Even The Gods May Cry (Temporaly on hiatus)

by fitoxi

Nero didn't arrive in time to save sparda's sons, so they both "perish". However, Dante never imagined that after his death, he would be reborn as a 'ordinary' child in another world. New dangers await, and Dante must slay deities, and take their powers to 'regain his own'-Where is a god with a DT? ['cross' of DMC and HDXD, plus "elements" of Campione to create something different]

5. Mission 05: Hunting Days

IMPORTANT WARNING:

If you are liking the story of this fic so far, I must expose certain points that you might not like at all if you continue reading the following chapters (Especialy for hardcore fans of DMC ):

1) As you have seen, little by little Dante has had an evolution as a character, so he is a little more mature. That means that later on he will also be more open to have closer relationships with women compared to the canonical one, however the essence of the character will be maintained, but if you absoluty can't tolerate this, don't continue reading.

2) The romance will be better developed than in the original DXD or Campione story. I will do a decent job with that, but don't expect a shakespearean play: the story is more focused on action.

3) There will appear 'elements' and characters from DMC1,2,3, IV, V, and the novels at some point. Remember that the earth of this fic is an alternative land to the "DMC earth" that I created for the story, but I remind you that the canon has been altered by me, so that these universes can coexist. Those alterations I made, will be told and explained to you as the story progresses.

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it's a long chapter, like two chapters in one, read it calmly.

I hope you like it, and that my English is decent enough for you to have a good read.

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Mission 05: Hunting Days.

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"Well... Not bad at all, for another artificial Sacred-Gear. It works well as a quick summoning disguise, and it's pretty close to what I 'had envisioned' when I told you my idea for another weapon. But I'd prefer more Devil-Arms, you know?"

"I've already told you, using more than two Devil-Arms, doesn't suit you . You are a human being, Dante. Yes, with super-human physical, spiritual and mental attributes that I still don't understand why you have without any training, but you're still just a human being after all. Sooner or later you would end up like Freed-Selzen when the slow corrosion of diabolical power would infiltrate your soul like cancer, or radiation poisoning grows and spreads in mortal beings. The demonic corruption would build up, until you reach the limit you can bear, and then there would be no turning back. That is why artificial SG are the best way to get stronger quickly, in your case. My babies are the answer to the lazy attitude you have shown in the area of personal growth based on intensive training...However, I still cannot believe that you are not the reincarnation of any known hero, which would make sense of those abilities you possess. All your spiritual tests were normal...You are an alteration, an anomaly, an impossibility, an aberration...Maybe a new type of human being, a kind of mutant never seen before, or a mistake made by "Gaia" in the transmigration of your soul?..I should connect the neuro-spiritual capacitors of Grigori's central laboratory to your body, for a more detailed investigation, with that surely..."

*Bla**Bla**Bla**Bla**Bla*

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, old man! You're doing it again! Stop your babbling, I don't understand half of what you're saying! And let's be clear, you're not going to connect me to another device again!"

After, in a special room of the tavern (which seemed to have more hidden rooms), our hero tried out the new magical weaponry that Azzazel had made for him...(With a loan of course)...Dante gave him his honest opinion of the "Hat-SG" that was currently placed on his head. Which unleashed an explanation from the deity, which soon turned into too fast and barely intelligible mumblings, something that was very reminiscent of the behavior of a certain character named Midoriya, so our hero interrupted him when he couldn't stand it all anymore.

And especially because of his last comments related to putting him under extensive investigation, again.

By the way, Dante had already been "abducted" by this strange god in the past. Azzazel connected him to some strange machines he had in a secrect laboratory under the "Black Dog" when he wanted to investigate Dante´s irregularities as a human being.

Dante agreed, since it was one of the deals he had to make with him to lend him the diabolical sword, and to manufacture or sell him other weapons, weapons that also had the purpose of investigating his resistances and characteristics, as well as to allow the advance in the investigation of artificial SG by using a "resistant" laboratory rat. Although the latter, Dante didn't know.

In any case, Dante regrets too much having allowed that.

"Well, at least there was no anal probing"

It should be noted, because of that, Dante was currently in debt, again. Apparently the jobs he does or has done, had not given him enough money to pay for the full value of those guns, after all these three years. So the "payments" Azzazel gives him for each current job he commissions him for, involve only decreasing the numbers of that debt, plus loans. And since Dante has yet to hit a "jackpot" with his other employers, he is still in the red. He learned nothing from his previous life.

Back to the conversation...

Once Dante's shouts took Azzazel away from his concentration, he apologized, until he remembered the Kusanagi's first sentence after testing his new weaponry.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's just that your case still fascinates me... Wait... What did you just say?, 'Not bad at all'? That hat is perfect, and you know it! Who are you to judge my work?!"

"Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down, old man! It was just a comment! The weapon's fine! It's just that in my imagination the hat didn't do those other things~ What creature did you say you made it out of?"—With a white lie, Dante tried to hide the lack of his surprise with the weapon from Grigori's deity. If he told him that a human girl under the age of 30 had made something like this in just a few months, and that her hat was even slightly superior in power, He was going to be depressed...Or most likely he wouldn't believe him. In any case, Dante tried to deflect the subject so Azzazel wouldn't continue to be offended. Azzazel was too much of a perfectionist and too proud of his work.

"Now it turns out that everyone is a critic *Sigh*"—After listening to the Kusanagi's 'sincerity', the divinity let out a deep sigh, and continued calmer—"I made to "Supreme Bat: Master of Crimson Extraction" from the body and soul of a high-level magical creature from Mesoamerican mythology. Hmmmm, I don't know if you've heard of them. The Japanese translation would be something like 'Bat-Man', the Mayas in Mexico calls them [Úukum-Zoots]"

"...Ha!...", Dante had to hold back his laughter at first when he heard the name the Grigori leader gave to the SG. The same thing happened with the other weapons he provided him with, except for the sword, luckily. It seemed Azzazel was really bad at giving names to weapons...Or he had a bit of a 'Chunibyo' personality with his jobs...In any case, the ex half-blood avoided giving another derisive comment to avoid hearing more of his annoying yelling, and then was confused when he heard the name of the creature that originated this SG.

He raised an eyebrow when he asked the Grigorian:

"WTF?...What the heck is an 'Úku-Zot'?"

"It's pronounced 'Úukum-Zoots'. They´re something like giants humanoid bats. They´re was born out of Mayan mythology, and then spread to Mesoamerica. It's best that you don't try to understand them *sigh* Seriously"

When Azzazel shrugged his shoulders as he refused to try to explain in detail the characteristics of an 'Úukum-Zoots' , Dante grabbed his forehead and shook his head with a wry smile in between. Every day he discovered stranger things in this world.

"Okay, that's fine. It's better I don't know about them in detail, unless I travel to Mexico to hunt one of those weird 'Bruce-Waynes' that I'm sure eat humans too~. Anyway, the name you gave it is too long, I'll just call it 'Mr. Zotz', whether you like it or not"

"Mr. Zotz? Too simple for my taste, but have it your way if you want~. That makes 4 weapons you owe me. The devil sword, the devil-arm 'Porcelain Phantom', and the deluxe Sacred-gears 'Luce and Ombra', and 'Supreme-Bat'. At this rate, you're going to end up working for me all your life boy. And even if you live to be 100 years old, you'll still owe me if you don't find that 'master job' you say you'll repay me with... Hahahaha!, good luck with that! Maybe if you're reincarnated as a demon, you can live long enough to pay me back~!"

"I'd rather be dead and in debt than a servant of the devils! I'll pay you back! I'll pay you back! Don't bother with that anymore, you decrepit old man with an ass over 10,000 years old who can't even make a Longinus-level Sacred-gear~!"

"How dare you bring that up you little shit! Do you want to die?! You want to die, don't you?! You want to die!"

"Try it, old man!"

*Bla* *Bla* *Bla* *Bla* *Bla* *Bla*

That said, those two were insulting each other, talking and drinking for another little while, until the Kusanagi finally decided it was time to go home.

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The next day, Issei had a strange day; None of his friends seemed to remember his "girlfriend", not even Toni.

Obviously, Toni lied to him. It was usual for fallen angels or other intelligent magical beasts to erase the memories of people close to their victims or targets, so it was not unusual for beings with low or no magical resistance to be trapped by a spell placed in the "area" by them.

"Hey, Do you remember that you owe me a pizza and tomato juice?"

While Toni was standing on the school stairs being questioned about that "girlfriend", he tried to change the subject so that Hyodou would forget about that woman. Which apparently worked for the moment when Issei hit his palm with his fist before opening his mouth again, but not before thinking the following—"What weird dreams I had last night. why did I dream a half-naked woman with wings, a guy with a hat plus a hole in my stomach, and the fountain in the park in the north of the city?"

"Oh yeah, that's right, I almost forgot you saved us! I'm coming by your house tonight"

"Excellent! Then I'll see you in the evening, Arrivederci~"

With that said, the Kusanagi continued with his activities at school as usual, while the perverted trio was beaten up by some eavesdropping girls, again.

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However, in the evening of the same day...

...Strange situations for Hyodou occurred again.

For after leaving his house in the direction of the Kusanagi's, he was disturbed by the changes he was feeling in his body as he could somehow see perfectly in the darkness of the night and could also hear distant conversations. And to top it off, before heading to the Kusanagi's house, he visited out of curiosity the park he had seen in his "dreams", so an unexpected situation happened to him again after he observed the fountain of the said park that for some reason was destroyed.

*Auge*: Before he left the place, a supernatural sound came out of nowhere just before the color of the sky where he was passing by began to have alterations in its colors.

"So that guy came back, I doubt Issei can revive twice, so this time I do pluck him"

Hyodou didn't know that was due to some sort of transportation spell used by a fallen angel, but a night watcher did. As night fell, the ex-sparda went to keep watch over him as he thought that in the course of his journey to his home, Issei might be attacked again. And his intuition proved to be right.

*Swoohs!*: So once Dante realized that, the whistling of the wind sounded as our hero sped off towards the park while at the same time, that hat that Azzazel sold him "magically" appeared on his head just before his arrival. Thanks to a special bracelet given to him by Grigori's deity, he "Summoned" and "Activated" the artificial SG he had just sold him. The SG "Mr. Zotz" manifested as a black colored cowboy hat, plus glasses seemingly made of only shadows/darkness, plus a purple colored scarf with reddish-dark hues with shadows dancing along its entire length. The only difference there seemed to be at the moment with Nico's Devil-Arm, were the colors of the SG, and the "glasses" covering his eyes

"Oh yeah, this is so much better than that simple costume~ Not only does it hide my identity immediately upon summoning, but it's also stylish, and can attack!"

*Steps*: While the Kusanagi charged to the scene with that thought in his mind, Issei fell into a panic when he saw behind his back appeared a man with a pair of jet wings, wearing a black trench coat and a hat, so he instinctively took a big step backwards...a step that seemed more like a big jump, than a step...strangely enough.

*Run**Run*: At once, the brown-haired boy ran as fast as he could, trying to get away from the one-armed fallen angel. Yes, the sleeve of his trench coat was rolled up in the area of the arm he lost. Though Issei only cared about getting away from him and not seeing his disabilities. Curiously, the fallen angel had recovered his lost wing as he was chasing hyuodou from the heights, flying, so he caught up with him in no time. That was probably because he had a small portion of the wing left, and a certain very noble blonde-haired nun did her job well...

*Shine* -...Whatever the case, when the black angel positioned himself in front of the chestnut-haired boy, cutting off his escape route, he created a spear of light in him remaining hand, and threw it at Issei after seeing him take a few steps in the opposite direction, as Issei tried to run away from him again. Issei would then stumble and fall to the ground on his butt as he closed his eyes, waiting for his imminent death, but...

*Whip! Break!*...instead of feeling his abdomen being pierced, there was only the sound of a whip followed by what seemed to be "crystals" shattering into a thousand pieces.

"Hold it right there, you freaking bird!~"

With sarcasm in between, Dante appeared before everyone just as from just beyond Issei's position, he used the scarf around his neck as a kind of whip, which stretched and became more "tangible" as he held it in his hands. From his hands he made a swing with the scarf, which turned from one moment to the next into what appeared to be a "hard" whip that seemed to be made of tangible "purple-reddish-purple darkness"...said whip grew in size in a jiffy, and ended up striking the light spear with its tip, destroying it instantly. That done, the whip shrunk in size and turned back into that strange scarf in the Kusanagi's hands when he apparently gave that order to the SG.

"?!"-And the next blink of an eye, our hero was already between Issei and the black angel, thanks to his superhuman speed, which obviously surprised the enemy again, and the brown-haired boy, who watched the back of the red-coated man with great confusion.

"We meet again, crow. Dante, the cowboy returned to finish his soup. One leg for the broth is not enough~Oh, what kind of medical attention did they give you? You don't look as bad as you did yesterday". With a mocking tone of voice, but changed so that hyoudou wouldn't notice the resemblance to "Toni's" voice, our hero tried to get on the nerves of the black angel, who obviously couldn't stand it.

"You again!, you son of a bitch! Are you everywhere?! Your interference deserves death!". Flooded with rage, Dounashiku believed that this time he would have a chance. His bloodshot eyes, filled with killer instinct, blinded him to the truth, " It's a good thing you showed up, this time I'll get even for what you did to me!"

"Oops no, sorry old man. I don't think it's going to be possible, I suck at paying my debts~". Ignoring his enemy's fury as usual, the ex-sparda reached out his right hand to lightly touch the front cup of his hat gracefully as he continued speaking, "So we'd better get on with my dinner plans~"

"You've got a very loose mouth, you damn worm! Now I see that the only reason you possess superhuman abilities is because of that sacred gear! You had it well hidden! But this time you won't catch me by surprise!". As he let out his furious words, after sensing the aura of an SG coming from the stranger, Dounashiku quickly flew a few meters into the air and created another spear of light, "Prepare to be purged!"

"Ah, right, I'll be puuuurged~ Hmmm, by the way...What's your name again?...Douna...Douna...". He scratched his head, "Ah, I forgot again. Anyway, I'll have to give the broth a better name than the one you have"

"Just shut up and die mortal!"

*Booom* *Booom* *Booom* *Booom*

"Oh old man, try a little harder and speak better lines! Damn it, why do all the villains talk like retards!?~"

*Booom* *Booom* *Booom* *Booom*: When the black angel couldn't take it anymore, he started throwing his light spears from the heights again and again, but to no avail, as Dante easily dodged them at a hyper-fast pace, appearing in the blink of an eye from one place to another.

*¡Duooon! ¡Duooon! ¡Duooon! ¡Duooon!*..In a short time once that was done, Dante used the scarf as a whip that extended even to the heights that had reached the black angel, who in just seconds was brutally whipped by the powerful and rapid swings of the whip, which hardened, grew and bent at the will of the Kusanagi. Right, left, up, down, back, forward, there was no place that the body of the black angel was not beaten horribly by that weapon...

"Guaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

*Duooon! Duooon! Duooon! Duooon! Duooon!*: The sound of a great amount of blows reverberated together with the screech of pain of the fallen angel the next moment after having received the first "wave" of blows from "Mr. Zotz", which almost reminded of the combos with Fury's whip from Darksiders. And after that, came more blows that ended up sending the black-winged angel to fly miserably to the ground of the park where he left a crater when Dante reached Dounashiku level in the heights with a great jump to later whip him up and down right in one of his shoulders, with which Dounashiku fell like a kite to the pavement.

*Dripping**Dripping**Dripping*: Dounashiku's blood dripped from every orifice of his body, which was already face down on the pavement. Every part of his skin was full of wounds and open flesh, his clothes were torn to shreds and the feathers of his wings were flying everywhere.

"W...W...W...What the hell was that?...*Vomit*"—The black-winged angel spoke with difficulty from the ground while vomiting up a blood puff, after a few seconds he managed to get back on his feet with a lot of effort—"I have never seen such sacred gear...*Vomit*"—Kneeling on one leg, he continued to speak weakly as he watched the ex-sparda with eyes still filled with rage—"B...B...B...B...But even if I have to give my life in return, I'll kill you! *Vomit* You're an even bigger threat than I thought!"—That said, the black angel struggled to his feet and created the largest spear of light he could.

"Crow, are you serious...?"—Dante raised both eyebrows in disbelief and placed his left hand on the back of his neck with some embarrassment—"I barely put like 15% strength into the most basic technique of this thing, and yet I still feel a little bad about how I left you. Being an idiot is one thing, but being an idiot with a big ego is pitiful. If you still have any dignity left, give up and say no more"

*Shine**Shine* *Shine*: A fraction of a second later, when the black angel was about to throw that "great" spear at him, and when the ex-sparda was about to end the suffering of his prey, several magic circles appeared on the scene with a characteristic seal in their center. And from such magical manifestations, several people became present.

"Hey, who are you people! This is my servant and I will not allow you to harm him!"

"Calm down Lady Ranma, I was protecting your 'employee'"

Looking at her from the corner of his eye, Dante noticed how an annoyed Rias along with her peerage had arrived, so he tried to calm her down with his typical carefree manner. He hoped that with that comment she would remember and realize who he was, and not interfere.

*Crash!*: Then, thinking that our hero was distracted while talking to the Gremory, Dounashiku threw his light spear towards him, however the ex-sparda never lost sight of his enemy, so he destroyed that light weapon with his scarf-whip without any problem.

Seeing that scene caused the red-haired girl and her peerage to be filled with surprise and by the way, Issei was still as confused as in the beginning. He thought he had gone crazy and that everything he was seeing was a figment of his imagination.

"I'll be with you in a moment President of the village"

With his tone of voice still intentionally altered, the ex-sparda addressed a few last words to the Gremory before putting all his attention on the fallen angel, who was already planning to leave because with so many enemies, he thought he could no longer manage to take the "cowboy" to the grave. He finally understood that he had no chance of winning and created a makeshift arcane circle to escape, but before the transportation light illuminated him...

"T-T-T-This has become too much for me, I'm quitting!"

"I'm sorry, but you are no longer allowed a second life. Game Over, Mr. Crow~". Saying that, Dante clenched his right fist, and then, The blood that the black angel had spilled...

Crack!**Crack!** *Slash*!*Slash*!*Slash*!*....It "crystallized" from one moment to the next, and then turned into an incredible amount of spears/crystals/ and horrible looking needles that moved as if it had a will of their own and after that, mercilessly impaled the black angel , whose body practically became an unrecognizable lump of flesh. In just a blink of an eye Dounashiku's body became hundreds of feathers flying plus liters of blood and thousands of pieces of flesh that were scattered on the ground.

That was the end of that fallen angel with murderous intentions, who never had a chance to escape this time.

"Holy Shit! I think I overdid it. I forgot that 'blood-bending' is not very pleasing to everyone's eyes". With a bit of regret Dante enunciated the above as he scratched his head in embarrassment after having turned around to focus his attention on the newcomers while placing his body in a position that covered the horrible carnage he had caused. He didn't want the "children" to have any more nightmares, so he kept his/her visual fields from focusing entirely on that thing.

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"Please don't look at me like that, I didn't do it so intentionally~...This...Lady Ranma, it's been a while since we last saw each other, hasn't it?"—Then, while scratching his cheek nervously, Dante greeted as casually as he could at this awkward moment to the redhead and her servants, who seemed to have been stunned after witnessing that scene. Issei had vomited and his skin was pale with shock. The petite white-haired girl also looked a bit upset. The blonde-haired boy looked a little scared. The black-haired girl and Rias were the most neutral of them all, but you could tell there was still surprise in their expressions, after all a stranger with a human aura had brutally finished off a fallen angel in an instant with an unknown method, and perhaps he could pose a danger to them as well. Seeing them like this, Dante tried to deflect the subject, by trying to get the Gremory to remember him.

Little by little, it had an effect, when the surprise was diluted from her system. Rías focused her eyes on the figure of the stranger in front of her, and realized that the disguise, the clothes and the physical characteristics coincided with the person in her memories. Only that he was taller, had a "thicker" voice, and the disguise of his face seemed more "mystical"...Besides that now; He had a sacred-gear aura?.

"Dan...Dan...D-D-Dante?...Dante, is that you?". After much hesitation, she finally came out of the shock of the black angel's death, and asked with a slight smile forming on her lips without her realizing it.

"Bingo, you hit the nail right on the head!". Dante pointed at her with his index finger, smiled elegantly and then continued, "Taller, and with a new costume plus an 'wakened' SG in case you were wondering~ I'm sorry all of you saw its effects"

"..."—That explained a lot: Rias thought. For some reason, she thought for a moment he read her mind. She obviously didn't know that Dante had experience in these situations, and obviously Dante knew she was going to be wondering how he did that. So he made things easy with a lie from the start.—"...Okay, so your Sacred-gear did that. You woke him up after we met, I guess...What happened to your voice...?"

"Isn't it obvious? Adolescence and puberty over~"

"Right. Wait a minute, how did you learn what a Sacred...? Forget that last one, my curiosity got me way off topic..."

"Well, hunting crazy beasts ends up teaching you things like that"

She shook her head, to forget the black angel and her other distractions, and then returned to the important matter she had come for, after hearing that singular way of speaking that she found amusing in a certain sense. Incidentally, except for Akeno, the peerage (who had known her for years) had no idea how they knew each other so they were confused.

"Okay, thanks for answering anyway. Let's get back to the important stuff. Thank you for helping my new servant...But...How come you are here? Did you know he was going to be attacked?"

Rias spoke with sincerity and then she narrowed her eyes as she was filled with suspicion, after all Dante was a mercenary from this region, who maybe had worked for other factions, so he should have information about the different factions near/in the city and know what's going on in the city, right? Maybe the information that Issei had been reincarnated had leaked out. At least those were some of the redhead's thoughts, and conjectures, not that she wasn't grateful for the help, it was just that this "mercenary" might know a lot more than he appeared to. And if that information could leak out, it meant that she was being watched, and probably in danger.

Nonetheless, Dante would try to convince her otherwise.

"Chance. I was looking for something to eat and came across this guy being chased by Mr. Crow, so I went for my disguise, and saved him. That's it, there's no mystery to look for here~ *yawn*"—That said, which obviously didn't quite convince Rias, Dante approached her and offered her one of his cards. Luckily everyone's attention was already on his person, so the mass of flesh and blood behind his back was being ignored for the time being—"Whether you believe me or not. Take it please, now my "company" already has a "presentation". If you need anything, and it sounds interesting, give me a call"

Rias extended her hand and took the card with some curiosity. She had to admit that if the number on the card would really allow her to contact him, she would have more confidence in him. Then she read the information written on the card, and pouted in disgust after reading aloud the title of the "business".

"Devil-May-Cry? Really? What do you have against devils? Why did you have to give it that name of all the possible names a 'company' for hunting beasts could have?"

"Hey Lady-Ranma, don't judge me, I'm not discriminating against your species if that's what you think~ It's a fitting name. A 'Devil' can also be interpreted as a creature that will bring evil, so it falls under the definition of 'Beast that endangers others'. Calm down.~"

"Well...You're right about that. I guess so. I hadn't thought of it that way. Huh? Did I hear right? Lady-Ranma? Stop calling me that already! Get it down in case you forget in the meantime, my name is...!"

"Rias, Rias, Rias Gremochori, I know it. Calm down, I haven't forgotten. I have a bad habit of giving nicknames, I can't help it. Geez, 3 years, and you still haven't learned to relax. You need more strawberry ice cream in your life"

"Gremory! Not Gremochori!"

"Ah, well... That thing you said! Pronouncing it doesn't come easy~"

Dante chuckled after saying that last one, which brought out another annoyed pout from the redhead, who paradoxically also smiled subtly when she heard that mispronunciation of her last name, as much as when he remembered her name, and casually called her by it. Ironically, a mercenary she barely knows is the only one who dares to call her by that name out of all the people she knows who are not part of her family, or Riser. Something that paradoxically she still seemed to be fine with.

Once the atmosphere was lightened, with those conversations that were going nowhere, and that seemed to come from two strange companions who had not seen each other in a while, Rías put on a more serious and dignified countenance, and said:

"Dante, I thank you again for your help. I guess I am now twice indebted to you, I don't know what could have happened to Issei if you hadn't been there, but he probably would have been hurt or worse. So I don't want you to take the following as coming from an ungrateful person. This is still my territory and my family's territory, so please, if it's not about serious things, try to interfere as little as you can with supernatural happenings in this area involving fallen angels or pure angels. That you hunt stray demons or other beasts with no affiliation to any faction does not generate problems for me, moreover, you are helping us also to end those pests, so go ahead, continue with the splendid work that I believe you have already done, as long as we have no conflicts of interest. But if you mess with the fallen angels, the fine balance between the 3 factions in and around the city could be lost, and a war of uncertain level could break out. Can you understand that?"—She sighed pitifully and scratched her head a bit anxiously when she felt that all this could bring unexpected trouble—"Don't get me wrong, I'm still very grateful for what you did today and in the past"—she smiled—"You just need to be more careful with the jobs you take, okay?. Despite how little I know you, I think you do more good, than harm in the city, so I really wouldn't want to have to fight with you or for us to become enemies"

"Hmmmmmmmmm". Hearing her Dante put his index finger and thumb to his chin, and pretended to be thinking deeply about everything she had said. He was actually quite impressed by the level of maturity she had shown by speaking to him that way. She was no longer that (so) tantrumming "little girl" he met 3 years ago, and that evolution pleased him on a certain level. Of course, he wasn't going to be able to avoid getting into trouble if more crazy black angels showed up: if things happened that he could avoid by himself and more efficiently, he would finish them off without asking permission. And if he had to get into trouble with Rías because of that, well... it would be unfortunate, but there would be no other way. Mind you, he had no intention of becoming his enemy either, but if it happened...well, hopefully, that wasn't going to happen.

Ironically, the balance between the factions was being tried to be maintained by the demons! Which continued to surprise him. Maybe instead of demons, he should call them by other names. [Imp] seemed a more appropriate name for they.

*Sigh*: Sighing previously with a fake frustrated attitude, Dante gave his opinion to the redhead after a few seconds of pondering the above, with his typical nonchalant attitude, but with a touch of deductive tone:

"I understand Rias. No problem~ I'll try to mess with the crows as little as possible. But I highly doubt that today that supposed balance between factions will be lost. After all, the raven attacked a member of your peerage intentionally, right?"

"Hmmmm"—The gremory scratched her chin thoughtfully after hearing that, and then nodded her head with a smile in between—"you're certainly right about that. So I'll pretend nothing happened today"—she smiled—" and just in case I'll keep the card"—She put in one of her skirt pockets the card, and followed after a sudden curiosity hit her head—"By the way, does your sacred-gear manipulate blood?! And why does your costume look so magical now! Can I know...?!"

"Hahaha!, as curious as you was 3 years ago, but you won't make me talk just with that smile, little princess. I have my secrets~. Maybe if you give me a a severe quantity of strawberry ice creams, I'll think about it. But for now I guess it's time for you to explain to this kid who's about to shit his pants what this is all about...So until next time Rias Ranma~...Keep taking good care of that scarf, I might be cashing in on that favor soon!"

"My name is Rías Gremory! Gremory!"

Rias smiled wider as she listened to those last two sentences that were said when Dante had already moved far away using his incredible speed. She then took for a moment the scarf she was wearing and shook her head with a wry smile in between as she thought of the curious reactions she was provoked by the unique personality and attitude of this mercenary called "Dante", who soon turned into a red blur using his super-human speed and disappeared from the scene.

After that, curiosity was once again unleashed in Rias mind, so she focused her eyes on Yuuto when she asked:

"Kiba, did you get a look at him when he moved?"

"I barely managed to see his body with that speed Buchou... Is he just a human being with SG or some kind of magical knight?". Yuuto would answer with a bit of sorrow, and then he would expose the doubts that everyone had in their heads.

"I don't know that for sure either. *Sigh*"

With a frustrated sigh and with more unknowns hanging over her head, the redhead had no choice but to resign herself to the fact that she didn't know many of Dante secrets, as well as the fact that she wouldn't be able to have him for her little peerage. Once she left those thoughts behind, she focused on her work, so after Akeno "swept" with "magic" the scene of the "crime" to leave no evidence, she ordered the others to return to their homes while she told Issei not to say anything about what happened today, because tomorrow she would explain everything at school.

The others disappeared through arcane circles, except for the brown-haired boy, who walked home even though he thought he was completely crazy.

The next day, Issei waited for Rias' messenger, who would take him to the occult research club (ORC). That day, the life of the young man with brown hair would take an unexpected turn, in which our hero would also be included.

-o-o-o-o-o-o

A little later, before classes ended, Toni went to one of the vending machines found in one of the school corridors to get a soda, and on the way he found himself next to a "Loli" of small stature and short white hair, who was leaning against the wall, close to where he was drinking his beverage.

"The smell is similar"

She, whose name is Koneko, quietly whispered those words as she licked a lollipop in her hands, after having sniffed the scent of the hallway for some reason.

*Ding*: When the bell of the beverage dispenser rang, our hero took his soda and entered the classroom of his last class. He would end up passing by the white-haired girl, who again whispered another few words before heading towards the ORC.

"Too similar"

-o-o-o-o-o-o

Later, in the ORC room, Rias and her peerage with a newly included Issei were gathered. Hyoudou had already been given the basic explanations: he was a reincarnated demon and was now part of the Gremory nobility, among other explanations and things that happened.

Finally, before Rías ended this club meeting, the quietest of the group suddenly spoke...—"it´s similar"—...with another whisper while eating a chocolate.

"What did you say, Koneko?"

Hearing her, Rias raised both eyebrows and questioned her servant curiously, who answered in a stoic tone of voice with an almost expressionless face.

"The smell of yesterday's man, the one with the hat". Before finishing, she focused her gaze on the brown-haired boy for a second, "his scent is similar to one of Hyodou's friends"

That said, the white-haired girl took another bite of her chocolate naturally, as if it was nothing important.

However, two of those present reacted with surprise: Rias and Issei asked questions to the air with astonishment

"What?!"

"How?!"

A breath passed and then Rias approached the nekomata to sit next to her, while Issei asked his questions.

"Do you mean the guy who saved me?, how do you know that Koneko-chan?"

As she opened her mouth again, Rias caressed the white-haired girl's head tenderly.

"She has a great sense of smell, among other skills. Tell me Koneko, exactly which friend are you referring to?". she smiled

"The one with my hair color, mixed with black". The nekomata pointed to her head and ended up eating her chocolate, after that casual comment. A comment that would leave Issei in disbelief.

"Toni?!"

"Yes. That's the one". With barely four words devoid of emotion in her voice, Koneko replied as she pulled another treat from her pockets.

Hearing her, the Gremory finally stood up, and then with eyes full of curiosity, saw at the brown-haired boy.

"Issei, what do you know about your friend?, has he ever done anything out of the ordinary?"

Trying to meet his mistress' expectations, Hyodou touched his chin with his index finger and thumb thoughtfully, and then said what he knew about his friend:

"Well, 'Toni'...that's his nickname, he's strangely named Akira Antoni. He hate those two names together. His mother is a English teacher at the 'Jounan' academy, she born in sakhalin Island, and his dad was a former baseball player in the Kanto region, he played with the 'Fire Raccoons'. Hmmmm, we are good friends since a few years before entering this school"—The brown-haired boy looked up at the ceiling thoughtfully and kept answering while a sweat drop was trickling down the back of his head, when some strange memories popped into his mind—"He eats pizza like insane among other junk food, I've never really seen him eat anything healthy and he always beats me at arcade machines and video games. You lucky bastard!"—That said, he kicked the floor with a bit of envy and then regained his composure, as he rubbed his head trying to find something relevant in his memories—"his room is always a mess, and I think he knows kung-fu or karate. That's all I know, basically he's a school delinquent who doesn't care about the classes, and who's too lazy with his homework~ Hehehe"

Rias nodded her head with a very thoughtful expression after hearing all that, and then returned to her desk, from where she continued talking.

"Hmmmm, I understand. But by protecting you that day, didn't he beat up 6 people at the same time?. Ufufufu!"

"Oh right, and I still owe him pizzas and tomato juice for that!, I think I'll go see him tomorrow..."—Sighing in frustration, the next thought that came to Hyodou's head was—"I'm going to spend a lot of money on that!"—before he opened his mouth again—"Geez, sorry, I got sidetracked. Yes, he defended me from those third-year students, but doesn't it seem normal for someone to beat up and defeat six people if practice martial arts? Maybe he's a black belt, come to think of it, his muscles are pretty toned. Lucky bastard!"

"Hmmmm, thanks for the info"—Rias nodded her head and ignored the gracious envy shown by her servant. She soon began to check some documents on her desk, but not before giving a general order—"I think he's a normal human being, but it wouldn't be bad to keep an eye on him. Koneko doesn't usually fail when it comes to her sense of smell... Issei that would be all, thank you for your input, you're dismissed"—That said, as hyoudou left the ORC, Rias gave another order to the Himejima in the room—"Akeno, please could you look into the background of this 'Toni' and anything related you can find about him?"

"Ara-Ara, Rias, do you really believe that Akira Antoni has anything to do with the infamous mercenary? From that boy we have never sensed a magical or sacred-gear presence"

"Maybe he's trained enough to hide any magical presence in his body. I don't know, I just want to be sure and exhaust all possibilities". She then looked out the window as her expression became thoughtful, "Dante, what is your true identity?"

"Well if that's the way you want it, I'll take care of it. As soon as I have the information, I'll bring it to you, or I will ask Sona to bring you his file"

"Thank you Akeno"

-o-o-o-o-o-o

Later that night...

After Issei completed his first job as a demon (having discussed a TV Show type "Power-Rangers" with a geek in his apartment), he set off on his way home on his bike, but halfway down a certain street he was intercepted again by a female fallen angel.

"Again?!"—Luckily, the kusanagi had decided to follow Issei tonight given his bad luck, so he saw that scene from afar, from the roof of a building—"And it's a different crow, either you're a bird magnet or maybe they hate you because douna-whathever be-his-name died trying to finish you off. Hmmmm, I have to admit that raven girls are attractive, they have excellent curves~*Sigh*"—Dante nodded his head at her lewd comment after having judged the appearance of that fallen angel. And then he sighed wearily as he decided to start moving to save his friend, again. However, it was not necessary as Hyodou miraculously activated his SG and defeated the black angel.—"Well, until you woke him up. At this rate I was going to start charging you ransoms"

When the black-winged angel disappeared, the ex-sparda with nothing more to do tonight headed home.

-o-o-o-o-o-o

The next day, our hero decided to "skip" classes, as he used to do once a fortnight, or even sometimes once a week.

He visited a park, in whose garden he rested quietly on the lawn. Relaxing the old-fashioned way. Sleeping until it was afternoon, used to be a pattern that repeated itself in his business in his old life...Maybe it was age? Or maybe was he just too lazy?

"?"-Curiously, at a certain point in the day, the Kusanagi sensed hyoudou's presence approaching, so he opened his eyes and watched from afar as his friend came being accompanied by a blonde-haired girl dressed as a nun.

"Hmmmm... So she's another Sacred-Gear user. An SG with healing powers from what I see"—With a whisper and a thoughtful expression, that was the Kusanagi's deduction when he saw from afar how that nun-like girl healed the knee of a boy who had fallen in the park ground—"Hey Issei!"—As he shouted to make him aware of his presence, the Kusanagi stood up and approached them out of curiosity while the blonde-haired girl continued to heal the infant—"Wow, this girl just healed the child!"—He obviously feigned astonishment when he arrived at Issei's side, who immediately greeted him when Issei realized who he was.

"Hey, Hi Toni...yeah, I didn't know Asia could do that. What are you doing here? Did you blow off your classes again?"

"You're right. I didn't feel like going today"

"I thought so *Sigh*". Hyodou shook his head at his friend's scholar delinquent behavior with a wry smile in between.

After the nun cured the boy and he left for a certain direction, the Kusanagi introduced himself to the nun.

"Hi, I'm Toni, Issei's friend, what's your name 'sister'?". He extended a hand to the blonde to greet her, and she hesitantly reciprocated the greeting after a few seconds, she seemed to be quite shy.

"He-ll-llo...my name is Asia Ar-Argento"

"Nice to meet you Asia~ By the way, Issei, what are you doing here? Are you on a date? Ah rascal, I didn't expect with a nun, you..."

"No, of course not!"—Immediately cutting off the Kusanagi's lewd words with an embarrassed shout, Issei urged him to stop as Asia's face reddened after hearing him. The brown-haired boy changed the subject, after the embarrassment left him—"I'll just take her to the Northwest Catholic Church. She arrived in the city a few days ago and she says she got lost again. Apparently she still can't remember which streets to take. I understand her, many are very similar"

Dante scratched his cheek nonchalantly after hearing that, and then decided to accompany them, since it was time for him to return home as well. They had no problem with that.

"Do you mind if I join you?, I have nothing else to do for today, *Yawn*"

"Yeah, No problem"

"I-It´s fine for me"

-o-o-o-o-o-o

In a short time, the two teenagers accompanied the nun through the streets until they saw a catolic church in the distance, which was built on a hill, a little away from the city.

As they approached the religious building, a sudden pallor appeared on hyoudou's face and at the same time he began to sweat nervously.

Dante noticed his friend's reaction and then he knew: A devil with little magical resistance would feel this way near consecrated places. Curiously, in his world, this did not happen to him or to other weak devils, probably because the Judeo-Christian/Angelic gods never manifested themselves on the earthly plane.

"It only remains for the holy water to harm them and I'll laugh my ass off". Incidentally, after that mocking thought, he felt the presence of several fallen angels coming from the direction of the convent.

Arriving there, in a short time the blonde-haired girl said goodbye to both of them with a little sadness for some reason when she told them a little about of her abilities, but then she recovered her joy when she told them that she was very happy for being able to find such good people in her first days in this city, so she asked them to visit her again if they could.

After that, when the nun finally disappeared...

"It can't be! I know what you're up to! You're thinking of groping the nun, aren't you?!"...The kusanagi said the first thing that popped into his head...

"Don't talk bullshit, Toni!"...Which caused Issei's face to fill with a reddish color, "Of course not! She's a nun! I'm not that perverted!"

"I bet even you don't believe that!"

"S-Shut up already!". Issei finished enunciating angrily, however a nervous drop slipped down his temple, as if a part of him knew that the semi-white-haired boy was right.

"Whatever. What are you doing tonight? I've got the new Mortal-Kombat game, don't you want to come over to my house for a little competition?"

"Sounds great but I'll be busy". That said, the brown-haired boy scratched his head nervously as he thought, "Buchou told me that today she would show me how to kill a stray devil"

"Curious. Lately, You've been busy a lot in the evenings"—Speaking in a shrewd voice while raising an eyebrow the kusanagi looked with mock suspicion at his friend who was sweating nervously at this. Toni was just trolling him, it's not like he couldn't figure out what he was secretly doing—"Okay, another time then. Anyway, now that I remember, I also have some business to attend to with an annoying "cousin" tonight...See you tomorrow!"

After said that, Arriving at a part of the "y" shaped street both friends said their goodbyes and left for their respective destinations

-o-o-o-o-o-o

When the curtain of night descended...

Our demon hunter was already roaming the streets of the city with the objective of visiting her "cousin".

He had received an assignment from an employer, who had observed demonic activity in a certain abandoned museum in the city.

In a short time, the already disguised Kusanagi arrived at the designated place: it was a kind of abandoned museum surrounded by trees and vegetation.

*Steps*: As he entered, his footsteps echoed throughout the grounds as he passed through the door of the abandoned building.

"!"-3 unconscious children on the floor of the place in a certain corner caught his attention. He immediately removed the "slime" and cobwebs wrapped around their bodies, and then placed them outside the museum, near the entrance. If he had arrived any later, the infants would probably have already been ingested by some kind of "spider" demon or something like that.

*Steps*: After leaving the children in that place, he entered again with light steps into the museum while his eyes focused on a large amount of bodies of severed people that were scattered all over the interior of this building, and then he decided to start his "hunt", making an incredible amount of noise when he took out a black pistol that he had in one of the holsters on his waist, to then shoot into the air an incredible amount of jet-colored bullets, which seemed to be made of tangible "darkness".

*Bang**Bang**Bang**Bang**Bang**Bang**Bang**Bang*

"Hello little bastard or bastardess, I know you're in there! I came to collect my bounty, so do me a favor and come out of your hole!~". With a loud echo the gunshots and their screams reverberated everywhere in the compound, "Come on, come out quickly and play with me!"

With so much noise, the answer he expected was not long in coming. A distortedly devilish female voice soon came to the site.

"I smell a bad smell, but I also smell something delicious! Could it be something sweet, or something bitter?!"

That said, out of the darkness in one of the corners at the back of the building emerged a big demon that had female characters. Among other particular things: the upper half of the body had the figure of a beautiful naked woman who had sharp fangs sprouting from her mouth. And in the lower part of her body, which was huge, her abdomen merged with her trunk, which had another pair of giant arms on the lower part of her insectoid appendage along with 1 snake-like tail, 6 legs and...a kind of giant vagina with teeth!... yes, teeth!

The demon's full size was approximately five to eight meters tall.

Upon seeing it, the kusanagi smiled bitterly in what he put on a face filled with a bit of disgust as he said:

"Oh geez, You know?, I've faced weird things in my life and damn they've been weird, but I think you're worse than the 3 women who fused with a giant chicken fetus. Shit, I'll just call you 'abomination'. I guess I'll have to take your virginity with my sword~"—An uncomfortable electric current ran down the ex-sparda's spine when he said that last, as a comical sweat drop trickled down the back of his neck—"O...o...ok, that sentence didn't come out very well!"

"Insolent, I'll cover your whole body in blood, until you roar for a mercy you'll never have! hahaha!". Laughing like a madwoman, the stray demon licked her lips as she kneaded her strange breasts with her own humanoid hands when she said the above.

"I think I'm going to throw away the afternoon meal after this fight...*Dizziness*". Listening to the demoness, our hero pretended to feel disgusted having witnessed her previous actions, "You disgust me more than the pizzas that have gone bad in my house room~"

That said, Dante extended his free hand to the front, and then after he moved the fingers of that hand quickly, a small red magic circle with the seal of Grigori appeared on the scene.

And from that magic circle emerged/appeared a stereo...

...an old stereo, one of those that were used in the 80's. A stereo that Dante soon placed in a corner of the building to one side of him, just as he manipulated some buttons before he played a shrill song that reverberated throughout the place.

*Say your prayers, little one. Don't forget, my son, To include everyone!*

"...?...What are you doing?!"—Obviously such action and vain use of magic confused the she-devil, as much as Azzazel the first time he saw how the Kusanagi used the spells he had just taught him to use after much difficulty, only to end up invoking something as ridiculous as the above—"What is that annoying noise?!"

"Obviously I'm setting the mood for this concert. Uh? Don't you know it?, classics never dies! don't be rude and interrupt the song! Let's get dancing!"

That said, Dante smiled confidently as he released the diabolical sword from its sheath on his back. A moment later, he charged towards the strange she-devil, who had become enraged after observing the boastful attitude of her "prey."

"Roaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!"

Acid* *Acid* *Acid* *Acid* *Acid*: A breath later, the she-devil created a magic circle around her nipples and from them, a stream of liquid spurted towards the ex-sparda who nimbly dodged with his great speed the substance, which apparently had acidic properties since when it touched the walls, chairs and other furniture inside the museum it began to corrode them.

*I tuck you in, warm within Keep you free from sin Till the sandman he comes...!*

After dodging the beast's attacks for a few more seconds, our hero moved nimbly zigzagging rapidly towards the she-devil.

*Hit!**Hit!* *Hit!*: The next moment, the sounds of the walls and the floor of the building being hit echoed throughout the place due to the punches and kicks that the she-devil tried to throw at our hero, who in her fury began to use this resource to kill the hunter, but the ex-sparda kept dodging it very easily.

Then the creature opened the protuberance of its abdomen that, believe it or not, looked like a vagina with teeth and tried to catch him with these vaginoid thing, however...

*Sleep with one eye open, Gripping your pillow tight, Exit light!...Enter night...Take my hand...!*

"We're off to never-never land!"—When the semi-white-haired by shouted with all his might that part of the song, he turned into a red blur, which the next moment appeared above the "human" head of the stray demon with his boots just above her hair. She couldn't even follow him with her sight'—"You're crazy if you think I'm going to let him eat that deformed pussy, it would be even worse than when leviathan ate me!"—Hearing his mockery, the creature tried to grab him with one of his giant hands but when she thought she had already captured the Kusanagi...

*Shwooooosh!*...he escaped again using his superhuman speed, and less than a second later he appeared on the ground in front of the renegade she-devil.

*Slaaash!*: He then swung his sword horizontally with force and with it he took off two of the demon's legs while a hose of blood dripped from its mutilated limbs. The screams of pain were not long in coming.

"Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*: Without even giving her a break to rest, the ex-sparda shot his prey with darkened lead bullets into another of her legs with that black pistol. The bullets that seemed like magic hit her joints with such force that they caused her limb to fall off after a few seconds.

*Something's wrong, shut the light!. Heavy thoughts tonight And they aren't of Snow White...!*

"Hey girl, this is boring, I thought you'd make me try a little harder but it turns out you're an amateur!". With tiredness and sarcasm expressed our hero who already had his body full of bloody paste coming from his enemy.

*Cover*: Then, the kusanagi threw his hat towards the devil's face, and almost as if by magic, it stuck there. The monster tried to remove it immediately, but it was impossible, as it seemed as if there was an incredibly powerful magnet that tied it to her face. Inside, her eyes only observed an impermeable darkness, and nothing else. Incidentally, one would expect the color of the Kusanagi's hair to be exposed, but all that could be seen once the hat was removed was a head of hair that seemed to be made of darkness.

*Dreams of war, dreams of liars Dreams of dragon's fire, And of things that will bite, Yeah!*

"What in the hell is this thing! Get it off me!"

"Sorry abomination, as the good doctor would say: that's a simple 'spell', but quite unbreakable :V~"

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*- Taking advantage of the fact that he blinded the creature with such a simple act, he holstered the black pistol, to later take with that same hand, the other pistol on his hips. He took out from his left waist a pistol that had a pale white color in its metal, which after he pulled its trigger released what seemed to be bullets made of light, which were directed to another of the demon's limbs, destroying them on the spot more easily compared to the other black bullets. Not to mention that upon receiving those shots, the she-devil shrieked in agony as the light not only destroyed her limbs, but also burned her.

Once those series of shots were over, she only had two legs left.

*Now I lay me down to sleep, Pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, Pray the Lord my soul to take. Hush, little baby, don't say a word...!*

"Hmmmm, yes, definitely"—he nodded his head—"This painting is looking better than one of Da-Vinci's!"—Taking advantage of the fact that his opponent could barely move, the kusanagi mockingly said as he placed his hands in front of him and formed a rectangle with his fingers while focusing on the she-devil's body, as if trying to take a "photograph" of her.

"You damn kid!, you're just an arrogant punk!"

By sheer luck coupled with Dante's overconfidence, after insulting him furiously, the beast managed to catch the kusanagi with one of its giant hands that had tried to catch him at random as she was still blinded by "Mr. Zotz's" hat. That done, she immediately tried to crush him, as she already had him in her fist.

*And never mind that noise you heard. It's just the beasts under your bed. In your closet, in your head!*

"I'll smash you to pieces, hahahahaha!"—Maniacally the renegade laughed victoriously, however, seconds later..—"..How?!"—..Her eyes, still hidden by the hat, almost popped out of their sockets when the hand that had trapped the Kusanagi began to slowly open until the boy could be seen, who with his two strong hands pushed the beast's fingers out.

"You didn' t wash your hands!~"

Dante exclaimed with a chuckle when he managed to open his prey's hand completely, and then (leaning on the base of that giant hand) he jumped in the air with a air spin included while swinging his sword in his aerial movement: with that he cut with style with a vertical swing of his sword the hand of the she-devil that a few moments ago had managed to catch him.

*Exit light...Enter night...Grain of sand...Exit light...Enter night...Take my hand...!*

A blink later, the hunter finally fell to the ground.

"Driv...?!"

The next moment, Dante finally tired of this fight so he was about to eliminate the she-devil with a wave of energy from his sword, however, he stopped when he sensed several familiar presences that had just manifested outside the building, so he made the hat return to his head as if by magic, and holstered his pistols. He intended to witness something he had always been curious about for a long time: demons hunting demons, and the techniques used by Rias' group to do so.

Scratching his cheek wearily he said with sarcasm and a bit of boredom, the following:

"Pitiful horrible pity miss, it seems that today it's my turn to rest early~"

"YOU'RE SUCH A SNOTTY LITTLE SHIT!"

"Heck, if you're not going to say something better than just basic insults, you'd better not talk at all!"

*Duoooooooooooooooooon!*: After the stray devil shouted in an insanely enraged voice, the sound of a shockwave echoed throughout the building as our hero leapt high into the air and punched the demoness hard in the face with his right hand. The power of his hit broke all of the beast's teeth and both jaws, rendering it mute on the spot, and moreover...

*Crash!*...she was knocked down and thrown backwards so hard, that she crashed into a wall of the museum.

"!"

*Steps**Steps**Steps*: On the other hand, Rias who had the intention of teaching Issei today how to fight with his demonic pieces against the stray devils, hurried her steps into the building together with her peerage after hearing all that noise coming from inside the building. It should be noted that before entering, they noticed how 3 children were lying outside the building right next to the door, unconscious.

"?"

"?!"

"o.O?"

"!"-When they all finally entered the museum, they were bewildered to see that inside this abandoned museum there was a sea of blood, and then their surprise grew even more when their eyes finally focused on the individual they met days before, with the clear difference that his costume and attire were soaked in blood. The only parts that the Kusanagi was not covered by the reddish fluid were some areas of his face that had been protected from the stain thanks to "Mr. Zotz's" hat.

*cassette rewinding*: And if that wasn't enough, their confusion was increased when they observed how the song of an old stereo was changing and playing at full volume by the man in red just when they had just entered this place.

*Uoooooooooooooooouooooooo...Holy Diver, You've been down too long in the midnight sea!.Oh what's becoming of me?! Ride the tiger...!*

"Arghsghgs!". And on the other side, behind Dante was the stray devil who was releasing guttural sounds that seemed full of pain as she could no longer speak. She was just starting to get up with difficulty.

"Hi again guys~". Seeing them enter, the Kusanagi nonchalantly greeted them by raising his right hand in what altered the tone of his voice like the other day.

"You again?!"

*You can see his stripes but you know he's clean! Oh don't you see what I mean?...!*

Rias along with her peerage roared in astonishment as they finally found the right words to address him.

"Dante, now what are you doing here?!". Dumbfounded, Rias asked him still in amazement.

*Gotta get away! Holy Diver!...*

"A homeless guy who lives under the saitama´s Bridge , asked me to eliminate a strange creature that he saw when he peeked through the door of this place searching a new home and well... he's going to give me a few beers when I defeat this thing behind me. Lifes Coincidences~"—Shrugging his shoulders and replying in a light tone the semi-white-haired boy began to walk towards a corner of the building until he sat down on one of the chairs that were still intact as he was followed by the eyes of the Gremory group.

*Got shiny diamonds like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue!, Something is coming for you!, look out...!*

"...A...homeless...?...Some...Beers?...That's it?! Are you just hunting a stray demon who was vice-chief for a few beers from a homeless people you ran into over there?!"

*Race for the morning, You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light! Oh we will pray it's all right!*

"Aha. What can I tell you? Sometimes my clients are very random, and my payments are not in cash. In this business there is not always stability~"

*Face-Palm*: Hearing his strange sincerity, Rías on this occasion almost did not doubt his words, so she gave herself a slap in the face when she imagined that strange contract at the same time that a smile was drawn on her lips while she tried to contain her laughter. And when she finally managed to control her breathing so as not to laugh at that, she asked again curiously:

*Gotta get away, get awaaaaaay!*

"Okay. Strangely, I believe you... But, if it is as you say, what about the stereo? And why did you sit down?"

"Ah, I brought the stereo to properly set the mood for this party. Never go out without one~...And well, since all of you ended up arriving, now I'm too lazy to finish the job~ So I'll leave the matter to you~ And I must admit, I'm curious about how you handle demons"

*Face-Palm*...*Big Sigh*-After a sigh full of complex emotions that was born after hearing it, Rias better forget about the stereo, and exclaimed with a bitter smile in between:

"I don't know whether to be offended by that, or flattered by the fact that you let us do our fair share of work in this city. *sigh* By the way, do you always have to do a bloody carnage in all your jobs? Just look how you left this place. Cleaning up your battle scenes isn't easy! You know?! We had to repair the park the other day!"

"Oops. Ah, sorry, sometimes I get too excited, and it gets out of hand~ You're not going to charge me, aren´t you?!"

"Hahaha! Looks like I found your weak spot, eh? Repairing all that wasn't cheap~ Uffufufu!"

"Hey Rías! That's not fair! I did it for a just cause!"

"Hahaha! You even call me by my name so easily! Hehehehe...No, I won't charge you. Don't worry, but try not to destroy the city in the process of your 'huntings', even we don't create as much damages as you do~"

"You should not gamble with debts! Gremorochi!"

"Gremory! It's Gremory! How hard is it to pronounce?!"

"It´s Veeeery dificult!"

*Between the velvet lies, There's a truth that's hard as steel, yeah!*

When Dante paled for a moment at the thought of being charged for the damages of his jobs, Rias couldn't help but laugh at such a reaction, so she played with him a bit as punishment for all his past antics and games. Seeing her behave like that with a pseudo-stranger, her peerage found it very strange, but seeing her smile after all was not bad at all.

*The vision never diesLife's a never-ending wheel, say!*

Once those two finished their pseudo-fight, the Gremory took a long sigh to calm down, and then thanked the Kusanagi for saving the children who were now at the entrance of the museum. After that, the stray demon finally got up, so the Gremory group went to work with Rias as the ringleader. She proceeded to teach her new servant how to eliminate a stray demon, she revealed to him how to use the powers of the demonic pieces...

"Arghsghgs!"

Then, when everyone was in position, with another guttural groan in between, the renegade she-devil charged forward and started a fight with the Gremory group with the intention of reaching the Kusanagi, whom she couldn't stop looking at with bloodthirsty eyes.

*Holy Diver, You're the star of the masquerade! No need to look so afraid! Jump, jump, jump on the tiger! You can feel his heart but you know he's mean! Some light can never be seen, yeah!*

*Bam! slash! crash! Boom! slash! crash!*: The battle of the gremory group was decent: blows, cuts and magic attacks sounded at every moment while they fought with the stray devil, while Dante watched them with curiosity still sitting relaxed and leaning as he knew on that chair.

He was relaxed, until at a certain moment one of the stray demon's arms almost took the gremory´s Leader by surprise...

"Buchouuuuu!"...so Issei screamed in anguish at seeing her in danger, however...

*Swhoosh!*...Dante turned into a red blur using his superhuman speed and grabbed Rias with his arms from her hip before the hand of the renegade she-devil caught her, and then he release her when he was far enough away from that criature.

Once her feet touched the ground, the Gremory thanked with a bit of sorrow and sincerity with a touch of surprise. That "cowboy" speed was still surprising her.

*Holy Diver, You've been down too long in the midnight sea! Oh what's becoming of me? No! No!*

"T-T-Thank you...I thought you weren't really paying attention to us"

"You're welcome". he smiled, "Well, yes and no. I'm watching you, but I'm also thinking about whether I should charge those beers. Do you think it would be fair to take away a homeless's beers when I don't end up killing that thing?"

"But what kind of question is that?...Hahahaha!"

*Ride the tiger! You can see his stripes but you know he's clean! Oh don't you see what I mean?...!*

Having said that (which was actually true) unintentionally let out a laugh at Rías, Dante also chuckled as he was infected by her laughter, and then decided to let her finish her work when they finished laughing: he then took a leap backwards, spinning masterfully in the air, to subsequently fall directly with his butt on the same chair where he was sitting.

On the other hand, Rias shook her head and released her frustration at being almost caught by the renegade demoness in an oversight, and then continued to give orders to his servants.

*Gotta get away, get away! Gotta get away, get awaaaaay! yeah!*

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A few minutes later, the Gremory group finished their job, after Rias extinguished the stray devil with a wave of her destruction power.

"Mental reminder: Avoid messing with Akeno, or...she might torture you like Trish!"

After seeing how the black-haired-girl tortured the stray devil with lightning, an uncomfortable little electric shock ran down Dante's spine as he remembered the times he pissed off his former DMC colleague.

And with that in mind, after having un-invoked his stereo because the "party" was over and after feeling a little sorry for his friend Hyodou since he was the pawn, the biggest doubts he had was the following—'Why did the fights between demons become like a game of chess? Why do reincarnated devils have abilities that activate like a chess game? What a weird thing to see'

*cough, cough, cough*: While our hero was confusedly thinking about the above while scratching his head after the battle was over, Rias accosted him when she coughed forcibly as she arrived right in front of him.

"Yes Lady Ranma~, what can I do for you?"

"You're never going to stop calling me that, aren´t you...?"

"I don't think so. When a word sticks to me, I hardly ever give it up"

*Big Sigh*: She sighed wearily and then continued when she saw the Kusanagi shrug his shoulders at her pout—"Do you think you could answer a question I have for you?"

"Hmmmm"—Dante, taking his chin with one hand he gave a sidelong glance at her peerage for a second and then spoke with sincerity and a thoughtful expression in between—"It depends. But if it's about something I can't tell you for any reason, I won't answer it. And if I can answer it, I will only answer it if you answer one of mine. By the way, I must say it was great teamwork, although that boy needs more training~"

"I think it's a good deal and thanks for the compliment. Yes, he's new to the group that's why we brought them in so he could learn, then he'll be trained properly"—Listening to her, Issei was a bit depressed by her words—"Well, here's my question..."—The redhead's face was filled with a great expectation before continuing—"Will you join my peerage as a reincarnated devil?!"—And when she asked, her voice was filled with enthusiasm.

"NO..."

"But, you could have whateve..."

Our hero clearly and forcefully answered, who left the Gremory disappointed. A pout with her lips formed when she tried to convince him, but she would be interrupted by the Kusanagi, who spoke with some seriousness.

"Stop there, don't waste your time in a fight you won't win. I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm a free spirit, so no matter what you offer me, I'll never accept"

"O-O-Okay...I get it...It's a shame *sigh*. Heh, In a way, I calculated a 90% chance that you would reject my offers. But I had to try"

"Oh no, you were short with 90%. It was more likely that hell would freeze over than that I would accept~"—Despite Rias' disappointment, one way or another, she was already expecting this, so at the end of her sentence she smiled bitterly, until she heard the "cowboy's" new answer that curiously made her smile regain a bit of life—"Okay, if that was your question, I just want to know for sure... What activities do demons that are not stray demons do? So far I've heard rumors, but I'd like to hear confirmation of what I heard"

"Oh, I didn't think it would be such a simple question"—She smiled—"Hmmmmm, Well, devils that are not renegades, do various activities, for example, my servants and I make contracts with humans, which may consist of dressing up in cosplays and modeling them..."—Koneko got an uncomfortable drop on the back of her neck when she listened to her leader—"we also fulfill wishes of our summoners, of course if it are within our possibilities or we can be a company or momentary friends to hang out with the summoner, such as accompanying them while they watch animated series..."—Now it was Issei who had a drop of uncomfortable sweat on his temple—"or give massages, among many other diverse activities. All this we do as long as we are paid in some way. Sometimes the payment is summoner´s soul but I prefer another type of retribution, like cash, or artwork...Hmmmm, those of us who are young attend classes as you can see by our uniform and sometimes we participate in political events"

Hearing all that the ex-sparda was dumbfounded, with his eyes full with immense surprise, hidden by those goggles made of darkness—"I can't believe it! Azzazel didn't completely troll me about the massages! What the hell is going on in this world?! Do they dress up in cosplays?, do they participate in politics?, do they grant wishes?, do they watch animated series?, what happened to the devils in this world?! I don't know if I should start missing the predecessor devils! This is too weird and pathetic!"—he thought

"Hehehehe, it seems you were surprised by all our activities". The Gremory puffed out her chest proudly, she misunderstood our hero's expression.

"Yes, I was very, very, very surprised... As you have no idea...",A wry smile appeared on Dante's face when he heard Rías. It was better he didn't say anything. Anything he said would probably offend her too much.

Then, the brown-haired boy approached the Gremory, and made a sincere request, that she would see no reason not to allow him.

"Buchou! May I speak to Mr. Dante for a moment?"

"Oh, sure Issei, speak with confidence. It's not like only I can talk to him after all, hehe"

"Thanks Buchou. Mr. Dante, you saved me, and for that I now give you the thanks I couldn't give you before!". That said, the brown-haired boy approached the ex-sparda and bowed to him in oriental style at the end of his sentence.

Seeing him like that, our hero smiled for a moment when he urged him to stop bowing like that, and then Dante opened his mouth again.

"You're welcome kid, I just did my job, and please don't call me 'Mr', I'm not that old. Just call me Dante~ *Sigh*... In any case, I have one last question"—That said, he stood up from his chair, paused and started walking towards the exit, but not before sarcastically asking the following question—"You guys...Are you really devils and not impostors, or a kind of weird Imps?!~"

"Of course we are Devils!". Feeling confused and a bit offended by the question, Rías and her peerage answered without hesitation.

"Are you serious? It´s that your final question?"

"Hahaha, yup!"—Dante scratched his cheek when the Gremory asked him, putting on a confused expression in between. Then, without looking back, our hero would make one last request before walking out of that museum door—"Ah yes, Lady Ranma, you who have more influence in this city, could you help those children outside to find their families?"

"Of course, I will help them"—Solemnly enunciated the redhead with a smile from ear to ear as she watched the "cowboy" leave the building causally, however...—"Uh?"—..a second after he left the museum, Dante´s head popped out of the building's door and he spoke to them again with a satire-filled shout.

"DON'T EAT THE CHILDREN!~"

"WE DON'T EAT CHILDREN!". Hearing such a thing, everyone except koneko answered him with angry voices, as they felt offended.

"Okay. Thank you for helping them". With a chuckle in between, and saying that sincerely, our hero finally disappeared and headed for home.

"I guess his presence in the city is even better than I thought after all". Rias said cheerfully before remembering something as she slapped one of her palms with her fist, "koneko, did you sense again if his scent was similar to Issei's friend?"

"No Buchou, he was soaked in the blood of the stray devil, so he only smelled like her blood". The white-haired girl sounded a bit disappointed after saying that, but Rias tried to reassure her by stroking her head.

"It's all right. Well my dear servants, it's time to continue with our chores"

"Yes buchou!". Her peerage exclaimed with enthusiasm and then they took charge of the children, who would help them to find the whereabouts of their families. *1

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After kiba and Akeno took it upon themselves to search for information about the families of the children they found in the museum...

Issei was given the job of fulfilling the wishes of a summoner, so he went to that person's home.

But upon arriving at his destination, inside that home, in the living room, the brown-haired boy ended up finding a pool of blood, and when his eyes went to a certain wall in the place, he found the summoner's body, completely dead and viciously cut.

The viscera protruding from the wounds; The corpse was nailed to the wall with a screw, making the shape of the cross upside down. With large, thick screws driven into both palms of the hands, feet, and the middle of the trunk.

*Vomit*-Immediately after seeing that, the brown-haired boy emptied his stomach on the spot, and tried not to continue looking at the corpse in what he thought was not a normal situation at all.

Soon, his gaze came across some writing on the wall: 'Welcome! What do you think after seeing the image of a sinner?'

"W-What is this...?"

"!"-Just as he finished reading the message, a man's thick voice came from behind him.

When Issei turned around, he found a middle-aged, balding, tall, pale-skinned man. He was dressed in a rather simple priestly/Protestant manner in a purely black ensemble devoid of color or any lightly colored shades. His most distinctive feature was the heterochromia that possessed his terrifying gaze: One eye was blue, and one was red. Finally, a single scar crawled across the right side of his face, as if he had been wounded by a beast or a sword in the past.

At the sight of the reincarnated devil, the priest placed a sinister smile on his face.

"You have finally appeared, you filthy creature". He seemed to be both angry and happy at Hyodou's presence.

"This is bad". Knowing beforehand about what priests were capable of, thanks to the scolding Rias gave him upon seeing him near that nun, Issei knew immediately that he was in the worst possible situation, again.

"I' m a priest, a servant of the heavens to bring judgment to your kind. Your existence must be purged. Your blood must be shed. And your soul must be purified. Only in that way can the mission of the heroic lord in the heavens be completed". With words that seemed to be driven by the yearning of fanaticism, the priest said the above as he clasped his hands together as if in prayer.

"..."-That only worsened the sense of danger Issei felt from that person. His legs froze for a moment due to fear.

As nervous sweat beaded on Hyodou's forehead, the priest opened his mouth again with a somewhat sinister smile in between:

"My name is Arkham Kalinna. I belong to a certain organization of exorcists, who are in charge of exterminating creatures fallen into sin like you. I'm not telling you this so that you can also introduce yourself, I don't want to recall your filthy name in my memory, so please don't do it. It is just a way of showing my respects to the human being you once were: At least you will meet the person who will atone for the sinful existence you became. Since you are a reincarnated demon, I will try to make it as painless as possible since you lost your humanity because of the devil's deceptions. You lost your way, but death will bring you back to the light of the Lord"

"..."-The brown-haired boy had certainly never met anyone like him before. His words were well versed, he almost sounded like a scholar...A scholar filled with a stubborn desire to eliminate demons, and with a fanaticism that Rias' servant had never witnessed.

However, before Issei tried to flee or fight for his life, he had something to say, so he swallowed his spit and asked.

"H-H-H-Hey, was it you? The one who killed this person?"

"Yes, that's right. I killed him. Do you think it's strange?. He was a habitual criminal who has been summoning Devils, his will had fallen under the sway of the Devil's tongue, so in order for his soul to be saved, I had to 'Purify' him"

"What kind of excuse is that?!"

"Oh? Are you surprised? No wonder. Your mind and soul have already fallen into the abyss of sin. It´s natural that you don´t understand the way to salvation. A pitiful creature you became, no doubt. The greed of demons filled that man's heart, and I purged that greed from his heart"

"This guy is crazy! I can't even have a normal conversation with him!"—With that thought in mind, Issei again complained to the priest, as the anger of his words and actions flooded his body—"How can you kill another human?! Aren't you only supposed to kill Devils?! Even Demons wouldn't go that far!"

*Big Sigh*—With a long sigh, plus the sideways shake of his head as he denied those words, Arkham spoke again as his expression filled with sorrow, and perhaps a bit of madness—"It´s useless for us to continue talking, the understanding you have of the world, has already been corrupted. Your eyes see only emptiness, and your soul identifies only darkness. But my prayers will try to bring your soul back to the right way. The Lord is justice, and as long as there is repentance in your will, he can bring back your humanity in the afterlife"

*Clang!*: Saying that, with a metallic sound in between, the priest took out four large Knifes from his clothes, which in the blink of an eye he placed and held from their hilt between the fingers of his hand in a form that looked like enormous claws. It was reminiscent of Wolverine, or rather of Kirei-Kotomine's fighting style. And the next blink of an eye...

"Guaaaah!"

*Slash!* *Smoke*- ...with a simple swing of his hand, Arkham threw at high speed one of the Knifes between his fingers. It landed like a bullet in one of Issei's legs, so a shriek of pain was immediately released by the teenager while a kind of smoke was rising from his wound. He didn't know it at the time, but the Knife were blessed.

"Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

*Slash!* *Smoke*: At once, not knowing at what moment, his other leg was impaled, all Issei could do was scream in even more agony as he fell to his knees on the ground. Once hit by those two Knifes, the pain ran through his body like a poison.

"Rejoice it, O creature that has lost its way. That is the pain of salvation, granted by these 'keys of heaven' blessed by the saints. They are toxic to your body, but they will purify your soul stained in darkness. The time has come servant of the devil...turn to dust and find redemption!"

"Please stop!". Just before Arkham threw another of his Knifes, most likely now aimed at the Issei's head, a woman's voice was heard.

"?!"-Hearing it, the priest stopped at the last moment, and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

Issei also looked in that direction, and then he whispered—"Asia"—Yes, the blonde nun was standing at the entrance to the living room.

"Healer Asia-Argento, my assistant, what's the matter? Did you have trouble setting up the barrier?"

"N-N-Noooooooo!". Asia didn't answer him, as she screamed in horror just after she saw the corpse nailed to the wall.

"Hmmmp! Pitiful. I didn't want you to witness the heavenly punishment I bestowed on this pitiful individual. Please, if it´s not relevant, leave. I don´t want someone who is still redeeming herself as you are, to observe the path to salvation that I bestow on sinners and devils"

"N-No... ...N-No..."—Hearing his eloquent and fanatical words, she looked at the two people in the room and then was stunned when she focused on the brown-haired boy—"...Father Arkham...that person..."—Asia looked directly at Hyodou when she enunciated the above, but there was something in his sentence that the priest disagreed with, as he shook his head as an expression of disgust came across his face.

"Person? No, no, no, no, no my dear child. That´s no longer a person, it´s a creature fallen from grace, a Devil"

"Iseei-san, Is a... ...Devil... ... ...?". She was shocked to learn the truth. Issei didn't know what to say, and on the other hand Arkham didn't seem very comfortable about realizing something.

"Hmmmmm, I see, you still haven't learned to tell them apart after all these years of redeeming yourself. Feel no mercy for that thing my child, you have been fooled again by its human shaped wrappings, and by its masks and greedy tongues. Even though we work for the "black church" because of our past mistakes, never forget that our duty is still to eliminate the worst enemies of mankind. Sooner or later we will be redeemed by the light of salvation. Now retire, I must continue the mission entrusted to me by the Lord"—Having said that with a deep and eloquent voice, the priest waited for the girl to leave the place while he gave her a sharp look, however, Asia ended up standing in front of the reincarnated demon, with her arms outstretched as if she was protecting him.

The priest made a stern face when he saw that—"Do you know what you're doing?"

"...I do. Father Arkham, but I'm begging you. Please forgive this person. Please let him go...I- I-I can't take it anymore...You can't kill people just because they are bound to a devil...And you can't kill Demons either! I feel it's wrong! There are good people, even among devils!"

Disappointment flooded the priest's expression immediately, and then his eyes took on a touch of madness—"It seems you have learned nothing my child. You haven't learned to see the face of evil, even if it's right in front of you!"

"But Iseei-san is a good person. That doesn't change even after learning that he's a Demon! Killing someone is unforgivable! This kind of act...! God doesn't allow such acts!". She saw the corpse, and did not back down as she told her true beliefs to the priest.

"Enough! Shut your sinful mouth! You know nothing about God's will!". Without even hesitating, a second later, the priest hit Asia with a huge slap that sent her into the corner of the room, bounced off the wall, and then fell to the floor as a huge bruise appeared in the middle of her face. The force of that blow seemed almost superhuman.

"Hey, Asia!". Issei went to where Asia fell with that blow. He pulled out all the strength he had left to reach her, and once he saw the wounds on her face, he was filled with fury.

"For only those words, you would deserve 'my salvation' right now. But the Fallen Angels believe they can give you a higher purpose that will help exterminate the demonic plague more efficiently, so I guess I can't kill you. But I am angry, so once we reach the clergy, I will punish you severely as the scriptures dictate, and I will try to make you see the truth that my eyes see". That said ominously, the priest pointed one of his Knifes at the brown-haired boy, again...

"I can't leave the girl who just defended me. So come!"

...And issei did the best combat pose he could do with those two Knifes still piercing his legs. All seemed lost for the boy, but...

"!"-...In the next moment, the priest jumped high, as the floor glowed with a red and white color, which soon became the emblem of the Gremory house. A circle of arcane sorcery had manifested; And what happened later that night is not much different from what you already know...

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Mission completed!

Statistics and objectives, omitted.../Total: A

Next mission: Mission 06: Save the nun, without awakening the heretic god in the process...

I hope you liked the chapter, and that my English was still decent enough for a good reading.

Don't forget to check the library and the clarifications for any questions you may have.

And don't forget to leave a "constructive" message! It helps to get inspired, and to know if I'm doing it right, or if I'm missing something, you know?

best regards and stay safe!

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Chapter Clarifications:

*1 In case you were still in doubt, "Buchou" means chief/director of a section or department.

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Library:

Arkham Kalinna: This is probably not he real last name. Apparently he's Arkham's Earth-2 counterpart. He also appears to be intelligent, cold and calculating, as well as a religious fanatic of Judeo-Christianity. His past is unknown at this time, or the reason for the scar on his face. Apparently he committed an act that led him to be expelled from the Vatican and therefore from the "White Church", however he has joined the black angels to try to redeem himself with the Vatican by exterminating demons, and sinners. He appears to be well versed in combat techniques, and the use of throwing weapons, as well as likely possessing more secrets in his fighting styles or strength. It is unknown if his wife and daughter-s/son-s are alive, or if he even has them. However, given the personality revealed so far, it is unlikely that he has become a devil, or plans to do so, but it´s not ruled out that he has some sort of stubborn desire for more power.

Toni's new magical weaponry, revealed:

Luce and Ombra: Twin SGs with the appearance of a pair of pistols that Toni carries into his battles. They were created by "Azzazel" at the request of the aforementioned. They apparently fire light and dark bullets. The full range of their effects, and their range is unknown.

"Mr. Zotz": The Earth-2 version of "Dr. Faust" created by "Azzazel" at Toni's request, was forged from the body and soul of a legendary creature called "Úukum-Zoots". Its full effects are unknown, but at the moment it seems to have abilities similar to those of "Dr. Faust". Its rank is unknown.

Porcelain-Phantom: A demonic weapon mentioned by "Azzazel", it is unknown what type of weapon it is, and what its effects are.

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Reviews:

joelwalker786:

hey, thanks again for taking your time to leave a message :)... glad to hear you liked the previous chapter, I hope you liked this one too.

Well, he's a "good hunter" in this life, after all, he didn't have a miserable childhood anymore, although it was impossible for him to be completely mental sane :V... i think "Boby's cellar" it´s a necesary reference in every dmc fic involving scenes with bars hehe. About Raynare, in the original story she doesn't really have much importance, in this fic, she's more like an OC, just with the name reference, than anything else, and well, i have plans for her

Yes, as I remember, Mundus/etc. were also called demon gods, and because of that I also dared to make the lore change, which will be easier with mundus as he was also called "the prince of darkness".

best regards and have a great week!