DVYL May Cry

It was several hours before the destruction of Junior's Club. An elderly shopkeeper, who was seen around Vale quite often and at several establishments, was locking up one of his several businesses and was about to leave for the night. He was making his way down an alley, a shortcut to his next destination, when he felt the sudden feeling that he was being watched. He stopped and looked around the alley to see no one. The shopkeeper gently scratched his head, confused. That was when a figure dressed in a black jacket dropped down from the roof behind him. The shopkeeper turned but before he could scream, a hand grabbed him by the throat and hoisted him off the ground before slamming him into the wall behind him. The shopkeeper struggled against the figure's grip before he spoke, "Stop struggling or I'll end you much quicker."

The elderly man stopped and looked under the figure's hood to see two smoky blue eyes almost glowing. He gulped before speaking up weakly, "Please, just take my Lien." He begged.

The young man just tightened his grip but just slightly. "I don't want your money, but you know that. Just like I know you're not an old man, demon." The last word was filled with venom.

"D-demon?" he asked.

Before he knew it, he had a black pistol against his forehead and the hooded man stared into his squinted, almost closed, eyes with barely restrained fury. "Don't test me. You know who I am." His words filled with finality.

The old man was still for a while before he nodded slowly, "Dante the Demon Hunter." He slowly opened his eyes to reveal two glowing red eyes. "How'd you find me?"

"Easily." Dante responded. "Hard to not notice that one old man is running several businesses across Vale, simultaneously. You and several other lesser demons have been posing as him and have been running the businesses for the real mastermind. And you're going to tell me where to find your boss."

The demon chuckled, "And why would I do that?"

Dante pushed Ebony against his head roughly, "You know my track record, I kill every demon I come across. You were dead the second I found you. I've also killed the other demons that were posing as that old man, already." The demon looked shocked, "I've had a very busy night. But sadly, none of them told me what I wanted to know. The screams they made, wow, they were bad. Never knew you demons could sound that pitiful." He had a small sadistic grin with that. This caused the demon to shiver in fear. "But now, you have a choice. It can be quick, or I can make it agonizingly slow until I force you to tell me what I want to know. Your choice."

The demon was frozen with fear but eventually, spoke up weakly. "We were told to pose as the elderly man to get a hold of a few essential footholds for the organization. With the control of the businesses, we could eventually start monopolies to help control the humans when our master took control. But I never met him. We always spoke to a third party; they were always different and in a different location. I swear to-" He was cut off by the sound of the gun going off.

The demon burst into ash with that and Dante punched the wall where the demon was a second before. "Damn it!" he shouted. He spent weeks mapping out the best times and locations to interrogate these demons and all of them gave him the same information. He had no choice but to eliminate all of them, otherwise his presence in the city would've been all but known if even one survived. Another damned dead end and he had nothing to show for it. Dante sensed a presence at the end of the alley and quickly pointed Ebony at it, "Whatever you are, I suggest you step out or you won't like what'll happen."

The figure slowly walked towards him. He could hear their footsteps along with the sound of a cane. Eventually, a man in a green suit stepped out with grey hair. He had a small smile on his face, "I assure you, that will not be necessary."

Dante didn't relax in the slightest. This…. person? Was very unusual. From a young age, Jaune could sense the presence of demons but eventual learned to sense the presence of humans and Faunus as well, along with being able to differentiate them. But this guy, he felt like a mortal but very different. "What are you?" he asked tensely.

The man tilted his head, "I assure you I'm human if that's what you're asking. I'm just, well, cursed."

Dante tilted his own head in confusion, "That sounds like something you don't tell many people. Why are you telling me?"

The man nodded his head, "True, not many people know about my secret. But, I thought it would help break the ice between us, Jaune." A bullet passed by his head with that. He never moved, just kept looking at the hooded young man.

"Don't call me that." He said simply.

"As you wish, by why, if I may ask."

Dante sighed, "That's a name I have no right to answer to anymore. The day the Arcs died was the day I lost that right. I'm Dante now." He pulled off his hood, "Since you know my name, who exactly are you?"

"Forgive me. My name is Professor Ozpin." He introduced himself.

He tilted his head, "The Headmaster of Beacon. Why would you be here in the middle of the night?"

"I was actually looking for you, Dante. I want to offer you a place at my school." Ozpin offered him calmly.

Dante looked at him for a while before he finally lowered his gun. "Thanks for the offer but I'm going to decline. I have no interest in becoming a Huntsman. Besides, I have a more important job to do." He turned to leave but Ozpin's next words stopped him.

"Hunting down demons, an important mission indeed."

Dante turned to him, both confused and wary, "Not many people now about demons and those that do, don't live long. How do you know?"

"I've had a long time to learn many secrets about this world. And one of those, is that demons and devils are very real. They are more dangerous than the Grimm we face but prefer to stay in the shadows and pull the strings. And now, they've set their sights on this Kingdom."

He just kept staring at Ozpin, "And you know that it would take some very powerful Huntsmen to even kill one top tier demon. Let alone what it would take to stop the ones trying to take over Vale. And if the demons find out your plotting to stop them, they'll either sabotage your efforts or just take the Kingdom by force. Between a rock and a hard place."

Ozpin nodded, "You are right on that account. I wasn't sure on how to go about this without tipping my hand. That was until you showed up six months ago."

Dante smirked, "I'm flattered but do you really think one good looking guy can stop their entire organization?"

"A normal human couldn't. But we both know you aren't human, Dante." Dante's eyes widened, "You aren't a demon. Not even an angel. You are something more."

He pointed both his guns at Ozpin, ready to attack. "How do you know that? And why shouldn't I kill you here and now?" he asked seriously.

Ozpin spoke calmly, "I know because I know of the legends and have many ways on collecting information. As for not killing me, we can help each other."

Dante's instincts were telling him to fire, to not trust him. But something deep inside of him was telling him to listen. "What do you have in mind?"

"Simple. You have the power to fight these demons and I have the assets necessary to help you find the information you need. I can also give you a safe place to hide out and work from, all you have to do is enroll at my school." Ozpin explained.

Dante thought it over and slowly lowered his guns, "The demons will just believe that 'The Demon Hunter' is causing them problems while keeping you off their radar. And with Beacon being the most secure place in the Kingdom, they won't be able to find me easily. Seems fair but what's the catch."

"You'll have to enroll as a student and to avoid sticking out, you will have to act like one. Go to class, be on a team, the whole thing." Ozpin told him.

"What's the point in that? Grimm are easy for me to kill, why do I need to go through all that?" he asked confused.

Ozpin gave him a sad look, "Because I want to help you, Dante. The past five years, you've been fighting this war. I want to give you a chance to have the experiences you've missed out on. To live a somewhat normal life. To make friends, possibly find love."

"People close to me die and love doesn't work with me." He looked away and sighed. "I normally wouldn't even consider this offer of yours. But, we both know, this war is coming to a head. We don't have much time or many options. So, I'll agree. But, I won't stop venturing into the Kingdom to kill demons. I refuse to let them run around freely." He gave Ozpin a determined look.

Ozpin nodded, "Very well, Dante. But I would like you to stay at Beacon the night before initiation. You don't want to give away your cover as soon as you get there."

Dante sighed and holstered his guns, "Fine. Anything else?"

"The first day is the day after tomorrow. Please be on the airship." Ozpin said simply.

Dante nodded and turned to walk away. "You know, I'm not blind. I'm aware that I'm an unknown factor in all this. Better to keep something potentially dangerous somewhere you can keep an eye on it. Easier to know if it's safe or needs to be destroyed." He let the silence linger. "Just thought you should now, I don't trust easily, if at all, so it's easy to see people's ulterior motives." Dante started walking away and shortly after heard Ozpin's footsteps receding. He sighed, yet again, "How did this happen? Better let Vergil know. But before that, I need to unwind. Wonder if Mil and Mel are busy?" he said with a small grin.

Dante was roused from his slumber when the airship shifted slightly. He had leant his back against one of the walls and let himself drift off. He could now see Beacon in the distance as some of the other students came over to get a look as well. He was about to drift back off when he heard a familiar voice, "Dante? Is that you?"

He opened his eyes to see Yang and Ruby making their way over to him. Yang looked excited while Ruby seemed nervous. Dante gave them a two-finger salute, "One and only. Nice to see ya, Spitfire. You too, Red."

"So, is this what you meant by having a hell of a day?" Yang asked with her hand on her hip.

He just shrugged, "More or less. So, I take it you two are students as well."

Yang nodded enthusiastically, "You know it. Ruby here even made it in two years early." She gushed over her little sister as she held her close.

Ruby was trying to fight against her older sister. "Yang, stop!"

Dante couldn't help smiling and start to think back to the younger girls of the Arc family. He quickly shook his head to dispel the memories. "Well, congratulation, Ruby."

She looked down sheepishly, "Thank you."

Yang was looking him up and down by this point. He raised an eyebrow, "Can I help you?"

"Just curious. I thought you were older when I met you. How old are you?" she asked.

"Just turned eighteen a few weeks back." They were both shocked but Dante shrugged, "All the badass makes me seem older."

Yang gained a mischievous smirk, "Really? Well, I'm also a badass. How old do I seem?"

Dante just looked her over, "Old enough for both of us to have a hell of good time." He said with the same smirk.

She gave a faux gasp, "You fiend. Trying to take advantage of a defenseless girl like me."

Dante playfully rolled his eyes, "Oh please, last night proved you are anything but defenseless. Besides…" He pushed off the wall and took a step closer to her, so only a few inches separated them. "I'd prefer to find a partner who'll be able to handle me, without me having to hold back."

Yang leant forward slightly, "Really? And you think I could be that partner? I'm flattered."

"You should. The twins together couldn't handle me fully." He said huskily to her as he leant forward as well.

The two just looked at each other with only a few inches separating their lips. Both curious to see if the other would make a move. That was until they heard someone clear their throat. Both blondes turned to see Ruby with a blush, "Could you two not make-out in front of me?" She asked sheepishly. "Plus, we're here."

The blondes looked out the window to see that they had landed. The three then made their way off the ship. They all took in Beacon in person. The girls were more excited than he was but that was because they were living their dream, he was just here out of necessity. He followed the girls and soon saw the adorable sight of Ruby gushing over everyone's weapons. The two sisters were having a private conversation that he decided to not listen in on. He came back when Yang ran off with some other people, leaving him with her sister. There was an awkward silence until he spoke up, "Your sister always like that?"

Ruby sighed and nodded, "Yes."

Dante looked at her dejected form. He maybe a demon killing warrior but even he wasn't made of stone. "So, you like weapons?"

She looked up at him, confused. "I love them. I'm kinda a weapon nut. Why?"

"Wanna see mine?" he asked simply.

Her eyes widened before she gained a smile, "I would love to."

He had to smile at that. "Okay. Well first off are my girls." He drew his pistols for her to see. "Ebony and Ivory. Think of them as modified Desert Eagles. Semi-auto and with my speed, I can create a hailstorm of bullets."

Ruby looked them over with stars in her eyes. "They look awesome. They have simple design, but the few extras just make them more appealing!" She gushed. "Do you have anything else?" she asked.

"Yup." Dante holstered his guns. That's when his tattoo started to glow on his back. Luckily, no one was around to see, and Ruby was in front of him. A flash of red erupted from it, along with yellow flames. There was now a silver-colored longsword across his back, over his right shoulder. The blade was long and double-edged, with the forward-facing edge curving outward to form the guard. The handguard was designed to resemble a vortex that reversed at the center of the handguard. The pommel was a round piece that almost resembled a face. The weirdest thing was that it just sat there, not connected to anything or in a sheathe. It just laid across his back. Dante reached back and drew his sword to show to Ruby. "My main weapon, Rebellion."

She looked the sword up and down with incredible speed and intrigue, "Interesting design. Can it do anything? And how did you do that?"

Dante chuckled. He expected both questions and luckily had a convenient lie for the second, "Many things, most of them secret." Ruby pouted with that. "And think of it as my Semblance, I can store things I have an emotional connection to." He laid his sword across his back and it soon disappeared. "So, what are you rocking?"

Ruby gained a gleam in her eyes before she unfolded her scythe and slammed the blade into the ground. Dante raised his eyebrow before she spoke, "This is my sweetheart, Crescent Rose. It's a scythe with a high-impact sniper rifle." She said with a huge smile. Dante just looked it over before he walked over to her and started to poke her biceps. "What are you doing?" she asked, confused.

"Feeling your muscles. Kinda hard to believe someone your size can wield something so huge." He said simply.

Ruby pouted and pushed his finger away. "I'm not that small. I drink milk."

He couldn't resist laughing at that. Ruby pouted at him and when he wasn't paying attention, he bumped into a trolley with suitcases on it. "What are you doing?!" came a shrill shriek. Dante turned around to see a petite girl dressed in white glaring at him. "Do you have any idea of the damage you could have caused!?"

He turned to Ruby, who shrugged, before he turned back to her. He shrugged, "No more than I can usually do."

That just made her angrier and she picked up a case, "This is Dust- mined and purified from the Schnee quarry!" she pulled out a vial out of the case as she was saying that.

"Oh. I really don't care." He told her simply.

That stopped her for a second. "What do you mean you don't care? What are you, brain-dead?"

Dante rolled his eyes, "Like I said, I don't care about Dust. Never had a reason to use it and it causes more damage than necessary. And if I was brain-dead, I'd be in a hospital. Not standing here being yelled at by a pint-sized brat."

Both comments caused her to grow much angrier. "How dare you! Where do you get off talking to me like that?! And Dust has helped revolutionize the world! Both on and off the battlefield!" Dante started to tune her out as she flung her arms around, flinging red dust into the air. Jaune was starting to get real annoyed by this Ice Queen. "Are you even listening to me? Is any of this sinking in? What do you have to say for yourself?!"

Dante finally had enough. He wrapped the left side of his jacket around a stunned Ruby and pulled her close. He then brought up his right hand and smirked at her, "Hit the deck." He then sent energy into his fingers before he snapped them and causing the dust to explode. After the smoke cleared, Dante was still standing perfectly fine, any injuries were already healed. He then looked down and opened his jacket to reveal Ruby, who was still stunned. "You good?" She nodded up at him.

"Unbelievable!" They turned to see the girl was now covered in soot. Dante lost in then and there. He was laughing like a madman. "This is not funny! Do you realize how dangerous that was!?"

He gained control of himself. "Yes, I do. But, you were the one throwing around that Dust. I had to teach you a lesson about handling Dust responsibly." He said with a smirk.

"You teach me? Do you know who I am?!" she screamed at him.

"I don't. But again, I really don't care, princess." He told her matter of fact.

"It's heiress actually." Said another voice. They all turned to see a girl with a black bow walk up to them with a vial of Dust. Dante felt something was off and focused his senses. After a second, he realized that she was a Faunus, not human. He just shrugged. It really didn't matter to him. "Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company, one of the largest producers of energy propellant in the world." Weiss looked proud before she continued. "The same company infamous for its controversial labor forces and questionable business partners."

Weiss was stunned until Dante spoke up, "You just got burned twice."

"How dare you!" she screeched before she took back her vial of Dust from the Faunus in disguise and stormed off.

The Faunus just shrugged and walked off in the opposite direction. Dante and Ruby were still standing there. She looked back up at him, "What was that about?"

He shrugged, "I have no idea. Come on, let's get to the amphitheater." Dante started to walk off with his hands in his jacket pockets. Ruby followed him. He only had one thought, 'Not even here a day and that happens. Should be fun for the short time I'm here.'

A/N- Thanks again to Jauneforever for being the my Betareader. Go checkout his work if you haven't yet. Catch ya all later!