dark eyes, she was quite freaky looking.
"Want more, do you?"Virgil taunted.
Rayne lunged towards him, and he towards her. Rayne spun around while holding her blades out and knocked Virgil down. he got up and stuck at her, hitting. this continued for a while, slash, parry, whirl, block. eventually, they each held their blade against the throat of the other.
Virgil tranformed, and Rayne did something no dhampir had ever done before. a black mist enshrouded her form, and her hair lengthened. her skin turned black, and her eyes glowed red. her blades seemed to mesh with her flesh and made a pair of long black spikes.
"let's see how you like getting impaled." her voice came out echoed.
in a flash, Rayne shoved the spikes through Virgil's middle (owie!) and kicked him hard. as soon as the tranformation had taken place, it was over. there again stood the bleeding last member of Brimstone, and Virgil had risen again.
"it will take a lot more than that to put this demon down." he said.
at the same time, Dante had also gotten up. he drew his blade once more, and turned to Virgil.
"let's finish this, the right way."
Dante tranformed too, and he and his doppleganger flew high up into the sky. there, they furiously beat on one another, slashing and ripping open flesh. at last, when Virgil faultered for a second, Dante struck, and both plummeted to the ground. when they landed with a sickening crunching sound, Dante had Virgil pinned by the throat. Rayne had an amused look on her face when Dante beckoned to her.
"you want to finish him?" he asked.
"nah, you do it."
Could he? could he possibly kill the only kin he had? then he thought back to all the hell virgil had caused. Hell yeah, he could kill him! with a final stab of his sword, he crushed through Virgil's ribcage and into his heart. the organ slowed down, beating its last.
"let's get out of here." Dante said.
"Hhn. good plan."
Epilogue
"Dante, you got a call." Rayne shouted into the office door.
the newly established Devil May Cry had opened for business, and the calls were pouring in.
"Jeez, doesn't it ever end?"
"Hey, you're the one who decided to let me stay here, remember?" Rayne laughed.
it was true, as sad as it sounded. half the male customers called on minor incidents, and they demanded to have Rayne fix the problem for them. still, money was money.he picked up the phone.
"Devil May Cry."
"Dante..."
AN/ whahahahaha! i leave the ending up to your interperetation. if you feel that you need to write a fic based off of mine, please do. i hope you all enjoyed this, and best of luck on any future stories of yours. thank you all for your support and patience. i'll be cheering for you all. Ciao.