Here is the new chapter, which is kicking off the story and introduces the new villian, Maverick. Hope you all enjoy this new chappie!
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"Everything ready?" Maverick asked
"We're almost up and ready to go," a demon replied, "Just a few minor adjustments"
Maverick let out a sigh. He stood at about five foot five, with blue eyes and windswept jet-black hair. He wore a sleeveless black trench coat with the collar up around his jawline, as well as a black muscle shirt and denim pants, while wearing dark grey gauntlets and greaves
"Why do these things take so long to prepare?" he asked, running a hand through his hair, "The layout's fine, so is the planning, but it's the actual doing that's a bitch"
"We're nearly there, sir," a demon said, "Shall we take a look at it?"
"Of course. Lead the way, douchebag"
The demon led Maverick out into a massive underground cavern, where a gateway about thirty-two feet across rested, imbedded in the thick rock. Demons were slaving away, chipping at the rock as they slowly unearthed the large gateway. The carvings depicted on the gateway consisted of a pentagram with a bull's skull in the centre, while the archaic symbol for death was etched into the arms of the pentagram
"Looks…nice," Maverick said, "You should have seen Lucifer's. Now that was fancy. Of course, it was freaking hard to open"
"Are you pleased with this?" the demon asked
"Dude, what is with this sucking-up servitude?"
"Just so you won't kill me, sir"
"Oh"
With a flick of his wrist, Maverick threw an ice shard into the demon's throat, grinning as he toppled over the railing, falling down twenty feet into the cavern
"I just hate ass-kissers," Maverick said, "Get the ritual ready," he ordered
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"Out on an island," Jenny said, tying her short hair back into a ponytail, "How original"
"This is the last resting place of the G.O.D," James said, steering the boat
"You're learning my lingo. It's a start"
James rolled his eyes and pointed out a sentry guard standing on a cliff, overlooking the ocean. Jenny whipped out a handgun, aimed him up and fired from over six hundred feet away, watching as the guard toppled off the cliff. James's eyes widened in amazement, as Jenny grinned and holstered her gun. Their boat made its silent way to the back of the island, where there were fewer guards. Parking the boat, James and Jenny got out, sheathing their swords, as they slowly made their way up the rocky cliff, reaching the top easily thanks to their demonic side, before peering down into the valley below. Jenny let out a small whistle
"Wow. That's big. All for this Goddess of Death?"
"She is a powerful entity," James replied, "Her battle against Lucifer is historic"
"So, what powers does she have? Should I be scared?"
"Can resurrect the dead. Also has an instant death touch"
"A bit like the Grim Reaper. How about we send these guys to meet him"
"Not one of those workers is a human. They're all demons. Slavic demons, I think. Born and bred to be slaves. I can see there are several beefed-up Chaos demons"
"So that's where they're coming from," Jenny said, "Dad was pissed about that"
James drew his long sword and held it up into the setting sun
"Time to go in and stop this ritual"
"Sounds like a plan," Jenny said, drawing Rebellion
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Maverick stared down at the gateway as he made his way down the stairs and to the massive lock, as a pedestal and a thick book were placed before it. About five humans were kneeling in the middle of the gateway, whipped and bound, as Maverick stood before the book, rolling his eyes at the Latin inscriptions
"Do we have a translation of this?" he asked the demons, "No? Bugger. Oh well, let's get on with it. Wasted too much time on this"
Maverick started reading from the book, as a demon suddenly landed on the gateway, a large laceration on its chest. Frowning, Maverick looked up at the direction of the fall, seeing a red-clad woman slicing her way through his followers. But she wasn't the only one. A blond-haired man clad in black was also doing the same
"Knight," Maverick growled, "Here, finish this. I've got business to take care of"
Maverick walked away from the book, as a demon stepped up and started reading. Maverick's hands started glowing light blue, as he unleashed two blasts of ice at James. He saw the attack and jumped back, as six demons were frozen solid. James smashed them apart with his sword, as flames appeared around his left hand. He launched a fireball at Maverick, who froze it and jumped aside from the projectile
"Why don't you and your lady friend come on down?" Maverick asked, "We could have a proper chat this time. I'm shouting the cookies and tea"
"I don't think raising the Goddess of Death is going to do you much," James said
"Oh yeah? Well, for starters, I get granted amnesty from her. Secondly and I'm hoping wildly for this, she'll allow me to be her king"
"More like she'll stick you on a spit roast and turn you into Mr. Crispy"
"Yeah, she'll make you her personal barbeque"
BLAM!
Maverick twisted his body, dodging the bullet, as Jenny killed a demon and jumped off the ledge, falling down twenty feet to land before Maverick, as he smiled
"I just had to add my two cents in," Jenny said, "So, you're Maverick, huh?"
"Well, well, what a pretty we have here," Maverick grinned, "Oh and better yet, she's the daughter of Dante. Awesome"
"It's the hair, isn't it? The hair is always a dead giveaway"
"So is the red clothing, the massive sword, the swagger and oh yeah, your scent"
"Moving on," Jenny said, "I'm here to stop you from raising the G.O.D"
"Look, little lady, you're not stopping me from raising the Goddess of Death"
Jenny drew her handgun and aimed it at his forehead
"You sure about that?"
"Jenny!"
Two winged demons landed on the gateway, transforming into Dante and Tristan
"Dad? What are you doing here?" Jenny asked
"You left on a mission without specifying it," Dante replied, "Oh and also, you left with a frigging Linkin Beast, a highly dangerous and destructive demon"
"I'm only half Linkin Beast," James said, landing behind them
"You stay out of it," Dante said, turning around, before frowning
"Dante, Dante, Dante, how long has it been?" Maverick asked, "Fifteen years, right? Such a long time. We definitely have to catch up"
"Let me guess, Maverick, you're gonna spring another almighty demon from hell?" Dante asked, "How'd that work out for you last time?"
"If you or Cloud weren't there, it would have worked perfectly," Maverick said, "How is Cloud, by the way? How are his friends?"
Dante whirled around, drawing Ebony and firing three rounds into Maverick's chest. The frost demon chuckled, lightly touching his wounds
"Guns don't work on me, dumb-ass"
"Then I'll have to settle for decapitating you," Dante said, drawing Alastor
"You know, we've been having this lovely chat and guess what's been happening in that time? The ritual is being performed"
"What?" Tristan cried
The humans had their throats slit, their blood spilling onto the gateway, as the entire cavern began rumbling. Rocks began crumbling, as a bright light shot up from the gateway. Dante swung Alastor at Maverick, who jumped out of the way
"Dun, dun, dun, what's gonna happen next?" Maverick said, "G.O.D is coming"
"You little twerp," Dante growled
The cavern started falling in on itself, as Maverick laughed and transformed into a demon similar to a Frost demon, but with wings, as he shot out of the cavern. Dante, Jenny, Tristan and James all Devil Triggered, flying out of the cavern, as it collapsed completely and created an explosive, the shockwave firing out and rocking the citizens of Fortuna, all the while as the bright light danced in the air
"This is not going to be good," Dante said
"This is going to be very bad," Jenny agreed
"We should head back to the mainland," James suggested
Agreeing with his suggestion, the four devils turned and flew back to Fortuna
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