Demonic Guidance Chapter 3
Hope you enjoyed the last two chapters, this one is gonna be starting with the Vergil hazing of Beacon's students. Hope you enjoy seeing how team RWBY handles it. Will they manage to work as a team and hit him down or will Vergil's overwhelming power stop them in their tracks. This is a fan made crossover, I neither own the rights to Devil May Cry or RWBY. Thank you for reading.
To say team RWBY was nervous would be an understatement, sure they had taken on criminals and Grimm at this point, but they were supposed to go up against a genuine huntsman. A huntsman that was part of a pair that were apparently so impressive to Ozpin that he hired them quickly before the new semester. That alone was intimidating. Vergil's intimidating nature only made it worse.
"Come on guys you heard the rules, all we gonna do is damage him hard enough that we pass. And Dante seems to be a chill enough guy to be a good judge of that. We're tough enough to take this on." Yang tried her best to calm her companions. Ruby was examining and making sure her scythe Crescent Rose was perfectly ready for this, Weiss was practicing her stances with her rapier Myrtenaster, and Blake was tightening the ribbon on her head. Blake's weapon was already on her back and ready to be used.
"He seems to be serious about testing our limits. I just hope we can hold together long enough to succeed." Blake spoke as she took a deep breath. Weiss however scoffed, "I know he has to be capable but if we can't do this, we won't be ready to be huntsman. We have to try our best."
Ruby perked up as she spun her scythe around. "I agree! We can take him on if we work together. This is a good time to use some of our techniques and plans we practiced. I'll try my best to call them out when we need to strategize… though I'm open to suggestions!" Yang chuckled at her sister's excitement. "I'm sure we'll take him on good enough Rubes. Let's take on this old man."
Vergil was sitting calmly in a single wooden chair in the middle of the sparring arena, his hands resting on Yamato in front of him like it was a cane. To the side of the middle ground was both Glynda Goodwitch and Dante serving as the referees. Glynda using her free time wanted to assure that the new Beacon teachers were going to treat their students with respect and not be unnecessarily cruel. With two more teachers added to the curriculum Glynda was thankfully given more time to work on multiple assignments.
"Is this some sort of ritual for him?" Glynda whispered to Dante out of curiosity. "He seems to be concentrating on something." He questions caused the younger twin to smirk. "His style focuses a lot on concentration and control of his power, he likes to do this before taking someone seriously too. I already made sure he won't go too hard on them. So, don't fret too much."
Glynda simply sighed and gave a glare to Dante. "If he goes too far, he will have hell to pay. Even if you two are as strong as you appear to be."
It wasn't even a few minutes longer till team RWBY came out together armed and ready to fight their teacher in this contest of strength. As they approached the arena stage, Vergil moved to push the chair to the side out of the way of their fight. "I take it you are prepared?" He asked as he walked back onto the stage. Yamato resting in his hand at his side, ready to see what they had in store.
"Yes, we are ready to take your test." Ruby speaks up full of courage and backed by her team.
Glynda pressed a few digital buttons on her scroll pad to show team RWBYs aura levels on the arena's screen, though there were no aura levels presented for Vergil. Glynda glanced towards Dante for an explanation. Though the younger brother simply shrugged.
"Alright, then come on." The elder son of Sparda spoke motioning for them to approach.
The girls split off in four different paths, Ruby moving back to fire from long range at their teacher while her three teammates rushed their teacher at three different angles weapons readied and in hand. Blake and Yang on the left and right of Vergil started launching dust enhanced bullets at him as well.
The Dark Slayer however was simply batting away any of the bullets that were launched at him with his swords sheathe, though when the fire dust from Yang started to approach him, he dashed out of sight. Reappearing directly behind Yang.
"Wha-!" Yang exclaimed as she turned to look at him, though she took two blows from his sheathe. One blow to her stomach and one to her head. Though her aura blocked the blows from causing too much damage she was quick to bounce back and start launching punches at Vergil. Each punch being easily blocked by his guard.
Weiss was approaching closer though was analyzing the quick blows Yang was throwing and how not a single one made real contact with their teacher. Blake however looked over to Weiss with a nod. Blake rushing forward with her swords in hand as Weiss used her glyphs to put a gravity glyph under Vergil to keep him from running or dodging away.
Ruby looked down her sight in frustration as she couldn't get a clear shot anymore by how fast and constant Yang and Vergil were bouncing around. "Looks like I'll have to get closer." She muttered as she rushed forward with her intense speed.
Vergil glanced at the two girls rushing him and the one punching down on his blocked arms. 'They are working together but getting so close is foolish.' He thought to himself before unsheathing his blade faster then Yang could throw a fist at him. Knocking the blade into her and launching her back away from him. She flew far away from the massive hit though she didn't get knocked out of bounds, just barely.
Before he could try to fight against the gravity glyph, he noticed how fast Blake and Ruby were approaching. He smirked slightly and quickly conjured several blue summoned swords around him. "Back off!" He shouted out in warning as several of the swords launched themselves towards Blake. Causing her to have to use her shadow semblance to dodge the attacks, though even with her semblance they were fast enough to scratch her aura and damage it.
Ruby however was able to dodge just fast enough past the summon swords to get close to Vergil, swinging her blade down from over her head directly at him. However instead of attempting to dodge her he simply hit her in the gut with the end of his sheathed katana, thrusting it forward to knock her back.
The schnee heiress glanced at their scrolls to gauge how much aura they were already losing and was shocked to see that Yang lost almost half of her entire bar from that one hit alone. Ruby and Blake both had missing closer to a quarter. 'How is he hitting us that hard?' She thought to herself. Feeling a sense of dread as the cambion's focus was now on her.
Vergil dashed forward breaking through the intense power of the black glyph Weiss had attempted to trap him in. His katana unsheathing to slash at the white-haired girl. She was just barely able to bring up her rapier to deflect the blow. The son of Sparda however used the momentum of his sword to bring it back around and force her to keep having to block his advances. His superior speed and swordsmanship keeping her from even being able to get out of range, having to block to just avoid from being taken down then and there.
The remaining members of team RWBY had recovered from their damage enough at this point to formulate a strategy. "You two, use your team up Bumblby while I cover Weiss!" Ruby shouted out as she ran back into the fight. Blake nodded towards her partner whose semblance was already charged up. If they were able to launch Yang at him, she might be able to deal a big enough blow for this challenge. Blake threw out her weapon on its ribbon for Yang to catch. The blonde brawler starting to run to build up the momentum they'd need.
"Don't worry Weiss!" Ruby shouted as she jumped to swing at Vergil. Aiming for his legs this time while her partner was deflecting hits as best as she could. Their teacher however had other plans. Moving to jump off of Ruby's head he launched himself up and slashed at both of them. Dealing damage to both of their auras. The two girls rolling back to try and recover.
Weiss panted trying to catch her breath. "He was just toying with me… He could have broken my guard whenever he wished." She muttered in frustration. Glancing over to members BY of team RWBY to see they were almost ready to launch Yang at him. "Quick Ruby we need to freeze him in place." She added. The red hooded leader nodded in agreement, slamming her scythe in the ground to steady it. Unleashing a barrage of sniper rounds at Vergil in an attempt to keep him from escaping.
The heiress moved to launch a sheet of ice using the dust in her rapier at their opponent. Trying to freeze him in place. Something that gave much relief to both girls when it seemed to actually work. The Dark Slayer was mostly unfrozen except for the bottom of his boots, which were now stuck to the floor.
Seeing their time to strike Blake gave one last spin to launch Yang at him, her blonde hair glowing bright and her eyes blood red as she flew through the air ready to strike him down. Vergil turned to look directly at the flaming girl charging right for him, and instead of bracing himself or hurriedly trying to free himself. He closed his eyes and scoffed slightly.
Dante clicked his tongue at that, causing Glynda to glance at him once more. "It was a good plan, it's a shame they chose to try it on him of all people." He simply commented. The blonde teacher turning back to watch out of curiosity of what the elder twin had planned.
For Yang time seemed to slow down for her as she was approaching him, right when she was within range of him was only when she started to notice that he was glowingly slightly with a dark blue light. Her eyes grew wide as she attempted to throw a punch at his head hoping to take him down before he could try anything.
Unfortunately for all of them, he was a son of Sparda.
Before her fist could make contact with his cheek, he gripped her by the shoulder and turned, breaking through the ice that held him as if it was nothing but cheap plastic. Quickly he threw her with more might then she thought possible of him. The blonde huntress in training hurtling quickly at both Ruby and Weiss.
The red of the pair was able to move just enough to avoid her sister, but Weiss was not so lucky. The two girls colliding and both launching back. Their auras drained to the minimum amount and both flying far out of bounds. They landed in a heap though not too badly damaged thanks to the aura they had left. Though they both would be sore for a while after their part of the fight.
Ruby turned back to look at her opponent, only to discover he was standing right in front of her, less then a foot of distance between them. "Uh… hi?" She offered meekly out of a combination of awe and fear of the strength he just displayed. "Foolish girl, though your plan had some merit." Vergil commented with a cold glare down at her. Ruby did the smart move of dashing away back towards Blake and out of the range of her teacher.
"Ruby are you okay?" Blake asked, her mind racing for possibilities as well. Constantly looking back between their removed teammates and their teacher. Who was now slowly approaching them, the way he walked was strong and full of pride. It was honestly intimidating to the two girls even on its own. "I thought he was good, but he did that so fast it was insane!" Ruby muttered. "Though I think I have a plan of what to do… We'll have to use what energy we have left and go for one last rushing blow. We don't have the endurance to try and wear down his defenses with just the two of us like this."
The faunus in hiding nodded and looked back towards Vergil. Breathing in deeply and speaking once more. "I can rush him while you find the perfect time to go for a sneaking strike with your scythe. I think my semblance would be the best at avoiding getting hit by him." Ruby nodded and motioned to the edge of the arena. "I'll run circles around both of you until I see an opening, try your best to stay safe!" They nodded in agreement on this and both rushed back into the fight.
Yang and Weiss however both walked slowly over to stand with Goodwitch and Dante, both in a mix of embarrassment and shame that they were taken down so efficiently. "It was a good attempt kid, are you holding up okay?" Dante asked to them both. Yang nodded and Weiss looked at the fight in progress. "I could see he was doing something before he threw me." Yang started to speak. "But the speed he moved was just insane, I've never seen anyone go that fast in such a short amount of time."
Dante chuckled and put a hand on both their heads, patting them a couple of times before moving away. "Don't feel too bad, just remember that some people will play their best to keep their full capabilities secret until its too late for you to act."
Back in the arena however Vergil continued to slowly walk towards Blake who was rushing him, Ruby was running the perimeter and taking potshots with her sniper as she ran around, doing her best at avoiding hitting her teammate. "I can sense your fear. You cannot hope to win if you can't keep yourself in check." The elder son of Sparda warned her. The young black-haired girl however simply unsheathed both of her weapon again and started swinging with both blades.
For Vergil however, dodging the sniper fire and blades swung at his body was more then simple for him. Using his Yamato in both hands with his blade drawn to parry and block the attacks. He was only distracted when he heard the other girl approaching him again. He turned to look slightly and genuinely surprised at her technique. Ruby was spinning like a top towards him at this point with her scythe blade ready to pierce whatever she came into contact with.
'A risky plan built out of desperation, but a interesting strategy nonetheless.' Vergil thought to himself. Looking towards Blake he quickly kicked at her to knock her back out of range. More to get her out of the way of possibly getting sliced by Ruby's attack. He may have been testing them, but he was still their teacher now. He had a duty to protect them from severe harm even during training.
He turned to face Ruby as her spinning blade dove straight towards him, He swung his katana hard launching her off balance with her attack. Before either of them could do anything, Blake had dived back into the fight to stab at him with her sword in a desperate attempt to keep him from eliminating her team leader.
In full honesty if Vergil wanted to, he could have dashed around both of them and taken them down too. But a rare thing happened during this fight, their sheer determination and strategy managed to earn a tiny bit of respect from Vergil. Albeit the amount was small, and he was more amused with their efforts then anything. But there was some pride in how determined they were to answer his test that he decided to give them some leeway.
He turned to face Blake and caught her sword, letting the blade slide directly through and impaling his hand, causing the twin to wince slightly at the familiar pain. Blake however paled in horror at what had occurred, a mixture of shock and fear on her face as she saw the blood spill from her teacher's hand. Gasps and shouts escaping multiple of the students in the audience of the class.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Blake shouted in worry as she thought of the possible explanations for this. 'Why didn't he have his aura up to defend himself?' She thought to herself in worry and fear. The idea that she had ruined her chances at Beacon and would be expelled rushing through her mind.
"Congratulations Blake Belladonna, you have caused your team to pass." Vergil stated matter of fact. Causing Blake to become even more confused. Ruby was just as confused and scared at the consequences of what would happen. Vergil however just pulled his hand away and ripped it off of Gambol Shroud's blade.
Dante clapped and approached with the two remaining members of team RWBY and Glynda Goodwitch. "We told you guys that you would pass if you did an amount of damage, we found significant. And that seems to be quite enough I'd say, drew a bit of blood even." The younger twin commented. Moving to motion to a bewildered Glynda Goodwitch, he chuckled as she quickly pressed more buttons on the pad she always carried.
"Team RWBY is the first team to pass your test. However, if that is how you wish to test people, I demand you make some changes to what you think would be appropriate for our students' curriculum." She replied with a glare towards both twins. "I'd rather we not have to spend our free time mopping up your blood."
Vergil nodded in understanding, where as Dante chuckled in amusement. The younger twin turning to the audience of students. "Alright so the new rules are you just have to preform well enough in our eyes to be considered passing with your capabilities. Even if your entire team loses which is honestly likely you can still pass if you put all your heart and effort into it." The red coated devil explained. "I'll give you guys some time to adjust then I'll entertain the next team. We got quite a few, today don't we?"
"Team RWBY." Vergil spoke to the four confused and somewhat still slightly shellshocked girls. "I wish to speak with you after you finish recovering. Please go change back into your uniforms and clean your weapons before hand however." The team nodded as they walked away.
It didn't take long for them to make it back behind the scenes in the locker rooms, each with different thoughts and takeaways.
"So, we at least passed, right?" Ruby asked trying to cheer up the mood.
"After we as a group assaulted our teacher…" Weiss muttered in a mix of shame and confusion.
"But yeah that's what he was trying to get us to do though!" Yang shouted back in defense of her partner.
"Its just… I don't get why he didn't have an aura to shield himself. How could he be a real huntsman without an aura?!" Blake asked in confusion. "I don't think he just lowered his guard down either… he turned and faced me before it happened." Ruby tried to think of a possible explanation for it. "Perhaps he was trying to shock and teach us something?" She offered to try and calm her team.
"These guys are strange, but they don't seem mean spirited." Yang pointed out. "Sure, Vergil was scary but if he just wanted to crush us in that fight he would have. I think he was just trying to scare us into working together."
Weiss sighed and looked towards Blake. "Its fine you're not going to be punished for it they clearly have no intention of that. We'll all be fine." Blake nodded in agreement at her teammate's consolation. "I just think the more we learn about them the stranger they seem."
Of that all of team RWBY agreed.
The day went on and thankfully no more blood was shed from anyone during the sparring matches, many students passed such as team JNPR, but even more many students failed throughout all of the classes that they went through. It didn't matter which teacher they went up with some of the students were just crushed without having anything to show for it.
When the students were finally clearing out of the room Ozpin himself came to see his three employees. "So, headmistress, do you think they did a sufficient job at teaching here?" He asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. Glynda sighed and nodded in acceptance. "While I do not agree with every aspect of their methods, they did a significant job at analyzing and showing each students strength and weaknesses."
Ozpin turned to face Dante and Vergil and smiled. "I am glad at least some of the students managed to make you impressed." The elder twin however scoffed at his words. "Some of your students feel less like they have potential and more that you need to fill boots with bodies, Ozpin."
"All my brother is saying is he's concerned, that's all." Dante tried to put some positivity into his brother's harsh accusation.
The headmaster sipped the coffee cup he held and looked the darker brother in the eyes. "I do not take acceptance here likely. If a student has even a small amount of potential, I bring them here to hope they are able to unleash it. It is not a perfect rate of success, but I have their best interests at heart I assure you."
"V's a special guy, he's just showing his worry. In his own way." Dante commented with a smirk on his face. "I believe you, though to squabble about trusting me was not what I wished to bring about with this." Ozpin spoke. "I wished to help explain more things to you both, and about the true fight we have in front of us. I would like you both to meet me in my office when you get the chance."
The elder son of Sparda narrowed his eyes before relenting, turning to leave. "I promised to speak with team RWBY about their… unique fight. I will get to that when they are free. Until then I had something, I wished to take care of." He added before walking out.
"We can have a serious discussion after a bit of rest, cause if you will excuse me there is some pizza, I had the cooks whip up special for me." Dante added as he made his way out another one of the doors. "Looking forward to story time Ozzy."
Glynda looked towards her boss with a hint of worry. "They do not seem to take the idea that seriously, are you sure it's a good idea to give them such vital information?"
Ozpin turned to look at her with a smile. "I believe that lack of concern might prove they need to know how dangerous their new world is. And with their strength they may be able to do something about it for all of our sakes."
"I hope you're right Ozpin. Brothers know we need all the allies we can get." She muttered with a sigh.
Vergil marched through the halls of beacon with Yamato concealed within himself once more. Ignoring the gossiping about him coming from the students as he walked past, internally amused by how some of the students were suspecting him and his brother of being some kind of inhuman person at how he was stabbed and didn't even go to the clinic within the school for help. The closeness of some of the guesses just made him chuckle inside. 'I wonder how scared they would be if they learned of our origins.' He thought to himself in a bit of amusement. Turning to enter his private room in Beacon's dorms.
"Now… I think I have an idea of what to do next." He muttered in thought. Going to a cabinet in the simply furnished room and digging out something he managed to acquire. A simple container of salts that he managed to get ordered to him. With a few quick movements Vergil had managed to make a simple sealing circle on the floor. "While it doesn't have too much of an effect on myself… demons are still able to be contained by such a simple technique in their infancy."
The elder son of Sparda summoned his Yamato and unsheathed it, tossing the sheathe for the blade onto his bed as he didn't need it for what he would be attempting. Looking at his other hand he gave a slight click of his tongue. "To think it was a student stabbing me to give me this idea." He muttered, amused despite the frown plastered on his visage.
Charging his left hand with demonic power and magic he let his demonic energy flow hard into his open hand. "I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. I will not reason and compare: my business is to create." He recited from the words imprinted on his memories. His thoughts dwelling on the past and every action he had taken to get to the place he was now. His focus on specific moments and parts of his life he had cleaved away from his very psyche. Despite his previous efforts such aspects of himself were never truly able to be killed off. Only severed from his consciousness in his moments of weakness.
"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence." Vergil quoted once more the works of art he loved in his youth. Taking time to charge enough energy into his grasp before cutting into his hand slowly with Yamato.
Blood flowing and dripping onto the floor charged with his magic and energy, He outstretched his hand towards the blood he had shed. "Shape to my will and rise my former nightmare."
The blood stuck on the ground started to twitch and move vividly as a black and blue object formed from the red liquid. The blue orb forming and growing larger until it was at its peak size as the core of a demon. It wasn't a moment sooner until the demonic creature Vergil had reborn into this world took back its winged appearance.
"Hey I'm alive! What the hell is wrong with you Vergil!? I mean not that I ain't glad to be back, but you and I had an agreement and everything. I was supposed to die with the rest of the memories you shed and all that." Griffon cawed at him in his resurrected state. "And I'm not falling apart or needing to be bound to stay alive! What the hell man! I knew you were strong and shit but not so strong you'd manage to recreate me and everything!" He continued to exclaim.
"Are you done?" Vergil stated bluntly, though a slight smile was spread on his face. He would never admit it aloud but a part of him missed the antics of his feathered companion. At least the part of him that was once V did. "I had come to realize the abilities of creation a demon with enough strength could have. I have grown far beyond even the strength of Sparda and Mundus. If Mundus could create the lives of demons who live on their own, who was to say I could not?"
Griffon laughed and moved to perch himself on Vergil's bed. "And here's to think you're the guy who carved me out of him in the first place. You're a confusing one, now aren't you?" He asked in joy. "So, what's the deal? We are teaming up to kill Dante or something?"
"Far from it, Dante and I have come to an… agreement when it comes to each other. We now keep each other in check… due to Nero's insistence." Vergil explained, though his efforts earned more laughter from his avian companion. "We aren't in hell and we aren't on earth. We are in some alternate human realm called Remnant. And I thought I would need more allies then just my brother."
The lightning demon chuckled again in understanding. "Ah so you want me as some kind of minion or something. Look at big bad Demon King Vergil already making an army." He continued to goad him on. "Well listen if you think you need my help, I'm willing to lend my talons on a couple of conditions. Make a contract, though since you have enough demonic power you won't need to bind us together like you did before."
"We were allies and dare I even say friends before your second death. And I will keep you from dying ever again in return for your loyalty." Vergil spoke stretching out his arm, the hand he cut already having healed. Griffon quickly flapped his wings and hopped over to land on his shoulder. "I hope you don't regret this Vergil, but you got a deal. You keep me alive and I keep your little friends in check. Boy Dante's gonna loose it when he sees me." The bird spoke with a chuckle. "Though you better be bringing back the whole entourage and giving them this sweet gig."
The elder son of Sparda chuckled lightly at that point. "Of course, I will require the help of Shadow and the might of Nightmare. The creatures of Grimm are already no match for the power of a son of Sparda. They will too learn to fear the might of my Nightmares."
It didn't take long for Vergil to do the same blood ritual to bring back another one of his companions. Nightmare when resurrected was in a shrunken version and not at full height to avoid breaking the ceiling. In fact, Nightmare was about the height of a small toddler at the moment, though it did not seem to mind its current size. He didn't even need to be ordered and given rules and restrictions. The demon already knew what Vergil wanted and was more then willing to bind itself to its master once more.
"I think he just is ready and willing to be used to destroy someone. I'm just glad he likes you." Griffon muttered in relief at Nightmare's loyalty.
As soon as Shadow had been resurrected the panther took an action that actually took the Son of Sparda off guard. It prowled over to him and started licking him while demanding to be pet. "Aw kitty missed you so much! Ha Ha!" Griffon added
Vergil nodded in understanding. "Though you will not have to brand my skin or hair as you did before, I will still be requiring you to travel in my shadow and be summoned at a moment notice." He informed his returning familiars. "With my demonic power at its height I could summon you all at once and still use my devil form."
Griffon flew around the room and landed on the desk. "Yeah someone would have to be an idiot to take you on in the first place, imagine how much of an idiot they'll feel like when you pull out a miniature demon army from nowhere!" Shadow had taken up its spot on the bed of Vergil's room and laid down. Whereas Nightmare was just content to stare out the window sitting on the windowsill.
"The important thing is that there are students in this school that I have sworn not to harm nor allow harm to come upon them. Dante trusts me to keep my word and not bring harm to innocents. Therefore, that restriction shall be placed upon you all as well." Vergil ordered his three familiars. No argument needed to be had about that. Besides even before they were bound to V they were not the type of demons to go on a blood crazed frenzy in the first place. "You three will need to stay hidden to not attract even more attention when we are not out on a mission."
A growl of agreement came from Shadow, though the feline demon refused to get up from the comfy spot it had claimed on his bed. "Looks like you're gonna have to fight for the covers eh Vergie?" Griffon asked with amusement.
"I am already regretting giving you your lives back." Muttered the half devil.
So, this chapter ended up being done faster then I expected it too, again sorry there hasn't been too much plot development yet. I hope the frequency of the updates have been helping to counteract that. Next chapter will have Dante and Vergil learn about Salem. As well as Ozpin having to meet the familiars. Then it will continue with the main plot of Volume 2 and more interactions with team RWBY and the Sparda twins. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and look forward to Chapter 4.