The Return
The moonlight lit the streets of a small town. A small hill overlooked the town. Atop this hill stood a small lodge. A young woman stood outside the lodge she had long red hair which was tied and covered one side of her face and a tanned complexion. Her name was Lucia, she was the one who summoned Dante to Vie De Marli. She turned around and walked back inside. She threw her brown jacket to the floor. She sat down at the end of her bed. She had just returned from a night of demon slaying. However she was still secretly hoping that she would one day find Dante. She took off her shirt and gloves and dropped them to the ground. On her left shoulder was a tattoo, it was X like and was the mark that Arius had given her, it meant 'Chi' her real name. She got up and walked towards the fridge and opened it. She shivered as the cold reached her naked body, she grabbed a bottle of milk and closed the door. Then she got a glass from the cupboard and poured herself a glass of milk. Lucia sat down on a chair and took a few sips of the milk. It had been a year since he had ventured into the demonic realm, but she remembered it as though it was yesterday. She closed her eyes and thought back.
Dante and Lucia stood outside of the portal. Then Dante began to walk towards it.
"Wait! What are you doing?"
"It's my job to hunt devils."
"Once you enter the demon world you may never be able to return."
She looked at Dante.
"I'll go"
She looks down to the ground as a tear falls from her eye.
"I'm expendable, don't need to worry about me, I'll be happy to die like a human."
Dante raises his hand and wipes away Lucia's tear.
"No devils never cry."
Lucia looks back up at Dante.
"Let's leave it to fate, heads I go tails you go."
Dante flipped his coin into the air, it spun several times and then landed in Dante's palm…Heads
"See you around then."
Dante began to walk towards the portal
"Don't you want to hear the story of Sparda from Matier?"
Dante stopped.
"I know he did the same thing."
He turned around.
"Hold onto my coin, Lucia."
Dante turned and ran into the portal.
Lucia smiled as she remembered turning over the coin and realising that both sides were heads. She opened her eyes and took several large gulps from the milk and put the empty glass on the table. She got up and kicked her boots off which landed near her bed. She stopped and unbuckled her belt with her two ornately crafted curved daggers and put them on top of a small bedside cupboard. Then she pulled down her trousers and left them on the floor. She dropped to her bed in nothing but a white bra and pants.
Outside a small patch of the sky began to tear apart and turn into a purple rift. The sound of an engine echoed out of it. Suddenly a motor bike burst out of it and came crashing to the ground it landed on its wheels and somehow managed to stay intact. The rider's crimson trench coat flapped in the wind. He looked back at the portal. It slowly began to close, when thousands of black figures dropped from it. Then other portals began to open and more dark figures leapt from them. Then in an instant the portals closed.
"Well that's just great!" Said the rider.
The figures however seemed to vanish as they landed. The rider noticed a small light flick off on top of a nearby hill. He hit the pedal and rode off.
Lucia lay there in the dark. Trying to get some sleep for once, when she heard a deep growl. She slowly moved to where she had put her small throwing knives. In one movement she threw them in to the darkness. The blackness let out a cry of agony. She leapt from her bed and switched the light on. To her surprise several demons slowly walked towards her. Their weapons varied from axes, swords and large sickles. Lucia reached for her large curved daggers, she stopped and remembered that she didn't have them or her clothes for that matter.
'Not that it mattered being half naked in front of a group of mindless demons, who were less interested in my body unless their weapons had sliced it into small pieces.' She thought.
A demon leapt onto her bed blocking Lucia's path to her daggers. She vaulted into the air and performed a front flip bringing her foot down on the demons head. Its head crashed into its body as it blew up. Lucia landed on the bed and quickly grabbed her daggers from the top of the small cupboard. Another demon leapt towards her. She swung her dagger towards the demon and cut its head off. Its body fell to the ground and exploded. She jumped into the group of demons and spun around holding her daggers out at arms length. Lucia was so busy fighting she failed to notice the motor bike pull up outside. She shielded her face to stop the dust of the demons exploding bodies from going in her eyes. As the dust cleared she walked over to her jeans and put them on. She spun around and saw a small portal open in front of her several more demons leapt from them. She reached for her daggers which she had put down when putting her jeans on. However before she could reach them four demons jumped towards her. She knew that if she reached for her daggers now the demons would stab her in the back, so she raised her fists. When suddenly four gunshots echoed around the lodge. Lucia closed her eyes as the demons exploded. She opened her eyes once the dust had gone and grabbed her daggers.
As Lucia looked forwards beyond the rest of the demons, she stopped instantly as she noticed the man holding a black gun and a white gun known as Ebony and Ivory. He was a tall man. He wore a long crimson trench coat with a black sleeveless jacket over the top of it. He also wore red trousers and black boots and gloves. Over the top of his right arm was black spiked armour which he had modelled out of an armoured demon. He had straight silvery white hair and a small goatee. He spun his guns around and put them in their holsters. He tightened his hand around the handle of his sword Rebellion which was hung across his back. Even though he was a year older and had grown a goatee since she last saw him, Lucia knew that he was the son of the legendary dark knight Sparda…Dante! One of the demons swung its sickle at Dante, but the demon slayer was too quick and sliced the demon in two with his sword. Another demon launched itself at Dante. The son of Sparda looked down at the sword which had impaled his chest. The demon looked in horror as Dante brought his armoured fist towards its head. Dante removed the dead demon's sword and threw it at another demon. As the demons advanced towards Dante, Lucia grabbed the rest of her clothes and quickly put them on. She also grabbed the rest of her small throwing knives, by the time she had finished, Dante had killed all the demons. The victory was short lived however as more demons began to appear along with what appeared to be a young man. He wore a long black silk trench coat embroided with gold patterns. His hair was black and slightly longer than Dante's. He had a small scar across his right eye. He looked at Dante and gave an evil smile. Dante pulled out 'Ebony' and fired at the man, however before the bullet could hit the mysterious man a demon moved in front of him and took the bullet clean in the head.
"Lucia, get out of here now." Dante said.
"But I can help you." She replied.
"Go!" He shouted.
She did as he said and ran towards the door and went outside. The man watched her as she did.
Dante whistled at the man, who looked at him,
"Stop staring, man. I know that you must be lonely, but she would cut your head off before you could even ask her out." Dante smirked.
"Enough!" The man roared.
"Ohh! Looks like a hit a nerve." Said Dante.
"Just kill him!" The man commanded to the demons.
They all ran towards Dante. The demon slayer pulled out Ivory and began to shoot at the demons with both of his guns. However more demons kept on coming. Dante put his dual handguns back in their holsters. As the demons closed in around him, a red aura burst out around Dante and eradicated all the nearest demons. The rest of the demons stopped as instead of the white haired man stood a spiky white haired demon. His skin was black and red, his trench coat was now part of his body. He stared at the demons with his sinister glowing red eyes. This was only one of his demonic appearances; they are all different depending on what demon weapon he is currently holding. Dante let out a terrifying roar.
Lucia spun around. She was at least seven metres from the lodge by now, but she still heard a roar from inside the lodge. She stared at her home. Suddenly it exploded! She dropped to the floor narrowly avoiding a flying chunk of burning wooden. Lucia stared at the black smoke where here home used to be. Dante strolled out of the thick smoke. He walked towards Lucia and helped her up.
"Sorry about the house." He said.
"That's okay. I'm just glad I didn't lose you again." She replied.
Dante looked at Lucia.
"Here, this is yours." Lucia continued, handing him a silver coin.
"Thanks." He said taking the coin from her.
"Why do both sides have heads on them?" Lucia asked.
"I decide my own fate." He replied.
They both stared at the smoke rising to the sky. A black blur rushed towards them. However none of them noticed until Lucia was pulled back. Dante spun around drawing his sword as he did so.
"Put your sword back or I break her neck." The man from inside the lodge ordered.
Dante put his sword back in its sheath.
"Who are you?" Asked Dante.
"I am Mavado." He said.
"I don't care who you are just get the hell off of me." Lucia said.
Mavado tightened his grip around her neck.
"What do you want?" Said Dante.
"That would be telling now wouldn't…Dante!" Mavado replied.
"How do you know my name?" Dante asked.
Mavado did not answer, but smiled. In a split second Lucia fell to the ground and Dante felt a fist hit him in the chest, sending him flying backwards. Lucia began to cough and looked to where Dante was standing, but in his place stood Mavado, facing the other way. Lucia quietly pulled out one of her daggers. She ran towards Mavado and raised her dagger high above her head. Mavado flung one side of his silk trench coat backwards and removed a large curved sword. The hilt of the sword was of an armoured head of Horus. He spun around swinging his sword at the same time. He skimmed Lucia's shirt and cut it. Lucia fell backwards and turned into her only demon form which was a white angel like being. Mavado stood in shock for a few seconds.
"So you're a demon as well. You will be glad to know that your demonic powers won't go to waste. " Mavado said.
He raised his sword high.
"Mavado! Stop she maybe of more use to me alive." Said a voice inside his head.
"But master her powers will join the others." Said Mavado.
Lucia looked at him in a confused way.
"And so will you're powers if you do not obey!" Bellowed the voice.
"Yes my master." Mavado said.
Dante jumped up and ran towards Mavado. But before he could reach him Mavado faded away. Dante stopped for a second and then helped Lucia up, who had turned back into a human.
"What happened?" Asked Dante.
"I'll tell you after we get away from here." Replied Lucia.
Dante turned around and walked towards his motorcycle. Lucia followed him and got on the back.
