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James kicked the doors open and instantly set a Vunemuse on fire, before slicing open a Hell Knight, surprised to watch the injury instantly heal. Then, he was all dizzy after being uppercutted by the massive demon, his head ringing from the blow
"Okay, that hurt!"
Jenny sliced upwards across a Mega Scarecrow, then shot down a flying wolf, only for the demon to get to its feet and lunge at her. She stabbed it through the head, then ripped Rebellion away and took out a Death Scythe, narrowly dodging an energy blast from a Hell Knight, as a large Linkin Beast landed behind her. She turned around and looked up at the demon. It towered over her easily, its lips drawn back in a snarl to reveal its sharp fangs. Its wings were partially unfurled, as it raised its claws. Jenny leapt out of the way, before having to dodge a streak of flames
"That's not playing nice"
Tristan dodged a Scarecrow's blade and eviscerated it, as a Blade slashed his shoulder. Whirling around with a kick, Tristan then sliced the Blade open with the Devil Wings, before blasting a Hell Greed away with lightning bolts, as a Vunemuse fell upon him. Lili was killing demons left, right and centre with cold efficiency, Yitoma whipping back and forth, spraying demon blood all over the floor, before firing an energy beam that sliced a Hell Knight in half, as a Hell Vanguard took its place, swinging its large scythe at something
"Does having a big scythe mean you're overcompensating for something?"
The Hell Vanguard frowned at her, before lunging. She leapt back, slashing wide with Yitoma. Meanwhile, Michael was battling against an Arachnid, while Cameron took on a large Chaos demon. The pair were aided by Evelyn, attacking the demons with magical projectiles and keeping out of the way as best as she could
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Vergil slammed his fist into the ice, shaking it completely, as Lady fell limp into his arms. He went down on his knees to support her as Nero and Kyrie took their of their spouses. Carefully and gently, Vergil shook Lady awake, smiling when she smiled back and placed a hand on his face
"So, you're not gonna try and kill me anymore?" he asked
"No," Lady replied
"Good, cause that would be awkward"
He helped Lady to his feet, seeing that his siblings were doing the same
"What exactly happened?" Vergil asked
"I don't know," Lady replied, "Lucia killed me, I was dead, then I came back to life all of a sudden, I'm twenty years younger and I'm trying to kill you"
"Good thing Maverick came along," Nero muttered, "And helped us out"
"Yeah, I don't understand why he did that," Celeste said
"Doesn't matter," Vergil said, "All that matters is that they're alive again"
"Standing right here," David muttered
"Hopefully, Dante is going well against Lucia," Nero said, "That said, we've got to stop her from raising Mephisto"
"Alright, let's get started on this spell," Vergil said
He headed over to the book and opened it to the right page
"Also, there's a big battle happening upstairs," Kyrie said
"Okay, you guys head on up and help out. I'm countering the spell"
"I'll stay with you," Lady said, placing a hand on Vergil's shoulder
He smiled and started reading the spell
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Dante ducked under one axe, before doing a horizontal spin over the second axe, as Lucia threw several knives with her telekinesis. Dante assumed a blocking position, the knives bouncing off his skin, as he released all the energy he had contained with blocking, transforming into a horned demon with thick, rock-like skin. He drew Excalibur and lunged at Lucia, trading blow for blow, although Lucia had the upper hand. However, her axes were bouncing off Dante's skin and the blows had no affect on him, as he continued slashing and slicing, until the transformation wore off
"That was a handy trick," Lucia said
"Yeah, I've got heaps of them. In a bag and up my sleeve"
"Wanna see one of mine?"
Lucia breathed out a gust of wind, so powerful that it blasted Dante across the rooftop. Rain continued to pour, getting stronger and stronger by the minute, while the beam of energy still pulsed brightly. Lucia exchanged her axes for her cutlaseers, which were now twice their original size. She lunged at Dante, as he blocked and defended with Excalibur, feeling the power coursing through the ancient sword. Energy flashed through the air as their blades clashed together. Excalibur gave Dante extra strength and power, enabling him to hold his own against the Goddess. Just then, the beam of energy started to shimmer
"Seems like your siblings are trying to stop me," Lucia said, "Their attempts are futile. Watch what I do next"
She muttered under her breath, energy whipping around her, then dying as quickly as it had appeared. Lucia looked up at Dante, a grin on her face
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Vergil was about a quarter of the way through the spell, when the air started to whip up around him. Frowning, he looked up to see Nightmare and Griffon before him
"Oh…how's it going?" he asked
"Nelo Angelo. It has been such a long time," Griffon said
"I'm guessing you want to kill me," Vergil said, "Well, considering how cramp it is in here, which means you can't fly, how about we take this outside?"
"Do you want me to come with you?" Lady asked
"No. Stay here and complete the spell"
"I can't read Latin"
"Get Lili then. She's fluent"
Lady hurried off to fetch her daughter, as Vergil turned to the two demons
"I'll see you out there"
With Yamato by his side, he teleported out of the tower, as Nightmare and Griffon appeared before him, the latter wheeling overhead in the pouring rain
"Alright then, bring it on"
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Dante jumped up and pushed off one blade, before leaping off the other blade and bringing Excalibur down overhead, leaving a streak of energy behind. Lucia whipped her swords up and blocked the move, as Dante flipped over and kicked her in the face, pushing away and landing on his feet. Lucia growled and slashed with both blades, as Dante rolled past her, before whirling around to block her. Lashing out with a kick, Lucia then threw several knives, as Dante stumbled back, impaled by them. He tore them away, the blood washing off in the rain, while his wounds instantly heal
"We're gonna be here all day," he said
"Until the judgement day, when the trumpet sounds," Lucia said, "I like that"
"Of course you do. You're officially nuts. No offence"
"None taken"
Dante tried a Stinger, getting blocked, before forcing Lucia's swords away and slashing her across the stomach. She brought her swords back and sliced him across the chest, as phantom daggers appeared in a circle around her and she fired them. Dante leapt out of the way, firing away with Ebony and Ivory, as Lucia backed away, deflecting a few bullets with her swords, then summoned her zambaks and lunging forward with a whirlwind slicing motion
Dante stepped away from her, slashing wide, but she was quick to defend, trying out a scissors kick. As he was lifted up by the move, Dante kicked Lucia in the face and landed on his feet, as she aimed a kick at his face. He dodged her boot and stabbed with Excalibur, but she smacked the large blade aside and shot forward, bringing her swords together in a scissors motion
Dante teleported out of the way, as Excalibur started glowing. Reversing the sword, Dante whipped it forward, followed by another two slashes, as three waves of energy shot from the blade and sliced through the air. Lucia twisted her body to dodge each Drive move, before stomping her foot and creating a path of spikes that streaked towards Dante. He rolled out of the way, as Lucia appeared before him, swinging her large double-headed axes into Dante's stomach
"You've had a brilliant run, Dante, but the end is near. Actually, it's now"
"I don't think so," Dante said, "I've still got a highway to cover yet"
And then, he Devil Triggered
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