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"Lady?"
Lady was standing before him, dressed in her combat gear. However, she looked about twenty years younger than she did before she died. But she wasn't the only one who had been resurrected. Kyrie and David were also here, also looking twenty years younger than they previously did. Vergil slowly got to his feet, staring at his wife
"You back?"
"Seems that way," Lady replied
She then grabbed Vergil by the coat and tossed him through the air with ease. He landed on his feet and whirled around, as Lady came in with a sidekick to his ribs, punching him in the jaw, then slamming him against the wall. Vergil blocked her next punch and grabbed her by the shoulders
"What the hell is going on?" he demanded
Lady smacked his arms aside and grabbed him by the head, slamming hers against his and throwing him onto the ground. Vergil wasn't the only one having problems. Nero and Celeste were also battling against their respective spouses, though against their will. Vergil turned towards his wife, scoring a blow to the jaw that sent him reeling
"This is so not good"
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Deflecting Bolverk's strike, James then kicked him in the face, before slashing across Freki's face, as Geri barrelled into him. James kicked the wolf spirit off him, before rolling away from the Furiataurus' hammer when it came crashing against the road. Getting to his feet, James sent forth a jet of flames that washed over Freki, then summoned a tower of flames beneath Bolverk. Geri leapt at him, but he dropped to the ground, thrusting Envy upwards into Geri's stomach. The wolf spirit howled and faded away, as James got to his feet, narrowly dodging Bolverk's sword
"Tell me if this hurts"
Bolverk slashed again, but James jumped over the blade, kicking him in the jaw, followed by a second kick that ended in a flip. But when he did the second kick, his foot was covered in flames and he blasted Bolverk away as he landed on his feet, before swiftly blocking the Furiataurus' hammer swing
"Sorry, hothead, not this time"
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Maverick sauntered into the tower, looking around the chaos and carnage taking place. Demons were coming through the portals, but were getting cut down as soon as they arrived, thanks to the destructive team of Jenny, Tristan, Lili, Michael and Cameron. Evelyn was also there, providing some help with her magical abilities. Maverick leaned against the wall and smiled as he watched Lili fight. She was both graceful and deadly. She…in a way, intrigued him. She was entertaining in a way he had never seen in a woman since…well, ever
"Hey, lass," he called
Lili whirled around, an angry look on her face, but Maverick simply smiled. The memory of their kiss resurfaced, causing his grin to grow wider
"You up for another round?"
Lili flicked the blood off her blade and headed towards him, as Maverick smirked and created a sword out of ice, before blocking her blow. Lili then slashed at his legs, before whirling up from the move and kicking him in the chest
"Does your demon blood burn?" Maverick asked, "Mine does. Thaw my heart"
"I prefer to cut it out," Lili replied
She slashed, then spun around, slicing downwards, as Maverick blocked the blow and stepped back and sent forth several ice shards. Lili batted them aside, then did a wushu spin, slicing downwards. Maverick stepped out of the way, stabbing at Lili's waist. She blowed and twisted, landing a kick on Maverick's head. He staggered, flicking his sword up to block her next move, then planting his boot in her stomach. Lili flipped onto her feet, slashing with an energy-charged Yitoma that shattered his sword. Maverick looked at the broken sword, before bringing his gauntlet forth to block Lili's next blow and created a pair of ice daggers
"You know, you captured my attention the minute I saw you," Maverick said, dodging and blocking Lili's moves, "You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen in two thousand years. And that's saying a lot"
"I'm flattered," Lili said, slashing wide and drawing blood
Maverick looked at the cut in his shoulder and sighed, before slamming his fist into the ground and creating a strip of icicles towards Lili. She responded by shooting an energy wave from Yitoma that sliced through the icicles
"You're the only one who makes my frozen heart beat with heat"
"I always thought you didn't have a heart"
"Gotta love that attitude. Lili, love, you make me so hot"
"That is so cheesy and gross"
"Yeah well, so what? You're hot. Can't change that. And I'm into you. Can't change that either, even if I wanted to"
Maverick blocked Lili's swing and locked his blades against hers, before twisting his arms so Yitoma was safely away from him and he was close to Lili
"You're the one girl I don't wanna kill"
"Oh, that's comfor-"
She was cut off when Maverick pulled her into a passionate kiss. He smiled in his mind when she responded back with equal fervour and he was reluctant to break it, but when he did, he felt something in him that he had never felt before
"I'll be seeing you around"
He disappeared in a flash of ice. Lili growled, rubbing her lips and looking at the space where he had just been. When he didn't appear again, she knew he was gone and turned her attentions back to the battle at hand
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Dante raced along, Sparda held low to the ground and he sliced upwards, but Lucia was expecting the move and deflected Sparda with one cutlaseers, before slashing with the other. Dante swiftly blocked the blow, before slicing downwards, then thrusting. Lucia stepped back and parried the move, spinning around and kicking Dante in the chest. He stumbled back, as Lucia stabbed with both blades. Dante placed Sparda between the blades and twisted, forcing Lucia's arm to cross over. However, she followed through, doing a handless cartwheel and kicking Dante
"Looks like you've improved your abilities," Dante replied
"I guess I have"
Lucia shot forward, ducking under Sparda and planting a kick in Dante's solar plexus that launched him into the air. She followed after him, slashing with her cutlaseers. Dante blocked her moves, before kicking her in the stomach, followed by a backflipping kick and finished by a Helm Breaker with Sparda. Lucia blocked, but was slammed towards the ground. She landed on her feet and looked up, as Dante came flying down. He brought Sparda down overhead, but she blocked, as he pushed away from her and landed on his feet
"By the way, are those the same blades you used years ago?"
"I believe they are. I stole them from Devil May Cry"
"Thought so. I only realize when I went back there earlier"
"Guess I'll have to say thank you for looking after them for me"
"You're welcome," Dante said
Lucia lunged at him, but he blocked and shoved her over his head. She slid along the ground, then got to her feet and whirled around to deflect Dante's Stinger move. He carried on and spun, kicking Lucia in the stomach, then slashing wide. Blood ran from her body, but the wound close up and healed, as she slashed. He ducked and whirled around, blocking her arm and pointing Ebony at her head
"You're not gonna win this fight," he said
"I beg to differ. I am the Goddess of Death. I will kick your ass"
He fired a charged round into her head, but she spat out the bullet, the wound in her head healing, as Dante put his gun away and held out his empty hand
"I beg to differ. You can't keep me down, no matter what"
Linkin appeared in his hand, as Lucia smiled
"We'll see about that"
Then, the pair lunged at each other
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