Author's notses: Ah! Finally, I have mananged to get this one out. Hope you like, enjoy!
Akina grasped Dante's coat tightly with her frail hands pulling him closer to her. Afraid of what was happening, the Asian woman wanted to stay as close to the young demon hunter as possible. Every thing going on around her did not make any sense, ranging from persistent demons to vengeful psychopaths. What did it all have to do with her? What connection did she have with these strange beings?
There was nothing she could do, nobody she could trust… but Dante. Having him by her side made her feel a lot safer than she did alone. It was a confusing world, and he seemed to be the only trusting person to help her get through it. A booming loud noise is heard stomping across the streets angrily. Three gigantic beasts suddenly come into view, each of them boasting an incredible amount of strength and power. From their bulging muscles to their sharp claws, these creatures appeared much tougher than any normal average demon.
The hideous monsters were the size of buildings, towering above both Dante and Akina. Dante pressed Akina close to his back and drew out his sword, knowing the monsters had came to take the frightened Asian woman away. Despite how strong each of them were, the young demon hunter was ready to go head to head with all three of them at the same time if needed, to protect his friend. The demons of course had other plans in mind.
Dante didn't seem to pose much of threat to them. He was just a puny human waiting to be crushed beneath their scaly feet. With a quick thrust of the hand, one of the creatures sent Dante flying back several feet away with his telekinetic powers and scooped Akina up before she could run. The demons opened a large fiery portal and jumped straight through, taking Akina with them. Dante stood up from the floor, brushing the dirt off from his coat. He quickly sprinted towards the portal before it closed and jumped, unaware of what he would meet on the other side.
It didn't matter to him. All he wanted was to get Akina back from the clutches of the demons that wanted to inflict harm upon her. When he touched the rocky floors, Dante saw himself standing in a large roaring inferno. The area looked like the inside of a huge simmering volcano. Scorching flames shot up everywhere around him.
The temperature had to be way over one hundred degrees, as his body started to trickle sweat immensely. He took his coat off and left it on the ground as he proceeded forward with only a small undershirt covering his upper body. The farther and deeper he went, the hotter it became. It was like walking straight into a heated oven. Up ahead, a large cave could be seen in the distance.
There weren't any more floors to walk on, just large pillars floating in the steaming pool of hot boiling lava. To make it across, Dante would have to leap his way over until he reached the cave. Taking his first jump, the demon hunter hopped on to the first pillar. Now, he just had five more to go to reach the cave. Before he could move on to the next, a flaming fireball came flying his way.
The demon hunter ducked out of the way just before it collided with his skull. If it touched him he would have been burned badly for sure. He looked up ahead and saw one of the demons that had taken Akina, standing on the farthest pillar.
"My name is Xaphan. You do not belong here, mortal. Your kind is not accepted to be here. Leave now if you value your life!" snarled the beast.
"Heh, is that some kind of threat?" Dante chuckled, hysterically. "What if I choose to stay?"
"If you choose to stay, I have no choice but to burn you into a pile of ashes!"
"I don't have time for this. I suggest you get out of my way and tell me where the woman is."
"That half breed? Why do you care for her so much?" Xaphan growled.
"Half breed? What do you mean half breed?" questioned a confused Dante.
"Enough talk. You had your chance. Now you're doomed to die here!" Xaphan yelled, hurling another fireball at the wandering trespasser.
The demon hunter rolled out of the way of the incoming ball, dodging the attack again, and jumped across the remaining pillars with his sword drawn. As soon as he reached the final pillar with Xaphan standing on top of it, he delivered a quick stab to the demon's chest. Repeatedly, he swung his large blade at the monster's body multiple times, opening several cuts in his scaly skin. Dante swung his sword again, but Xaphan fiercely struck him hard across the face with his rounded fist before another blow was landed. The demon hunter fell to the floor of the pillar on one knee, dropping his weapon, and nearly staggering to get back up.
Xaphan knocked him down again with the side of his elbow before he managed to recover. Standing over a motionless Dante, he created another fireball within the palm of his hand, readying himself to bid farewell to the son of Sparda and deliver a scorching fatality. Quickly, Dante whipped out his duel pistols from the sides of his pockets and fired a large burst of bullets into Xaphan's face. It irritated the demon long enough for Dante to grasp his sword and deliver a fatal stab right through the fiery monster's chest. Xaphan eyes were in disbelief as he fell backward into the lava pool, dead.
"I told you to get out of my way, but did you listen? No?" snickered the demon hunter as he proceeded towards the cave.
Many miles ahead from Dante's location
Akina awakened to find herself chained up against a solid stonewall. The steaming pressure of the raging flames she was near intensified right below her feet. She hoped Dante would come rescue her, but he was nowhere to be seen. Observing the area, the Asian woman had no clue as to where she was. As she tried to break free from the tight shackles, a looming shadow slowly stepped in front of her.
"Are you comfortable, Akina?" the shadow laughed.
"Who are you? What are you going to do to me?"
"I see your still suffering from the amnesia I gave you. It'll return soon, but you wont be alive by the time it comes back!"
"Amnesia? So you're the reason why I can't remember anything? This is all your fault?"
"It is. I don't see why your upset, Akina. With all those memories, you should want to forget about them. I kind of did you a favor."
"I don't care! I want my memory back, monster!"
"Monster? Is that anyway to talk to your dear father?" hissed the shadow.
"Father? You're not my father! There's no way!"
"Oh, but I am Akina, I am!"
MeanwhileDante stepped inside the cave. There was nothing but darkness. He couldn't see anything in front of him, not even his own two hands. He could only listen as he explored the darkened area. Frequent growls were heard up ahead, signaling that he wasn't too far from reaching his destination.
Finally, he had reached the exit of the seemingly endless cavern. A few feet away, laid an extensively long bridge for him to cross. On the other side, stood one of the demons he saw snatch Akina away. A massive bull like monster he was, with horns sticking out from the sides of his head, as well as his broadened shoulders.
"I am Valafar. I am truly amazed to see you have defeated Xaphan. I won't make the same mistake he did. He got careless, and that is what cost him his life.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Look, are you through blabbing, yet?" Dante joked. "You're in my way and I need to get through."
"What you need, I can give you! Such arrogance. Do you really think you can take me on?"
"We'll soon find out, wont we? Dante said smirking.