AN: I hope you like this chapter. I put some thought into the fight scene to make it more descriptive and… I had writers block for a few days. So sorry it took so long.
Disclaimer: I will unfortunately never own Capcom. If I did, DMC would be on Xbox and PS2 and would never go away XD! Here's to hoping!
Chapter 7
Gheis walked down the long hallway, passing many oil paintings and tall stained glass windows. Each time he passed one of the windows, the bright moonlight would show on his face, lighting his sinister, but innocent-looking, eyes.
He pushed open a large pair of mahogany double doors and stepped into the vast, candlelit, formal dining room. He made his way past the long oak table to the other end of the room where his master sat, eating his dinner.
Gheis stopped and turned to his human leader, bowed formally but quickly then looked straight ahead. "Sir, I apologize for interrupting your meal but the young lady did crack a little under… extreme torture," he stated, with a significant pause at the end.
Adriano set his fork and knife down, then picked up his napkin, politely wiped his lips and replaced it back on his lap. "You didn't kill her under this harsh torture did you?" he asked, his bright green eyes drawn to his demon servant.
Gheis cleared his throat a bit. "No sir. She still lives. She appears to be human but something wholly different," he explained.
"Good, what is this information you bring to me?"
"We know where Crystal is being kept."
"Good. Send a battalion of Hell-Pride demons. Immediately."
Gheis bowed again and turned, walking out of the room as his master resumed his meal.
A quick knock came to the office door followed by a young girl's voice. "Pizza delivery!" she chimed in a happy tone.
Dante jumped up quickly and walked over to the door, twenty bucks in hand. He opened the door and there stood a girl of about 16 with dirty-blonde hair holding a red pizza warmer. "Two medium pepperonis and a liter of Pepsi?" she asked.
"Yes, that's what I ordered, babe," he replied, giving her a wink.
She blushed slightly but regained her composure. "That will be $17.50 sir." She stated fumbling to pull the pizzas out after handing the soda bottle over to him.
He handed her the twenty as she handed over the pizzas. "Keep the change," he said, giving his famous smirk.
"Thank you sir!" she replied with a big smile, then walked back to her car.
Dante shut the door skillfully with his foot, carried the soda and pizza's to the desk and set them down. He opened the top box and took in a deep breath, smelling the pepperoni and cheese. He sat down in his chair and plucked a piece from the box and started eating.
Crystal walked into the room and meekly walked over to Dante. He eyed her for a moment then motioned to the pizza. "Dig in before it gets cold, babe," he commented before taking another bite of his slice of pizza.
She picked up a piece and started eating. Dante smirked at her as she consumed the slice and went for another. Satisfied with what he saw, he resumed eating, picking up his second slice.
As Dante chucked the first empty box to a corner near the trash can, he opened the second one and grabbed his fourth slice.
He dropped the pizza onto the desk when he heard the faint groan of a Hell-Pride. He looked up behind Crystal and saw it standing at the door, holding the bloody head of the blonde, pizza delivery girl in one hand and its scythe in the other. His face grew dark and serious. Crystal didn't seem to notice this as she continued to gulp down her second glass of Pepsi.
Dante quietly opened the right, top drawer of his desk and pulled out Ebony. As he did this, the demon dropped the head of the horrified-looking girl on the floor and took three steps forward. The moment the glint of the black colored gun shone in the fading sun, the creature lunged at the unaware girl, still eating.
The silver-haired demon hunter flipped over the desk and landed on his feet beside her. He pushed her to the ground, getting impaled through the chest by the scythe in the process.
Crystal's head snapped to Dante. She was about to ask why he pushed her when she saw him get stabbed through the chest. Her eyes grew wide and her heart sunk in despair at the sight.
A wide grin grew on his face, "Ow…" he stated flatly, seemingly unaffected by the wound. The demon groaned again, trying to pull away once it realized what had gone wrong.
Dante raised Ebony to its face and fired a series of bullets into its mouth, sending it back from whence it came. He let the gun drop to his side and turned to Crystal, the blade still protruding from his chest.
"Who – what are you?" she asked alarmed.
Dante pulled the scythe blade from his chest and dropped it to the floor. "I'm half-demon," he answered simply.
She raised an eyebrow. "I would have never pegged you as a demon." She smirked a bit and crossed her arms.
"Lucky I am or you would be out a bodyguard, cutie," he finished with a smirk spreading across his face.
She blinked at his 'cutie' remark but quickly shook it off. "Why didn't you say anything?" she asked.
Dante opened his mouth to answer but quickly closed it again when he heard a loud creak on the hardwood floors. He lifted his eyes from Crystal and looked around the room. "Fuck…" he murmured as he saw more Hell-Prides surrounding them.
What appeared to be the leader of the swarm pointed to the brunette half-angel then motioned she come with it, beckoning silently that Dante hand her over.
Again he smirked and picked up his other gun Ivory. "Right. Fight me for her ugly. I had her first," Dante answered.
Crystal gave the tall half-devil an odd look. He didn't look back, just moved closer to her and pointed his guns at the lead invader. "Let's Rock…" he stated with a smirk.
With those words, the demons charged at them, Dante fired off several shots at the devil. It howled in pain and fell backwards lifeless. He crossed his arms, guns pointing at two demons and began firing off more shots.
While Dante continued working down several demons at once Crystal charged into the closest one to her, elbowing it in the stomach then following it up with a kick to the crotch. "Tell my father to fucking leave me alone!" she roared raising a knee to its stomach. She clasped her hands together, smashing it in the back of the neck, knocking it to the ground.
Dante saw this and smirked as he shot another demon in the head; it too fell back with a wail of anguish and died. He followed up by shooting the last one into dust.
He then turned his head to the door and more poured through, he narrowed his ice-blue eyes and put Ebony and Ivory in Crystal's hands. "Take these. Use them if you need to," he instructed as he turned and ran to his pool table.
The moment he laid his hand on Rebellion, he saw that leaving her side was a big mistake. It only took seconds for all the Hell-Prides to surround her.
Hastily she readied the guns, her hands shaking slightly she aimed them at the nearest demon and closed her eyes as she squeezed the triggers, anticipating the sound that would follow. Two shots rang out and she opened her eyes in time to see the creature stumble back into two other Hell-Prides.
The two demons trapped under their injured ally let out roars of frustration as they struggled to get back up.
Dante smirked; taking advantage of this he jumped on one of them and pushed off with his right foot like he was riding a skate board. He rode it towards a wall and back flipped off just before it smashed into the cement near the couch and fell still. "Shoot it," he ordered.
Crystal aimed at the fallen demon and shot at it a few times. She caught a glimpse of a scythe coming at her and went to duck. Seeing this Dante rushed in front of her and blocked it with his sword. He pushed it back then rushed forward, stabbing it through the midsection before he pulled his sword up, slicing its upper-body in half.
Crystal turned to a demon sneaking up from behind and fired off a few shots that hit it in the arms and stomach. The creature roared in frustration and dashed at her. Instinctively pure white wings sprouted from her back and she jumped into the air, avoiding the Hell-Pride, watching it charge into a few of its allies.
Dante watched her as she fired Ebony and Ivory a few times at her target while floating back down to the ground, her wings vanishing as quickly as they appeared. He quickly came out of his stupor and turned his attention back to the group of demons he was working on. He lunged forward, striking at the last Hell-Pride in a series of stabs that appeared as a blur.
When it fell Dante turned to Crystal with a smirk on his face. "That was impressive, babe. Not to mention how hot you look doing that," he complimented with a smile.
Crystal blushed furiously at his flirtatious comment and looked away, "Uh thanks…" she said quietly, trying to avoid contact with his eyes.
Dante walked up to Crystal and looked down at her, the same smirk staying on his face. He leaned down slightly to take his guns from her hands, looking her in the eyes the whole time.
Crystal felt her stomach flutter when his ice-blue eyes connected with her own green ones. She felt heat rise in her cheeks again as they slightly reddened.
The silver-haired demon hunter took the guns and walked back to his desk, restraining what urge he had to kiss her, not knowing how she would feel about it. He sat behind the desk and resumed eating his meal.
Crystal stood there for a moment, unsure what just happened. She shook it off, walking back to the desk and resumed eating, half disappointed he didn't make a move to kiss her.