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Chapter 9

Return of the Darkslayer

Dante was currently staring at Urizen who narrowed his eyes at him in his new form. But before their fight Dante was reminiscencing on how he got here in this new form.

1 HOUR EARLIER WITH V

V was riding Izuku's bike in search for the Sparda as Griffon flew above him scouting the area. Griffon looked ahead and saw some demons and went back to V to report what he saw.

"Did you find it?" V asked.

"Well um, I don't know what I found but i think I saw demons dancing" Griffon said as he landed on V's shoulder.

"Well then let's keep going, I feel it the devil sword Sparda is nearby" V said as he drove to the place.

He got off the bike and looked around first then noticed the Sparda was stuck in the side of a building as he saw the demons dancing near the building with a root just beside it.

"Whoa, this is some kind of ritual shindig, isn't it?. You guys got the dance fever for Sparda, don't you?" Griffon said as the demons demons turned to him and V.

"I'll be taking that. You know your endless worshipping isn't making Sparda any happier" V said as the demons ran at him which resulted in Griffon blasting them and Shadow cutting through them with ease.

V looked around for anymore demons before he walked towards the root and stabbed it with his can causing it to dry up and fall apart which also knocked down the Sparda from the building. V walked towards the sword and tried to pick it up but was struggling to hold it as it was too heavy for him.

"It seems the sword is still too strong for me" V said as he put it down.

"So close, though, so close. You got a lot of heart V, you really do but, you're a bit of sissy in the strength department, no offense" Griffon said as he hovered around V.

"Nero he has the strength and heart to wield the sword so let's get it to him quick-" V said as he was interrupted by Shadows roar.

V walked to where Shadow was standing as he dragged the Sparda with him and saw something that made him surprised.

"Dante" V said as he saw Dante who was unconscious as his white hair was stained with blood as he it made him look like he was sitting on a throne.

V told Griffon to get him out of there as he put the Sparda and Dante on the bike and drove off somewhere safe. He laid Dante on the ground as he looked at him with a small smile on his face.

"I don't even have the words. He alive, how is he alive?" Griffon said as landed beside Dante.

"It looks like the Sparda was concealing Dante's presence, not even Nero was able to sense him" V said as he looked at Dante.

"How does one frigging guy have so much luck, seriously" Griffon said as V dropped his cane and went for the Sparda as he dragged it towards Dante. "Uh V? No no no get a hold of yourself come on" Griffon said as he knew what V was going to do.

"If only you could defeat Urizen... if only...no. If only you never existed, then I" V said as he raised the Sparda to stab Dante ignored Griffon who was telling him to stop. As he brought down the sword Dante opened his eyes as V stabbed the sword in the ground beside his face.

Dante looked to his side and saw the Sparda beside his face as he looked at V before he sat up. "Wow, for a moment there I thought you were going to shish kabob me" Dante said as he looked around.

"I know how stubborn you can be. I thought it might be the only way to wake you" V said.

"What day is it?" Dante asked.

"The 3rd... of February" V said.

"I've been out for a month... no wonder I'm so stiff" Dante said as he got up and started stretching.

"Right sunshine, now put a fire under it. We got to get going, cause that annoying pimple is making a beeline for Urizen and if he gets there he's gonna-" Griffon said as Dante grabbed his face and threw him away.

"You should have left Nero out of this" Dante said as he turned to face V.

"If you alone could defeat Urizen then I would have never asked for him as well. Besides he's a lot stronger then the first time he faced off against Urizen, it won't be easy but I know he can do it" V said as he walked up to Dante.

"Alright enough talk, time to go and help out my nephew I know Urizen has a trick up his sleeves so he's going to need backup" Dante said as he picked up the Sparda and put it on his back. "You get some rest V it's looks like you're about to kill over" Dante said as he got in the bike and drove off leaving V behind who was looking at his hand that was crumbling.

Dante was currently driving towards the Qliphoth tree as he looked around and saw no demons anywhere. "Seriously no demons around, they are just going to let me through... that will be the day" Dante said as he kept on driving.

A demon came from behind him and cut the bike in half causing Dante to jump of it and face the demon that did it. "Is it Halloween already" Dante said as he rested the Sparda on his shoulder.

"Sparda... give it to me" the demon said.

"That costume looks a little too big... I think you have better taste than that. Also you wrecked the kids bike now I'm going to have to get him another one so I'll take out my frustrations on you a little bit" Dante said as the demon brought out its electrified weapon.

"I am Cavallere Angelo and I will end you" said the demon as it charged at Dante.

The demon shot electric blasts at Dante who blocked it with his sword and ran towards the demon as he swung it as both their weapons clash with one another. Dante jumped back and brought out his devil arm Balrog(look it up). The gauntlets and grieves start glowing red as they are ignited in a blaze, Dante runs towards the demon and punches it in the face, as it stumbles back a bit Dante does a roundhouse kick that the demon blocks with its sword and punches Dante as he moves back a bit.

Dante runs and slides under the demons legs and does a handstand kick that sends it up in the air as he follows through by jumping and giving it a vicious axe kick that sends it crashing into the ground. Dante lands as well as give it an uppercut as it got up and grabbed its legs as he slams it into the ground repeatedly before giving it a spin kick as it falls to the ground, the demon tries to cut Dante but he sidestepped it and ducks another one before he flips and hit the demon with his elbow as he finishes it with a punch to the back of its head.

The demon got up as it staggered for awhile, Dante saw this and pulled the Sparda from his back as he hit the demon who couldn't block the hit properly as it knocks off its helmet that lands near Izuku's destroyed bike fusing with it. Dante looks back and sees lightning comments out of the bike as he looks back at the demon and smiled as he saw it had an opening in its chest revealing Trish. Dante starts slashing the demon rapidly as pieces of it armor flies to the bike fusing with it as the bike revvs up and drives itself around before stopping in behind Dante who caught Trish as she fell out of the demons body.

"Whoa looks like I took it a bit too far, you okay" Dante said to Trish as he looked at the demons destroyed body.

"I've been better Dante" she said as he laid her on the ground as he summoned a towel to cover her up. "Dante... that demon is-".

"Shh don't even think about it just rest" Dante said as he got on the bike.

"Dante wait" V called as he tried to catch up with Dante.

"Take care of Trish for me" Dante said as he drove off with Griffon following him to watch him.

V sighed and sat down near Trish as he began reading his book waiting for her to wake up. A few minutes later she begins to stir as she sits up and looks around " so Dante's left" she said.

"Yes, he has and I don't think he can win if he fights Urizen himself again" V said as Trish looked at him.

"V what exactly is Urizen, where did he come from? Urizen is not a demon, I know that for a fact because I'm from the underworld" she said as she looks at V closely before her eyes widened in shock. "My God, what are you?" She asked as V looked at her.

"It doesn't matter, I'm a shadow of my former self who's trying to gain back everything he nearly threw away" V said as he closed his book. "I will tell you the story of my birth" V said.

"After so many battles in search of a way to cure himself, a mans body was reaching its limits, breaking down as he tried to keep his inner demon at bay. But he fought on as he had something that he wanted to do and that was to return his family" V said as he was remembering what happened.

He was in their childhood home as Vergil unsheathed the Yamato and stabs it into his chest as he said "heavy chains that does freeze my bones around" as he plunged it deeper into his chest.

"In order to remove and defeat his inner demon, he did the only thing that he thought could work. He needed to separate his inner demon from himself with the strength of the Yamato" V said as he remembered being separated as he looked at his other body as it began to transform. "But he did not foresee the consequences that followed. Only his humanity was separated from him as his inner demon took control of his demonic body as he was reborn once more" V said as he looked at Trish finishing his story.

"When the man and his brother fought a long time ago he fell to the underworld and was corrupted by Mundus. Even after he was freed from Mundus control the corruption still remained, he was able to keep it at bay but it grew stronger as it fought to take control of his body and now Nelo Angelo has been reborn once more" V said.

"You're saying that Urizen is Nelo Angelo who has taken control of Vergil's demon half after he failed to separate them with the Yamato?" Trish asked as he nodded. "So how are you holding up, it looks like you reaching your limit" Trish said as she looked as V whose hand was crumbling.

"Yes, I've tried to hold myself together with what little demonic power I have left, but it's fading. In separating my human soul, I've realized the gravity of what I caused, so I need to make this right. If they can defeat him and weaken him I can merge with him once more and regain control, that's why I came to Dante and Izuku. Only both of them can do this" V said as Trish got up as her body glowed before it was cover in her outfit.

"Well let's go so you can see this through" Trish said as she and V walked to catch up with Dante.

Dante was speeding through the city as he arrived at his old house and was staring at the picture of his family, he turned around and saw Griffon behind him.

"Ha, there you are" Griffon as he flew in front of Dante. "Hey what's wrong with you?" Griffon asked as Dante began walking towards the picture.

"The demonic power was activated in me once when Vergil lovingly jammed this through my chest" Dante said as he brought out the broken Rebellion. "I always wondered... why did my father give me the Rebellion" Dante said as he looked at the sword.

"Okay what are you talking about" Griffon asked as Dante laughed a bit.

"Over the years I've been stabbed and jabbed by a number of things. But who would have guessed that I be stabbed by my own sword" Dante said as he stabbed himself with the Rebellion as he grunted in pain.

"Have you lost your mind? There's a demon to destroy, kill yourself later, I'll even help" Griffon said as he hovered above Dante.

"My father once told us that the Yamato can separate man from devil. So now I wondering what the Rebellion" Dante said as he pushed the sword deeper into his stomach.

The Rebellion began to glow red as it absorbed into Dante's body, his body began to glow as well as the Sparda was also being absorbed as well as red lightning began to surround his body.

"Whoa, you're absorbing the Sparda" Griffon said as the Sparda was completely absorbed by Dante who screamed as a wave of red energy exploded out of him as he panted and saw he was in his new form The Sin Devil Trigger, Dante looked to the sky and flew of to where Urizen and Izuku were battling.

PRESENT TIME THRONE ROOM

Izuku struggled to get up as he saw a demon hovering in the air looking at Urizen, he felt the power the other demon was releasing as smiled.

"It's you, uncle D" Izuku said as he tried to stay on his feet. "I knew you couldn't be killed that easily, kick his ass, I softened him up for you" Izuku said as he passed out.

Griffon flew to Izuku and picked him up flying him away from the fight about to happen."Win Dante, win" Griffon as he was flying with Izuku.

Dante looked at Izuku before turning his attention back to Urizen. He summoned a large two handed sword that was made mostly of a dark substance that looked like solidified lava, it had claws running up its length, talons for hand guard and a red jewel on its pommel, this was his new devil sword Dante.

Urizen brought the crystal in front of him as he was about to face Dante. Dante's sword then glowed orange as it split right down the middle, as he charged at Urizen who used the crystal to block a slash from Dante.

Urizen sent his tentacles at Dante who cut them to pieces easily as he spins in the air and give Urizen a heavy backhand causing him to move back a bit. Dante then flew at Urizen again who started firing light beams at him as he used his sword to deflect them, Urizen shot another tentacle at Dante but he caught it and pulled Urizen towards him as he then cuts him in the shoulder and chest before giving him a front kick that sends him back.

Urizen held his wounded chest as he raised one of his hand to and shot a large fireball at Dante who didn't move as it got closer to him. Dante then cut the fireball in half as he held his sword in a reverse grip as he sent an energy slash at Urizen who was unable to block it as it exploded upon contact, when the smoke cleared Urizen was spotting another wound on his abdomen as he fell on his knees in pain as Dante landed and undid his trigger.

"You made a mistake in not making sure I was dead. You also made a mistake in underestimating the kid when he fought you" Dante said as he walked towards Urizen. "All this time and you still don't understand that power isn't everything" Dante said as he got closer to attack Urizen again but the tree began to shake as it rose up from the ground causing Urizen to smile as he looked at Dante.

"It is you who does not understand, it has begun" Urizen said as he got up and summoned the crystal in front of him. "The Qliphoth is revealed in its entirety, this little inconvenience matters not" Urizen said as he absorbed the crystal, which Dante saw had the Yamato before the pool of blood began to rise as Urizen walked through it as Dante chased after him but saw that he was gone.

INSIDE THE TREE

Dante left the throne room and went to where Izuku and the others were waiting, he arrived and saw that Izuku was awake and that his wounds had almost healed as he and the others sat waiting for him to show up.

"Well, looks like you're okay Dante" lady said as she walked to the van.

Dante turned around and saw Trish walking with V who was breathing heavily as he sat down to rest a bit. "Hey V where did that garbage god go, what's he after" Dante asked V who looked at him.

"He's at the top of the Qliphoth" V said as Dante looked up.

"It's the other way around Dante, right now we are in the lowest level of the Qliphoth. Human blood is the source demons power, the fruit born from the Qliphoth is even more dense than the blood that created it, its power is unparalleled, even the almighty Mundus used it to become king of the underworld" Trish explained to Dante and Izuku who was quite.

"Yeah... well that's a lovely story and all but we have to find him" Dante said as walked away from them.

"Whoa Dante hold up I have something for you" Nico said as she gave Dante a hat before he put it on his head and started dancing.

"Speaking of, kid come here I got a present for you" Dante said to Izuku who walked over to him as he whistled. Izuku was looking at Dante with his eyebrows raised before he heard an engine revving as his bike came in with a new look.

"What happened to my bike" Izuku asked as he looked at the bike.

"Yeah well, it kinda got wrecked when I was fighting this demon but when I tore into it it merged with you bike and now you have a brand new devil bike" Dante said as he explained to Izuku.

"Sweet, anyways let's go find Urizen and kick his ass" Izuku said as Dante put his hand on his shoulder to stop him.

"I think you should sit this one out kid, you've done enough as it is already so just rest up" Dante said.

"I'm not sitting this one out, I'm doing this to settle a score and to get back the Yamato" Izuku said to Dante.

"You don't understand the situation has changed kid" Dante said.

"Let him go Dante, time is a luxury we can no longer afford, if by any chance Urizen eats the fruit we'll need him there" V said as he walked towards them.

"Does that mean you're going to?" Dante asked.

"Yes, I have a duty to see this through" V said.

"Well here's what we're going to do, I'm going to go my way and you guy go yours well cover more ground that way" Dante said as he walked to the edge and jumped of.

"Well, let's do this" Izuku said as he followed suit with V flying down with Griffon

WITH V

He was currently flying down with Griffon who started to fade as he dropped V on the ground.

"Damn, just a little longer, I must go. I must get to him before he loses" V said as he struggled to get up as he was getting weaker as time passes.

He got up and walked through the passage, but as he got in his familiars were removed from him as he fell to the exhausted as he looked up and saw Malphas who was standing above as he passed out. A few minutes later V got up and saw the tattoos on his body were gone as he staggered before walking where he saw Malphas talking to herself.

"If he reaches the fruit it will all be over. Even Mundus failed to reign the human world, surely we know Nelo Angelo will not fail" Malphas said.

"Damn, i don't have the strength to handle her. I must get through this somehow" V said as he got up but accidentally knocking some rocks down as it got Malphas attention.

"Ah, an intruder, in coming for you" Malphas said as she moved towards V's direction.

BANG

A bullet hit Malphas who turned around and saw Izuku holding his gun and a triple nunchucks as he walked towards Malphas

A FEW MINUTES EARLIER

Izuku dropped down his own way as he made his way deeper before running into some demons that he killed. He then ran into Dante as they entered a cave and saw a three headed demon dog in chains in front of a massive gate.

"Leave at once, only kings of the underworld may enter this gate, you shall not pass" said the demon dog whose three head has fire, ice and lightning as they spoke.

"Whoa... easy there fella. Hey I remember a stinky little pooch just like you" Dante said as he looked at the demon.

"You insult me foul scented creature" the demon said as it was getting angry.

"The only foul scented thing here is you, I mean have you smelled yourself lately. It's like you bath in your own shit all the time" Izuku said as the demon began to thrash around.

"I think his master has him on a pretty short leash" Dante said.

"Go on ahead uncle D, I'll take this little puppy out for a walk" Izuku said as he held his sword.

"You may have fought our kind in the past but i am king of the Cerberus tribe. The others you have encountered were weak but we will feast on your flesh" said King Cerberus as it broke the chains and freed itself.

"So you're the strongest of the litter, kid looks like you're going to need a bigger leash. I'll be on my way, show that puppy whose top dog" Dante said as he left the demon to Izuku.

"Don't worry, I was planning on making a fur coat and now I've found the perfect one for it" Izuku said as he revved up his sword as he prepared to fight the demon.

The demons body ignited in flames as it charged at Izuku who jumped out of the way as it swung its claw at him, Izuku then ran at it as he cut the side and flipped in the air as he kicked it in the face. Izuku then ran at it only for the demon to switch to lightning as it shocked Izuku a bit as he was caught off guard, the demon shot balls of lightning at Izuku who swatted them away with his sword and teleported over the demon as he stabbed his sword into its back cause it to try and shake him off.

The demon then made an electrical shock wave that knocked Izuku off it as he landed back on the ground before he noticed the demon has switched to ice covering the entire area with it. Izuku noticed his feet were frozen as he began to break it as it ran at him seeing that he was stuck, but failed as Izuku activated his devil bringer and broke the ice as he punched the demon with and electrified fist. The demon was sent back but Izuku didn't give it any chance to recover as he ran at full speed cutting its legs before sliding under it and stabbed his sword deep into its abdomen before gutting it as the demon screamed in pain before falling to ground as it died.

Izuku walked towards the body as it began to disintegrate and noticed it soul glowing brightly, he walks forward and grabbed it as it turned into a triple nunchucks(look it up) before he began to test it as he noticed it was also able to switch between ice, fire and lightning. Izuku was leaving to meet up with Dante when he sensed V was near and a demonic presence near V as well meaning that he was in trouble, Izuku went in the direction of V to save him as he ran into Malphas who was looking for V.

PRESENT

"You got to pay attention to your surroundings sweetheart" Izuku said he kept his gun back.

"Well, well, Sparda's kin, I was expecting more but from what I sense within you, you've yet to tap into your true power, you are no match for me" Malphas said arrogantly.

"Don't let my looks fool you, I'm tougher than I look, but if you don't believe me there's only one way to find out, I kinda want to test out this lovely thing I'm holding" Izuku said as he prepared to fight her.

"I will enjoy this" Malphas said as the demonic chicken body screeched.

Malphas charged at Izuku who followed suit and he swung the nunchucks in its ice form creating a large wave of ice that hit Malphas sending her back as Izuku looked at the weapon and smiled. Malphas then opened a portal and entered it and disappeared as Izuku looked around for where she will pop up, a small portal opened behind Izuku who noticed it as the chickens head came out to impale him but he dodged it and hit it head as part of it froze before it pulled back into the portal as it appeared as a whole again.

Izuku then switched it to lightning as it grew a bit longer into a tri bo staff that was covered in lightning. Izuku ran at Malphas and hit her with it as it stunned her for a while before he started swinging it as he delivered a brutal combo that sent that chicken flying into the wall.

Izuku then switched it to fire as he ran at the demon causing the devil arm to switch to a bo staff that was glowing red with fire as he spins it and hit the chicken in the jaw before before delivering continuous hit as he jumped in the air and hit the head of chicken as it was crushed from the force of the impact.

"How do you have so much power" Malphas said before Izuku shot her with a demonic enhanced shot from his gun killing her.

"You can come out now V" Izuku said as V walked out and flew down with Griffon who disappeared immediately.

"I guess I owe you one, thank you" V said as he walked towards Izuku before falling on his knees.

"You should go back and rest V, it looks like you aren't going to last much longer" Izuku said as he held V give him support.

"That I cannot do, I must finish this, this is last request, I beg of you" V said as Izuku nodded as they began walking to find Dante. "The truth is I wanted to get back to my family but I made a mistake that cost me" V said as the area began to shake.

"Looks like uncle D is already fighting we have to pick up the pace" Izuku said as V nodded.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

Izuku and V arrived and saw that the battle between Dante and Urizen had ended with Dante standing and Urizen on the ground bleeding in his new form after eating the fruit from the Qliphoth.

"Uncle D sorry I'm late" Izuku said as he walked with V.

"Don't worry in just finishing up, you just missed the party kid" Dante said as Izuku and V stood beside him before V started walking towards the defeated Urizen.

"V what are you doing?" Izuku as but V didn't answer.

"In the last throes of defeat I see" V said as he walked towards the defeated Urizen.

"V get back things are about to get messy" Dante said as he walked forward before V stopped him and told him he wanted to do it.

"Don't bother trying to stop me you're beaten, it's time I take back what you stole from me Urizen or should I say Nelo Angelo" V said to the demon he was standing on.

"No, I will not lose to you or Dante" Urizen said as he struggled to move but couldn't.

"Oh but you have, I am taking back my power and you will fade from existence" V said as he raised his cane to stab Urizen. "While thy branches mix with mine and our roots together join" V said as Dante noticed something and ran to stop V but was too late as V plunged his cane deep into Urizen and a blue light shot to sky sending Izuku and Dante back a bit.

"Uncle D, what's going on?" Izuku asked as he saw a man standing where the light was shining.

"I should have known... Vergil" Dante said as Izuku looked at the man in shock as he realized that he was looking at his father.

Vergil turned around slowly and looked at Izuku and Dante and smiled. "It's been a while but now I have returned" Vergil said as his eyes went back to Izuku.

TO BE CONTINUED

AUTHORS NOTES: Vergil has returned so next chapter will end the DMC 5 completely but it might not be as long as this one. Also some of you will be wondering why I didn't put the Dante and Urizen new form fight, well seeing I've put a lot of fights and two with Urizen already I'm just tired and ran out of ideas so skipped it also if you noticed Izuku is the one that got two new devil arms the bike and king Cerberus. I did the best I could on this chapter so please enjoy and tell me what you think of making Urizen Nelo Angelo it was the idea I came up with because Vergil had accepted his humanity to be with inko so tell me what you think peace out suckers.