Holy shiznit I haven't updated this in a while...sorry. Look Im sick so Im gonna keep this short before I fall asleep. I REALLY REALLY REALLY appreciate EVERYONE'S support of this fic! I don't know if I would of gotten this far without all of your continued support! There is only 1 chapter left..wipes tear away. BUT..I already have plans for the sequal..so there.. :) I hope that you all enjoy the death of Mundus..that rat bastard..hehe Please let me know if you like this chapter! It took a while to write and refine, so I hope it does the job. I love you all and thanks again for all of you amazing and kind words! You all are truely inspiring, and i can't wait to post more!

-VERGE

Chapter 33

The three Sparda boys ran into the large gothic cathedral at the top of the tower, as it continued to shake. Stained glass murals came crashing to the floor all around them, and the floor began to split in several places, giving off an erie deep groan.

Dante saw a window blow out, and grabbed Rune against him, sheilding him from the spray of glass. Rune looked up to him. "Thanks...ummm...uncle Dante?"

Dante laughed. "Ya know...you can call me dad too if ya want..."

Rune laughed. "Cool."

Vergil cleared his throat loudly. "I hate to break this up, but we've got company."

Dante and Rune turned to face the image of the dark knight before them. The image began to laugh in a low and unholy way. "Welcome Sparda boys, to my little party.."

Dante looked around, holding his arms out at his sides. "You call this a party? There's no booze, no pizza, and I don't see one present anywhere!"

The dark knight continuted to laugh. "Oh don't worry Dante...I have a special present just for you..."

Vergil stepped in front of Rune, turning to him. "Stay behind me Rune...you are no match for him..." Rune nodded, but inwardly was mad at his father for treating him like a baby.

Dante and Vergil both rushed forwards, thier swords drawn at thier sides, before raising them, and striking the image of thier father. As they both made contact, thier swords were deflected off of the image, sending them flying backwards and onto the hard ground. Vergil propped himself up on one arm. "Dante? Are you ok?"

Dante grunted, and propped himself up as well. "Well that is certainly different than last time..." He rolled to his side quickly as his father's large sword came crashing down into the stone floor, sending a spary of rocks into the air. Dante stood himself up quickly. "Heh watch it asshole, or you're gonna get stuck with my medical bills..."

The image laughed. "No demon slayer...you are wrong..." It raised it's sword once more. "The only bill that I am going to get stuck with is your funeral costs..."

Dante jumped to his side, onto the wall next to him, just as the large blade cut through the stained glass below him.

While the dark knight was distracted, Vergil stood, and rushed it's side. This time, his sword stuck deep into the image, making it roar out in pain. It turned quickly, forgetting about Dante, and turning it's attention to Vergil, who was still driving his sword in further. The image raised it's free hand, backhanding Vergil so hard, that it sent him flying through a large window and back to the outside. It then turned to Dante, and knocked him outside as well.

The two twins struggled to get up, both bleeding and finding it hard to breathe.

Rune watched as Sparda started to move outside to finish his father and uncle off. At that moment, he felt a pain that he had never experienced before. He looked at his arms, which were starting to glow a dark purple color. "What the hell is happening to me?" He cried out in pain, as his flesh felt like it was ripping itself from his body, extending his arms to either side of his body. Rune fell to the floor, screaming, as two large wings began to project from his back, and claws from his hands, leaving blood in thier wake. Then as quickly the pain had started it was gone, and he stood up, catching a glimpse of himself in a broken shard of a nearby mirror. He grinned widely at the sight of a large demon in front of him, it's eyes glowing an erie shade of purple. He flapped his wings several times, turning himself around, and smirking. "Well this certainly kicks ass..."

Rune, feeling overly cocky in his new body, rushed the image of Sparda, jumping onto it's back, and sinking his large claws in. The image cried out, as Rune continued to rip it open.

Vergil stared up in horror right along with his brother at the image before him. Dante turned to his brother. "We have to do something Verge...Rune is no match for him, devil trigger or not..."

Vergil nodded. "We take this fight elsewhere..." He stood up, Dante following suit. Both brothers used thier devil tirggers, to transform into thier demon halves, and charged the image of thier father.

Sparda roared, grabbing Rune from his back, and sending him flying into a nearby wall, causing him to take his human form once more, and rub his head.

Rune watched as Dante and Vergil threw all of thier weight into the large demon, sending it flying over the side of the tower. He stood quickly, and ran to the edge, looking over it. He watched, as the three of them fell further and further, until they were out of his sight.

Rune concentrated hard, trying to make himself transform once more, but finding that he couldn't. He slammed his fist into the ground. "Dammit! Dad's right...I'm not strong enough..."

As the three fell, Dante and his brother continued to hang onto the image of thier father, clawing into it, and kicking it fiercely. The demon roared, extending both of it's large fists to it's sides, knocking the twins out to both sides if it.

Vergil could see the ground coming quickly. "Dante! Look out!"

Dante shook his head, seeing the cavern floor fast approaching, and extending his wings to his side trying to slow his fall. Vergil brought his out as well, and the two hit the ground rather safely. As Sparda hit the ground, he himself was not as lucky, as the sword he was holding was knocked from his large clawed hand, causing him to turn back into Mundus.

As Mundus stood, he looked to each side of him, smirking as he saw the twins staring him down.

Vergil pointed at him. "It's time for you to bow out Mundus..." He transformed himself back into his human form, drawing Yamato from his side. He looked to his brother, whom it seemed to him, was in a small amount of pain.

Dante transformed himself as well, drawing his guns. "You have no where to go now you piece of shit..."

Mundus began to laugh loudly, causing the cavern to shake even more than it already was. "That is what you think you miserable demon slayer..."

Vergil looked down at the ground, cocking an eye up, as he watched pieces of stone and dirt begin to bounce up and down. "What the?" He turned to see an army of demons coming over a rocky hill, all fully armed and ready for battle. "What is this Mundus?"

Dante stared into the hoarde, a look of fear painting his face.

Mundus laughed once more. "Sparda boys...meet my army of destruction..."

The twins exchanged a look of sheer horror, as they watched the army stop in thier tracks, waiting for Mundus's orders. The twisted god turned to his former partner. "What do you think now Vergil?"

Vergil looked him in the eyes. "Nothing that my brother and I can't handle..."

Mundus began to laugh, as a bright light was emmited from his body. Muscles in his arms and chest ripped, as he began to grow into a large three headed creature, roaring at the top of his lungs.

Dante looked around the creature to his brother, using only his mind to communicate with him. "Vergil...how the hell do we beat that thing?"

Vergil looked down to the ground near his brother. "You have to use father's sword Dante...grab it before he has a chance to..."

Dante looked down to the ground next to himself, nodding at his brother. "But Vergil...It's been so long since I've controlled that much power...I don't know if I..."

He saw his brother smile. "If anyone can do it Dante, it's you..." Vergil's eyes grew wide. "Dante! Duck!"

Dante broke his mind's lock with his brother's, as he saw a large clawed fist flying towards him. He jumped forwards, rolling and grabbing his father's sword into his hands.

Mundus roared loudly, as the yound twin stood holding his prize. "NO! Give that back you little bastard..."

Dante smirked at the large beast in front of him. "Not a chance asshole...you had your chance to walk away, but now all that I'm gonna let you do is suffer for what you have done to me and my family..." Dante raised the huge sword over his head, as lightning shot out of it in all directions. "Give me your power father!"

Vergil raised his arm up to sheild his face, as he heard the god roar loudly.

When the light was gone, Vergil was in awe of the figure standing before Mundus. Dante had taken thier father's form, his eyes glowing with a bright inner flame, the large sword smoking in his hand.

Mundus looked at the man before him. "No...this isn't possbile..."

Dante smirked. "Believe it pal..." He swung the large blade over his head, and charge the creature head on. He watched as his brother followed suit, swinging into Mundus with vengance in his eyes. Vergil cut deeply into the beast. "This is for hurting my son you bastard!" He sliced upwards, causing a large chunk of smoldering flesh to fall to the ground int fron of him.

Dante jumped up into the air, landing on top of the creature as it tried to swat him off. He plunged his sword deep into Mundus's back, causing the god to roar out in pain. A thick purple substance began to pour from the beast as Vergil continued to cut away at it. He was starting to feel as cocky as his brother, when he was suddenly struck by of the creature's large arms. Vergil rolled several times over the ground ,before he came to a stop.

Dante seeing this, became outraged. He yelled out, stabbing the creature over and over until his hands and arms were covered in the beast's purple blood. In a last ditch effort to stop him, Mundus emmited a surge of lightning from his body, causing Dante to fall backwards, and on the ground hard. The sword fell from his hand, and he transformed back into his human form. He looked over to his brother, who was staring back at him.

Vergil looked into this brother's eyes, concentrating on his mind. "Dante...can you hear me?" He saw his twin nod. "Dante...we do it now, while he is weakened...fore if we are to die fighting an army that we cannot possibly beat, then we at least have to take Mundus down first..." He saw Dante nod once more, and remove his amulet from his shirt.

Vergil pulled his out as well, and ran past Mundus taking his brother's side.

Mundus looked at them smiling. "Are you two going to kiss goodbye now? Or later?"

The twins turned to face eachother. Vergil put his armulet up in front of his brother. "Remember...we must conentrate. Block all else out of your mind..." Dante nodded and held his up to meet his brothers.

Mundus continued to watch as a radiant light began to grow around the twins, causing him to shield his eyes with the back of his arm. "What do you think you are doing you brats?"

Dante watched intensely, as the figure of his brother before him began to fade, and looked down to himself, realizing that he too was starting to disappear. He looked at Vergil's image in fear. He saw Vergil smile at him. "Don't be afraid of the power that we truely possess Dante.....embrace it..." Dante smiled, and let himself go.

As the light faded, Mundus removed his arm, and stared up in horror. The twins were gone, as well as thier amulets, only to be replaced by an enormous winged demon.

"What kind of trickery is this?" Mundus rubbed his eyes.

The demon crossed it's huge arms, staring down at it's prey. "You should of listened to Rune, when he told you of our combined powers..."

Mundus, now wounded and weak, began to cower before the beast. "Please...if you want to rule this place I will bow out, and let you take over..."

The demon laughed. "We do not wish to rule this place...our only goal is to destroy you..." One of the demons eyes flashed red, as the other flashed blue. It began to walk methodiacally towards the fallen god.

Mundus looked up into it's glowing eyes. "No...wait!" He screamed in complete agony, as the beast reached down, and ripped both of his arms out of thier sockets, sending a spray of blood onto the stone below.

Mundus fell fowards, trying to right himself, as he felt a large foot on his back. He looked up to see the demon smiling at him. "Good night Mundus..." The demon raised it's clawed foot, sending it smasing into Mundus, shattering his entire body into an unrecognizable pile of blood and bone.

The demon walked a short distance away from him, and closed it's eyes. The twins reappeared facing eachother, both holding thier amulets. They fell to the ground, both strained, and out of breath. Vergil turned his head, to see the large army of thousands of demons fast approacing. He looked over to his brother, who was staring at him.

Vergil reached his hand out, taking his brother's in his own. "We go out with a fight Dante..."

Dante clutched his brother's hand firmly in his own. "I always said that one day we would have to fight an army Verge..."

The two stood, drained from using thier power. Vergil looked over to his brother, laughing, and drawing his sword. "Ready Dante?"

Dante drew Rebellion from his back. "Next to you, I'm ready for anything Verge..."

They faced forwards, dropping thier hands, and began to run into the army, both screaming at the top of thier lungs. The army responded, charging the two brother's. weapons held high in the air.

The clash was deafening, as Vergil and Dante made contact with the demons, swinging into the pack, shredding demon after demon in thier wake.

Vergil swung with the precision of a finely trained surgeon, as more and more demons rushed him. He lost sight of his brother in the mess, as he continued on into the ranks.

Dante jumped upwards, landing on one demons shoulders as he landed. He then began to run from shoulder to shoulder on top of the pack, decapitating all in his wake. He was feeling rather triumphant, until he felt his ankle grabbed, and he fell into the hoarde of demons. His sword was knocked from his hand, and in the shuffle he lost track of it. Rolling over, he grabbed Ebony and Ivory from his back, just as he rolled to face upwards, seeing a huge sickle heading right for his forehead. "This is it Verge..." He closed his eyes.

He heard a roar, and a loud crashing sound, as he reopened his eyes to see Yamato in front of his face. "Get up Dante!" Vergil was straining, trying to hold the metal away from his brother's face.

Dante rolled out from under it, just as the swords came crashing to the ground. Vergil kicked the large demon that he was locked with, sending it flying into a group behind it.

The twins stood back to back, as the demons began to circle around them.

Dante laid his head back onto his brother's shoulder. "We can't beat them Verge...there's to many..."

Vergil stood against him, his heart beating wildly. "I know that Dante...but we will not just let them have us..."

Dante held his guns up next to eachother in front of his chest. "No way Verge..."

Vergil held his katana out to his side. "I love you Dante..."

"I love you too Vergil..."

The demons rushed the twins all at once, as Dante fired as fast as his fingers would pull the triggers of his twin guns. Vergil slashed back and forth so hard, sweat began to drip from his forehead.

All of a sudden, demons all around them began to crack apart, thier bodies hitting the ground turning to dust.

Dante turned to his brother. "What the hell is going on?"

Vergil thought for a moment, before his eyes lit up. "The syrum! It's destroying Mundus's army!" The two watched as hundreds of demons began to disinigrate in front of them, leaving a trail of ash across the stone as they fell.

Vergil turned to Dante. "We might just make it out of this after all..." He looked into his brother's eyes, as they started to well up. "Dante? What is it?"

Dante held up one of his arms, pulling back his sleeve to reveal a small crack in it.

Vergil's face turned to horror, as the crack began to spread out across his twins chest like a deadly vine. "Dante!" Dante fell forwards into his brother's awaiting arms.

Vergil held him tight. "Dante...my god I forgot that you were injected..."

Dante smiled weakly up to him. "I'm sorry Verge...I wanted to spend forever with you..."

Tears began to stream from Vergil's eyes, as he pressed his lips into his brothers. "You will Dante...you will..." He looked down to see Dante close his eyes. "NO! Dante...please don't do this..." He burried his head into his twins chest, as the cracks became larger and larger. "I love you Dante...I always will..."

"Dad!" Vergil looked up to see Rune in his devil form, flying down to him. "Use this!" Rune threw him a needle, and Vergil caught it in his hand, shoving it into his brother's arm, and then casting it aside. "Please work..." He rubbed the spot where the injection had gone in.

He waited for somthing to happen, but when nothing did, he let out a loud roar, that echoed up through the cavern walls. He began to sob uncontrollably into Dante's chest, as Rune landed, and transformed back to his human form. He laid a hand on his father's shoulder, his eyes tearing up as well. "Dad..."

Vergil grabbed Rune in his other arm, hugging him tightly. Rune looked in to his father's eyes. "I should of gotten here sooner dad, but I couldn't make my devil trigger work..."

Vergil smiled at him, tears staining his face. "It's ok Rune...this is not your fault..." He looked down to his brother, and closed his eyes, trying to connect thier minds one last time. "I will only live the rest of my life out Dante, to protect Rune...just know, that if I didn't have him, I would already of joined you..."

Vergil stood, setting his brother's body down gently on the ground. He stood, embracing his son in a loving hug. Rune looked over to Dante, causing tears to spill from his eyes. " I wish I could of gotten to know him dad..."

Vergil smiled. "Rune...you are just like him...in fact, you are more like him, than me..."

As the two hugged, they turned at the sound of a small grunt from the ground next to them.

Vergil dropped to his knees, taking his brother back into his arms. He watched in awe, as the cracks began to fade, and Dante reopened his eyes, blinking them slowly. "I feel like shit Verge..."

Vergil laughed through his tears, hugging Dante as tightly as he could. "I bet you do..."

Dante looked up to his twin. "Whats with the waterworks Verge?"

Vergil gave off a small laugh. "Oh nothing you need to worry about Dante..."

Vergil stood up, taking Dante's arm onto his shoulder and pulling him up as well. "Lets go him Dante..."

Dante smiled. "Yeah...home..."

Rune cleared his throat. "Ahem..."

The twins looked at him. "What Rune?"

Rune pointed behind them, to several demons that had not been destroyed. "Can I dad?"

Vergil smiled at Dante. "What do you think?"

Dante smiled back. "I say let him go for it..."

Vergil looked into his son's eyes. "Ok...you've earned it..."

The two turned to see Rune slashing his way through the remaining demons. Vergil sighed. "Thats our boy Dante...and we won't have any more..."

Dante laughed as they they walked away. "Not without a miracle we won't..." He turned to his brother. "So how are we getting out of here?"

Vergil looked at the crumbling tower. "I know of a portal inside. I only hope that the room that contains it, is still intact."

Dante smiled. "When we get home, I'm ordering enough pizza to feed an army..."

Vergil grabbed him in a head lock and ruffled up his hair. "Don't mention the word army for a long time Dante...a LONG time..."

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