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Chapter 13: Anxiety and Being Afraid.

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Dante found himself laying in his bed, his hands behind his head. The son of Sparda couldn't get any sleep and it was already past one in the morning. To say the least, his head was a mess with everything that happened and as the memories started to flow.

There is also the matter of Nell's death, it was affecting him harder than he thought it would. Tony Redgrave wasn't Dante but Dante was Tony Redgrave, he had all his memories, worries and feelings and all the time he spent with her wasn't going to disappear just because he remembered everything.

After the battle all his cockyness and excitment, the anger and rage he had faded away. Dante started feeling now depressed, anxious and afraid of what happened and what it will mean in his life.

Right after the Volcano's defeat.

"Dante…" Blake muttered his new or rather, his old name.

"Yeah, that's the name, the real one" Dante said as he focused his eyes on Nell's body, his heart growing heavy.

Dante walked over to her and sat down by her side, putting his back against the wall and letting himself slide down, he was starting to feel numb and powerless, like he did when she died in his arms…when he did when he heard his mother cry in agony. Dante just let his head fall, staring at the cold ground.

"Are you okay?" Nora asked crouching down, trying to met Tony's eyes, sadly he didn't meet her eyes.

"Young master…" Nyx said, sobbing at the sight of Dante looking crestfallen "I'm sorry that i failed you again"

Everybody was surprised once again by the "Young master" coming out of her wondering what was the relationship she had with Tony or well, Dante.

"I've failed twice…you are free to take my life" Nyx said, kneeling down and clearing her hair out of her neck leaving it wide open to be seen.

"Nyx!" Dante yelled, making everyone freeze.

"Y-yes Young master?" Nyx stuttered, she was afraid.

"Did you take care of the horde outside the city?" He asked, now with a calm tone but still looking at the ground.

"Yes…" Nyx confirmed.

"That's good, they might have overan the city, create chaos and bring the grimm…you did good by stopping them" Dante raised his head, his blue, sad eyes met Nyx amber eyes "You are exaggerating again, it's a pain in the ass"

"But-" She tried to speak but was cut by Dante.

"Making mistakes is a Human and a Faunus thing to do, I've done them, these guys done them and you've done them" He said, a faint curve formed in his lips.

Tears started flowing from Nyx and a faint smile, none of the hunters in training understood why she was crying and smiling, it didn't make any sense.

"Thanks young master…" She said.

"Now…I want to be alone…you guys better get a move on, i don't feel like talking anymore, get back to Beacon and Nyx" Dante sighed "Stop with the young master thing, i'm not a kid anymore?"

After finishing talking, Dante lowered his head again, resting his head on Nell's shoulder. Team RWBY, JNPR and Sun didn't know if Tony broke again but he wasn't completely there. Something was for sure, Dante is different to Tony, especially if he didn't mind a demon like Nyx and talking about her, she just disappeared in the shadows. All of this leaves more questions than answers, probably not knowing if they will get any answers today.

The right thing to do is leave Tony or Dante, alone, to figure what's happening with himself and to grieve so they started walking away. Ruby turned for a moment to see the crestfallen demon hunter still sitting down, she wanted to ask about a million things but she knew this wasn't the time.

"Tony…" She whispered as she looked worried at his friend…or who was his friend, she wasn't sure anymore.

Back to the present.

Dante felt like crap, yeah, he just avenged his mother, his brother and Nell but at the end of the day, he still lost them…this wasn't a victory, just another loss of the ones he loves. History just loves repeating itself in Dante's mind, taking everything from him…but what can he do? ignore it? he can't, he's human after all and he can't let go of the past as easily as others can…thought he can say the same for the demons as they still hate his father for something he did two thousand years ago.

Dante stood up from his bed, He wanted fresh air, something to help him think better, with a clearer head as moping around in his bed isn't going to help him at all, He just wishes he doesn't run into one of his friends.

Are they still friends? Dante can't help himself but ask, they were Tony Redgrave's friends and not Dante's friends, noticing that they aren't fully asleep yet.

"Where do I stand with them? Do I even stand with them?" He asked himself as he walked through the lonely halls of the dormitory's building

Dante didn't bother to put on his coat, he just needed to get out of the room before he went crazy and started trashing his room in a fit of rage and sorrow. Dante walked and walked until he found himself outside of the dorms, with no direction to go he continued walking and thinking.

A ticking time bomb, that was what he was or felt, not because his feelings but because he now has a target on his back, all the underworld is going to go hunting for his head. He is the last remnant in this world, no pun intended, of Sparda's bloodline, Mundus is going to try and kill him, all the demons are going to try and kill him.

"Let them come and try" Dante thought but there was something else that worried him, the others, just being associated with him meant they would probably get cut on the crossfire or be targeted themselves. The thought made Dante's stomach drop as he found himself in the cliff overseeing the city, his silver white hair flowing with the wind.

What if they target Jaune, Blake, Yang, Gods forbid if they try to hurt Ruby! Dante hated this, he hated himself just for existing right now…but…what if he left? be on the run, killing demons, getting stronger and keeping people at arm's length so they wouldn't associate with him, keeping themselves safe.

Sadly, he knew that he was just running from the problem but what could he tell them? "Oh hi, my name is Dante, I'm the son of Sparda and I'm half human, half demon and I have a huge bull's eye on my back" His case sounded like Blake's but if he was honest, his was much more dangerous as demons are no easy matter.

Dante just kept staring at the lighted up city, thinking and thinking, what should he do? Should he leave? Should he stay? If he was being honest, he wants to stay. Dante has spent only a few months here in Beacon but he feels at home, he doesn't want to leave but if he puts everybody in danger then what? if only he had the answers.

"Redgrave, is that you?" He heard a woman's voice behind him so he turned around to see Glynda with Ozpin.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Ozpin asked, taking a sip of his mug…whatever is filled with.

"Yeah…but i can't, not like it matters anymore" He answered, not really caring.

"We heard about Miss Goldstein, " Ozpin said, his tone going softer.

"I'm sorry for what happened" Glynda, knowing a little better Dante, really felt for the demon hunter.

"I'm sorry too" Dante answered, clutching his fist.

Then, he had an idea, he needed advice, he needed someone to hear him out and He was going to be clear with them.

"Actually…it is a good thing that you two are here, I was planning on speaking with you two alone but now is as good a time as any" Dante said, starting to prepare himself.

"And what would you need us for?" Ozpin asked, with a curious tone in his words.

"I got my memories back, I remember who I am, who my parents are and what I am. My name is Dante by the way" Dante introduced himself to the two.

"That's a good thing, it's nice to meet you Dante" Glynda said with a soft smile but his serious look erased that smile.

"It's not so nice, I'll be honest. you two would probably want me gone in a few moments" Dante chuckled drily.

"Why would We want you gone? you are a terrific hunter and charismatic person" Ozpin said, gaining a raising eyebrow from Glynda, she knows about him being strong but charismatic…she wouldn't say that herself.

Dante, steeled himself, he was nervous, his life here would end with what he is about to say, maybe it's for the best.

"My mother was a human but my father was a demon" Dante said, his throat getting dry.

"A demon?!" Glynda exclaimed, not knowing how she should feel.

"Yeah, and not any demon, a Devil, My father was…My father was Sparda, The Dark Knight himself" Dante said, lowering his head.

"That is…surprising" Ozpin's voice shaked for a moment, in all his lifetimes he didn't expect this to happen.

"I'm lucky that I'm human but I have his blood in my veins and as you can imagine, being the son of Sparda means that I have a target on my back and not the kind of, 'Oh hey, I just pissed this criminal leader from the underground world', My case is the kind that I have a demi-god Devil wanting my head" Dante shaked his head "See what I mean? should I gather my things or leave immediately?"

Dante closed his eyes, expecting to be hit by one of the two, he was afraid, afraid of being seen as a monster, afraid of seeing as an enemy; afraid of being rejected for what he is. but nothing came, not being hit, not being screamed at, just a hand on his right shoulder.

"Let's say that We let you go Redgr- I mean, Dante, what would you do?" Ozpin asked.

"Hunt demons as I have done all my life, keep everyone from danger" Dante answered truthfully.

"And where do you plan to go? I don't believe you have a place to sleep, do you?" Glynda now asked a question.

"Doesn't matter really, I've lived on the run since my eight birthday, The only homes that i have was Nell's place and here in Beacon but as you can see" Dante sighed "I might put everyone in danger"

"I see" Ozpin said, taking a sip from his mug. Really, what does he have it filled with? "Well, you should get some sleep anyway, we are close to closing this semester and we don't want you to fail the exams and repeat some of the classes or spend time on summer classes don't we?"

"Hold on a second?" Dante felt flabbergasted "You aren't kicking me out? Did you even hear what I said?! What I am?!"

"We did, but to me, you look pretty much human" Glynda said sternly, not leaving room for discussions.

"What about me putting everyone in danger? aren't you making a mistake in letting me be here?!" Dante yelled, frustrated by the headmaster and Glynda's antics.

"Dante, I've made more mistakes than any man, I don't believe that letting you stay is one" Ozpin said solemnly "Yes, it will be risky but you and I are fighting a war with dark forces, different entities but dark enough to destroy Remnant. I have my own inner circle, I have companions but you are fighting a war by yourself"

"While you are more mature than others Dante, choosing to fight alone or not having a place to come back will tear away from your sanity and your humanity" Glynda said, pointing to a fact that Dante didn't think about but scares him, losing his humanity.

Dante shook his head, losing his humanity was scary, scary enough to make him sweat bullets. Dante thought himself as human, he's done that since the day of the attack, but he couldn't deny his other half, yes that half that screams for release; the demon inside him screams for battle, for violence and what would happen if he loses his humanity? Will he become a demon himself?

The son of Sparda knows he is strong by demon and human standards, if he would lose himself to his demon side what would the world become? He grimaced at the thought of bringing the armageddon and that is just the tip of the huge iceberg as he is still in the immature stages of demonhood, he knows that because he still feels like he can tap into more power and this scares him even more.

"Ugh,i hate that you two have a good point" Dante groans as he raises his hands in defeat "But fine, you two win"

"Good to hear," Ozpin nods "We'll find a way to mask your presence so we can keep everyone safe, including yourself and if we are honest…we already had an idea of what your nature was but we needed confirmation"

"Inhuman strength and no aura, incredible reflexes and senses, it's a wonder no one else has said anything if you ask me" Glynda confirms Ozpin idea.

Well, Dante couldn't say that the signs were not there, they were with a big poster and show lights that said "I'm half demon and half human" Hell even when he didn't remember himself he had an idea. Dante could only guess that they bought the idea of him being cursed.

"And we would like a more detailed explanation tomorrow morning with team RWBY, JNPR and Mr Wukong" Glynda says while fixing the position of her glasses.

"I will explain some things, but my own nature…" Dante grimaced "I'm not going to tell the whole story, nor I'm going to lie about it, they aren't ready yet for that but I won't keep from them that there is more to me"

With that said, Dante does his two finger salute and leaves Glynda and Ozpin behind, glad he still has a home but still feeling afraid. The young demon hunter knows the worst is still yet to come as tomorrow he has to face his friends and tell them that he might be more trouble than he is worth.

While Dante was going back to his room, he didn't notice that he was being watched by two figures on a roof, completely undetected, one was his own kin and his…ally. Vergil was watching from afar as his brother went back to his room. The Dark Slayer has been watching his brother since the fight with the higher demon and was impressed by his abilities even though he is still green and rough on the edges and his demonic energy did increase too, not to his level of course.

What would he be if he had more training? The mere thought motivated Virgil for their future encounter, to clash steel again with his brother. Virgil found himself smirking as his demonic blood boiled in excitement.

Vergil was a warrior first than anything else, above his obsession with gaining power and the idea of facing a strong opponent gave him that feeling that he needs; also helps that if he beats the challenge it would mean he's gaining power.

"Dante has gotten stronger" Arkham said

"Indeed, hopefully he won't disappoint me when we cross paths" Vergil said with a smirk.

"Is it a good idea for him to get stronger?" Arkham questioned Virgil's motives.

"Only that way I can prove that I'm the one worthy to gain the power of our dear father" Vergil said, turning back and walking away.

"If that is your wish…" Arkham said, but he had other plans in mind that he wouldn't share with his uneasy ally.

The two of them disappear, same as they were before, undetected by anyone. Meanwhile, the younger son of Sparda found himself between the doors of Team RWBY and JNPR, he was standing there, listening to the members of each team finally asleep. Dante's hearing got so good he could hear them without any problem, meaning that secrets are probably going to be hard to keep from him.

He kept wondering about what he talked with Ozpin and Glynda, they accepted him regardless of his nature or that he might be a danger to others just by existing. Dante thought it would be a good idea to leave to them the choice if they still want to keep being associated with him or want to go their separate ways…going their separate ways…that hurt Dante as he didn't want to be alone after spending so much time with them.

The demon hunter wouldn't have cared if he spent the rest of his life having everyone at arm's length but these hunters in training have grown to him, he had the memories and feelings when he was Tony meaning He still sees them as his friends and parting ways with them stinks but is a price he is willing to pay.

Dante wished he had the level headedness that his brother had, right now could be useful to tame his emotions as Dante always been the crazier of the two, the more emotional and the more cheerful.

Shaking his thoughts out of his head, he headed back to his room and laid down again in his bed, trying to find a way to subdue his anxiety and stop being afraid, but nothing worked as this night was the first time he had in a while to think as himself and try to sort himself once again like he did when he was a kid and stopped being himself.

"Man, I'm sure they'll hate me when I say that all this demon crap is because of me" The demon hunter thought as he covered his eyes with his forearm.

"I would say that I'm the son of a damn legend if it wasn't so dangerous, gotta think of something to say…whatever, i'll wing it tomorrow i guess" Dante chuckled to himself, trying to wave off his anxiety.

That night, Dante didn't sleep, he just kept thinking or more like overthinking his current problem.

A few hours later, inside one of the classrooms.

Dante found himself leaning against the desk, his arms crossed, he wasn't feeling tired, his demon blood grants him a lot of energy, he could go days without sleeping or eating, but eating and sleeping is a pleasure and Dante is a man of pleasure so he'll do that later.

The son of Sparda arrived first, before the others would, he just left them a message that they needed to talk in their scrolls before talking to Ozpin. He did send an extra message for Jaune, to bring him a salchipapa box, man of pleasure. Dante stood in silence waiting for the others to arrive.

Five minutes later, they arrived, bags under their eyes, Dante smirked knowing he wasn't the only one who had a rough night but at least they got some sleep.

"Hey Tony, I brought you the food" Jaune said, raising the box that Dante requested.

"Sweet! but hold that for a moment" Dante said, stopping leaning against the desk and walking in front of everyone.

"So…I guess this is about what happened" Blake guessed, Dante just nodded.

"And you are going to answer some of our questions?" Ren asked. Dante nodded again.

"Tony, are you doing alright?" Ruby asked, concerned about her "Friend".

"I'm fine as I could be, just lost another mother figure in my life, no big deal" He said shrugging, Yang winced a bit thanks to his comment, same as Ruby "But introductions are in order…Hello guys, I'm Dante, you guys knew me as Tony Redgrave, but that's not my real name, Dante is"

"So you did recover your memories" Yang commented.

"Yup and not only that, I know a lot more about myself now, but let's clear some stuff out of the way" Dante took a big breath "As i said, Tony Redgrave was not my original name, it's a name i created when before i went into that persona, tho I'm pretty much the same"

They felt relief when Dante said he was pretty much the same but they did notice a slight shift on his attitude, but if he says that he is pretty much the same, they believe him.

"Tony or Anthony was a hunter that I met in the church's orphanage that I stayed with after our mansion was destroyed. I admired the guy and wanted to be strong as him and he always came to visit, he died when the church was attacked by the talking matchstick"

"Hold on a moment" Jaune started speaking now "That demon tried to kill you three times now?"

"Yep, but I had Nyx to protect me the second time" Dante said while looking to his left "And talking about Nyx…you know that it's rude to eavesdrop"

With that said, Nyx appeared from the shadows, everybody got themselves in guard with the exception of Dante who just shrugged.

"I apologize, but I felt it was out of place for me to be shown" Nyx said, bowing to Dante.

"Whatever, don't sweat it" Dante said to her then turning to the others "Don't worry, Nyx is on our side believe it or not, I'll explain later"

"Are you sure? She looks human and looks friendly enough but our experience with demons is that they are crazy, blood carving things that are trying to kill us, no offense to ya" Nora wasn't completely sure and probably wanted to break Nyx's legs as she didn't trust her yet.

"Anyway, the second part of my name, Redgrave, is based on the city that I'm from, Redgrave City, I'm sure you heard about it" Dante shrugged, not really expecting them to know.

"Isn't that city on Mistral, close to Argus?" Jaune asked.

"Yes, close to the border with Atlas, the city suffered a big fire, a lot of the buildings were burning and the chaos caused the city to be overrun by the Grimm but the hunters managed to save the city" Ren pointed out.

"Yeah, it wasn't an accident as you can now imagine, Flame head burnt the city and used the Grimm as a distraction so He could have a clear path to my mother, my brother and of course, yours truly" Dante pointed to himself with his thumb.

"Hold on" Weiss now wanting to speak "You are saying that a higher demon just did all of that just to get to your family?!"

"Yup" Dante confirmed.

"Why go so far just to get to you and your family?" Phyrra asked.

Dante sighed, now it was the time to talk about his father, he didn't like the idea but he couldn't push it away. Dante thought of what he would say first, he needed to be very careful but he didn't want to lie either, he'll just omit some stuff regarding his demonic daddy.

"To answer that I would need to talk about my Father" Dante said, noticing Blake bow twitching for a moment "My father used to be a demon hunter like myself and was regarded as one, if not the best swordsman in the history of our world. My father was strong, really strong and fought a big number of demons, actually he fought Nyx before and beat her"

"is that true?" Phyrra asked, curious about Dante's claim about his father.

"It is true, indeed, His father was powerful, we fought and he bested me" Nyx smiled "His swordsmanship was in another level"

"Wow, your dad is cool Tony, er, I mean, Dante" Sun said, correcting himself when he called Dante by the wrong name. Sun has been silent because he feels lost in the conversation as he is new in this stuff.

"In a way he was but there is a problem" Dante's face darkened "He pissed a lot of demons, strong ones, weak ones. Hell, he even pissed off the king of the underworld himself, Mundus"

Dante dropping the name of Mundus made everyone feel uneasy, even Nyx felt uneasy as she met the dark emperor once, she feared him, Mundus was a demon god, the strongest Devil, so strong that Sparda couldn't kill him after he bested him. Dante noticed everyone feeling uneasy and sighed, it was expected for them to feel this way, he is dropping bombs left and right.

"Guys, I have a big target on my back, a price on my head just because of what my father did and because he is not here anymore, it falls on me" Dante felt anxious again, knowing what he would have to say "If you keep associating with me, you will probably will become targets just by being associated with myself"

Everyone stood silent, that was a bomb that they didn't expect to hear. Dante just grimaced.

"Ozpin told me that I could stay, and I'm planning to, I need a place to sleep and return but if you guys don't want to be associated with me, that's fine, I'll find a room far away from yours, I'll stop talking to you and find a way to not see each other" Dante said sternly "I won't blame you or hate you if that's your choice, I'll respect it as your lives are more valuable"

"And what about yourself?" Yang asked, not liking anything from what she is hearing.

"I'll keep hunting demons, I'll keep fighting until I die. I'll probably face Mundus at some point, he is the finger that pulled the trigger that killed my mother. I have a score to settle with the old douchebag, tho I would have to find where he was sealed and how to fight him without risking another invasion" Dante smirked darkly.

The hunters in training looked at each other, they weren't sure what to say or what to do. All this demon business was getting out of hand and they were afraid of the consequences as they had seen Dante or Tony pay them. Fear invaded their minds, Jaune noticed the others faces, this made him feel uneasy but he already knew what to do. Jaune stepped forward.

"And you are planning to fight alone?" The leader of team JNPR asked, Dante just nodded "Then count me in dude"

"Jaune?!" Pyrrha exclaimed, worried about her leader's eagerness to fight alongside Dante.

Despite being the weakest of them all, Jaune had probably the biggest sense of duty of them all and seeing them doubt angered him, something that isn't normal in the only male Arc of this current generation.

Jaune came to Beacon to become a hero, a protector, like his ancestors did before him. Remnant has a lot of enemies and Jaune wants to protect it, protect his friends. If Dante is planning to fight and protect the world, he is going to help.

"Are you guys seriously going to make him face this alone?!" Jaune snapped, surprising Dante.

"Arc, we are not talking about the Grimm, we are talking about a devil, one of the strongest demons of legends" Weiss pointed out the fact of what would be the opponent.

"She's right you know" Dante sighed "Not to put you guys in shame, especially not you Jaune, but you guys would probably die if you were facing a higher demon like matchstick. You guys are weak to demons"

That touched a nerve, they didn't like being called weak even if it was being compared to demons, no one ever likes being called weak and Dante knew it.

"And you are powerful enough to face them?" Ren asked, wary of Dante's claim.

"Yes, I'm different that you guys, I won't go into full detail, not because I don't trust you, it's because I'm not comfortable about it" Dante shrugged "My soul is different than yours as my blood is cursed since I was born thanks to my father, I don't have an aura but I can channel my soul to create demonic energy. Thanks to my cursed blood I'm physically stronger, faster, my senses are sharper even compared to faunus, I can regenerate faster from injuries, I'm Human but I'm less than Human at the same time"

"That explains why your wounds healed faster…" Ruby commented, remembering the day that she saw his wounds disappearing, she didn't like at all how he called himself less than human thought.

"Yes, when I made Nyx seal my memories and forget everything, I forgot about the abilities that I have, they were sealed too. But as I remembered they slowly started awakening again and now that I remember everything, I'm way stronger now, higher demon level would be a good comparison" Dante confirmed the extent of his power, with a smirk on his face.

Dante expected this to make Jaune stand down or be weirded out like the others, he didn't want him to get hurt because of him, little did he know that his best friend already made up his mind.

"I still don't care, you need a sword, you have mine, I won't leave my friend alone and the demons need someone to keep them in check, we are training to be hunters, to defend the ones who cannot defend themselves, doesn't matter if they are demons, Grimm, criminals or whatever, it's our duty. My duty as a hunter and I swear as an Arc, that I'll fight by your side my dude and an Arc never goes back on his word" Jaune smiled warmly.

Jaune's smile made Dante smile in return, he didn't expect that from him, or from anyone to be honest, he realized that Jaune is a true friend, the son of Sparda felt lucky.

"You found a good friend young master" Nyx smiled "You won't have to face this alone as your father did"

"It looks like it" Dante smiled from the heart.

Dante knew that his father fought alone against all the demons, he didn't accept help from others, even when Nyx offered herself or when his students did the same, he went to battle alone, against thousands of demons. Dante isn't his father, if someone made up his mind and wants to help him, he'll accept the help and make sure they don't fall or if they do, he'll fall with them.

Jaune's speech made everyone think, they had their doubts but Jaune made a good point, they are training to be hunters, the defenders of tomorrow, if they back down from this…it would mean they are failing already as hunters and not only that, they are leaving Dante or Tony alone.

"Fine, but I'll train your ass so hard that it will make someone Jealous" Dante smirked while giving Pyrrha a small glance.

"Fine by me my dude" Jaune smirked back, not noticing the glare Dante made to his partner.

"So this is what they call Bromance…" Blake said out loud, making everyone glare at her, especially from Ruby and Pyrrha, the last one wanting to slap Dante's smug face for the comment directed to her.

"Anyway, what about the others, you leaving me alone or what?" Dante went straight to the point, wanting an answer from everyone else.

Everyone started rethinking their choice. Most of them wanted to be far from this business with the mention of Mundus, but what kind of friends would they be if they left Jaune and Dante alone? They could be selfish and abandon this demon stuff with a clear conscience, Dante even said he wouldn't blame them and their lives have more value…then why does the thought of this hurt?

They know that Dante would go and has gone out of his way to help others, like Velvet, the second year student and Jaune when they were bullied by Cardin. Dante also tried to save the White Fang encampment after he got the information he needed.

The one that didn't need the speech was a certain red reaper.

"Count me in" Ruby said stepping forward "I always wanted to help people and you are in need of our help…even thought all this demon business is scary I won't leave my friends alone, specially if two of my best friends are facing them"

Dante smiled, Ruby could be immature, childish but she had her heart in the right place, at least he wouldn't be separated from her making his heart feel at ease.

"If sis is in, then I'm too, someone needs to keep you two in check" Yang said, smirking.

"All of these things are still confusing for me but The Dude squad won't be complete without their third member, I'm in" Sun said, with a grin on his face and his hands behind his head.

"If our leader is in…" Ren started speaking.

"Then all team JNPR is in too" Pyrrha continued Ren's statement.

"We are going to break some demon's legs!" Nora grinned like she only can, crazy "Or their equivalent of legs, demons are weird!"

Blake and Weiss looked at each other and sighed, Blake didn't expect them to agree so easly, although she kind already made her mind earlier as she wanted to know more about Sparda while Weiss, well, she felt that everyone was stupid but she liked these stupid people.

"I'm in" Blake said waving her hand lazyly

"And I am too, even though i think this is a stupid idea but Arc is right for once" Weiss said while doing a backhand comment to poor Jaune.

Dante's anxiety and fear started fading away, he wasn't going to be alone, not this time. The younger son of Sparda wasn't going to make the same mistakes as his father did, he won't be as powerful as he was but head friends that would watch his back, Dante couldn't ask for better friends.

"You guys…" Dante said lowering his head and smiling "Sappy stuff is not for me but thanks, looks like I have great friends"

"Yes, you do" Weiss scoffed, then smiled.

"So…what's Nyx's story?" Yang asked, curious why the demoness was on their side.

That innocent question is a dangerous one for Dante, Nyx didn't know that he didn't want to reveal his father's identity so he just gave her a stare, saying that she should keep it a secret and hoping she could read his stare.

"I'm a demon, a higher demon, some considered me a Devil but I'm not strong enough to be one and this isn't my true form, just a disguise as many demons do" Nyx started speaking, catching everyone's attention "As young master Dante said, i faced his father in combat and was bested, i admired him for beating me and he taught me multiple things about the Remnant, about humans and Faunus and is started feeling…jealous"

"A demon, jealous of us?" Blake asked, not believing what Nyx said.

"Seems unlikely, your race is rather powerful" Weiss shared Blake's sentiment.

"We are indeed powerful but we lack something that you possess, a heart, many demons doesn't love, care for other" Nyx lowered her head "I'm jealous of your happiness and I want to be happy too, his father taught me how to be more like you, more humane and that's why I followed him and served his family as guardian for his two children and as you can see, I failed"

They noticed once again, that they mentioned two children and only Dante or Tony is here meaning that the other one didn't make it.

"They planned the attack for a long time, they had you busy with the Grimm and other lower demons while they got mom and Vergil, I'm surprised that you didn't find me immediately in the wardrobe that mom left me in" Dante said, wondering why she didn't find him earlier.

"I just couldn't sense you in the mansion, I found Vergil's blood outside the house and no body, no energy and I felt your essence and Lady Eva's life essence faded away so i expected the worst" Nyx lowered her head.

"Well, I did feel dead while hiding, so I guess that's the reason" Dante said but lowered his head "So…they didn't leave a single trace of Virgil…?"

Nyx shakes her head, Dante's heart sunk. He didn't have the best relationship with his brother but He was his brother, learning that his brother's fate, ending like that…wasn't easy for him.

"Did you find Yamato?" Dante asked with a somber.

"No, they must have taken it" Nyx knew why he asked that question, he wanted one last thing to remember his brother.

"The Yamato?" Ren asked, wondering about the name.

"Ah, the sword that my father left to my brother. Actually, I never mentioned this but I had a brother, an identical twin, his name was Vergil" Dante said as he leaned back into the desk.

"How…was your brother?" Yang asked, knowing sort of the pain that Dante must be feeling, if something happened to Ruby, she wouldn't know what to do with herself.

"Picture me, with my hair slicked to the back and with Weiss personality mixed with Blake's" Dante said, everyone already making an image in their head, they didn't like it, specially Blake and Weiss "He was the older of the two althought it was just by a minute, we never got along and we almost fought by some stupid reason. I was the one starting the fights if I'm honest and we trained together since we could hold a wooden sword. Then we started using our swords, The Rebellion and The Yamato"

Dante puts his sword in front of everyone, letting them have a look at the sword now that there wasn't urgency of a demon attack or anything.

"I remember your sword looking different" Pyrrha said.

"But it changed, it transformed when you were fighting the fire demon, We all saw it!" Nora exclaimed.

"The Rebellion is a special sword, forged with demonic energy and we are connected. Because I lost my memories and powers, the Rebellion lost its form" Dante said, now leaning on his sword.

"That is so cool!" Ruby exclaimed "And the design is so cool too!"

"Isn't it a bit too big?" Ren asked, noticing the size did actually increase a bit.

"I don't mind and cuts like a hot knife through butter and talking about food" Dante uses his telekinesis pulling the box from Jaunes to him "Daddy is hungry"

Everyone was now flabbergasted by this, Dante just made the box float to his hand and started eating from it casually, like it was nothing, they need so many answers from him now.

"This stuff is really good, why didn't I have this before?!" Dante said as he happily eats his food then notices everyone expression "Eh…i guess i have to explains a lot more of things to you guys"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

Meanwhile, in a warehouse.

A certain human woman in red dress was giving orders left and right to the White Fang, they were scared of this woman as she had killed anyone who questioned her, burned to ashes without any remorse and with a sultry smile.

She ruled them with an iron fist, but today, she wasn't alone as she was being visited by a fellow that appeared out of nowhere, leaving green leaves in the ground. It was Oran.

He was quickly surrounded by the White Fang, weapons aiming at him.

"And who you might be?" Asked the woman with a sultry, almost seductive tone.

"My lady, someone who wants to meet your benefactor" Oran said, bowing his head to the woman in red.

"I see" The woman summoned a single edged sword made of cristal from dust "State your business with us stranger"

"My lady, my name is Oran Forrest, my last benefactor sadly passed away and…" In a matter of seconds each one of the White Fang dropped dead as Oran shot his gun, some without their heads and the crystal weapon that the woman created shattered "...I would like to work for your employer as I believe that I could be rather useful and as you can see, I'm rather strong compared to this…trash"

The woman in red instead of being scared of what just happened, just smiled, finding a new and probably strong partner who was a cold killer and was rather skillful. She wondered how she could manipulate him to serve her.

"I believe we have a deal Oran" The woman said.

AUTHOR NOTES

Finally had time to finish this chapter. These last few weeks I've been busy as hell and I'll be busy too, so this leads me to what I'm about to say. My obligations increased lately, work, family and other stuff and my schedule got busier but this doesn't mean I'm going to stop writing the story. I want to start another fanfic to work on the side too, a Skyrim one.

So, I'm going to take longer to write chapters. My idea is to write a chapter a month, maybe two a month if I get enough free time. I'm just going to take longer to finish the chapters, so expect a chapter once a month at a minimum.

With that out of the way, let's venture into the chapter. This chapter is more of a downtime in the story, kinda as Dante opens up to the others but doesn't say everything but he isn't hiding the fact there is more to him.

Also dealing with the idea of him being more of a bad thing than good thing, anxiety and fear of what would happen to the others, Beacon, his friends. so he leaves the choice to them with the inner turmoil they have to go and the choices they need to make. testing their friendship.

I'm also setting up two things in the background. One is Vergil, the other one is Oran who is setting up something big too.

Anyway, i don't have a lot to say so lets get on with the reviews.

Blazing Ice Cream: Well, you make a good point, i haven't watched the anime yet but i know enough for the point you make to be good, fair enough, fair enough.

Erick: Hell yeah, he is back. Well to answer your first question in a way, it won't be on Vale, shit is going to hit the fan eventually there so no, i'm planning on popping it up elsewhere. Second, for Lady, I'm not sure really, not even sure she'll be as important character as she was, because we already have the characters from RWBY to fill her spot, if i add her would be more of a cameo or a short interaction (her fight probably will be there)

Devil arms, YES! I have two that I want to add, not going to spoil it but yes. I already have one set up but the other one i need to finish the idea but yes, two devil arms so far.

Yeah, I've read the two and I agree with your points. I do still have hope for "The new Teacher" but i agree with your points there, Dante is OP but not that OP to be a literal world destroyer with his own hands. Sure he could subjugate the world, burn it down like mundus did as he is stronger in the end of DMC5 but it would take time and Vergil is supposed to be Dante's Equal but anyway.

In "The legendary devil huntresses" just goes off the rails after some point and i hundred percent with you.

I've read the first chapter of your story, sorry if haven't commented or anything, i've just been really busy but i'll continue reading when i have more time (for real, being an adult sucks right now lol)

Stay safe mate!

Red Dusk 369: I understood it as the ones that I like and I understand that I don't share the ideas that others have, I don't mind really. yeah she is immature and everything but has her charm and can be really mature when the situation needs it, even for someone so young. not going to delve into that dark side of the internet (I've been there so i understand lol)

And yes, in the end it was my choice to leave it two those two in the pole. I'm sure Yang could have won the whole thing, or that's what my gut feeling is telling me.

At the end of the day, it's my story and I decided to have some interactions with the readers and leave a choice to them of two possible routes. I know I cannot make everyone happy and that's okay with me as everyone is different.

I'm not sure if i can win you over but i'll try. anyway, have a good one!

Makimass: Yes, and that's the point, we are going to start seeing what makes Dante different from Tony.

Anyway, i'll catch you guys up in the next chapter. stay safe everyone and keep being awesome.