Welcome back to hell everyone! First thing first, I want to thank Boygoo500 for making the cover art for this fanfic, it's awesome. Second, I just need to repeat this to all my viewers. I DO NOT take fanfic requests. Three people came up to me with requests and I'm turning them all down. The reason being is it has to come from my brain. Someone who gives it to me with so much detail that I'm that it makes me want to say "Why can't you write it?" I'll take suggestions on small things on a fic I'm writing, but I'm not going to write a full fic for someone. Anyway, I'm done with that rant let do some Q&A's
Red Raven 007: Sorry he's ooc on the last chapter. And as for why He's slower, I guess I did nerf his speed. My only explanation I can give is to not make him into a Mary Sue. I don't want him to be a Mary Sue where he just steps upfront to the demon, cuts them in half, collects a Devil Arm then gets paid. It would just be boring. And I'm not writing him to have his arm and leg get cut off then minutes later it grows back in seconds. Plus I didn't read the manga, I'm going by the games and the anime. I heard of some stuff in the Manga like Nell Goldstein and I only read about her from the Wiki page and Youtube. Hope that explains it.
54godamora and Sm0keyPanda: Yes Dread's snipersycthe is based on Crescent Rose but with a demonic touch to it. And I like Rwby. Also, Qrow's Harbinger is pretty much the Sparda Sword.
Pirohiko-Baltazar: Dude, that is a great idea for a weapon, and I love Japanese history, especially the Sengoku era.
Lightblade1121: So am I, but he's in a better place now.
Anyway, let's dive right back into Hell. We'll be continuing where we left off.
Mission 9: Ars Goetia
"Well, we're screwed," Blitzo said to his employees as the blade of Dread was big enough to cover all of their necks. "Especially now that we know his old man is an Archangel."
"So, who are you three," Dante asked. "Did someone hire you to try to kill me or are you doing this on your own?"
"It was of our own accord and we realized we fucked up majorly, so how about letting us go," Blitzo asked.
"We did help you with Dread and you saved my wife," Moxxie said as Millie nodded.
Dante looked at the smaller imps and saw that they were holding onto each other with concern for the other. "You two are okay in my book," Dante said, giving the married couple some relief. "This guy on the other hand is a little on the shady side."
"Oh great. The lovebirds get to walk free, but the boss is the shady one. As if I never heard that one in my entire fucking life," Blitzo sarcastically remarked.
"As much as I would agree with you, he's our boss, and the reason he decided to attack you was that you ran into his daughter the other day and it freaked her out," Moxxie explained the situation so he could save his boss.
Dante thought for a moment as he tried to remember who he ran into yesterday when he went out shopping with Charlie. "Doesn't ring any bells. I met a lot of demons around here, but not an imp like you," he said to Blitzo.
"She's a hellhound, actually," Millie spoke up, prompting the Demon Hunter to look at her with a raised eyebrow. "Adopted," she explained.
This made a little more sense since he did take a glance at a hellhound that was near the pool hall in town. "I think I did see this wolf girl when I was shopping," Dante muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Is she cute," Bullet asked, which made Blitzo pull out a pistol from his suit.
"You stay away from my Loony, or else I'm going to fill you up with so much lead that you'll be Hell's shittiest pencil," Blitzo shouted as he clicked the gun. "That goes for you too, Rockstar," The larger imp shouted, pulling out a second gun and forgetting he had a giant mechanical scythe to his neck.
"Not interested, anyway," the white-haired Demon Hunter told the imp. He was sure that his so-called daughter is attractive, but he wasn't going to bother messing with Blitzo.
"Let's keep it that way, I don't want my daughter to be having a threesome with you and Little Miss Sunshine over there," Blitzo said as he gestured to Charlie.
That comment made Charlie's face go red from embarrassment. "Oh No! No no no no no! I would never… I mean I would… but I wouldn't…. I have someone already!"
"Yeah, we're not an item," Dante confirmed.
"Seriously, why does everybody think we're together," Charlie asks out loud to no one in particular.
"To be fair, you are the Princess of Hell and he's the son of a powerful demon who's practically royalty," Millie told her. "Not to mention your daddy hired him and he's staying at your place."
While Charlie tried to explain what she could, Vaggie was fuming in anger. Her hair was practically transforming into wings and Terry had to hold her back from killing Blitzo for assuming about Dante and Charlie. "Let me go! I want to cut off his horns and plunge them where he doesn't want them!"
"Wait, you're going to spitroast him," Angel asked with a smile, amazed that Vaggie would do such a thing. "If you do, I want to see that."
"Oh shut up, you pervert," Vaggie screamed at the spider demon. "Or else I'm shoving one of his horns right up your ass!"
"Vags, I didn't know you cared that much for me," Angel joked which just made the moth demoness angrier.
"Take it easy, girl. Don't let him get under your skin like that," Terry told her as she was struggling to get out of the minotaur's grip. Angel just chuckled as Terry didn't know he enjoyed pissing off the moth demon.
All of a sudden, something went off that resembles a screaming person in pain. "That's mine. Can I get this," Blitzo asked the Demon Hunter.
"Go ahead, but put it on speaker," Dante told him, still holding his scythe-rifle.
Blitzo nodded as he saw who was on his contacts and answered as he put it on speaker. "What do you want, Stolas?"
"Is that any way to answer me, my big d*** Blizty," the owl demon told him on the other end. This of course made Charlie, Vaggie, and almost everyone else back away with shocked faces.
"Oh, for fuck's sake... Look, if you called me to plow that feathered ass, I can't right now," Blitzo screamed. "I'm kinda in the middle of something. This guy i-"
"Yes, the Son of Sparda. I'd like to speak with him if you don't mind. I simply must discuss something with him," Stolas told the imp, sounding very excited.
"It's on speaker," Dante told the owl demon on the other end. "So who are you and how do you know these imps?"
"Forgive me. Where are my manners," the demon said before clearing his throat. "My name is Stolas. I'm one of the high princes of hell and a member of the Goetia family," He introduced himself over the phone.
"Goetia," Dante questioned.
"I've heard of them," Candy said. "They're one of the noble houses that control part of Hell."
"My dad's had dealings with them. Stolas is a very honorable prince," Charlie explained further.
"Is that Lucifer's daughter? It's been quite some time," Stolas remarked as he heard Charlie's voice.
"Honorable for a guy with a highly questionable moral compass," Vaggie remarked.
"We're talking roulette wheel or what," Angel asked.
"Let's just say, you better be on his good side," Vaggie told the spider demon.
"Stolas, right," Dante asked. "Can you explain about the imps?"
"Ah yes. They are part of a small group called the Immediate Murder Professionals or I.M.P for short. They go to Earth to assassinate any humans that a client wants dead. I let them borrow one of my grimoires to do so," Stolla explains to the Son of Sparda. "I had no idea they would be going after you. I would have stopped them if I knew ahead of time."
Hearing that the imps were all assassins, Vaggie held her spear as she prepared to throw it at Blitzo. "So this asshat is one of the reasons why Hell is overpopulated," Vaggie questioned with a fire in her eye.
"Hardly," Blitzo stated. "Hell's had purges long before I started my business."
"Plus, most of our targets tend to be shitty human beings that kinda deserve to die," Moxxie honestly stated.
"There was that family of cannibals, those rich robotics guys that tested their machines on poor people, a number of bitches that cheated on their spouse, a cult leader, some murderers, rapists, and all other types of jerks," Millie listed. "There's no doubt most of them are down here."
Everyone looked at each other and Dante decided to put away Dread since he had his share of encounters with evil humans. "Okay, you three are off the hook for now," the demon hunter told the imps. "Next time, don't try and go after me."
"Really," Blitzo asked in surprise.
"Just like that," Moxxie questioned.
"Not like you could have killed me anyway," Dante said.
"He did take that bullet earlier like it was nothing," Millie remarked, remembering Dante's chest healing after Dread's sniping attempt.
"I feel like there's a catch somewhere in this," Blitzo said as he looked Dante in the eye. "So what is it?"
"You mentioned that your targets are down here because of other actions, so some of them I may have to kill again because they're a good payday for me," Dante stated. "Get me a list of who you know are the worst of the worst in Hell."
"No can do. I'm not giving you a list of those dirtbags," Blitzo said as he refused to give away some of his past targets. Otherwise, they would hunt him down.
"Then, how about this? I pay you. After all, you kill shitty humans, I kill shitty demons. I scratch your back, you scratch mine," Dante bargained with them.
"Actually, that's not a bad bargain. We both get paid for doing our jobs," Moxxie said as he didn't see a downside to this.
"How are we splitting this, 50-50," the taller imp asked.
"60-40," Dante answered him. "I keep the sixty of course."
"Hmm, I don't know," Blitzo muttered as he scratched his chin. "Screw it, better than nothing. You got yourself a deal," he said, shaking hands with the Demon Hunter. "Here is my card," giving Dante a card to I.M.P and its location.
"And here is mine," Dante said, handing over a Devil May Cry card.
"Good, you two got along very nicely," Stolas said as he was still on the phone. "Dante, I would like it if you can join me and the family for dinner. I'd like to talk about something important that you've done to make a name for yourself in Hell."
"Is this about Val," Dante asked.
"Indeed," Stolas replied. "We'll discuss it later. I'll let my escorts get you in a few hours," the prince said. "I'll see you then. As for you, Blitzy, I hope to see you again real soon."
"Oh god," Blitzo muttered.
"I want to enjoy your red c*** as I *** with ********* then lick that ****** all over my***** with a *************** after you use a bottle of ************** to ******** saxophone **** in your **** with so many teeth that you'll*************** ponies **************** after I-"
Blitzo ended the call before anything else could be said. He then broke the phone in half, shot it with a gun, and pulled a flamethrower out of nowhere to incinerate the device. Everyone was in complete shock as the phone was turned to ash. Even Angel Dust thought that was too graphic, but he was the first to speak up. "You slept with him to get your job, didn't you?"
"And I regret it so fucking much because of shit like that," Blitzo said. "Sorry you all had to hear that."
"I'm sorry I had to listen to that," Terry said aloud.
"I think I need brain bleach," Salvia muttered.
"Me too," Candy said. "I've done a lot of kinky shit, but that's just… I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't want to have sex for a while."
"I don't want poultry for another month or so," Summer said as she felt like she was going to lose whatever meal she had at the park.
"I don't think I want to meet him later, but I don't think I have a choice either," Dante said.
"He only gets that way with Blitz," Millie told the others.
"Well, sucks to be you," Bullet told the larger imp.
"Shut the fuck up," Blitzo told the pit bull. "If that's all, then I hope to never see any of your faces ever again. Expect for you Dante, ciao," the large imp said as he walked off followed by his two employees.
"I don't know about you guys, but I sure am ready to go home," Charlie told the others, which they immediately agreed to.
Returning to the hotel, Charlie and the others were soon greeted by Alastor. "Ah, welcome back everyone! I hope you're all in the mood for some delicious homemade gumbo. My mother's own secret recipe," the Radio Demon said as the group walked through the front doors.
"Thanks, Al. I think we all need to sit down and have a meal after today," Charlie replied.
As everyone entered, the deer demon looked at the group and noticed something. "Where's our reptilian associate, Z," he questioned.
With a shit-eating grin on her face, Vaggie turned to Alastor. "Well, if you really want to know, I'll let Charlie tell you. I'll just be over here with my phone," the one-eyed moth demon said as she started to record Charlie and Alastor.
"What is she talking about, my dear," Alastor asked Charlie with a tilt of his head.
Charlie could barely contain herself and let out an excited scream before grabbing Alastor's shoulders. "Z went to Heaven! There was this Overlord attacking us to get Dante, but Z protected me from getting hurt. Then after Dante beat the guy, an actual angel came down and said Z was worthy of redemption! Sparda's an archangel that let him go to Heaven! Everything I've been working toward is coming true," the princess exclaimed in sheer joy.
Alastor's smile was still plastered on his face, but his jaw did slightly drop as his right eye twitched and the sound of radio static was heard. "Well… you bested my expectations, Charlie," Alastor said with the static fading out briefly. "It seems that you were right. Sinners can be redeemed if they so choose," he said before his regular smile appeared on his face again. "But that doesn't mean all of them will be that easy," he remarked.
"What is that supposed to mean, Smiles," Angel Dust asked the Radio Demon.
"It means it's not going to take a day just to redeem everyone," Dante summarized.
"Precisely, my boy! There will still be the scum of the Earth that ended up down here and will continually fail to earn their second chance," Alastor stated as Dante was right.
"Still, it's progress," Vaggie said as she checked her phone on the video as it just showed a lot of static. 'Stupid shitlord messed up the video,' Vaggie thought to herself as she tried to get the footage to be visible, then realized something important. "Shit, we didn't get a recording for Z going into Heaven."
"It's fine. I actually got a picture," Niffty told the moth demon. "I just need to develop it real fast," she said zooming right up the stairs to her room.
"Think the photo will be enough to get more clients in the hotel," Summer asked no one in particular.
"Not fucking likely," Husk spoke up as he emerged from the hotel bar while patting Fat Nuggets on the counter. "Some may think you photoshopped the entire thing. But Dante fought another Overlord, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's on the news," The winged cat said as he turned on the TV as the news started to play.
"Good evening I'm Tom Trench."
"And I'm Caroline Clamper."
"Today's story involves an attack on Lulu World as the Son of Sparda was facing off against another Overlord; one Sergeant Dread, to be precise," Tom announced as he showed footage of the fight between the Demon Hunter and the skeleton soldier fighting as some of the rides were getting destroyed or heavily damaged by the constant shots being fired and Dante's sword slashing.
"Omg, Lu Lu World is like my favorite place to go to. I hope the entire place isn't closed down," Caroline told her co-host.
"I wouldn't be too worried. Only parts of the park were destroyed by the fight," Tom stated as footage continued, showing Angel and Vaggie helping fight Dread. "But it looks as though the Son of Sparda isn't against getting help. Or killing Nazis," he added as the footage showed 'It's A Small Hell' being destroyed.
"Fuck Nazis, am I right," Caroline remarked.
"Oh yeah, they're the worst," Tom agreed. "We also see Dante acquiring a new weapon from his defeated enemy, just like the Overlord he previously killed, Valentino," he continued as the footage showed Dante testing out his new Devil Arm. "Now that's one scythe I never want to see near me."
"It's also a gun," Caroline pointed out before a stray shot destroyed the camera. "Do we charge him for that camera, or is it covered by the station?"
"How should I know? I'm always at the desk," Tom replied.
"Well, I'd like to say that if anyone who witnessed this battle has any information we overlooked, feel free to come down to the station to share it with us," Caroline said.
Hearing that, Charlie immediately had a big grin on her face. "Guys, did you have your phones out when you saw Z go up to Heaven?"
"Uh… no…" Summer said as everyone else was looking through their phones to see if they got anything. "I think Niffy is the only one who took a photograph."
"And she took it to her room to develop it," Charlie sighed. "And who knows how long that will take."
"I'm sure you'll figure something out," Dante says patting her shoulder. "As for me, I'm going to dinner with one of those Goetia guys."
"We'll save you some gumbo," Bullet said before Vaggie got an idea.
"Actually, they'll save us some gumbo," the moth demon told the hellhound. "We're tracking down anybody that might have seen Z's redemption."
Hearing this, Bullet whined like a puppy because he wanted Alastor's cooking. "Okay," he moaned.
"Not to worry, there's plenty for everyone," Alastor told him before Dante, Bullet, and Vaggie all went off to do what they needed to do.
"You fucking did what now," Stella screamed at her husband, Stolas, while their daughter, Octavia was listening to some loud music to out tune her mother's screams. "First you fuck an imp in our bed, then you invite some low-class demon to dinner!?"
"Well he's not actually a low-class demon dear h-" Stolas tried to explain before his wife started throwing one of the plants in the house at him.
"He's what," Stella screamed even louder as she continued throwing things at Stolas in anger. "An incubus? A hellhound? Some sort of centaur or other farm animals that would fuck you harder than you would to me!?"
"Why is it always like this," Octavia thought to herself as she listened to her music, hoping the drumbeats would drown out the sounds of her mother's anger, but the song soon ended and she groaned before searching for a new one.
"He's the Son of Sparda," Stolas stated, prompting Stella to drop the vase she was about to throw and for Octavia to take out her earbuds.
"Sparda? The knight? His son," Octavia asked as she remembers the bedtime story her father told her when she was little.
"You mean to tell me that you invited the son of the one being who killed his own brethren into our house," Stella asked her husband.
"They were plotting to overthrow Hell itself," Stolas reminded his wife. "I'd just like to discuss a few things with the Son of Sparda. I have no intention of sleeping with him."
"In that case, I want to wear my best and serve the best for him," Stella said in a much softer tone than earlier. "We have to make sure he doesn't want to turn us into a new item for his collection," she stated, remembering tales of Devil Arms.
As she left, Octavia looked at her father. "You really got the Son of Sparda to come over? How," she asked.
"Well, it was actually more of a coincidence," Stolas told his daughter as they sat on the nearby sofa. "I was calling my associate."
"For a booty call," Octavia remarked with slight disgust.
"Uh… yes," Stolas admitted before continuing his explanation. "I was contacting him when he said that the Son of Sparda was nearby. I asked him over because of some recent events that caught my interest."
Thinking back to the local news, Octavia had an idea of what Stolas meant. "Okay, I think I know what you mean," she said before she started getting stars in her eyes. "You think he's anything like his dad," she asked like she was a kid meeting her hero.
Stolas chuckled happily as he saw his daughter excited to meet Dante. "I'm sure he's not exactly like him, but he's definitely as strong as him," he told her. "I heard he beat Mundus when he escaped his prison and sealed him up again, just like his father."
"He actually did that? Beat Mundus on his own," Octavia asked.
"How about you ask him that question when he comes here, Starfire," Stolas chuckled as he placed a hand on his daughter's shoulder. "Come now, we have to prepare for our guest."
Moments later, Dante was dropped off near the front entrance of the Goetia manor through a portal. "Nice place, but Luci's is much nicer," he commented as he walked to the front door as an imp butler opened it for him and allowed him in. "Thanks," Dante said, giving the butler a two-finger salute as he walked through the doors.
"Ah, Dante. Good evening," Stolas greeted his guest. "I want to welcome you to my humble home."
"You must be Stolas, I got to say, I was not expecting your entire leg to be the size of my whole body," Dante joked as he was looking up at the tall demon prince.
"Are you surprised," Stolas asked him as he led him through the halls of his home.
"Not really. I fought a giant chicken at one point," Dante remarked as he was thinking about when he fought Griffon
"Is that so? It must have been a thrilling fight," Stolas said as they passed the man-eating plants that tried to grab at Dante. "Oh, mind my plants. They tend to go for anything meaty when they get hungry."
"It was decent," Dante said as he moved his head to the side as one to his left tried biting, but missed. "They must be really hungry if they're this aggressive," the demon hunter noted.
"Quite so," Stolas agreed as he went into the kitchen and came back with several steaks of what seemed to be zebra meat. "Eat up, my darlings," the owl demon said as he fed his plants, which calmed down considerably after eating.
Dante watched as Stolas lovingly nuzzled the carnivorous plant like it was a puppy. "Well, we all have our hobbies," he muttered before Stolas gestured toward a dining room.
The Owl Demon opened the double door to the large dining room that sat Stolas's wife and daughter on the farther end of the table. "Stella, Octavia, I would like you to meet the Son of Sparda, Dante. Dante, this is my wife and daughter."
"How's it going," Dante waved his hand as he was met with the cold stare of the white bird demon.
"No manners with this one," she said as the Demon Hunter walked over to take his seat.
"I wasn't really into high-class stuff much. My brother was though," Dante said as he sat across from Octavia.
"You have a brother," Octavia asked, intrigued by the fact Sparda had two sons.
"Had one. Last I saw him, he was forced to try and kill me," Dante said, remembering the incident with Nelo Angelo. "But I have a feeling he's still around somewhere."
"I wouldn't be surprised if he's somewhere in Hell," Stella remarked. Dante would have argued, but thought that it would have been possible.
"Wouldn't be the first time," Dante remarked. "Maybe got locked up for bad behavior. I have to ask Luci the next time I see him."
"Luci? Is that what you're calling Lucifer," Stolas asked as he thought the nickname was adorable.
"He doesn't mind," Dante said to the owl-like prince. "So what's for dinner?"
"I had to think about it and thought, why not have a selection of different types of cuisine to be prepared," Stolas told the Demon Hunter. "Made by our renowned chef," he said as many servants came out with trays of different types of food. From Italian-style pasta, to French onion soup, to Chinese fried rice and pork, to steaks, seafood, and desserts.
"Bon appetit," the head chef said as he bowed to the Goetia family and Dante before returning to the kitchen.
"Let's dig in," Stolas said as he grabbed a plate full of pork and fried rice and started to eat his food as his wife had a lobster dinner while his daughter had some pasta and meat sauce with some french onion soup. Dante also grabbed a plate of pasta, since he didn't see any pizza on the table, and some rolls on the side.
"This is some good food your chef made," Dante complimented after a few bites of pasta.
"Only the best from our chefs," Stella said proudly after swallowing her food. "I refuse to serve ourselves or our guests some garbage."
"At least that's one thing you do," Octavia muttered under her breath, which only Dante heard.
'This kid's got spunk. I can respect that,' Dante thought to himself as he turned his head to Stolas. "I don't want to sound rude, but didn't you want to tell me something important."
"Ah yes, I'm sure this has been on your mind," Stolas said after a sip of his drink. "You see, the rankings of Hell's hierarchy don't exactly get along entirely. Overlords defending their territories and businesses, Kingpins trying to rise in power, and even members of the Goetia family were even blackmailed at some point. Not to mention the unsavory characters we sometimes must interact with to give a semblance of order."
"I think I know of one," Dante said as he leaned back in his chair, then reached into his coat to reveal he brought Valentino with him. "Did you know this guy? Because he's basically a backscratcher at this point. A weaponized backscratcher," the demon hunter joked as he let the bird demons look at the Devil Arm.
"I presume this is Valentino," Stolas asked as the white-haired hunter nodded. "Indeed I did, he was not the most pleasant person I shared business with."
"That's a polite way of saying you hated his slimy black guts, Dad," Octavia said, remembering all the social media posts between Stolas and Valentino. "You couldn't stand the guy."
"Guess I did you and Angel Dust a very big favor," Dante said leaning back with his hands above his head and feet up under the table.
"The porn star," Octavia asked. "He had a grudge against him too?"
"More than just a grudge, but I know he's doing a lot better since I sliced that moth in half," Dante replied.
"I can imagine. I've seen what he did to the employees that disobey him or rebel against him. He tries to make an example of anyone that doesn't do as he says. I don't know if I can describe it to you," Stolas said, putting his hands together to look more presentable.
"Don't have to. I saw it in Angel Dust's eyes. Same with the other hotel patients. They were all afraid of the bug. He got into their heads and wanted them to obey him. I've seen that many times," Dante said as he remembered the time of Mundus's escape as well as his time in Fortuna a year ago.
The air was getting a little tense in the room as it was best to change the subject fast before everyone loses their appetite. "So, Dante… What kind of music do you like," Octavia asked.
"I'm very big on rock music," Dante told the teenage owl, who was surprised.
"Really? Who's your favorite artist? Are you into light rock, heavy metal, death metal," Octavia asked as her emotions were more cheery than previously.
"To put it simply, there's no type of rock I don't like. Guns & Roses, Disturbed, Sabaton, KISS, Elena Huston. I could keep going on," Dante told her.
"What about 'Fuck You Dad'? Have you heard of them," Octavia asked.
"I have. Although, I would have made a better name for the band. Sound like your acting sarcastic, then you get yourself grounded," Dante chuckled.
"Tell me about it," Stolas said, remembering when he asked one of the songs she was listening to the morning before going to Loo Loo Land.
"I agree the name sounds troublesome, but they still make good songs," Octavia said. "Is it true that you fought Mundus after his escape and sealed him back?"
"Yep, I saw why my dad had a hard time fighting him. He was very powerful. But in the end, he was no match for me or my skills," Dante said with a smirk, karate-chopping the air in front of him. Both Stella and Octavia were doing their best to suppress a giggle at how dorky Dante was acting right now. Dante put his arms down as he then looked at Octavia. "Something tells me you and I will be getting along really well," he said, willing to strike up a friendship with the owl girl.
"So long as you behave yourself and make sure to protect her," Stolas said, knowing enough about Dante from what he saw on the news and what he heard today.
"Don't you worry. If I can babysit an 8-year old, I can take care of a teenager," Dante told the owl prince as he waved him off and got to another point. "How much do you know about the overlords or any other scumbag that wants my head?"
"You mean Vox and Velvet," Stolas asked the Demon Hunter. "Let's just say that before you dealt with Valentino, they were a triple threat. As you know, Valentino was the Overlord of adult entertainment. Vox and Velvet are the Overlords of television and social media," Stolas informed, then went on to talk about other potential threats. "Ace Dukes isn't an Overlord, but he is a well-known Kingpin that runs one of the most infamous casinos in Hell. Then there's Falco Redgrave, another Kingpin who's known for weapons and arms dealing."
"Wasn't there also some sort of pirate around somewhere," Octavia questioned, recalling something she once heard about from her friends.
"Now I want to listen to some Alestorm," Dante remarked after writing down the details of what he was told by Stolas.
"Ah yes, that fellow," Stolas said as he remembered who his daughter meant while Dante helped himself to some more rice. "Captain Maelstrom, the devil of the sea."
"Quite the title, he must really be that confident with himself," Dante said after finishing his plate of rice and getting up from his seat. "Dinner was great. I hope we can do this again sometime, but make sure you tell your chef to make me a pizza, doesn't matter what type as long as there are no olives. Maybe strawberry sundaes, too," he said, ready to walk out but was stopped by the owl prince.
"Dante, there is an Overlord family that is very corrupt. I suggest you try to avoid them, only because they are close to Lucifer," Stolas warns the Demon Hunter.
"And what family is that," Dante asked him.
"The name of the family is Von Eldritch," Stolas told him. "I cannot prove their crimes yet, but do note that they are not worth a fight unless they do something to the extreme that will make Lucifer want to make an example of."
For some reason or another, Dante heard of the Von Eldritch family somewhere, but couldn't remember where. He shrugged it off as it will come back to him some other time as he gives his farewells and headed out.
Stolas let loose a long breath as he looked at his wife and daughter. "So, what do you think of him," he asked both of them sheepishly with an awkward smile.
"He's alright. Could use some manners," Stella told her husband. "But don't think you're off the hook," she said softly while giving him a death glare.
"I actually like him. He seems like a good guy," Octavia said otherwise.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that from you both," Stolas said, feeling his wife's eyes upon him. "How about we save some leftovers for later."
"Loona, we're back," Blitzo said as he kicked the door to the office followed by Moxxie and Millie.
"Oh hey, you didn't get killed," Loona said as sarcastically as she was looking at her phone. "So I'm guessing you didn't kill him. Did you beg or you ran?"
"Actually, he kinda let us go," Moxxie said, surprising the hellhound.
"What?"
"There was this ex-military guy that was hunting him down and we ended up having to help the Son of Sparda," Moxie explained.
"That insane sniper shot me, but Dante saved me," Millie added, showing the bandaged up wound.
"You have got to be shitting me," Loona exclaimed.
"I wish we were, but it's the truth, sweetie. We're just lucky to make it out in one piece," Blitzo said to her as he hugged her.
"I wish you weren't," Loona mumbled loud enough for the imps to hear, but didn't reject the hug.
"There is still one thing, though," Moxxie mentioned. "He wants us to help with why he's in Hell."
"We're assassins, not detectives," Loona said in a deadpan tone.
"That's just it," Moxxie explained.
"He wants us to get him demons to kill and deal with the overpopulation issue with Lucifer paying him," Millie stated. "We take care of the pricks up top, he takes out the worst of the worst we send down here."
"Are we getting any money," Loona asked as she got out of her foster father's grip.
"40%," Moxxie and Millie said together.
"40 percent!? We couldn't get any more than that," Loona growled. "And you agreed to it!?"
"We would have gone higher, but if you saw what we did, you would be agreeing alongside us," Moxxie said to her. "He got shot through the heart and took li-li-like it was a big bug bite."
"Besides, he's not all that bad," Millie said.
"Yeah, because a demon hunting psychopath sounds like a great guy," Loona remarked sarcastically.
At this time, Blitzo put his hands on Loona's shoulders. "Now, Looney, you were right. He was a really tough ass to kill. Fuck, I don't even think he can be," the taller imp stated. "But Stolas was able to keep him from cutting our heads off, so we can at least help the guy since we'll be getting some of the money he makes from any of our kills sent here."
"All we really need to do is tell him who's who," Millie added.
"Also, I got you a present," Blitzo said as he pulled out a Sammy Snake plushie from his pocket, which the hellhound knocked out of his hands.
"Fine, I'll go along with it," Loona huffed. "If it means more money for us, then I can't argue. Where is he now?"
"Having dinner with Stolas by now. Either there or at that crappy hotel the princess made for her rehab redemption center," Blitzo informed his adopted daughter. "But we won't be seeing any of their fucking faces again." Just as he said that the door flew open and when he turned, there stood Bullet and Vaggie. "You have got to be fucking kidding me!"
"It's not like I wanted to be here either. It was a pain in the ass finding you," Bullet said, sounding annoyed as he could be back at the hotel enjoying some gumbo.
"What the fuck do you want? If you're here because of Dante, we just got back. Tell him to be patient," Blitzo yelled at the pitbull and the moth.
"We'll be out of your hair in one second," Vaggie informed the taller imp. "Did any one of you three happened to record any footage at the park?"
"For what," Moxxie asked with a raised brow as Vaggie gave him a death glare. "Oh, I was too stunned to take my phone out."
"Same here. Now, get out of our office," Blitzo responded as he pointed to the door.
"If you're talking about the lizard guy, I got something," Millie said as she pulled out her phone.
"Really? Can we see," Vaggie asked the female imp.
Millie scrolled through her phone and got the video she was looking for as she showed it to everyone. It showed Z on the ground saying his last words to everyone crying, him gaining his wings, the portal to Heaven with his guide showing up, and even his last goodbye before going through the portal. "Is this what you wanted?"
"This is exactly what we wanted," Vaggie said to the female imp. "Can we borrow your phone or can you send the video to me," she asked as she held up her phone.
"Just a sec, hon," Millie said as she was ready to give Vaggie the video file. "Here you go," she said with a cheerful smile.
"Thanks," Vaggie said as she received the message. "Now we can show them."
"Them who," Moxxie asked.
"The news station," Bullet explained before seeing Loona, who nervously backed away and hid behind her desk.
Seeing this, Blitzo immediately pulled up a shotgun and aimed it at Bullet. "Don't think about it, Ol' Yeller," the imp said.
"Blitz! What if he just wants to talk," Millie exclaimed.
"Yeah, Sir. That's a bit overkill," Moxxie agreed.
Blitzo lowered his shotgun and pointed his two fingers towards his eye then pointed them to him. "Look at her the wrong way and I will change your gender with this gun."
"If you do, I'll cut your tail off and strangle you with it," Vaggie threatened as she held up a knife.
As the two demons glared at each other, Moxxie and Millie looked at each other while Bullet approached Loona. "Hey, I'm Bullet," he said.
"Hey, I'm Loona," she said, getting up from her desk.
"Sorry to barge in, but we just needed some proof of our friend going to Heaven," Bullet said with a nervous chuckle.
"N-no, it's fine, really. It's not the most unexpected thing I've seen," Loona told him as she nervously scratched the back of her head. She stopped as soon as she processed what he said. "Wait, what about Heaven?!"
"I'm sure you saw that video of Princess Charlie in the news about possibly rehabilitating sinners. Everyone laughed at her thinking it was far-fetched, but it turns out it's not that impossible after all," Bullet informed her. "Turns out you can have a second chance for going into Heaven by doing good enough deeds. My friend just got accepted today thanks to Sparda."
"Sparda? Don't you mean Dante," Loona asked, seeming confused.
"He did help, but turns out Sparda had the last word because he's up there checking on everything," Vaggie answered.
Loona's jaw just dropped to the floor as to what she just heard. She'll admit that she was one of those people who thought the idea of redeeming sinners was just batshit crazy, but someone seeing it was something else entirely. "Is this true," Loona asked her foster father and the imp couple.
"Oh yeah, that winged valkyrie said so," Blitzo said, not caring at the moment. "But I mean it's not like any other Hellborn demon is giving it a shot."
"I am," Bullet said to the larger imp. "In fact, the group you saw has some Hellborn demons."
"That's great and all but no one's asking, Fido," Blitzo told the Hellhound to which made Loona growl. "I wasn't talking about you Looney, I would never."
"Just… just shut up, Blitz," Loona said as she left the office.
Seeing everything, Vaggie was the first to talk. "I'm not touching that with any kind of pole," she said. "We've got what we came for, Bullet. Let's get back to the hotel so we can finally have that gumbo."
"YES," Bullet cheered with his tail wagging behind him.
Vaggie and Bullet left the office as Millie and Moxxie stood there awkwardly. "Um… me and Millie are going home now, we have to… do a thing," Moxxie told his boss as he grabbed his wife by the hand and walked out of the office.
Alone in the office, Blitzo sighed as he realized he messed up. "I've got to do something," he said, wondering how to apologize to Loona.
After the meal at Stolas' manor, Dante returned back to the Hotel. "Honey, I'm home," he joked as he opened the doors. Hearing no response, Dante pouted. "Yeah, not my best joke," he muttered to himself.
"That was too cheesy. You might be losing your touch," Angel remarked as he was at the pool table shooting up some billiards with Husk.
"Nah, it was my best one. I used up my good jokes at Stolas' place," Dante retorted to Angel.
"Doubt that, Snowball," Angel replied, giving Dante a new nickname. "Did bird face end up doing all that creepy stuff to you," he asked.
The mention of Stolas' depraved sex life made Candy and Salvia gag before rushing to find something to regurgitate into. "Angel, please don't mention that guy and sex again," Candy begged after vomiting into a bucket Niffty provided.
"No. But I know you would run right over there and do those things with him," Dante countered, which made Salvia and Candy puke even more.
"Dante, please! We just ate," Salvia pleaded before he ended up losing more gumbo. "The worst thing is that it tastes just as good going back up!"
"Alright, I know my limits on jokes. But in all seriousness, he told me more info on some guy Vox, a girl named Velvet, and the other scum," Dante told them, immediately making Angel put too much power into his shot and the cue ball bounced around until it hit him in the eye.
"Vox and Velvet!? They're Valentino's buddies," Angel exclaimed while he had the billiard lodged in his eye. "They probably sent Sergeant Psycho after you in the first place!"
Dante thought about it and believed it made sense, but he only stared at Angel. "While it makes your face match, I can't take you seriously with that thing in your eye," the Son of Sparda remarked. Immediately after, Niffty doodled a dot on the ball. "That's better," Dante joked.
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny," Angel sarcastically said before Terry slapped his back, making the billiard fall out and back onto the pool table.
"But you have something, Freakshow. They're probably the ones who sent Skull Face," Dante commented. "He did say they were close to him."
"So, you're going after those fuckheads," Husk questioned as he shot the cue ball and got two stripes in the pockets.
"If they continue, yeah," The Demon Hunter answered as he sat at the bar. "Plus with them gone, I don't have a big target on my back and more money."
"Is there anyone he told you not to go after," Dia asked the white-haired hunter.
"He mentioned a family that was corrupt but said it was not a good move," Dante replied. "I think it was something about Cthulhu?"
"A corrupt family associated with Cthulhu? Are you sure, man? Because Cthulhu doesn't exist," Terry pointed out to him.
"Hold on, it's something about those books," Dante said as he stood up and started pacing around the hotel lobby. "It's on the tip of my tongue," he muttered as he passed by a few paintings on the wall. "Von something."
"What? Are they vampire squid demons or something," Salvia rhetorically asked.
"Is that even a thing," Summer asked as she shivered at the idea.
"I swear, he said the name, but I'm blanking out," the Demon Hunter exclaimed as he leaned next to a painting of Charlie and her parents standing alongside another family. "Von Elderik? Von Electric?"
"Do you perhaps mean the Von Eldritch family," Alastor said, pointing out the painting Dante was next to.
Looking at the portrait and reading the plaque, Dante gave a blank look. "If it was a snake, it would have bitten me," he muttered. "Thanks, Smiles."
"What about the Von Eldritch," Charlie asked as she walked downstairs.
"Nothing," Dante said. "Stolas just said not to go after them unless they do something that makes Luci want their heads."
Hearing this, Charlie gulped and looked nervous. "Well, uh… I, um… Wouldn't exactly be against it," Charlie said.
"Explain, Blondie," Candy asked.
"I know they're not some of the kindest of people in Hell," Charlie stated as it was obvious there was more to the story. "But they're old family friends and… well, I…"
"You dated one of them, didn't you," Summer questioned, pointing out a few portraits.
Sighing in defeat, she knew she wasn't going to keep it away from them any longer. "Yeah… I did… I'm gonna be in my room now if you will excuse me," Charlie said as she excused herself and climbed back up the stairs.
Dante watched her as she climbed up the stairs and could have sworn he saw a tear from her eye. "I'm going to bed. I'll see you guys in the morning," he said, walking up the stairs while giving a two-finger salute. But in truth, he was going to the fourth floor to Charlie's room. "Let's see. If I remember correctly her room is the fourth door to the right," he told himself before finding the right door. "Bingo." After he knocked on Charlie's door, there was no sound. The Demon Hunter knocked even louder, but there was still no answer. "Charlie, I know you can hear me. So I'm going to tell you this. You may not want to tell everyone now, but they'll want details sooner or later. It's up to you. Let me come in and listen to what you have to say about this or let everyone hear it later. Either way, we'll get some answers about those guys I was talking about."
After half a minute of silence, Charlie spoke through the door. "It's open." Taking it as a sign to come in, Dante opened the door to see that the room was twice as big as his with salmon pink walls. In the room sat a king-size bed, a full dresser with a large mirror, a work desk with a large leather chair, a full closet, a master bathroom, and a balcony.
"So there is a VIP Room. Makes sense for you to have it," Dante said with a chuckle, only to see Charlie on the bed with her head in her knees. The Demon Hunter sighed as he put his hands in his pockets and took a seat next to the Princess of Hell. "I take it your Von Eldritch ex did something to you. If you want, I can-"
"No, no! I don't want you doing anything to give my parents a headache all for me," Charlie said, putting her feet down. "His name was Seviathan. We used to date in Hell School. Our parents hooked us up, but he wasn't who I thought he would be. He was a big bully, pulled a lot of pranks, attacked any demon I talked to just to be a big jerk," Charlie told him. "So I broke up with him and he didn't take it too well."
"So wait, his name is Seviathan," Dante asked as if he ignored what she was saying. "Is he related to Leviathan or did his parents just like the name?"
"I guess they just like the name," Charlie guessed, not really knowing the exact reason.
"Good. I don't feel like getting eaten whole and hacking my way out of a whale demon's eyeball from the inside again," Dante said, confusing Charlie immensely.
"Say what now," Charlie asked.
"When I was 18, I jumped off the Temen-ni-gru while going after my brother and got eaten by a demon that was circling it," Dante explained. "This was also after he stabbed me with my own sword after a duel we had on the top of the tower."
Hearing how bad Dante's relationship with his brother was from that young, Charlie was surprised. "I'm suddenly glad I don't have any siblings. But I'm sure my dad would have stuff to say about his brothers."
"I'm sure he would. Must make my relationship with Vergil look like a cheesy soap opera," Dante said which made Charlie giggle. "Made you laugh. Looks like I'm getting you out of that gloomy mood."
"Yeah. Thanks," Charlie said as she tucked her hair behind her right ear.
Soon, the sound of the front doors opening caught their attention. "We're back," Vaggie called out. Heading downstairs, Charlie and Dante saw the moth demon holding her phone just before she looked at them. "Charlie, I've got great news," the one-eyed girl said while Bullet rushed to the kitchen for Alastor's gumbo. "One of the imps had a video recording of Z going into Heaven."
"Really!? That's great," Charlie screamed out of excitement, immediately rushing down and giving her girlfriend a bear hug. When she did, she planted a big kiss on the moth demon's cheek. "We have to go to the news station first thing in the morning!"
"I was just thinking the same thing, Hun," Vaggie agreed before returning the kiss. "But for now, our bed is calling me," she said, passing Dante as she heads up the stairs.
Charlie was following close behind but stopped in front of the white-haired man. "Thanks for everything. You helped me and the hotel a lot, so…" She leans over and kisses him on the cheek. "Have a good night Dante," she said before returning to her room.
Dante only smiled after she left. "Anytime, Princess," he said as he suddenly felt hungry again. "Wonder if there's any gumbo left," he asked as he headed for the kitchen.
And that's where we will leave things off folks. Hope you enjoyed it, thanks again to WaterDragonMaverick for editing and beta reading. Go and read his fics if you like. And it looks like Dante has a business partner with I.M.P? What mischief will they get into and what will Blitzo do to apologize to Loona? Who will Dante be facing off next? And will Bullet be able to get some of that gumbo? Tune into find out. See you all in Hell.