Call To Darkness: The Assassins' Story
Chapter 9: The Price We Pay
A/N: This is going to switch back and forth a lot so bare with me please.
Disclaimer: Don't own DMC or Spidy.
Virgil paced for the hundredth time making the full circle. He didn't know what was making him so edgy.
"Virgil will you stop pacing," Ebony whined.
He whipped around to face her with this look on his face. She shut up then. Huffing he sat on the couch and scrutinized the twins appearances for lack of things to do while he tried to figure out what was bugging him so much.
(Ebony and Lucian's description finally)
Ebony was about 5 foot even with curly auburn locks. Her eyes always danced no matter what mood she was in. They were a pale green. She wore this day a white tank top that said 'Their Stupidity Isn't My Problem' in black and red lettering. Her black pants fit her figure perfectly. She had lace up high heels on that made her taller than she really was. Where her personality was bubbly her brothers was more reserved. Lucian tended to crack jokes at the time of great need. The devil was a peacemaker. He didn't fight unless he had to. This devil stood about five three with short dark brown hair. He always wore street mode attire. Baggy black cargo pants and black shirt that had Spider-Man on it. It made him laugh at the boys obsession with the Marvel character. He wore gym shoes as well. On occasion he'd wear a black trench coat.
"What is it Virgil?" Lucian asked.
"That's the thing I don't know."
The continued to talk about what was wrong when Anna came down the stairs.
"Hey, Anna," Ebony said.
"Hey. What's going on? You're uneasiness woke me."
"Sorry," Lucian muttered.
"Don't worry so much. Now what's going on?"
"Virgil keeps pacing back and forth, and he can't tell us what's going on."
"Wait, Dark calls to Light. Crap."
"What is it?"
"Asha's in trouble."
"Why would Virgil need to know about that? Unless, you got the hots for her," Ebony suggested slyly.
"You're joking right?" Virgil asked a threating promise lingered between them.
Selena walked in through the front door her complexion was even worse for a vampire. It looked like she hadn't fed for days.
"What is it Selena?" Anna asked.
"You should come out side and see this Anna."
They walked outside to see a horrifying sight. Asha was beaten and battered tied to a cross. Her wings were hanging limply and the bones looked broken in about every place to break them. She was currently unconscious at the moment, Which the entire group was glad for. Her capturer stood beside his handy work with a smirk on his face. Anna stopped dead in her tracks. This man looked like Darien but it couldn't be she saw him being slaughtered by devils. She laid him in the ground herself.
"Darien."
"Ah Annabelle so you remember my brother."
"You're Darien's brother?"
"Yes, they just call me Chaos."
"What do you want Chaos?" Selena demanded.
Everyone looked at her strangely. The other day they were enemies now she was sticking up for the devil.
"That should be fairly simple Dragon Queen. I want the last female were dragon."
All eyes turned to Annabelle.
"If I go quietly can Asha remain here?" Anna asked.
"Of course, not," he snapped dangerously.
Anna figured as much. Something within her told her not to go, but the other part said go and force the brothers to work together.
"Selena tell Dante I love him."
Turning she walked past the stunned group and into the clutches of Chaos.
"You're a fool you know that," he said into her ear as they teleported back to his place.
Asha was unconscious on a bed now. She looked at him defiantly. There was a look of promise in his eyes that bespoke of a deep rooted lust and hatred.
"You're stupidity will kill the baby within you."
"Dante, will kill you for this."
"Not before I have the power I want."
He slammed the door leaving her alone with Asha. Turning she began to try and help the devil heal faster.
Back at DMC
Dante slowly came awake feeling as if something was missing and that something was in trouble. Fear raced through him when he didn't feel Anna's warmth next to him. Getting up he shouldered on his jacket. With quickened steps he went downstairs. Looking around everyone was sitting in the living room with their heads down-casted. Virgil looked up and their eyes met. Dante was taken aback by the emotion in his brother's eyes. Something was up. There was a familiar dark haired girl missing however.
"Where's Anna?"
Everyone turned away giving Dante the answer he didn't want. He went strait for Selena. "Where is she?" he growled dangerously.
Selena backed up a bit. His devil aura was starting to over power his human side. Virgil recognized this and got up.
"Dante calm down we'll help you get her back," Virgil assured him
His aura calmed down a little bit but not by much. That girl had a pretty damn tight hold on Dante to be able to effect him.
"Virgil can I speak with you a moment?" Selena asked quietly. "Ebony, Lucian do what you can to calm him down."
"Right," the twins said in unison.
Selena dragged the blue Sparda twin outside and out of hearing of the others.
"What is it Dragon Queen?"
"First off stop calling me that I'm Selena."
"Okay, Selena what is it that you couldn't say in front of Dante?"
"Serenity, the silver dragon Annabelle is partners with told me her partner is pregnant."
"Anna is carrying Sparda blood?"
"Yes, I didn't want to tell Dante simply for the fact that he would go ballistic if he were to loose both of them."
"What do you call that in there?"
"That's temporary. His true devil nature can't completely over run his human side unless he's given a true reason."
"You seem to know a lot about devils."
"I've been hunted by devils for a long time Virgil. Besides Asha was right about knowing your enemy well."
"Have you seen this transformation happen?"
"Yes, once. Neither mate survived."
"Great."
"But their children did."
"What are you?"
"IT was your father and mother Virgil. You were to young to understand what had happened that night. Mundus made the mistake of killing your mother setting your father into a deep rage. It took awhile but he eventually sent Mundus back to hell and had to join him."
Virgil turned away thinking on what the vampire had said.
"He has to survive though. They're uncontrollable without the other."
"I know. I've seen it before Virgil. She was a wild one but now she has something to live for."
"Would Chaos rape her and Asha?"
"If I had to guess I'd say he will if he hasn't already."
Virgil knew this was going to end bad one way or another and he hoped it didn't cost anyone within their small group's lives. Dante was a dormant volcano sleepily coming to waiting for the moment to exploded in a flaming fury. He was reluctant to admit that he was almost in one at this point over the deviless Asha.
Back with the girls
Asha had finally come to. Her vision was blurry and her head was spinning. Something moved beside her but her senses told her it was Anna.
"Anna what are you doing here?"
"Chaos captured me," she whispered.
"He'll do really bad things to you if Dante doesn't come to save you soon."
"I know. Darien warned me about his brother."
Asha watched carefully as the pregnant were dragon looked out the small window. Her eyes were distant and tears made them glisten. Sadness is something that a creature like her should never experience but every time she allowed herself to love those people were taken away. Something flashed around her neck that she hadn't noticed before. The stone was emerald and the chain silver.
"What's that around you're neck Anna?"
"Its a pendant that my father gave me."
She absently tugged at it. A thought played in her head but she squashed it down. Calling her father would be to easy and he would get caught and hurt if she called him.
"Anna?"
"Hm?"
"You spaced out for a moment I wanted to know what we're going to do now?"
"I don't know."
She looked back out the window again waiting for something to happen
A/N: (sigh) Another chapter up. So in trouble again! I can never stay out of it so why not have my character in it too. We know Chaos has big plans for the girls and the plans aren't pleasant at all.