Super Smash Bros. BRAWL

Part Two: Adventure

DH Chap. 4: Light

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Still working on the timeline. It'll be done soon.

I'll probably post one more DH Chapter before I move onto the Legendary Mercenary chapters which cover the adventures of Snake and Mist. It'll give you a bit of insight into what is going on with the other characters through Snake's Codec. I'll update that up to the point where Snake saves Florina's ass, and then I'll resume the Devil Hunter chapters. After I'm done with that, I'll finish up the Legendary Mercenary chapters, and then move onto Lyn's chapters.

Note: There will be two new arrivals at the end of the adventures. Spoilers in the shape of riddles, you would've had to play their games to get these: One will be the Wolf of Sacae, and the other will be carrying Rebellion's twin. If you get the riddles, PM me and I'll let you make a request for a third new arrival.

New Super Smash attacks:

Dante/Beowulf: Real Impact: Dante will transform into his demonic form, hurl the enemy into the air with a devastating "Rising Dragon" uppercut, do a mid-air tornado attack, slam the enemy into the ground with a haymaker, and then finish it all off with a ground pound attack referred to as "The Volcano."

Dante's Office: "Devil May Cry"

Florina's pain drove her into another dream. A nightmare that had haunted her. The memory of a man who became a devil, seeking power. In her nightmare, his dark magic consumed Lyn and Hector, the Archsage helpless before the devils power. Though Lyn and Hector survived and killed the devil, Florina never saw that. She just watched in horror. She then felt the dark magic consume her. The pain swam into her blood and spread all over her body. She started screaming, calling out the name of the one man who could match the devils power on his own. She felt like she was shouting for a lifetime before she heard a voice. She felt a light touch on her face and saw a bright red light. She looked at it. A demon, a true demon, was flying towards her. Its arm extended, she reached out and grabbed it and felt the pain vanish, she saw the darkness retreat, and then she woke up, seeing the demon in his true form. Dante was holding the sobbing Florina, she grabbed on, ignoring the pain from her broken ribs. She clutched onto him and held on desperately. She heard Dante's voice, but couldn't make out what he was saying. She grabbed onto him, and finally could make out a song he was singing to her to calm her down, what he had been whispering to her in the cave. A strange song.

"We are falling

The light is calling

Tears inside me

Coming down

Bless me with the

Leaf off of the tree

On it I see

The freedom reign

We are falling

The light is on me

Tears inside

Calm me down

Bless me with the

Leaf off of the tree

On it I see

The freedom reign

Midnight calling

Mist of resolving

Crown me with the

Pure green leaf

Bless me with the

Leaf off of the tree

On it I see

The freedom reign

Praise to my father

Blessed by the water

Black night, dark skies

The devils cry"

Florina stopped crying and listened to it. Dante noticed her calming down and let go of her. He then wrapped his coat around her. Soon she realized why he had to wrap his coat around her. She quickly pulled it over her nude body, forgetting that Volgin had torn them up before he began torturing her again. She heard a strange ringing; Dante got up and walked to the phone. He picked it up. "Devil May Cry, this is Tony Redgrave." Florina didn't respond. She sat there, the pain finally coming into effect. She lay back on the couch she was resting on. She didn't know how long she was asleep for, but she felt like her insides had been torn apart. She then heard Dante talking again. "Damnit Enzo, I told you that I wouldn't be taking on any jobs right now!" Dante paused, Florina heard someone talking on the other end. "Sounds strange that you'd call me for something other then a demon attack. What's wrong?... uh huh… the guardians… hold on… Lucia? Why is she… yes. No, tell her my location. Yeah… thanks… No Enzo… No I told you, the girl isn't my wife… no… Enzo… what did your mother teach you about Devil Hunters? There are two things you never ask them: their age, and their personal life. No it's none of your damn business why I asked you if their were any pegasus sightings recently… yes it has something to do with why I've been gone for a week… yes… okay… gotcha. Goodbye." Dante hung the phone up and started muttering. "That idiot can't tell the difference from a black cat and an Agonofinis." He walked over to Florina. "You feeling okay?"

Florina remembered that the poison was gone. She opened her mouth, but it hurt to breath. Her eyes were still wet with tears, but Dante saw she was struggling. He got up and grabbed a bottle from off of his desk. She looked into it, recognized the vulnerary, and drank a dose. She felt it begin to work through her body. As soon as the pain went away, she talked. "I'll be okay."

"You could've fooled me." Dante said. "I only hear screaming from humans like that when they're afraid for their life. What was that nightmare?"

Florina didn't reply. She remembered the dream still, the fight with the devil. She started shaking from the memory of it. Dante wrapped his arms around her again and she felt calm. She didn't know why, but she felt as though he was warding off the magic of the devil. She talked. "It was the dream of my toughest fight. A devil I had to fight…"

"I see. That's why you cared so much when I said I was a devil."

"Yes… I can tell though. You're not a devil… the devils… they're afraid of you… why is that?"

'It's my blood. My sword. My father, the single devil who committed histories first rebellion. He betrayed his own kind and saved humans." Florina could tell that it was a subject that made Dante sad. She wrapped her arms around him, forgetting herself. They held each other for a few minutes, but then there was a knock on the door. Dante got up and went over to it, he looked out a peep hole and then opened the door. "Lucia. It's been a long time since Argus. How've you been?"

Florina watched the doorway as someone walked in. She was taller then Florina, she had blood red hair, strange white clothing, and a dark skin tone. She also had a strange accent. The woman took a look at Florina. "So, Son of Sparda, she's the one who you are protecting."

Dante looked over at Florina. "Yeah."

The woman walked over. Florina clutched at Dante's coat, covering up her body. Lucia looked at her. "A shy one. Quite natural that the Son of Sparda would be attracted to her. A woman with a weak looking body but a powerful soul. A clean one."

"What? Are you jealous?" Dante joked.

"You still enjoy jokes. But I guess you're done playing around with trick coin tosses?"

"I was a little older then. I had a bit of a problem come up while using the Divinity Statues. For some reason I had become a lot older for about a month, the same time that I helped your tribe, and then I went back to my normal self after I killed The Despair Embodied."

"You're stronger then the statues and the demons blood now. That's why you are now your normal age."

Florina didn't know what they were talking about, but was too nervous about the strange woman to ask. Lucia stood up. "How do you plan on clothing and equipping her?"

Dante took a look at Florina. "Well… she's a bit bustier then Lady, but I should be able to find something that will fit her. After that I'll take her to grab some clothes that will fit, and I'll get her some more equipment."

Lucia shook her head. "Should I accompany you?"

Dante thought a second. "Maybe that wouldn't be too bad of an idea… except--" Suddenly the phone rang. Dante went over to pick it up. "Devil May Cry, Redgrave speaking… Enzo?! What's going on? …an Erishkigal spell?! What kind of maniac would cast that?!... You don't think… if it's not a true devil then I've nothing to worry about… yes, my handguns are fixed… okay, I'll handle him… I changed my mind because I didn't think something big like this would pop up… no, believe me… anyone who can use Erishkigal needs to be meet by an S Class Hunter, and I'm the only one left… yes… I understand…. No, tell the guardians to not get involved… yes… I'm on my way." Dante hung up the phone. "Lucia, Dark Druid."

Florina's eyes went wide. "Who?!"

Dante saw Florina's reaction. "Lucia, get her some clothes now. I've got to check something."

Lucia grabbed Florina's shoulders and looked over her body. Florina was too startled from the words "Dark Druid" to be shy. Lucia ran outside of the shop quickly, and then came back with a full set of clothes. A white shirt, a bra, underwear, skirt, socks and shoes, everything. Florina slipped it on quickly, and soon Dante came up the stairs. He was wearing a tight red button up shirt and a long sleeved dark purple undershirt that belonged to his father. Dante openly wore his mother's amulet also. On his back was his sword Rebellion, and on his fists and legs were the Beowulf weapons. He then tossed a black sword to Florina. She grabbed it. It was thin, light, long, and sharp. On it's blade were decorative snakes, but it was made of a hard metal. She muttered a quick "Thank you" to Dante, and then followed him outside. Lucia came out behind him, on her back was Agni and Rudra. She was a construct, and the swords couldn't possess her. Rudra shouted out to Dante. "Master, I'm sure of it, that Dark Druid is definitely a human turned devil."

Agni then shouted. "The portal for us will open when we kill him, but it may be difficult."

Rudra then shouted. "The woman who holds us won't be able to hurt the druid, he uses soul essence to shield himself. The sword Relentless and your weapons Beowulf will be able to hurt him though. We shall pray that the girl is swift enough."

Dante then shouted. "This is a mission now, a serious one. No talking you two!"

Agni and Rudra didn't reply. Dante opened a garage that was attached to his shop. In it was a strange motorcycle, and attached to it was a sidecar. Dante leapt onto the bike, Lucia got in the sidecar. Florina climbed onto the bike and held onto Dante. Soon he revved the engine, and they sped off quickly.

Temen-Ni-Gru Ruins

Florina's nightmare stood in the middle of a strange stone ring. She looked. His dark magic oozed from his body and made his form gigantic. She was doing all she could to not scream. Dante pulled the bike over and stepped off of it. He stood before the man. "What does a devil think he's doing in the hunter's territory?"

The devil turned. "I am Nergal, and you are nothing. I have come here to summon up a demon and absorb his quintessence. Does that sound simple enough for you, demon?" Nergal laughed sinisterly, Florina was terrified but Dante didn't flinch. Nergal was about to turn back to his work, which looked like he was opening a portal. Dante pulled out his guns and started shooting. Nergal didn't seem to notice pain, but he did turn to Dante. "You fool. You cannot fight me and live! Now die!" Nergal flashed a strange kata and dark energy pooled out of his body. It began to gather around Dante. Florina screamed, Dante would die if he didn't move. But he stood there. The energy for the spell Erishkigal began to gather, and Dante was surrounded by the dark energy. But he remained cold and confident. Florina was about to rush to save him, but Lucia restrained her. All Dante did was hold out his hand, a strange energy seemed to flow from it. The energy then exploded, a huge burst of energy that would've torn almost anyone to shreds. But it faded instantly, it had all gone into Dante's strange spell. He then rushed up to Nergal and struck, the energy that he had absorbed was unleashed, and it struck Nergal with unbelievable power. Nergal's energy was blown away, and soon all that stood there was a man who was crazed with power. Florina then felt an energy. She looked at Dante's bike and noticed something strapped to its side. She grabbed it. It shocked her for a second but then let up. She held out the thunder scythe, Dante's guitar Nevan. She tossed it towards Dante and pulled out her own sword. She then walked up towards Dante. Lucia knew what was about to happen and ran off.

"Florina…" Dante started talking. "No matter what happens, just have faith in me and don't move. This will be big. When I strike the final cord, attack. Don't stop, don't think, just attack." Dante began to play a quick tune on his guitar, it began slow but then picked up. Nergal launched a bolt of dark energy at the two, but Dante didn't flinch. Florina didn't either. She stood there, clutching her sword. Before the energy hit, Dante began playing at full speed, and began singing.

"The flinch in your eyes calls your bluff

Feel free to die when you've had enough!

Useless cause is breaking your back

Your life ends when you attack!

Make your move

Make your stand

Make the win

HA!

Like you can!

See the war!

See me rule!

See the mirror you'll see a fool

As Dante played, electricity swarmed around him and Florina, protecting them from Nergal's magic. Florina felt some of the energy flow into her also, she began to feel stronger. Dante kept playing, Florina felt the power of a Devil Hunter begin to flow into her.

To take me out you must fight like a man!

You've yet to prove that you can!

I see your might and it compares to something

That is if something is nothing

Dante began playing faster, Florina's body began to emit an aura

Time to figure!

Time to sin!

You're times done

When you begin

Live for suffer

Live for revenge

Now you're life

Comes to an end

Florina felt that it was soon time to attack. She opened her eyes and looked at Nergal. He was paralyzed, the power from Dante and Florina was wounding him somehow. Dante began pounding out the notes, the energy flowing full force, as strong as Dante could emit without transforming.

TASTE THE BLOOD!

TASTE YOUR FATE!

SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE

WITH YOUR HATE!

THE LAST BREATH

YOUR LAST STAND

THE LAST OF ALL

IN YOUR COMMAND

Florina felt Dante's play slowing. She clutched the sword, spinning it in her hands. It felt so light, she felt strength she never felt before swim through her. She pooled it all together, her hate for Nergal led her as she charged. Dante began to sing a final verse to Nergal as he clutched his wounds, on his knee. He heard Dante's menacing voice and whimpered, the two of them were making a devil cry.

Knee in the blood with your crying pleas

Wade in the sorrow, bathe in your fears

Clear the mind from righteousness suffer

WITNESS THE MOMENT OF YOUR FAILURES PROSPER

As Dante cried out the last words, he stopped playing. He didn't need to keep playing to weaken Nergal. Florina cleaved through him, slicing a wound across his chest, cutting into his heart. He let out one final look of pure terror, a tear ran down his cheek from the fear, and then his body collapsed into his blood. Florina just held the sword, paralyzed. She couldn't believe it, the power she just used. Dante walked up to her, his guitar on his back, Agni and Rudra were in his hands. He stopped by Florina, he looked and saw their portal begin to open. "Humans who are Devil Hunters must first witness the atrocities of a devil. They must see the sins one can commit, and then they must vanquish their fear of the devils power and strike. Freed from fear, their powers will crush the devils. That's what I had to do. I had to vanquish my fear, face my nightmare in Mundus, and kill him."

Florina paused, and let her tears drop. She wasn't scared. She wasn't in pain. She was just crying. Her emotions returning as she let go of the one feeling she had from her memories of Nergal. She vanquished it, and using a Hunters sword, she killed a devil. She leaned onto Dante. She realized why Dante was so powerful, why Snake was so powerful, why Link and Ike were so powerful, and why Lyn was becoming so powerful. She put her long sword into a harness on her back that Lucia had attached to the shirt while she was bringing it to her. Soon the portal opened. Their Codec's rang. They answered them, and heard Solid Snake's voice.

"I'm sorry Dante, but I was listening in. So was Lyn. Are you two okay?"

Dante replied, Florina was still stunned. "The feeling she has will be overwhelming for someone who was so young when she first felt it. When you felt your own powers awakening, it was mixed with despair that you learned to overcome. Hers was with fear that she's overcoming. You know what that high is when you vanquish your nightmares."

Another voice came on, it was Lyn. "Florina… are you okay?"

Florina weakly muttered yes. Snake came back on. "Dante, I've found out some news you'll want to hear. On your quest, you will fight two men of extraordinary power. Or as you called him, a devil. Volgin was too weak to be yours. You will fight another one."

"So who did you fight then?" Dante asked.

"Mist helped me kill a soldier named The Fear. She's become adept with his bow gun, and the bolts are surprisingly easy to come by. And the one I fought was a strange man covered in black armor. I had some trouble killing him. Dante, you will fight a monster that is on par with you soon. I won't be able to contact you once I exit this last portal. Listen to me now, don't trust anybody else but us. There is a conspiracy going on, I'm sure of it. Someone really has it in for us. I've got to go now. Over and out."

What the hell?! Nergal?! A conspiracy?! Florina making a badass kill?! What the hells going on?! R&R!!