Devil May Cry, The Traitor's Bloodline, Nero Arc
Chapter two: The Blue and Noble Rose.
After Mom's failed summoning ritual, not Overlord Zenon, but his daughter, Rozalin was now standing before them, everyone was surprised, but not as surprised as Nero was, because Rozalin claims to know him.
"Lemme get this straight… I'm supposed to be your childhood friend, right?" Nero was already regretting his decision to take on this mission, he hadn't even started and already he had screwed up. "And I promised to protect you?" He asked in disbelief.
"Indeed, you are!" Rozalin glared daggers at Nero, being summoned from her home so suddenly was bad enough, but being forgotten by her childhood friend was infuriating. "But you left me for six years! How do you think that made me feel?!" She was on the verge of tears, but as a princess, she didn't want to show it. "Do you know how much nights I've cried myself to sleep?!"
"Looks like we have a heartbreaker here." Mom chuckled at Nero's predicament; it was obvious to her how Rozalin was feeling.
"So, Overlord Zenon has a daughter, you'd think we would have heard about something like that." Dad was quite shocked at the recent development; the news that Overlord Zenon had a daughter was quite the surprise.
"You're getting the wrong idea." Nero sighed, he hated dealing with these kinds of situations, to him, they were much more stressful than any job The Order could give. "Look, I don't remember anything from the month when I got this damn thing." He looked at the Devil Bringer; its origins still bothered him. "Drives me crazy."
"Girls can be really weird…" Adell saw the situation the Nero was in and he couldn't help but sympathize with him.
"Nero!" Hanako glared at him, hearing Rozalin say that she was his first kiss made her really jealous. "If you kissed her, you have to kiss me, too!"
"Not gonna happen." Nero deadpanned, he knew that his already hectic situation was worsening by the second, he wanted to leave, but he knew that doing so would come back to haunt him. "Besides, I'm not even sure I kissed this princess." He shrugged; Rozalin's claim was still too ridiculous for him to take seriously.
"H-how could you!?" Rozalin could barely contain her anger; Nero's inability to remember her, as well as his nonchalant attitude was too much for her to take. "How could you forget our kiss?!" The memory made her blush.
"Blame my right arm." Nero held out the Devil Bringer and showed it to Rozalin. "Like I said, the month where I got this thing is a huge blank space in my memory." He tried to calm her down with an explanation but to no avail.
"Aren't we forgetting something here?" Adell smiled nervously, the tension caused by Rozalin made him feel that with every word, he was getting ready to set off an emotional minefield. "We still have to beat Overlord Zenon!" He stated, finding the courage to speak.
"Do not interrupt me, commoner!" Rozalin shot an angry glare at Adell, she was in a very irritable state due to Nero's callous attitude.
"Whatever, toots." Adell sighed; he thought Rozalin's outburst was uncalled for but he decided let it slide.
"He's right." Nero pointed out, he was thankful to Adell for cutting the tension between him and Rozalin and helping them get back on the important topic of defeating Overlord Zenon. "I didn't come here for a heartwarming reunion." He said in a sarcastic voice.
"Now that we're together again." Rozalin crossed her arms and looked away; she was still angered by Nero's attitude and forgetfulness. "You better not leave me again, I still haven't forgiven you!"
"Whatever floats your boat." Nero sighed; he knew that arguing with Rozalin at this point would be a waste of time.
"What's your relationship with this princess?!" Hanako snapped at Nero, her crush on him and the things Rozalin had implied made her even more jealous.
"Childhood friends apparently." Nero replied to the jealous Hanako, but what he said next would make things worse for him. "Well, at least she's cute." He said as he noticed Rozalin's attractive features.
"C-cute?" Rozalin blushed, despite her noble demeanor, getting a compliment from Nero made her really happy, especially after being separated from him for so long.
"So, our little Order Knight is the childhood friend of Overlord Zenon's daughter?" Mom chuckled; the irony of Nero, a Holy Knight being the childhood friend of Rozalin, a demon princess was very amusing to her.
"How do we know if she really is really Overlord Zenon's daughter?" Taro questioned, hearing Rozalin's announcement wasn't enough to confirm her identity.
"He's got a point." Adell nodded, sharing Taro's suspicions. "Are you really Overlord Zenon's daughter?" He asked, wondering if Rozalin joking.
"Doesn't matter…" Nero shrugged, at this point he just wanted the mission to be over and done with as soon as possible. "I have a job to finish."
"You people really are deprived! Questioning my lineage, even after you've seen my noble visage." Rozalin was very annoyed by Adell and Taro's doubts and Nero's indifference.
"Yeah, yeah just answer the question." Adell didn't really like Rozalin's snobby attitude, he was more interested in his question being answered.
"Fine, my heart is as broad as the night sky." Rozalin smiled proudly, eager to show off her lineage, hoping that Nero would remember her. "Now, behold my undeniable proof!" She cast a magic symbol in the shape of a four-leaf clover. "Surely you must recognize the emblem of the four-leaf clover!" She exclaimed in a prideful manner.
"Oh?!" Dad was amazed; he immediately recognized the symbol's importance. "That four-leaf clover is..!"
"The symbol of Overlord Zenon…?!" Mom was very shocked, she now believed Rozalin's claim, but it was still surprising news to her.
"Indeed, you are not as ignorant as your garb and demeanor suggest. This emblem is the ultimate proof of my heritage, it is the bond between our souls as father and daughter." Rozalin smiled proudly, she was glad that she was recognized as Overlord Zenon's only daughter, something she took great pride in. "See that, Nero? Do you remember your princess now?" She looked at him, hoping that her emblem would bring back his memories of her.
"No, still doesn't ring a bell." Nero was getting bored, he signed up for a demon-hunting mission, yet he felt he was dragged into a soap opera. "Besides, I already have a princess…and she's terrifying." He shuddered upon remembering Sapphire's violent tendencies; not knowing that mentioning another princess in front of Rozalin would unleash something equally terrifying.
"A-another princes?!" Rozalin was jealous and enraged; the fact that Nero had another princess was like an unforgiveable betrayal to her. "How dare you?! I should be your only princess! You're my knight and no one else's!" She approached Nero and hugged his Devil Bringer tightly.
"Looks like Overlord Zenon's daughter is in love with you." Mom chuckled at Nero's predicament; it took her mind off her failure to summon Overlord Zenon. "Looks like Hanako has some competition." She teased her now infuriated daughter.
"Mom!" Hanako blushed angrily, she was still jealous of Rozalin's apparent closeness to Nero. "I shouldn't even have competition!"
"I doubt that." Nero struggled against Rozalin's firm grip on his Devil Bringer. "I don't really have a loveable personality, and I'm not up for the stress." He blushed a little; he tried to hide his embarrassment.
"N-no!" Rozalin blushed at Mom's comment, obvious to everyone but herself, Mom was indeed right in her comment, but Rozalin didn't want to show it. "As a princess, I cannot let my knight serve anyone else!" She balled up her fists in anger. "Nero belongs to me!"
"Girls are much harder than tough opponents, right Nero?" Adell felt sorry for him, seeing a Holy Knight in such an embarrassing position was quite sad for him.
"Tell me about it…" Nero sighed, but suddenly an idea popped up in his head. "Maybe she can lead us to Overlord Zenon…" He thought to himself, thinking that maybe his current situation was still salvageable. "You think you can take me to your father?" He took his chances and asked Rozalin.
"If I take Nero to my father, he'll have no choice but to be mine and mine alone." Rozalin thought to herself, the thought of his other princess still bothering her. "He'll never think of that other princess ever again!" She smiled, confident that her plan will work.
"She is bound to you until you defeat Overlord Zenon" Mom nodded, seeing the logic behind Nero's request. "Those are the summoning conditions." She blushed and smiled, remembering her younger days. "It's quite romantic."
"Say what?" Nero couldn't believe his ears, the thought of being bound to Rozalin wasn't a very pleasant one. "Did you say bound?" He sighed, annoyed at his current situation. "Damn…"
"Fine, I shall take you to my father." Rozalin smiled proudly as she prepared to start her plan to have Nero all to herself. "I want Father to meet my knight."
"Well… I can't really argue with that, alright Princess, you have a deal." Nero was glad that his plan had worked, but he dreaded having to spend so much time with Rozalin, but part of him was happy.
"Then it is decided!" Rozalin was overjoyed by Nero's cooperation and the opportunity to get closer to him. "I will take you to my father!" She tried to hide her joy behind her noble demeanor. "But first, I have to get your memories back." She thought to herself. "You have to remember our time together…"
"But after I beat him, we'll go our separate ways, alright?" Nero said in a bored tone, he was eager to defeat Overlord Zenon and the red-coated man. "I have a score to settle."
"As if you stand a chance against my father!" Rozalin crossed her arms and looked away. "When father defeats Nero, there's no way he will ever leave me again." She thought to herself, happy that her plan was going so smoothly. "It's perfect!" She thought to herself, fantasizing about the results.
"Well, I'll give it a shot." Nero was relieved that he had a lead on Overlord Zenon's location, unaware of Rozalin's devious plan. "Maybe beating him will fix my damn arm." He thought of the curse, thinking that his Devil Bringer was a result of it.
"I'll come with you guys." Adell smiled, eager to prove himself to a Holy Knight. "I'll show you that I'm order material!" He was excited, seeing this as the perfect chance to join The Order.
"Sure, why not?" Nero didn't see any problem with letting Adell tag along, even though it went against his preference of working alone, it also guaranteed that he wouldn't be stuck alone with Rozalin. "You know your way around here better than I do."
"Absolutely not!" Rozalin objected. Having Adell travel with them would get in the way of her plan. "I will not let anyone get in the way of my time alone with Nero!" She then blushed, realizing what she had just said.
"Look, this isn't some honeymoon trip." Nero sighed, he found Rozalin's clingy attitude to be a bit unnerving, considering the fact that he had just met her. "I don't really want to be here."
"I'm not letting you out of my sight!" Rozalin grabbed Nero's arm with a vice-like grip, she didn't want him to disappear on her again. "You're my knight!"
"I got it already!' Nero was very annoyed, he wanted this mission done and over with as soon as possible.
"Well, we have to talk to Friday, she can take us wherever we need to go." Adell pointed at a flat-chested blonde girl with blue eyes and curls. "She's a dimension guide and she can warp us anywhere.
"Can she take us straight to the castle?" Nero asked, hoping that he had found a shortcut. "That would save us allot of trouble."
"She can only take us to places she knows about, even then we have to discover parts of it on our own, she's been to Fortuna, so she can take us there, too." Adell sighed; he too wanted a quick way to the castle. "So we still need to rely on the Princess."
"Great." Nero replied in a sarcastic tone as he rolled his eyes, his hopes of finishing the mission quickly were just dashed.
"Next up, is the Dark Assembly, there we can hire help, unlock new areas and more expensive shop items and even get more money." Adell pointed at the assembly officer.
"Well, let's go." Nero walked towards Friday. "Overlord Zenon's not gonna kill himself." He thought of Rozalin and sighed. "Though with a daughter like that…I'm surprised he didn't."
"Right!" Adell raised his fists, excited to start their journey. "Just you watch Nero! I'll show you that I can join The Order!"
"Where can I take you today?" Friday asked, she was used to Adell, but Nero and Rozalin were new to her, she then compared her bust size to Rozalin's, their sheer size difference depressed her and made her tear up.
"The town field is a good place to start, don't you think?" Adell smiled and bumped his fists together, eager to start their journey.
"Good thinking." Nero agreed with Adell's suggestion, familiarizing himself with the area was a wise move. "We'll check out our surroundings."
"Alright." Friday directed Nero, Rozalin and Adell to a blue portal behind her. "Go through this portal." She pointed at it. "I will have it take you to your destination."
Nero, Adell and Rozalin stepped through the portal and ended up on the Town fields, when they got there, they saw three blue penguin-like creatures with wings, peg legs and pouches.
"What the hell are those things?" Nero looked at the strange creatures before him. "They look familiar…" He felt a strange connection to them, as if he had known these kinds of creatures.
"Those are Prinnies." Adell pointed out, he recognized them as low class demons. "They aren't a big threat, think you can keep up, toots?" Adell gestured at Rozalin, knowing that among the three of them, she's probably had the least fighting experience.
"As a princess, I've never had to fight a battle in my entire life!" Rozalin crossed her arms and looked away. "I leave things like that to my servants." She exclaimed, once again, proud to mention her noble status.
"Looks like the Holy Knight has to protect the princess." Nero joked, not knowing the consequences of his comment. "I never liked fairy tales." He took out Red Queen and performed "Exceed" revving its handle and spraying a flammable liquid over its blade, setting it ablaze.
"You admitted it!" Rozalin blushed, she was happy that Nero said that he would protect her, unaware that he was just joking.
"Dood! It's Master Vergil!" One of the Prinnies was shocked after noticing Nero's white hair and blue eyes, as well as his familiar demonic aura. "Master Etna will be so pleased dood!"
"My name's not Vergil." Nero was confused at what the Prinny had said. "Did someone hit your head?" He smirked, taking out Blue Rose. "I don't know why, but I'm gonna have more fun than I should kicking your tail feathers!" A sadistic grin appeared on his face.
"This guy has Master Etna's scary smile, dood!" The second Prinny was terrified, seeing their cruel master's trademark smile on Nero was very intimidating.
"Better move those happy feet of yours!" Nero shot at the Prinnies, still wearing that sadistic grin that they came to fear.
"Let's kick some ass!" Adell raised his fists, excited for the upcoming battle. "I'll beat you fair and square!" He smiled, getting ready to fight. "Because that's my style!"
"This is bad, dood!" The last Prinny was shaking in fear from Nero's sadistic grin. "Wait… maybe this guy is Master Etna and Master Vergil's…" He was very shocked, but a sense of excitement replaced his fear. "Dood! If we bring him to her, Master Etna will reward us, dood!"
"You're right, dood!" The first Prinny was excited, thinking about the rewards Etna might give. "You're coming with us, dood!" All the Prinnies took out two machetes. "Try to beat us, dood!" Each of them threw a red, green and yellow pyramid on the ground beside Nero, Rozalin and Adell, dying the ground in their respective colors.
"I'll pass." Nero sighed, as the ground under him was dyed green; he was both annoyed and confused at the Prinnies and their weird antics. "Antarctica's way too cold for me." He raised Red Queen, but was unable to hit them, he felt as if the ground below him prevented him from attacking. "What the hell?"
"Those guys used Geo Symbols!" Adell yelled out to Nero, unable to cross the red part of the ground. "You're standing on the "no close combat" zone, and I'm behind the no "entry" zone!" He was really annoyed at the cheap trick the Prinnies were using. "And they're standing on the "boost" zone!"
"I've read about them from my textbooks." Rozalin observed the Geo Symbols and compared them to the descriptions she had read. "You just need to break them."
"You're ours now, dood!" The Prinnies performed "Prinny Barrage, throwing several machetes at Nero. "We're gonna win, dood!" The first one said in a triumphant tone, excited for their possible reward.
"Don't bet on it!" Nero smirked and extended his Devil Bringer and performed "Buster" grabbing the machetes and hurling them back at the Prinnies. "Shall we dance?" He bowed mockingly at the injured Prinnies.
"You haven't seen the last of us, dood!" The second Prinny took a large bomb out of its pouch and he threw it at Rozalin to distract Nero, fleeing in the confusion.
"Crash!" Nero stood in performed "Streak" gliding his feet across the ground, and swinging Red Queen and generating a razor wind, slashing the Geo Symbols, causing the colored ground to burst. "Not so fast!" He performed "Buster" Grabbing the bomb with the Devil Bringer's phantom arm, he then crushed it, setting off the explosion.
"You saved me…" Rozalin stared at Nero, she was glad that he had protected her. "You really are my knight!" Without knowing it, she smiled.
"Wow! That was so cool!" An awed Adell smiled excitedly, amazed at Nero's fighting strength. "I can't wait to join The Order!"
"Let's go home." Nero sighed, still thinking about what the Prinnies had said. "I have to get those mutant penguins outta my mind." He was bothered by the name they had just called him, it sounded familiar to him, yet very distant.
Later that night, Nero was asleep in his room; he was having a strange dream about his childhood with Rozalin where they were in a garden full of flowers with a large stone slab with a green crack running down it.
"I love you, Nero!" Rozalin had a very cheerful smile on her face, she was glad to see him and she had felt really close to him. "Please be my knight forever!" She hugged his arm tightly and her cheeks were tinged a light pink.
"I love you too, Rozie." Nero smiled back at her, he was very happy to be by her side. "I'll always be your knight in shining armor!" He hugged her.
"Th-then…" Rozalin blushed, she was a little nervous, but happy at the same time. "Give your princess her first kiss…" She closed her eyes leaned forward, readying herself for a kiss.
"Rozie…" Nero was blushing nervously, he was shocked by her sudden request, but he obliged, leaning forward and kissing her lips.
Suddenly everything went black and Nero saw the ghostly figure of a man with slicked back white hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue trench coat and carrying a white hilted O-Katana, he wore a cold yet kind expression.
"Do you want to protect her?" The blue-coated man asked, as if to test Nero's determination. "Do you want to save the one you love?
"Yes…" Nero answered, he thought of Rozalin and he looked at the blue-coated man. "More than anything!" He said in a determined tone, protecting her was what he wanted most at the moment.
"Then you need more power…" The blue-coated man raised his right hand and a powerful demonic aura appeared behind him and it entered Nero's body. "Might controls everything… and without strength…you can never protect anything."
"Anything…to protect her!" Nero pictured Rozalin in his mind and he yelled in pain as the demonic power entered his body, he could feel his physical features changing, his eyes glowed black and red and veins appeared on his face and his hands turned into claws.
Nero woke up from his dream; he was shocked and frightened by what he had just seen, especially his vision of the blue-coated man turning him into a demon and Rozalin's appearance.
"What the hell was that…?" Nero thought to himself, the memory of his dream still fresh in his mind. "What was Rozalin doing in my dreams…and who the hell was that guy?" He thought of the blue-coated man.
Author's note: Chapter two is done! Rozalin is not happy at all about Nero forgetting about her! Nero, Rozalin and Adell have their first battle, and the Prinnies mistake Nero for Vergil! Nero remembers some of his past with Rozalin, only to be interrupted by yet another vision! Next chapter, Nero fights against Axel the Dark Hero and the Prinnies report to Etna, we also see some of Dante's activities and a conversation between Credo and Sapphire! Also, Adell will have a new love interest! See you on the next chapter!
Now to answer my reviewers,
Reishin Amara
Thanks! I'll try to make this story even better!
Zero-Nightmare
Thanks!
Nero's luck with her will only get worse when Sapphire finds out about Rozalin!
What's a crazy party without Dante?
And Rozalin wasn't too happy about Nero knowing Sapphire! Poor Rozalin was so close to crying!
Thanks! I'll try my best!