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Demons were everywhere, slaughtering anyone in their path. Civilians were running all over the place, trying to get to safety, but were cut down in their numbers, blood splattering all over the road and building walls. A Goatling flew over a couple and raised its hands; ready to fire an energy blast, but a bullet to the forehead prevented that

"Alright then," Dante said, "Get the civilians out. Have a free-for-all killathon"

He drew Alastor and sliced down a Scarecrow, before slashing open a Blade, then leaping onto a building wall and pushing off to kill a Blood Goatling. Upon landing, Dante struck a Kyklops with the trademark Stinger move, sending the Kyklops flying back onto a group of Pride demons, crushing them to dust under its weight. Vergil sliced through the numerous Scarecrows with ease, as Tristan took on a Blitz demon, his reflexes faster than the demon itself and he was able to dispatch it with ease, before taking on a Hell Vanguard, then followed by an Orangguerra and a Sin Scissors at the same time

Dante killed a Cutlass demon, before seeing a massive pillar of flames appear atop the nearest skyscraper. Knowing it was a powerful demon; Dante sliced his way through the demons to reach the skyscraper, before racing up the stairs, killing Hell Sin demons along the way. He reached the top of the skyscraper, surveying the numerous bodies littering the roof, before seeing the cause of their deaths

"Long time, no see Despair," Dante grinned

"Dante. Long time, no pleasure whatsoever," Despair replied

"I like what you've done with the place, though I'm not too sure about the bodies"

"Death adds a touch of flair to things"

"Then my kicking your ass again will have a lot of flair"

Dante drew Alastor and charged at Despair, swinging his electric sword three times. Despair blocked all the blows, as Dante whirled around and was blocked, before twisting back and kicking Despair in the chest. He stumbled and lashed out with his swords, as Dante blocked and rolled under his blades. Whirling around, Despair struck him with her whips, leaving cuts on his face. Dante grinned and pushed off one sword, spinning around the other sword, before bringing Alastor down. Despair teleported out of the way and struck Dante in the back with a spear. Dante crashed against the door to the staircase, before whipping out Ebony and letting off several rounds. Despair deflected the bullets with his swords, as Dante lunged

Spreading his wings, Despair flew out of the way, kicking Alastor aside and teleporting before Dante, swinging both swords. Dante was lifted into the air, but flipped over and slammed Alastor into the ground, just missing Despair, who had started glowing, his wings stretched out to their full length

"Now where have I seen this one before?" Dante asked, "Oh yeah, that's right"

Withdrawing Cerberus, Dante wrapped one rod around Despair's ankle and yanked him out of the air, just as he unleashed his energy rainbow attack. Creating a shield of ice, Dante blocked most of the attack, before melting the shield and noting that most of the rooftop had been destroyed by the energy

"That adds a touch of flair"

Despair appeared out of nowhere and sent Dante flying across the rooftop. He landed on his feet, blocking Despair's next attack, as she wrapped a whip around his ankle and threw him into the air. Twisting his body, Dante blocked Despair's furious air attacks, before landing on his feet and summoning Ifrit

"Let's fight fire with fire"

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Vergil sliced a Scarecrow in half, before dodging a flying Assault and shooting it out of the air with a phantom spear, then decapitating a Frost demon. Kicking a Lust demon to the ground, Vergil stabbed it through the throat, before whirling around to slice open an upcoming Tartarussian. As it fell to the ground, Vergil looked up and noticed Beelzebub standing atop a nearby building. The godking watched as Vergil slaughtered the demons around him, before leaping off the building and landing on the road. Vergil noted that Beelzebub was now decked out in full body armour, a fancy cape billowing behind him, as he drew a longsword with feathered hilts and a red energy glow surrounding the blade

"Nice sword," Vergil said, killing a Fetish without looking

"Vergil, it sure has been a long time," Beelzebub said, stopping before him

"Nice as it is to see you alive and all, I don't think we're meant to sit down and have a chat over cookies and tea"

"No, that's true. A fight to the death it is"

"Knew you'd see it my way"

"So, how long has it been since we last fought?" Beelzebub asked

"Uh, I think nearly twenty five years," Vergil answered

"Humph, Jester's filled me in on quite a bit"

"That fool is alive?"

"Yes he is. It seems my son's finally done a good job"

"Maverick is your son?" Vergil asked after realization

"Unfortunately. He's not as disciplined as Gloria. Kids can be troublesome"

"I don't know. Mine's been pretty good all these years. Granted, there are those times when she has her moods, which she gets from her mother, not from me"

"Well, this conversation has gone on for quite too long," Beelzebub chuckled

"I was thinking somewhere along the same lines"

With a flick of his wrist, Vergil fired an energy beam from Yamato's blade, but Beelzebub sliced through the beam, before charging energy into his hand

"Let's see how long you last on your own against a godking!"

Beelzebub fired the energy blast, which Vergil flipped over, before flying at him. Vergil twisted his body, bringing Yamato around, but Beelzebub was faster, slamming into him and smashing through a nearby building. A phantom spear pierced Beelzebub's shoulder, as he kicked Vergil away. The half-demon landed on his feet, before dodging Beelzebub's Helm Breaker and swinging Yamato. Beelzebub dodged the blade, kicking Vergil in the chest, before swinging his sword, only for Vergil to summon the Hellebore and blocked the blow, kicking him in the stomach

Beelzebub leapt back from the dual swords, firing an energy blast that caught Vergil in the chest and launched him through the air. Vergil flipped over, landing on his feet and sliding along the road, creating a series of phantom spears and firing them. Beelzebub battered the spears aside as he flew at Vergil, collecting him and smashing through another building, this time going through the windows. Upon landing on the road, Vergil kicked Beelzebub off and got to his feet, before removing the glass shards from his body, then taking off his shredded coat and tossing it aside

"Now I'm motivated!"

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"Come on everyone, this way. Safe passage this way," Tristan called

The civilians he was herding headed in the direction of the harbour, where a ship was taking them to the mainland to get them away from the Goddess. Tristan was killing the demons that were too stupid to retreat, while watching over the civilians, before catching an energy-charged fist to the jaw. Shaking his head, Tristan got to his feet, grabbing Vengeance on the way and facing Balthazar

"I'm told you're the son of Dante. Correct?" Balthazar asked

"Yeah, I am. And I know who you are? A demonised chicken"

Tristan dodged the energy blast, chuckling to himself as he sheathed his sword

"You're gonna have to do better than that"

Tristan suddenly had to dive out of the way to avoid the larger energy blast, which annihilated a warehouse. He glared at Balthazar, who grinned and cracked his neck

"Was that better?"

Tristan fired twin lightning bolts, catching Balthazar in the chest and blasting him through the air. Balthazar got to his feet, anger etched on his face, as he summoned his twin swords, Jagget. Tristan drew Vengeance and placed the tip on the ground

"You really want to try and take me on in a sword fight?"

"I was able to hold my own against your father and his siblings"

"Only because you had Sparda. What have you got now? Toothpicks?"

Tristan dodged Balthazar's angry slash, before whirling around him and jumping out of the way of the spiked blades, while chuckling to himself, deflecting the blows every now and again, angering Balthazar even further, until the demon caught on

"No, this won't do. I need to be calm in order to kill you"

Tristan whirled his hand in the air and did a low fancy bow

"Then come and let's duel. Let's see how long you can remain calm"

"You're a cocky one, aren't you?"

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, Balthy"

With a growl, Balthazar lunged at Tristan

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