Nero

He went flying through buildings, leaving holes in the walls and even causing them to crumble as he let out a pained yell.

Sanctus came rushing to him, wings that almost appeared angelic having sprung from his back, white and feathery. He used them for flight as his eyes glowed a blood red color in contrast to the outward angelic look.

Nero took many of the powerful punches, sending him through the air at a faster rate and through more buildings, but finally, he got a grip despite the incredible pain.
He lifted his demonic hand in preparation for the next strike, fully blocking it and catching Sanctus entirely off guard.

He staggered, halting entirely with widened eyes yet a sinister grin. He planned on continuing his onslaught, block or no, but was thrown off even further when a large, blue projection of Nero's demonic hand flew at him with extreme speed, grasping him, and forcing him right down to the ground with incredible strength.

The Son of Vergil hit the ground next, rolling for a few seconds before finally slowing and managing to catch a grip.
Letting out several deep breaths, the young man rose up slowly, rage building as he remembered the death of his own mother, and how he was facing the very man who killed her. At last, the Red Queen was pulled off his back as the vengeance he craved was finally nearing reach.
He placed the blade's tip onto the ground, twisting it's handle to set the blade ablaze as it reved much like a motorcycle would.

At last, the elder man came forth at an extreme speed, a blade of golden light having formed in his hand that collided with the Red Queen, this time not even staggering or anything of the sort.
He grinned yet again, his strength proving superior to the Son of Vergil.

Nero gritted his teeth, tightening his grip on his lifted blade as Sanctus' power proved moe than he could handle.
Soon, his other hand went to the flat side of Red Queen, and it was almost as though the worshipper of Argosax couldn't stand up to it's might as Nero immediately began to overpower him instead.

"What!?" Sanctus exclaimed. "Impossible! Argosax's power is unmatched!" he used every ounce of strength he had, and while it would normally overpower Nero, his new arm made a major difference.

The descendant of Sparda used every ounce of his strength, but finally pushed Sanctus back with a yell, taking the chance to swing his blazing blade down onto him.

He stepped back, the slash cutting his chest and leaving a mark, forcing blood to slip down and stain his white clothing that'd been cut.
"No. Lord Argosax! Why won't you grant me more strength!" he yelled out, shocked over how his wounds had not regenerated.

Nero took several breaths before gazing up to the man.
"Well I can think of two answers to that question. You won't like ether." his blue eyes narrowed. "He's either given up on you, or the jackass is dead."

"That isn't possible! Argosax is impossible to destroy!" he exclaimed, rage building.

"If Sparda could beat the King of Hell like the legends say... Anything's possible." Nero gazed down to his demonic hand, clinching it.

"Sparda led us... He brought us to a better future. Argosax will do the same! The human race will be made better under his ru-"

"Just because Argosax is a demon doesn't mean he's like Sparda. Here's a wake up call for you... Demons are not good, idiot." Nero responded, venom in his tone. "And if Sparda's own bloodline is trying to stop you... then you should realize you're wrong if you loved the devil so much."

"Argosax will be our savior just like Sparda was all those years ago. He'll save humanity from the war and hell our own race causes. Just as he promised us." Sanctus stayed true to his beliefs despite them being put to the test. "Argosax has granted me his power... made me more demonic that even you. You're more human than you are devil, so how can you stand against me!? I am closer to Sparda than you can ever hope to be!"

"You don't get it, and you never will." Nero responded, swinging his blade horrizontally at the man.

"Predictable!" he shouted, swiftly blocking with a sword that burned gold.

With a yell, Nero punched him in the face with his demon powered arm, sending Sanctus flying into a nearby building with a pained shout.

Slowly, the Son of Vergil approached once more.
"It's not about how much like a demon you are." he spoke, grasping Sanctus with a projection of his demonic hand after throwing it forth. "Sparda may have been a devil... But he also had a heart!"
He lifted the elder, slamming him into the ground. "He had a heart that was capable of loving another person. A human!" he slammed him down once more with far more strength. "Strength isn't just about how much demonic power you have..."

Sanctus yelled, unable to do anything as he was pounded into the ground before lifted, and finally dropped to his knees.

Nero turned his back to him, closing his eyes as his revenge was in his reach. "But you'll never get the chance to understand that."
Another projection was sent, this one smaller, but the hand covering Sanctus' face as it's grip increased. "Now... you..." he began, his grip increasing slowly. "Die!" he finally exclaimed, putting his full strength in and crushing his skull.

The only last word Sanctus could let out was "Wait!" followed by screams, and then silence.

The young man lowered his hand, his revenge being taken at last. He watched as the body hit the ground with a thud, only turning to walk away from the scene.


Dante/Vergil

Dante felt a sense of dread wash over him, one that he brushed off with a sigh and uncaring attitude.
"Gonna assume that Mundus' general got killed then. Sorry I couldn't make it to the party on time. Had to deal with your kid and then search around for Sanctus."

Vergil stepped closer to his brother, his haunting eyes focusing on him as they seemed even colder than usual.
"The Force Edge. Give it to me." he said suddenly, yet also in a more demanding tone.

Dante was taken off guard by this, but he began to become suspicious more than anything. He had no issue with playing another 'game' with his twin, but this was more sudden and off than usual.
"Yup, sounds about right... you just popping back up and making demands right after." he smiled, crossing his arms. "Sorry, brother. I can't do that until you tell me what the hell's going on."

"I defeated Argosax. Now I need the power of our father to finish the job. Destroy Mundus."

"That all sounds familiar." Dante responded, walking to the side with his arms crossed. "Too familiar. I hope you've at least got an answer for me this time, because you know what I'm gonna ask." he stopped in his tracks, his smile fading as he turned to his twin.
"What are you gonna do after you destroy Mundus? You gonna give it back?"

Vergil narrowed his eyes further, his hand being placed onto Yamato's hilt. "Give me the swrd, Dante."

Slowly, he nodded. He realized things were different with his brother.
"Alright then. Easier question. You think you even can destroy Mundus? Pops sure couldn't."

His grip on Yamato increased, rage building. "I'll have more than the power of Sparda at my side."

"Argosax? That it?" He swiftly responded, having already pieced it together. "You're here, and he isn't. You must've beat him, and now you're eyes are all glowy."

"I defeated Argosax and took on his strength." the devil in blue replied, looking down to his hand.
"Give the blade to me. I won't ask you again, little brother."

Dante closed his blue eyes, his head lowering as his arms crossed.
"You know I can't do that, Vergil. I don't know if it's Argosax's power, Abigale's death, or both. But this isn't you. I'm not giving you this sword unless I know I can trust you with it... and even then I'd make you work for it." he gained a devilish grin, pulling the Force Edge off his back.

Vergil had no smile, only a determined look as he unsheathed the Yamato, racing towards Dante as nothing more than a blue blur.

The youngest twin raced forth as a red blur, colliding the Force Edge against the Yamato, forcing a clash that made Dante grit his teeth and struggle greatly.

The oldest never flinched, nor even struggled. He simply broke away in a flash, swinging his katana blade down onto his brother with tremendous power a second time.

While blocked, Dante was sent backwards and staggered, yet took only a mere second to get his footing,which was too long, as Yamato sliced him across the shoulder, waist, and chest in the blink of an eye, yet was barely pushed aside by Force Edge to prevent a fourth blow.

Vergil was already before his brother, swinging rapidly and clashing against the Force Edge with a strength that proved even greater than his tein brother's.

In this moment of repeated clashes and slices, Dante began to realize his brother had become far stronger from the power of the demon general, and that there was no way he would win this battle using brute strength.

Dante leapt into the air, several slashes having got through his defences and sliced through him, yet not even slowing or harming despite blood flowing.
He pulled Ebony and Ivory from his coat, letting loose a rain of bullets onto his foe as he travelled up into the air.

Vergil spun the Yamato, blocking each incoming bullet with the blade.
The blue devil finally gained a twisted grin as he used his speed to seemingly warp into the air above his brother, sending endless slashes down in all directions at a speed that seemed faster than the eye could see.

He was never fazed, and simply smiled pulled Cerberus from his arsenal, lifting and spinning the icy nunchucks to form of barrier of spinning ice that protected Dante for the first few slashes as he descended.
Once he finally hit the ground, the icy barrier faded, leaving the devil hunter defenseless.

The older twin raced forward, Yamato going to his side as Beowulf formed on his fists, a powerful, fast punch flying straight at his foe as he yelled.

Pulling out Agni and Rudra immediately after placing Cerberus into his coat, Dante spun them overhead, using the power of wind and flame to form a tornado of fire that protected him, and forced Vergil to stumble back.

He had little time to react as Dante raced forth, slicing him with the twin scimitars repeatedly as he yelled.

Blood fell to the ground, but it didn't keep Vergil from pressing forward, nor did each slash seem to even harm him.

Using Beowulf, the devil in blue grabbed the blades, one after another, before finally kicking his brother in the stomach to send him backwards.
He would place a hand back onto Yamato, eyes narrowing.

Dante slid back, quickly getting his footing as he looked up to Vergil. "What do you think your son is gonna think about this? You abandoned him once, and now that you actually have a chance to make it right, you throw it away for power."

"My son..." Vergil paused, sweeping his hair back to keep it in place. "means nothing to me!"
He raced forward, moving in four directions at one time, though they were nothing but after images.

Slashes that seemed to slice through reality itself formed, leaving Dante little to no time to react and be hit by countless of them, freezing him in place.

Once he reappeared, the Yamato was slowly sheathed, snapping into it's scabbard and forcing every cut to register, fade, and slice.

After falling back with endless slashes across his body, the devil hunter was engulfed by a burst of red light that caused his wounds to heal rapidly.
His devil form had been triggered, it's wings extending to rush him towards Vergil at a far greater speed.

The devil in blue was surrounded by a burst of blue, Yamato being lifted to block the blow and stop Dante in his tracks as he had entered his demon form as well.

The two devils would then engage, repeatedly swinging their weapon of choice at one another.
They each moved faster than the eye could see, the Force Edge and Yamato colliding every split second if not much sooner than even that. Slices began to come through, the Force Edge tearing into Vergil several times and the Yamato tearing through Dante even more times.

Growing tired of the charade, the blue devil became surrounded by a holy light as he swapped to Beowulf, using the gauntlet to swiftly uppercut his brother and launch him into the air.

The red devil had no choice but to take this, using his wings to try and become stable within the air, but it was all in vain as the older brother's leg covered in the Beowulf's greave came down onto him, slamming Dante into the ground with tremendous force.

Vergil used his own wings to remain within the air as he looked down to where his brother landed.

Dante rose up from the ground, using his wings for flight as he let out a demonic roar.
He lifted his hands as he flew towards his older brother, firing blasts of red, demonic energy rapidly at him.

The blue devil couldn't help but take the first few, but he tried to counter this by firing his own, blue blasts of demonic power.

Soon, the youngest made it to his brother, performing an uppercut as he flew to him in an attempt to launch him into the sky this time, and it succeeded.
He swiftly prepared Force Edge, racing to Vergil at an incredible speed by flying upwards. He readied to swing at his brother.

Vergil stumbled in the air at first, but swiftly got a grip and readied the Yamato in preperation for Dante's swing.

After a couple of seconds, the two collided and formed a blast of red and blue that illuminated the sky.

Silence fell upon the area. Neither brother was in the sky, and no battle had been raging after their collision.

Dante had hit the ground back in his human form. His eyes were shut, but he began to stir before rising up slowly.
"Damn it." he commented, grabbing the Force Edge laying at his side before placing it onto his back.

Before he knew it, Vergil began to rise up as well in his human form.
He lifted the Yamato, letting out a deep breath as he gazed to his brother, seemingly unfazed. "Is that the best you can do? Surely you can do better."

"Hoo." Dante let out, looking down to the ground. "That new power of yours sure is something. I'd love to see more of it and hear how you beat Mundus' general... but I think we should probably hurry and wrap this up... save story time for after."

"Indeed." Vergil responded, putting two fingers onto his forehead as his glowing eyes shut.

The Devil Hunter lifted his blade in preparation for what his brother was about to do, but he had no idea what it was.

Once again, there was a burst of blue, blinding light. This was not Vergil taking on his devil trigger, however.
The power of Argosax was fully unleashed, turning Vergil's coat a black color with white lines travelling across it, and forcing his eyes to glow a brighter blue as two wings sprouted
from his back that was of the colors white, black, and blue yet they also shifted and moved like Argosax himself.

Dante widened his eyes as he saw the power unleashed, but he tried to block even still with his blade.

The Dark Slayer raced towards the Devil Hunter, swinging Yamato down once again and sending his brother flying despite the blow having being blocked.

The hunter flipped through the air, landing on his feet perfectly.
However, it didn't matter in the end.

Vergil was already behind him, swinging the Yamato and slicing into his brother.

While Dante didn't receive any fatal damage, his regeneration was beginning to slow due to the incredible strain it's had on it, but this was when Dante realized his brother had given in to the devil's power.
"Striking from behind now, Vergil? Thought you had more honor than that."

"Foolishness, Dante." he responded, swinging once more, but clashing against the Force Edge. "You shouldn't speak so much in a battle."

Dante struggled, using every ounce of strength he had to try and win the clash before placing his other hand onto the blade.

Vergil only used one hand and barely showed signs of struggle.

Once the clash was broken, Vergil swung yet again.

The force sent the Legendary Devil Hunter flying once more, but he pulled Cerberus out once more to surround himself in ice and try to protect himself from his brother's onslaught, but the ice was shattered by a punch from Beowulf.

As a last resort, Dante used the nunchucks, swinging them in an attempt to clash against or stop the punch.

The Legendary Dark Slayer hit the icy weapon with all his might, shattering Cerberus the moment the blow connected.

Dante slid backwards, watching as Cerberus was destroyed, shattered by his brother.
He sighed, reaching for the blade on his back after dropping the remnants of Cerberus, but there was little time as Vergil's hand was against Dante's throat, lifting him up before slamming him against the wall.

Vergil stared at Dante, his glowing eyes narrowing as the wings went back into his back and his coat went back to it's blue color.
He stabbed the Yamato into Dante's chest, twisting it soon after to cause additional pain.

Blood was coughed up, and his regeneration began to fail him. It was clear who had won this battle.
Dante looked to his brother, expecting him to pullthe blade out any moment and claim victory, but to his surprise, this didn't happen.

Vergil kept Yamato plunged into his brother. His eyes stared back as he prepared to finish it once and for all by ending his brother's life.
Beowulf manifested on his hands and legs, but his eyes widened suddenly as he saw something fall out from Dante's coat.

A necklace came into view, falling out from his coat yet still around his neck.
It was the same amulet Vergil used all those years ago, and the very same their mother gifted to them both.

The older brother stared at it, a splitting headache coming to him and forcing him to let out a pained noise that was followed by a yell.
It was as though seeing the amulet made memories surface, and humanity that the new demonic power had buried.

Dante only gazed to him, his eyes widening somewhat. "Vergil?" he spoke in a weak tone, his regeneration slowly beginning to pick up pace once again.

The pain began to subside, and Vergil slowly looked up to his brother.
His eyes remained narrowed, cold, yet no longer glowing as he approached slowly, placing his hand back onto Yamato's hilt.
He thought about this action for several seconds, but finally pulled the blade from his brother and allowing him to fall to the ground.

The Devil Hunter only laid there on the ground with his hands moving, trying to help himself rise up.

Vergil looked down to his brother with an uncaring look despite how his human self wouldn't allow him to kill Dante.
He reached down, taking the Force Edge off of Dante's back swiftly before walking back towards the gateway to Hell that he'd left open in the rubble.

Dante slowly rose up, walking before trying to run after his brother, holding a hand out to try and stop him.

The Dark Slayer leapt into the portal, swinging the Yamato to close it behind him and stop any from following him.

The youngest twin reached the gateway immediately after it was shut, getting down onto his knees before staring at the ground it once was on.
"Damn it, Vergil."he mumbled to himself.

The battle was over. The world was saved. But it was all at a great cost.


(Long time no see.

So... A part of me feels this story as a whole wasn't as good as it could've been. You guys all might disagree and if you do... then... well I guess I'm just wrong lol. Your opinions matter more to me than my own, so I hope you have enjoyed it all so far, including this new chapter.

Believe me... I know it took me forever to get this chapter out. I feel bad about it too because the one before this left you all hanging and this is the last main chapter of this story and all... So I'm truly sorry for the wait. But I have been thinking on the story, what I want to come, and where I want to take things, so know I didn't forget about this at all.

All of that said...

I have an epilogue to write. I'll do my best to have it up tomorrow and not keep you all waiting. But I have more exciting news for you all.

I'm not done with this story just yet.

I have ideas for side stories that I'll be writing and posting here, so keep an eye out on this story still because I have several ideas and characters to incorporate... including a little special something for you guys. The side stories are gonna focus on the characters and show more of what they're doing between this and the next main story, as well as introduce new characters both familiar to Devil May Cry fans and not. There's one in particular I plan on introducing into the story I think some of you have been wanting to see.

Aside from the side stories I have upcoming...

If you guys noticed... I did an alternate take on DMC3 first. And then this is not only an alternate take on DMC4, but DMC4 and 2 combined into one story with original elements thrown in. I still have two more DMCs to cover... 1 and 5. And I intend on doing them at some point.

If you have any questions to ask... Feel free to. I'll do my best to answer them when the epilogue comes around. Thank you... all of you.)