Heh guys! Hope this update was fast enough for you...hehe I remain in shock at the great reviews you all are shooting my way...they make me laugh and blush..and go awwwhhhhhhh...so THANK YOU! I am gonna keep this kinda short cause I wanna put up chapter 24 also, and hopefully some more of your questions will be answered.

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As the two were continuing thier discussion, a guard burst forth into the room, panting.

"What is the meaning if this?" Rune had his brow furrowed, and was shooting the intruder an evil glare.

"Sir!" The guard saluted. "Sir...the majors are becoming restless sir...the syrum is starting to have the opposite effect on the troops as it was supposed to...We are loosing more and more by the second, and there is talk among the troops of a mutiny sir...

Rune was beging to loose his calm demeanor. "A mutiny? They would dare stand against me?" Signaled for the guard to leave. "Leave me now..."

"But sir...what about..."

"I SAID LEAVE!" Rune's voice echoed through the room.

Vergil sat silently, his arms on his lap, tapping his fingertips together, watching with ammusement, as the boy began to loose control of his precious army.

The guard left quickly, closing the doors behind him. Rune turned to look at Vergil.

"And what are you sitting there looking all smug about?"

Vergil grinned, a small laugh escaping his lips. "I was just thinking, that perhaps Mundus should of put a MAN incharge of his amy, instead of a mere teenager..."

Rune grabbed his sword from behind his desk, unsheathing it, and holding it to Vergil's neck before he ever had a chance to blink.

"Don't you EVER speak to me again like that, you human loving, poor excuse for a demon prince..."

Vergil was not however listening to a word Rune was saying, instead looking at the gold tassels hanging from the boy's sword.

"Where did you get those?" Vergil's eyes narrowed.

Rune pulled the sword away from his throat, standing before Vergil. He resheathed his blade, walking back to his desk. "Why do you care where I got them from?"

Vergil sat comfortably in the chair, having a strange feeling running through his mind. He knew that he should be cautious of the boy, but at the same time, for some reason, he felt unthreatened by him. "They are mine..."

Rune turned his back to Vergil. "So then you must know where I got them from..." He placed a single hand on the desk, his white hair blowing in the breeze that flowed in from the balcony.

Vergil sighed. "Isis..."

The boy turned around quickly, tears streaking his face, a look of anger painting his features. "So it is true..." He ran at Vergil once again, sword drawn.

Vergil acting like lightning, pushed the chair backwards, letting his back hit the floor, and Rune sailing over him. As the boy flew over him, Vergil reached his hand up, disarming him in once quick movement of his hand.

Rune went tumbling over and over, until he hit a wall, and laid there, looking up at the ceiling.

Vergil sat himself back up, and walked over to the boy. He extended his hand. "You're pretty fast..." The boy accepted it, brushing himself off as he stood.

"What would you know?"

Vergil laughed. "You remind me of myself at your age..." Seeing Rune's expression however, he stopped. "You let your anger cloud your judgement, and that is how I was able to defeat you..." He tossed the sword back to Rune.

Rune plopped down on the floor, crossing his legs, the sword sitting across his lap. "Why did you leave my mother?"

Vergil had a look of exteme confusion on his face, as he sat down across from Rune. "What are you talking about?"

Rune nodded. "She told me how you raped her, and left her for dead..."

Vergil cocked an angry eyebrow up. "Raped HER? How much did she tell you about her past Rune?"

The boy seemed to think for a moment. "She told me enough...I told her that I would kill the man that did those things to her."

"Well before you try and kill me, at least let me tell you the truth about that night..."

Rune thought for a moment. "Not that it will make me change my mind, but I will hear you..."

Vergil told Rune of the memories he had on the cliff, after his fall. "And so that is how I belive how were concieved."

Rune sat quietly. "Why would my mother lie to me?" He shook his head. "None of this makes sense."

Vergil nodded back. "I agree. This is very confusing for me also."

The two sat in silence for quite sometime, the only sound, that of horns being blown in the distance.

"So now what?" Rune stood. "I am supposed to kill you... and your brother."

Vergil stood, walking right up to Rune, and unsheathing his blade. Vergil put the sword in Rune's hand, and stepped backwards, kneeling before him. "If you are to kill me, then do it now, for I do not fear death."

Rune's hand began to shake slightly, as he looked at the man in front of him. "You are weak, you are a coward, and you are a traitor!"

Vergil lowered his head. "Is that what Mundus told you..." He looked into the boy's eyes. "Or is that what you truely believe?"

The boy's blade began to shake even more, before he put his other hand up to his head, as if in pain.

Vergil noticing this, stood back up. "I can feel his presence as well. He is close."

Rune looked confused. "What do you mean?"

Vergil sighed deeply. "Mundus." He looked at Rune. "I can tell that you sense him, just as I do."

"I have to kill you...it is what I was ordered to do..."

Vergil laughed. "A very wise man once told me, that not all orders are meant to be followed."

"I have to go to him. He calls me." Rune resheathed his blade, and began to walk out of the room. "You are to stay here, until I return."

Vergil nodded, all the while thinking about his brother, stuck in the cell below. "He must be so cold, and hungry..."

Rune turned to him. "What did you say?"

Vergil shook his head. "I was just think about my brother's current situation is all. He's been through alot today."

"Human emotion makes you weak...or have you gone soft?" Rune sneered.

Rune walked toward the large doors. "Don't think that just because of our little talk, this changes anything between us. I will still kill the both of you..."

Vergil breathed deeply. "If you feel that is your only option, I will have to try and stop you..."

Rune left the room, locking the doors behind him.

"...even if you are my son..."

--Meanwhile--

Dante woke suddenly, the sound of marching above him making the dirt ceiling above him shake, sending a cloud of dust into the air of the dungeon.

"What the hell is going on up there?" Dante stood, brushing the dirt out of his hair using his hands.

"I think it's time to check out of this shit hole and find Verge..." Dante drew Yamato, slicing the lock off of the cell door, and peeking out to see if anyone heard him.

He saw a small door to his right, and eased it open. It looked like a stock pile of confiscated items. Wallets, clothing, and weapons were piled on the shelves.

As he looked around the room, his face lit up with happiness. There in front of him, on a pile of rags, were his precious girls, unharmed. Dante picked up Ebony and Ivory, kissing each of thier barrels. "Oh...daddy has missed you guys so much...I promise I'll never let you out of my sight again..." He holstered both of them at his sides, and continued to look around. Seeing nothing else that suited his fancy, he started to walk out the door, when he spotted Rebellion, propped up against a far corner.

Taking it in his hand, he swung it around several times, before putting it on his back. "Well guys, now that we are all back together, lets get the hell out of this place.."

Dante opened the door, looking out to make sure the coast was clear.

Seeing no one, he began to make his way down the corridor, stopping before the door that held terrible memories in his mind. He began to wonder what Vergil had done to the man that had hurt him so badly. He started to walk away, as curiousity got the better of him, and he returned to it.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly creaked the door open. Peeking in, his eyes buldged out in horror, and he slammed it shut. "Oh my god...Vergil couldn't of done this...could he?" Dante slowly eased the door back open, and began to tip toe in. He then stopped, laughing. "Why am I walking quietly? It's not like I'm gonna wake a dead guy..."

He saw that the room was in disarray, weapons littering the floor. And blood. So much blood. Dante was begining to feel as though he was in a horror movie or a nightmare. He pinched himself, realizing that this was reality, and began to walk slowly over to the large table.

Dante's boots stuck to the floor everytime he took a step, his shoes covered in blood so thick, it almost appeared to be black.

He winced as he saw the club sticking out the man's lower half, as he studied the half eaten carcass in front of him. "What could of done this?"

He was turning to leave, having seen enough, when he felt a hand grab his own. Dante jumped away in shock, sending himself flying backwards over a nearby chair, and hitting the ground, landing with his feet in the air. Propping himslef up on one elbow, he shook his head, holding a hand to the back of his head. "What the..."

He stood back up, walking back to the man's body, looking at his face. He was just about to shrug it off, thinking he had imagined the touch, when he saw the man's eyes twitch slightly.

Dante jumped back, white as a ghost. "Holy shit...this dudes still alive..."

He heard small moaning sounds coming from the body, the man's eyes continuing to look blindly at him.

"Ya know, you filthy mother fucker...I should just leave you here to suffer like the animal you are..." Dante drew Ebony, running his hands soflty over the barrel . "But I'm not as much of a monster as you are."

Dante pointed his gun right at the man's temple, cocking the hammer back. "Goodnight asshole. Tell the devil I said hi..." He fired a single shot into the man's head, causing his eye to stop moving completely, his spent casing falling to the floor, smoking. No other sounds were audible, as Dante nudged him with the gun's barrel.

Saisfied that the man was dead, Dante reholstered his gun, and walked slowly from the room, turning off the light, and closing the door behind him.

He continued walking until he reached the same staircase that the guards had taken his brother up earlier.

As he was walking up them, he could hear several voices coming towards him.

"Shit...what am I supposed to do now?" He looked around him frantically, only to see an open window, so he crawled out of it, and onto a small legde. Looking down, he had a bad flashback from the earlier cliff he had been on. "What's with me and sharp drops lately?" He looked down, his hair blowing in the wind, realizing that he was at least two hundred feet above the ground. He rolled his eyes. "This is fun..."

The guards walked by him talking.

"Did you hear that general Rune has one of the Sparda twins up in his office?"

"Yeah...the older one...the traitor...he's all alone right now..."

"I wonder what Mundus and Rune are talking about?"

"I dosen't concern us...but I would really like to go up there and murder that demon killer."

"Why do you take it so personally?"

"Because...that man murdered my wife and my daughter..."

"I didn't know...I'm so sorry boss...If I had I wouldn't of..."

"It doesn't matter now...when the time is right, I will have my revenge for his sins...we will stay here and guard this area...spread out..."

"Yes sir!"

Dante outside had heard everything. "Why would Verge do that ? It doesn't make sense at all..." He looked down once more, and then up. "Well shit...I guess I can't go back inside...I guess I'll just have to start climbing..." Dante began his long, slow journey up the side of the tower.

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