Disclaimer: Again, these characters do not belong to me. And I am not making any money off of this.

Note: Thanks for the reviews. And just to let you know. After seeing that there was at least one person that was curious about what would happen next, I started thinking of what Virgil would do next. So I added another chapter. I hope you enjoy it and I'll stop writing this so you can read and review.

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"Why are we fighting?" Dante asks me as I raise my sword for an attack. Doesn't he know? Doesn't he understand that this is the only way?

"Why? You take my life and ask me why? For so many years I suffered in hell. I have felt all the pain you have delivered. You torture me more and you have no idea why I wish to kill you. Don't you understand that this is the only way for me to be free of all the pain, all the suffering you have so blindly caused me?" Why does he act as though this knowledge has been kept from him? He is a demon hunter. Surely he must know the fate of the demons he kills. Even his own brother.

"Death isn't the only way. Fight with me, Virgil. For once, be the brother I have always needed."

Why does he request such a thing? "Fight with you?" I circle him. Searching for the moment to kill him once and for all. "You know that's impossible. If I fight beside you, I will suffer more than I already have. Betraying Mudus is worse than failing. I will die a thousand deaths, never knowing when it will all stop. He'll keep killing me even after I beg for the death of my soul."

"Trust me, Virgil. He'll die before that can happen. Come with me. Help me destroy evil."

He thinks I can help him. What does he think I am? I am a part of the evil he wants to destroy. That evil is part of me. Just as it is a part of him. But why isn't he like me? Why is he fighting like our father?

I lower my sword. The answer has finally come to me. He doesn't fight just to save those foolish humans. He fights for our mother. He fights to avenge her death. To put right the wrong he suffered. But doesn't he know that I also suffered? Doesn't he know that I also wanted to save mother? Doesn't he know that I stayed behind because I thought I could stop them? I wanted to kill them for my mother's screams. I wanted to destroy them for the fear they had instilled in my brother. Why can't my brother see this?

"I can't." I whisper. I wish I could help you, brother. But what will my life be if I stand beside you? How can I return to what my life should have been? To what my life might have been.

I raise my sword once again. I won't let him stop me. I can't.

I can't.

These words. They came to me once before. That night; when mother died. I knew that I couldn't kill them. I knew that I would die in the end. But why did he save me? Why did Mundus stop them from killing me? I should have died. I should have gone to heaven with my mother. With our mother. Does she watch us now? Can she see what we are doing? Did she witness my death at the hands of my brother?

I see Dante drop his sword. What is he doing?

"Fight me. I will not kill a man that has no weapons to defend himself." How can I stay so calm? I want to scream at him to pick up his sword. I want to force him to fight me. To make all the pain go away. I want him to kill me.

"If you think that death is the only way for you to be saved, then kill me. I won't stop you."

What is he saying?

"I came here to stop hell from taking over the world. But if I can save my brother, I will let everyone die just to save him. Do you hear me Virgil? If I can save you, if letting the earth be destroyed is the cost, it's too low a cost."

He bears his heart to me, ready for me to kill him. Can it be that he has suffered too? How much pain has he had in my absence?

"But, Virgil. Your life outside of hell will be no different from your life inside. Not if I'm not here to stop this. Hell is leaking out into our world."

Our world?

"You'll still be in hell. But I will pay that price to help you. Blood is thicker than water, as they say."

If he dies, will I go on to save everyone in his place? Will I fight against hell in order to be free of it forever?

"What are you waiting for? Kill me."

Can I kill him?

"Kill me!"

I look into his eyes. He has no fear of death. He tells the truth.

"I can't."

I drop my sword. When will the end come? I have failed Mundus again. Why doesn't he kill me?

I feel a hand on my shoulder. Dante, why do you try to comfort me now? I look into the eyes of my brother, my killer. Why does he smile?

"Will you help me?"

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