Nero

Twisting the handle of Red Queen, the blade was set ablaze as it revved like a motorcycle.
It hit a suit of armor with all of Nero's strength behind it as he let out a yell, managing to slice right through the armor and send both halves to the floor as they crumbled, no longer able to move.

The hunter in red blocked a blade from a suit of armor, causing the Force Edge to grind against it before Dante used his demonic power to push his foe back.
Before allowing it to get it's bearings, Dante had jammed his blade into the armor with a fast speed, forcing it to fall apart.

Getting back to back, Nero and Dante proceeded to slash through the wave of armor suits that flew at them with lances and swords.

Dante worked much better than Nero, never once becoming overwhelmed and taking all foes on with incredible style.

Nero became overwhelmed quickly, proving that his power was nowhere near his uncle's level.
Swinging his blade, he was taken off guard when his blow was blocked. Being left open, he was stabbed in the shoulder by a lance from a separate suit.

After hearing his nephew let out a pained yell, the devil hunter quickly yelled "Nero, Switch!" before performing a back flip over the young teen, pulling Ebony and Ivory out to fill the suits of armor on Nero's end with bullets.

Vergil's son was quick to turn, his hand moving off of his heavily pained shoulder to face the one suit of armor remaining on what was his uncle's end.
He swung Red Queen, but when it clashed with his enemies blade this time, he wasted little time in pulling the Blue Rose out to fire it's powerful bullets into it's armored head, blowing it clean off and defeating his enemy.

Dante smirked as he placed the pistols in their holsters. He pulls Force Edge from his back once more before stabbing it into the floor.
"Get down, kid!" he yelled as his gloved hands grabbed onto the blade and it's handle. He then began to spin around on the blade, using his feet to kick everything around him as he did just that. "Woohoo! Yeah!"

Nero was swift to fall onto his back, narrowly avoiding his uncle's spin and kicks. "How the hell..?"

The two suits of armor remaining were kicked in the face, forced to stumble back. Immediately after, Dante let go of his blade, throwing him forward before he landed perfectly on his feet, using a hand to pull Force Edge from the ground and then swing it, slicing through both knights and making them crumble.
"Down and out." he spoke before placing the blade on his back.

Nero tried to sit up then, his hand going to his shoulder as he growled due to the immense pain.

"Kid, you alright?" the hunter in red asked as he offered his nephew a hand.

The young man looked up to is uncle, taking his hand before rising up with his help. "They've got her. They've got my mom. We have to go!" he exclaimed, not acknowledging his injury as he let go of Dante to approach the door.

Dante used his demonic speed to get in front of Nero, blocking the doorway. "Kid, you're injured. You should stay here."

"Like hell." he replied, anger growing on his face. "I'm not gonna sit here while those assholes keep my mom!" he tried to get around his uncle after those words.

"Nero!" Dante put a hand onto his shoulder, pushing him back. "Listen to me... I have faith in you. You're gonna go far, kid, but you're still young. You're not ready for this." he replied, the injury Nero gained influencing this decision further.

The son of Vergil became more infuriated then. "I can handle myself! You've seen what I can do. You know that-"

"I know that you'll die if you go out there and face this!" Dante snapped.
"I dunno what the deal with these circus freaks are, but I know they must be working with a demon, or worse. This one's out of your league, understand?"

The son of Vergil stepped backwards, his eyes looking down to the floor. "What am I supposed to do then? Sit here? Wait for them to take me?"

Dante shook his head. "I'll call a friend of mine. She'll take care of you, and take you somewhere safe until this blows over, and I've got your mother back."
Turning his back to Nero, he smiled slightly. "Adios, kid."

Watching his uncle walk away, he was left to think for a moment about what Dante said as he took a seat in the ruined house.
After looking around for a moment, he finally mumbled to himself. "Wait here my ass."


Vergil

The oldest son of Sparda had made his way to the house, his blue eyes narrowing as he saw it had been left in ruin.
He stopped to gaze at the front of the building for a few moments before finally putting one foot in front of the next to walk closer.

After entering the home, the son of Sparda looked around for signs of Abigale, or his son even. He found nothing of the sort, only an opened weapon case and a ruined house.
His footsteps echoed throughout before stopping before he turned to gaze at a picture on the wall of he, Abigale, and a very young Nero.
Vergil seemed unfazed by this picture, his expression never changing. Deep down, he thought for a moment, but turned away before walking towards the door.

The son of Sparda knew where he needed to go, and what had most likely happened. Now he needed to get to the Order, to their HQ.


Abigale

The woman had been knocked out for most of the trip, but now she was beginning to awaken.
Her green eyes moved around, seeing what looked to be a room similar to the one in Temen-ni-gru all those years ago that used her blood alongside Vergil's.
She noticed several knights of the Order had been gathered around, and a man she thought dead standing before her.

Sanctus turned to face Abigale, his smile remaining on his face as he looked to her. "So, you've awakened before the ritual began?"

She continued to look around, then focusing her eyes directly onto the old man. "You... I thought you were dead."

"Dead? No. Our lord, Argosax, has blessed me with his blood. I am more than a simple human. I am an angel." Sanctus spoke.

"Argosax?"

"Ah, you don't know?" he asked before beginning to explain. "Argosax is like Sparda. He resides in the demon world."

"Yet you call yourself an angel? You're nothing but a demon yourself now!" she exclaimed.

Sanctus' smile faded, turning into a more saddened look. "You call me a demon? Argosax is much like Sparda. A superior being that will bring a new age to this world. He will save this world. Would you truly call that a demon?"

"Save this world? From what?"

The old man was quick to reply. "From humans. From these... sons of Sparda that were supposed to watch over the world, not kill one another! Argosax will rule the human race, much like Sparda did. He will save us from ourselves."

She almost couldn't believe what she was hearing, her eyes going wide as a reaction. "You're insane." she finally said.

His expression then turned to a more angered one. "Believe what you will. I had hoped you would understand, see things for what they are before being used for this divine purpose."

"Wait..." she then quickly put it all together. "This is why you wanted me and Nero. You want our blood to open the gates of Hell? To let this demon loose on the world? You're mad!"

"Nero's blood would have been much easier to obtain than either son of Sparda... If we had captured him, we wouldn't have need of yours in the first place since he would hold your blood, of the woman Sparda sacrificed, and Sparda's very own... but it seems we failed in capturing him, and so now we wait. Wait for Dante or Vergil. Even one dropof their blood would undo the spell." he explained.

"Sorry pal, I don't think you'll be getting any of my blood today." a voice spoke before a gunshot followed, piercing the back of Sanctus' head.

Once the old man fell to the ground, Dante was revealed to be standing there with a grin.
"Besides... I doubt you'd like mine. Probably too much pizza for it's taste."

"Dante! Get out! It's a trap!" Abigale exclaimed, her eyes going wide.

"Yeah yeah..." The devil hunter pulled the second gun, not even needing his blade for the incoming soldiers of the Order.
He began to open fire, keeping his grin as he twirled his pistols, aimed one behind his back at one point, and even launched into the air to spin, sending a spray of bullets on all right below him.

Abigale watched as Dante was never even touched by a single blade.
She slowly gained a smile as she witnessed just how strong Dante had become since his battles against Vergil.
She watched as every man of the Order fell to the ground.
The chains holding her were then shot by Ebony and Ivory, forcing them to let her go.

Dante then whistled as he twirled the twin guns, holstering both. "Another day, another apocalypse ended."

Abigale rushed to Dante after stepping over Sanctus' body, her arms going around him to give a hug.

Dante stepped back a bit, his arms lifting. "Whoa... Save that for your son and Vergil." he joked.

It was at that moment, Nero rounded the corner, his steps slowing and smile growing as he saw his mother was safe thanks to Dante.

From another direction came Vergil, his steps completely stopping after seeing he was late.
His blue eyes narrow as he watched the scene unfold. He tried to remain out of sight, however, this changed when he saw something, forcing his eyes to widen as he used his extreme speed to try and get there in an instant.

A blue blur went right by Nero, forcing him to look at it. He didn't realize it was his father, but it slowly registered that it must be.

Dante's smile faded. "Let's get you back home." he said, his thughts being completely interrupted by his brother's voice.

"Dante!" Vergil exclaimed as he came further, almost as if to warn him.

It was in that exact moment, the devil hunter widened his eyes, catching a glimpse of what Vergil had.
He put his hands on Abigale as he jumped back, trying to protect her, but it was too late.

Her green eyes shot wide as she looked to Dante, feeling him pull her back as well as a pain through her chest.
She gazed to the incoming Vergil, and then to Nero in the back as her vision began to grow dark.

A blade had been stabbed through her back, going out of her chest, and all the way to grazing Dante on the stomach,causing Abigale's blood and Dante's to fall below them and land on the seal beneath their feet.

Abigale fell into Dante's arms when the blade was pulled out, blood running from her mouth as she then looked up to the Devil Hunter seeming to not even feel the blade.
Her vision slowly went to dark as she looked to Dante, hearing only the sounds of her son scream, and Dante asking her not to die.

In the end... she saw only black.


(Been awhile, I know. I'm so sorry for this delay. It's been months. I've just been thinking about this all since DMC5 was released, and I was unsure how to adapt certain things I've said in the past to that. I think I know now.

Now, I know this probably came back with a bit of a bang too, but I assure you... I know exactly where this is going now, and I'm so happy some of you have been with this since the beginning. I'm also happy about all the new people starting to read this as well.

I want to thank you all for your comments... And I also want to thank you all for your patience. Thank you all so much for reading this. I hope the future of this story will be grand.)