Chapter 103: Loyal to Who?

Before long Adrian and Damon were back upstairs and seated on one of the couches with Nero seated on one of the others, his one arm resting on his knee as he sat on the edge of his seat, silently analyzing his son and friend.

"So...dad..." began Damon awkwardly, "...how've you been? The Devil May Cry is still in good shape. Is mom around? I want to surprise her and give her the biggest hug! And uh..." Damon leaned toward his father, making sure to whisper as loudly as he could, "...is Bayonetta around? I need to make sure to hide from her so she doesn't kill me for fucking her daughter in public...again."

"We'll get to all that," said Nero gruffly, "but first I got to ask, where have you been for the past year? What's with the devil in the hood? And why do you smell like the baby of a weed farm and a bar?" Adrian raised an eyebrow at Damon, wanting to hear his response, and saw the white haired devil clear his throat,

"Well, um...the smell is because I was in a new dimemsion, with no one to speak to, or help me, plus I didn't think I'd be able to see you guys again, so I turned to an outlet." Nero nodded his head, and gestured for Damon to continue, "As for Adrian here," he jerked a thumb to the Devil Virus, "he is the first devil I fought going into that world...and he whooped my ass." Nero gave Adrian a look, causing the young devil to awkwardly wave, and Nero returned his attention to his son,

"If he beat you down like that then why is he here?"

"Because at the same time he was the first devil I fought going into that world, he also became one of my good friends. Him and his entire group," said Damon with a smile. Nero frowned,

"...His group...of devils." Now it was Damons turn to frown,

"Yeah, devils. But not like the ones we have here," Damon defended, "They are more than just heartless destructive pieces of shit like they are in this world. They have heart, soul, and some of them actually helped us in our time of need."

"Helped you...really?" Nero asked, more surprised than curious.

"Yeah. They gave me a place to belong, told me all about how their worlds devils work, who to kill, who to leave alone and such so I don't start a war between them and the angels...both kinds of them." Now Nero was curious,

"You say angels like there is more than one kind. Care to elaborate?"

"Well," began Damon, scooting forward in his seat, "The real angels are the goody two shoes that live upstairs in Heaven, and then there are fallen angels...they're dicks."

"I would assume they are called 'fallen' angels for a reason."

"Yep, but the big bad one we fought did help me unleash my Devil Bringer!" Damon lifted his Devil Bringer arm, showing it off with glee, until he looked back to his father, seeing his eye twitching, "...sorry." Damon set his arm back down, "BUT, now we got a truce going on between all three sides, so now the angels, fallen and devils can hopefully live in peace." Nero nodded, but his expression turned serious,

"You said they gave you a place to belong...what did you mean by that?" Damon gulped, knowing what was coming next was not going to be pleasant. Adrian gave Damon a pat on the shoulder for support, and the white haired boy stood up, faced his father, and spread his wings, making his father straighten up with wide eyes.

CRASH!

The three turned towards the stairs, seeing Blair had just dropped several boxes upon seeing Damons' wings,

"You're...a complete devil now?" She asked. Damon sighed,

"If I didn't join Rias' house I would have been considered a stray...and I would have eventually had the full might of Hell and Heaven (both sides) on my ass. I may be awesome, but taking out all three sides is too much for me." Nero stood up, turning his back to his son,

"I...I can't look at you right this second..." Damons' face turned into a frown,

"Why the fuck not?"

"Because..." Nero turned back around, tears in his eyes, "...the devils took something precious from me...from us...while you were gone." That's when it finally occurred to Damon; his mother was nowhere in sight since his arrival.

"Dad...where's mom?" Nero looked down to the floor, and gestured for Damon to follow. Soon Nero was leading Damon, Adrian and Blair to the outside of the city, revealing a large hill with a cherry blossom at the top, watching the sunrise over the horizon,

"Do you remember this place, Damon?" Nero asked Damon.

"Yeah, this is where we spread Dantes' ashes and left that cross for him," answered Damon, "and there it is!" Damon pointed to the cross, almost hiding behind the tree. But as he rounded it, he saw that there wasn't a cross there...there was SIX crosses. "What...?" Nero approached the crosses, and pointed to the one in the middle,

"There's Trish," said Nero, drawing a gasp from Damon as he moved his finger to the left, moving closer to Dantes' cross, "Then there is Lady, and finally Kyrie." Damon moved to the cross closest to Dantes', and knelt down,

"Mom..."

"It's not just your family either," said Blair, pointing to the furthest two crosses, and Damon looked up,

"Bayonetta AND Luka?!"

"Yeah...all of them killed by what we believe to be the same thing," said Blair. Damon looked back to his mothers cross, tears dripping from his face,

"...A devil."

"We had all of them cremated and spread their ashes here with Dante," said Nero, "that way they are all together."

"You guys sure it was a devil?" Asked Adrian, not wanting to butt in, but was tired of being left out of the conversation. Nero glared at Adrian,

"Their bodies were ripped apart kid. Yes I'm sure!" Snapped Nero, "Nothing could have shredded them like they were!" Adrian raised his hands defensively,

"Okay! Okay, I'm sorry. It's just in my world it was usually fallen angels or stray priests that did the level of damage you're describing." Damon glared at Adrian with teary eyes,

"Well Sellzen isn't around for me to shoot him in the dick again!" He yelled, causing Adrian to take a step back in surprise as Damon rose up, looking to his father, "I take it that you brought me here and told me all this for more than trying to break my damn heart, right?"

"We could use some help bringing the thing down," said Nero. Damon shook his head,

"Fine. I'm in." Adrian gave Damon a look of concern,

"Uh, Damon? Mind if I talk to you in private for a second?" Damon looked to Adrian, and nodded, walking with Adrian a good few yards away from Nero and Blair,

"What's up?" Adrian cleared his throat,

"Damon, I have no problem with you taking out the devil that did this, but I would appreciate it if you don't forget the main reason why we're here." Damon gave Adrian a look of shock which turned into a scowl,

"Why we're here?" Damon then closed the small distance between them and angrily growled through gritted teeth, "Or why you're here?" Now it was Adrian to grow angry,

"Damon, I already lost Katrina on this damned misadventures, I don't even know if she is alive, and I am not losing you too!"

"You won't be losing me!" Said Damon, "I will be right where I should be! Right here, helping my dad and girlfriend with devil hunting like I should have been!"

"I lost Calvin and my mom, two of the people I care for most in the world, thanks to Zeus, Damon!" Shouted Adrian.

"And I lost my mom, AND my aunts, AND my girlfriend got orphaned!" Damon shouted back, "So I think my situation beats the holy fuck out of yours, shit-stick!"

"Damon! What about Rias? Didn't you care for her like the rest of us?" Asked Adrian.

"You mean secretly wish I could tongue-fuck her ass like everyone else? Maybe. But she and the rest of the house hate my guts anyway. Besides, what does Rias matter in this situation? You abandoned her first!" Adrian was quiet, at a loss for words, until he finally said with a shakey breath,

"Be better than me Damon...please! You got to remain loyal!" Adrian begged. Damon scoffed,

"Loyal to who?" Damon then raised his normal hand, summoning his Gremory Family emblem, and with his Devil Bringer hand, he crushed it with ease, letting the pieces fall and fade from existance as Adrian stared in shock.

"Damon...what have you...?"

"You do not have room to say anything here Adrian," said the Devil Hunter. "Now go, find Katrina, go kill Zeus, and go back home to Rias. If I see you around here again..." Damon took a deep breath, secretly regretting what he was about to say, "...I will send you back to Rias like a good devil hunter should...in a fucking matchbox." Damon walked past Adrian, purposely hitting him with his shoulder as he passed, having his father follow him, and after a look of pity from Blair to Adrian, she followed her boyfriend as well. The Devil Virus, with no clue as to what to do next, simply fell to his knees, unsure of what to do next...