Penultimate chapter
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Jenny slashed Rebellion wide, the blade ripping through three Hell Lust demons at once, reducing them to dust. An Arachne fired a jet of web at her, but she jumped over it, shooting the spider demon until it collapsed, then whirled around and performed the Drive move on a Hell Knight, slicing it diagonally in half. Tristan sliced a Hell Pride into the air, then jumped onto its back when it landed and pushed off, using the demon like a skateboard, holding the Devil Wings out and slicing through the demonic horde, before using a falling Goatling as a ramp and killing the Pride in mid air, falling down upon a Linkin Beast and stabbing it through the throat
Holding out his hand, James instantly incinerated a small group of Hell Gluttonies, then whipped Envy around to slice open an Auromancer, before stabbing his sword through the head of a Sin Scissors. It screamed and faded away, as James then took on a Plutonian. It swung its chain balls at him, but he leapt out of the way, sending down a streak of flames that burned away at the demon. Revving up the throttle, Nero shot forth with the Ex-Streak move, taking down several Scarecrows at once, before throwing three dark swords into three Goatlings, then grabbing a Brontmancer with the Diablo Bringer and slamming it against the ground several times
Celeste tore into the demons with her Abigail Glaives, turning several to ice and turning others into rotten corpses after infecting them with sickness. Blood sprayed in fountains around her, as she cut a bloody swath through them, aided by David, as his bullets tore into the demons. Throwing a grenade, he shot a Bloody Mary at point-blank range with his shotgun, as the grenade went off, ripping through several demons and reducing them to dust or burning hunks of flesh, before melting away
Michael caught a Fallen with his Angel Bringer and spun the demon around his head, before slamming it into the ground, as Cameron smacked the Flame Staff into the stomachs of Enigmas and spun them around, burning them, before throwing them aside and taking on a Dullahan, aided by his sister. Kyrie was battling against a Damned Bishop, as Lady fired a rocket that blew up an Abyss demon
Tristan twirled Anubis around, firing off energy orbs and taking down several Hell Lust demons, as a Hell Knight lumbered towards him, swinging its massive fists. Blocking the blows with Anubis, Tristan then leapt up and impaled one blade through its head. The Hell Knight snarled, blasting Tristan away with an energy blast, before keeling over, blood pumping from its fatal wound. Changing Anubis for Vengeance, Tristan then whirled around, shattering a Sargasso demon and impaling an Assault as it leapt at him. He threw the demon off the blade and carried on
Bianco Angelos zoomed about, before diving at Jenny and James, who were standing next to each other. Jenny threw Rebellion, which took out a few Biancos, as James surrounded himself in flames, before shooting several fireballs. A few Biancos went down, but the rest of the fireballs were deflected by their shields, as they landed before the pair and started attacking with their energy-charged lances
"You know, I've been wondering," James said, deflecting a strike
"Yeah, what's that?" Jenny asked
"When this is all over…how would you like to go on a date?"
"And yeah I was thinking this was a date"
"A proper date. One that doesn't involve bloodshed"
"Yeah, I'm up for it"
James grinned and killed his Bianco, as Jenny did the same
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"Okay, so this is the spell to stop Mephisto," Lili said to herself
A Scarecrow landed behind her and leapt, but without looking, Lili unsheathed Yitoma and sliced the demon in half, as she concentrated on the spell
"Okay, here goes"
Letting out a sigh, Lili started reading the spell. Three Scarecrows landed before her, but she whipped Yitoma around, whilst still chanting the spell, and killed them
"This is gonna be a while"
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Vergil dodged the gunfire from Nightmare, diving behind a burning car until the shooting stopped. Griffon came flying down, unleashing an arc of red lightning. Vergil dived out from behind the car, as it exploded from the lightning bolts. Shooting phantom spears at Griffon, Vergil teleported to Nightmare with Beowulf equipped and landing a kick on the demon's hide. It knocked him aside with a spear, before charging towards him. Griffon dived and attempted to slash at Vergil with his talons, but the half-demon teleported out of the way, as a net dropped on him
Drawing Yamato, Vergil cut his way out of the net, just as Nightmare came crashing down inside, the net melting back into its skin, as hatches opened up and the air suddenly got very cold. Vergil felt his demonic power being drawn in by Nightmare and he summoned the Phantom Cannon, shooting a flaming cannon ball into one of the hatches, destroying it. Nightmare screeched and melted down into ooze
"Down, but not quite out," Vergil said, turning towards Griffon
He dived, letting loose a barrage of electrical beams. Vergil leapt or teleported amongst them, before slashing with Yamato and drawing a crimson line across Griffon's breast. He screeched, bringing his talons forth to slash Vergil, who teleported out of the way. As he landed on the road, Nightmare appeared in a blanket of ooze, attempting to absorb Vergil into itself, but he teleported out of the way, before zooming in with a Hellebore Stinger. Nightmare roared in agony, as Vergil let loose with a barrage of flaming attacks with Yamato in the mix, reducing the demon to a small puddle of ooze, as it soon faded away
"One down, one to go"
Griffon landed and flared his wings, before shooting a lightning bolt. Vergil deflected the bolt with Yamato, making his way towards Griffon, deflecting each lightning bolt fired his way. Griffon took off into the air, as Vergil Devil Triggered and followed after him, flying through the storm of red lightning, as he released a band of energy from Yamato, slicing into Griffon. He screeched and plummeted, as Vergil landed and sheathed Yamato, which started glowing. Bands of purple energy appeared on Griffon's body, as Vergil drew and slash wide. Griffon screeched again as his body fell apart into cubed pieces of flesh, then melted away. Resuming his human form, Vergil sheathed Yamato, then ran a hand through his hair, spiking it up again
"Now, back to the Goddess"
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Dante's demonic form crackled with raw energy, looking like a cross between his Majin form and Sparda. Lucia knew she was finally meeting her match and lunged at him, swinging her axes. Sparks flew when Excalibur clashed against her swords and the pair duelled it out, moving faster than the human eye could ever hope to see. Lightning arced through the air, as the rain pounded down harder than before. And the two warriors kept up their furious battle, trading blow for blow. Lucia was lithe and quick on her feet, utilizing her speed, while Dante had strength and the blood of Sparda running through his veins. Clashing blades again, they separated, as Lucia spread her wings and took to the sky, using her telekinesis to propel the lightning bolts towards Dante. He spread his wings and took after her, dodging the bolts
"No! You won't win this time, Dante!" Lucia cried
"I think I have something to say about that," Dante replied
He whirled Excalibur around his head, charging it up with energy. Lucia channelled her energy into her swords, as Dante shot at her. She flew down, blades clashing together, as an explosion rang out, shaking the whole area. When the dust cleared, Dante and Lucia were battling in mid-air, spinning, ducking and weaving as they traded energy-charged blows. Lucia kicked Dante in the face, then slammed her blades against his chest, slamming him back to the ground. Dante bounced once and landed on his feet, as Lucia flew at him. He waited until the right moment, before slicing upwards, ripping into Lucia's stomach and slicing her open. She faulted in her flight, crashing to the ground, as Dante resumed his human form
"How does that feel?" he asked, heading over to her
Lucia growled and lunged forth, impaling Dante through the stomach
"You tell me," she shot back
Dante swung Excalibur, but she ducked and ripped her sword away, before kicking him in the chest. Dante rolled back onto his knees, blocking Lucia, then slicing at her legs. She jumped over the blade, as Dante rose up with a Stinger. Lucia stepped back, slashing at his throat, but he ducked under the blade, moving past her, as she whirled around, slashing wide. Stepping back, Dante sliced upwards, then did an Extended Stinger. Lucia flipped back onto her feet, as Dante Dashed at her, before doing his Dance Macabre move, finishing off with the Overdrive. Lucia fell slump to the ground, resuming her human form, as Dante stood over her
"It's over now, Lucia," he said
"No, I don't think so," she said
Lucia chanted under her breath, as the beam of energy widened, as black energy appeared, swirling inside the beam. Lucia smiled as she got to her feet, reaching her hand out to the black energy. Dante realized what was going on and impaled Lucia through the stomach with Excalibur
"I'm sorry," he said
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