Devil May Cry: The Sirens Call

AN: Don't own him still… trying but don't own him… I can still drool over him right? :-P

Chapter 5 – The Devil's Dust…

In the centre of the room was a silver dais and upon it an elaborate ebony throne. She sat upon that throne, hair long dark hair was neatly curled and held back with silver hair clip. Her skin was transparently pale and her eyes looked like dark lifeless pools. If it were not for the small and sinister smile on her face, many would have thought her a corpse. They wouldn't have been far off either.

'My lady, you look like you have slept well.' He said stepping forward and kneeling before her.

She didn't say anything, instead she motioned for him to stand. Cautiously he stood up and noticed an old man surrounded by hell hounds.

'Louis, you have disappointed me yet again.' She started. 'You said that they were here, and yet they are not before me as my prisoners. You tell me that you are on their trail and yet one old man has more information than you do about the sisters. My patience is running very thin…'

He paused and glanced at the old man. One hell hound got particularly hungry and tried snapping at his heel. 'What news old man?' He asked ignoring his queen for a moment. This angered her, but she said nothing.

'One sister, I have seen her.' He answered, tears streaming down his old face. 'She asked questions about the dust and the queen!'

Louis lost himself in thought for a moment. 'Where did you encounter this sister?' He strode over to where the hell hounds had the old man at bay. 'Answer quickly old man.'

'In the mining district. She was alone, but she said she had to tell her sisters!' He cried again as one managed to scratch his leg.

'Hmmmm.' Louis said musing to himself. 'This is an interesting lead. My lady, I request your permission to go to the mines. If she asked about the mines then at least one sister will get too curious I'm sure. That will be my cue to take her.'

The queen smiled maliciously. 'You do that then, Louis. But do not fail me. I want at least one sister here by dawn.' She laughed so loud it echoed around the room sending shivers down his spine. He turned and left the room…

'That black dust is dangerous…' Cassandra said pacing around the room. 'We have to do something about it.'

'So the gate is here, but it's fragmented.' Erené said oblivious to the fact that she was being spoken to, instead of looking up she continued to ramble to herself. 'But it can not be destroyed by any means other than the magic that made it.'

'I agree Cassandra, the dust is dangerous, but until we know more about its powers and what it is, there's nothing we can do about it.' Tallia said standing up and stretching. 'So you may as well stop trying to get through to Erené. We both know she hasn't heard a word you've said.'

'What do you think?' Cassandra asked him.

He looked up and shrugged. 'I'd go down into the mine and stop what ever is makin' the dust. Simple as that.'

Tallia was about to say something when Erené butted in, 'You will do no such thing, and don't you dare put idea's into Cassandra's head! I've decided. Tallia, you and I will scout about looking for the fragments of the gate. Once it's whole again we can destroy it.' Erené concluded. 'Cassandra, you stay here and look after the children… At least I know you are safe here.'

Cassandra was about to say something when Erené motioned for her to stay silent. 'I wont hear a word of it. We are here to destroy the gate of Lodus, nothing more. For now, that is the most dangerous threat. We can concentrate on the dust when we return.'

Again Cassandra attempted to disagree, only to be silenced with a slap. 'Do NOT disobey me again, Cassandra!' With that the oldest sister left the room. Tallia looked back reluctantly, but she followed her sister.

He saw a tear form in her eye but she shook it away. 'Bitch…' She started.

'I heard that!' Erené shouted back up the stairs.

After a moment she slumped on the bed. 'You were meant to…' She drew her knees up to her chest for a moment. For that brief instant she looked like a lost and confused little girl. But she surprised him when she stood up after only a few minutes. 'I'm going to the mine. Will you come with me?'

A smile spit his face from ear to ear. 'Ha ha, Show time.'

'Right, let's go.' She answered racing him out the door and into the street.

The gate was a work of art, at the very least a work of art. Three intra-connected rings side by side, each made with a splendid metal. One silver, one rose-coloured and the last platinum like the moon that illuminated it. All ones dreams could be fulfilled by that amazing work of art. All one had to do was know what key to use and to bring forth the Fae. She circled it, and taking in the wonder, realized that it too had a dark side to its splendor. For all the good she wished, something bad would have to come of it. She could use the gate to bring a loved one home, but in so doing she would lose another loved one.

'…Erené?' Her sisters voice cooed her back to the real world. 'Erené what are you thinking.'

She turned back to her sister with tears in her eyes. 'Tallia! We can bring father home with this gate.'

'What!'

'I just need the keys!' She cried out happily dancing around the gate. Singing as she placed a small and very precious yellow white flower into one of the gates symbol.

Tallia froze. The thought took a small hold in her mind before she shook it away. 'You've gone mad! You know what the gate does!'

Erené smiled. 'Papa! You can come home soon.'

'Man, this is creepy.' Cassandra whispered gasping at the gaping hole. It could barely have been called a mine. The dust seemed to float on the air itself. The way it shimmered in the pale moonlight made it even more eerie. Strange sounds emanated from the pitch black hole making her take a step back.

'What's the matter?' He asked her when she knelt in the dirt. She held up a handful of dust and let it slip through her fingers. A gentle wind would have blown it in one single direction, however it just dropped to the ground as if it were a stone.

'What is this?' She asked standing up and brushing her hands on her pants. 'It's heavy, but it powerful… I can feel it… Can you feel it?'

He nodded but he turned his head back towards the hole. 'Yeah and I don't even have to touch the stuff. Let's go.'

She nodded back to him and they descended into the darkness.

The blinding light filled the streets and an unusual gust of wind blew wildly from the middle gate. Both shielded their eyes until the light died down enough for them to see. A single young woman stood in the centre of the gate and holding close to her chest was the white flower that Erené had placed on one of the symbols.

'Listen to me well sister of the cast,

For the words you hear may be your last.

The past is not for you to control,

Nor is the sway of her soul.'

Erené paused sinking to the floor. 'But, I want papa back…'

'Erené…' Tallia started and paused as she noticed the glowing entity moving towards her sister. The woman snatched a snowflake from the air and placed it in the petals of the precious flower. It seemed to melt into the power, making it seem even more beautiful.

'You have taken this power from light,

For punishment I shall take away your sight.

This flower is not your gift to give,

But hers is a wish for you to live.

I give unto this flower, a soul of its own,

In the darkest hour its light will show.

Leading all who follow away from harm,

And into a new dawn…'

Another blinding flash filled the air and Tallia shrieked out, fearful for her sisters safety. Time stood still for an instant and the tiny flower drifted to the cobblestones before it all went dark.

'Erené!'

The dust permeated through their clothes. Breathing it in gave her a slight headache and the world seemed to spin with every step she took.

'I'm beginning to think this is a bad idea…' Cassandra said shaking her head. For some reason she had the biggest urge to kill something… Anything… and he was looking like the ideal candidate.

'What?' He answered shrugging. 'You didn't have to come. I just said that was what I would do.'

'Aaachoooo!' She sneezed suddenly and fell to one knee. She had never felt so sick before in her life as now.

'Aww. Even your sneeze is cute.' He laughed holding his hand out to help her up.

She pushed it away and stood up herself. 'Is that the best pick up line you have?' She leaned against the wall before he noticed how pale she was.

'Does the dust affect you that much?' He asked his face turning serious when she began to look weaker.

She shook her head in a no answer, but she was a bad liar.

'I knew you would show up sooner or later.' A voice said stepping out from the shadows. 'The legend of your beauty can not compare to seeing you in the flesh, dear maiden.'

'Maiden?' She asked standing up. 'Who the hell are you?'

'I am Louis DeMagree, and might I know your name Siren?' He asked back bowing to her.

She paused. 'Cassandra.' She finished sneezing again.

'A beautiful name for a beautiful lady.' Louis said standing up straight. 'And you look even more beautiful covered in Devil's Dust.'

The devil hunter paused. 'What am I? Pork Chops?' He asked stepping a little closer to her.

'Are you?' Louis laughed out loud. 'For you said it not I!' His laughter echoed around them, seeming to bounce off the walls. 'Go ahead Devil Hunter, tell me the name of the man about to die.' His amusement seemed too genuine.

'Who said it was me who was going to die?' He laughed. 'And the names Dante, the son of Sparda.' He laughed when Louis paused for a moment.

'You lie. The son of Sparda was killed but a year ago!' He said standing back a little. 'So you can see, it can not be you.'

Dante's smile broadened. 'I'm a twin. And you're a bozo.'

Cassandra smiled weakly, 'I was thinking the same thing.' She answered before suddenly collapsing to one knee. The world seemed dark.

'Are you all right?' He asked stopping to help her up. 'Hey?'

'Erené…' She whispered before losing conciousness. He looked up to see Louis had gone, and it was his cue to make a run for it. The walls around him began to shake. The mine was closing in and with out thinking he flung her over his shoulder and ran as fast as he could towards the exit…

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