Chapter 7: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
As Dante passes by the Guardians of Riviera, he manages to find a white-red orb resting on the altar. It shimmered mysteriously as it awaits it true master to come and use his powers.
Dante walks on further to examine the orb. But, right on his tracks, somebody stopped in his tracks. Fia was looking at Dante with ease. He noticed her eyes with worry. Never less, he cocked his eyebrow and said; "What? I was getting to the good part." He replied defensively. As Fia was staring at him, she relplied; "Dante are you really sure that orb you noticed isn't curse or something?" Fia tried to convince the Son of Sparda well.
"Well, Miss Protect-it-all, I face may couple of dangers, risks, and trouble. So, I'm betting this orb might be a use to whack that wall down. Ya understand?" Dante replied with his cockiness was with him. Dante would have thought about staging the act. But, he doesn't want to lose his reputation. He turns around and walks to the orb.
"What a lame excuse for myself then." Dante muttered under his breath. As he stretch his left hand to the orb, a flash momentarily appears. It was blinding that the rest except Dante had to cover their eyes. Dante wasn't feeling the rest. He felt something latch on his back. Slowly moulding its true faces, it began to form on its back. Back to the guardians, Ein was still covering his eyes together with the rest; they had to wait the wind of disaster dies down.
Something had bound to happen. After the wind of disaster dies, they notice Dante was still on the place. Without moving, they saw him like a statue. They feared that he may have been petrified. Instead, they saw something latch on Dante's back.
What it may have been latch on Dante's back was a skull. Its eyes were glowing ominously to its master. Black odourless smoke have seem emanating from the skull too. A pair of needle-like blades rose a few inches from Dante's back. Never less, they were freaked out what Dante have with him.
Cierra was curious about the thing on Dante's back. If it was a demon, she would have definitely incinerated that demon together along with Dante. But, if it was an object that Dante, alone himself can operate, she was planning to see for herself. Serene was in too with Cierra's motive of seeing Dante's thing. Lina and Fia were both worried about Dante of about the stuff that attach on his back. Ein on the other hand with Rose, they were both puzzled on the object on Dante's back. These two were exchanging mystified looks.
Dante on the other hand, was excited with his new toy. Willingly, he turns around to see his friends. He shouted them back to the nearest.
"Yo Ein! Whaddya think of this?" Dante shows off his weapon to him for a cupful of idea.
"I don't know about it. How does it work?" Ein was out of ideas with Rose.
Dante instinctively heard it. He gave Ein a shot back.
"It doesn't hurt when you're trying it. How does that feel to you Ein?" Dante gave him an answer.
Before Ein could say any word coming from his mouth, he was about to replied when a loud 'whoosh' sound of Dante's jump had gone first. Awed by the first moves of Dante he saw him casting red rapiers and throwing them at the wall. There, he was found dumbstruck by his magnificent aerial swordplay.
Dante was still ecstatic about the new weapon. He smoothly draws and throws the swords. As his hovering manoeuvre coming to halt, he landed a foot onto the Hell Gate. Kicking back up, he also discards some more of his swords, as the play about to complete, he draws the final sword. He touches the edges of the sword's blade smoothly. Then he throws while he savours the last moments of the final sword he throws.
He landed down with one of his feet. He had a rose stuck between in his lips.
Ein was going to Dante.
"Nice work Dante. I-"Ein was dumbfounded by Dante's job on the Hell Gate. He notices a red heart-shape on it. On to it, there is a red sword stuck at the middle of the heart-shape.
The girls notice by Ein's gaze. Lina was waving her hand on Ein's face. Fia tried to slap Ein's cheek to return his senses. Serene tried to hit him gently with the rod of the scythe. Cierra didn't do anything. Rose was scratching Ein's leg. But to no avail. Dante decided to end this dummy-hitting work.
"Hey, cut it out. If you want to know, there's a piece of art at the Hell Gate which I made." Dante tried to convince them to turn around and see his work. As of much, the girls think Dante what he did. It may lead to reason that why Ein was gazing through.
Turning around, the girls were awed by Dante's work. He made a heart. On the centre, there is a red sword stuck in between of the art. The girls were now too dazed by Dante's piece of art. Serene and Cierra were both blushing in a deep red shade similar to Cierra's hat. These girls were against each other for the love of Dante Sparda.
"And for finale, I'll clap." Dante did as what he has mentioned. As the clap of Dante's pair of hand heard, the swords were detonating in a heart shape similar what he did.
"Oooooh." The rest were still, awed from what he did. And Dante wasn't over yet. He still has a rose on his lips.
"Dante, what's that rose for?" Ein asks.
Rose, who heard when Ein said her name, she suddenly covers herself. Dante was giving the answer. For what he have thought, he wouldn't do use her name. Instead, he'll call 'thing' on what he was holding.
"Well, this 'thing' is what can detonate the rest. You'll see." Dante took the 'thing' from his lips and throw it several feet away. The rose touches the tip of the sword. Suddenly, the sword exploded. The Hell Gate was crumbling down to pieces. Everything on what was on that giant slab of wall was just nothing but the debris.
"Whoa, awesome Dante, how does it work anyway?" Ein asks.
Dante ignored Ein's question. He did give him a smirk on his face. Ein, knew what it means. He gave Dante instead of thumbs-up. Surprised, he decided to go back to Elendia quietly.
Ein decided to tag Dante along too. The rest of them were picking up and head for Dante going back to Elendia.
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As the group headed back to Lina and Fia's place, Dante remembers his jacket was badly charred. His coat had irregular black colour on it. Ein on the other hand was felt the way too. After saving Fia from the fight, he felt exhausted and out of spirit to stay longer. Dante and Ein had a plan.
"Ein, what do say, go out and bath?" Dante asks. He was pretty sure he was a pervert along too.
"Yeah, I would, as long we don't tell it to them." Ein blushed profusely when he heard the word 'bath'.
"Plan, don't tell them. Not even Rose can help it."
"Yeah, Lina and CoCo couldn't help it either. We'll need to sneak the entire village quietly." Ein talks this seriously.
"Of course, no couldn't keep it either." Dante cocked his eyebrow to Ein ensuring about of his plans.
As Dante and Ein move out, they walk naturally without making weird behaviour that will draw attention. Cierra and Fia were on their path. Dante and Ein had to move out the path without being noticed. Dante grabbed Ein's arm roughly and hid off. Just as the girls passes by, they hold both of their breath at instance. After they pass few meters away from them, Dante and Ein breathe as a sign of relief. They headed normally to the Undine Springs. Ein was speaking to NoNo who was guarding nearby.
"Is it empty? Please, don't let Meute or anyone watch us." Ein asks.
"Sure Ein. But, I'll have to keep myself on guard." NoNo chirped.
As it said, they both headed for the entrance. Crystal-blue water was shimmering quietly as the little waves tossed around. Dante found it quite extraordinary. He deicided to put all his clothes on a smooth rock, EIn followed the suit. Dante had to splash his face on the water. The crystal clear water gave Dante a refreshing sensation on his face. Ein did the same with Dante on their backs without being noticed.
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The girls were finding Ein and Dante throughout the village. The only last place they only didn't visit wasn't the springs.
"But, there could be someone else there." Lina was tired of walking around Elendia. Her energy was running low even she was energetic kind.
"Um Lina, there are people outside of the springs. Remember? So," Fia was thinking of her hypothesis.
"Both of them are at the springs!" Serene replied first before Fia could say anything.
"Springs, Ein" Fia blushed nervously. She never thought about that.
Serene sees Fia's place of her mind was about Ein in bathing. She was turning pure evil in her heart with malice onto her. Evilly, she tried to convince Fia to go to the springs and find Ein.
First weapon, Lucifer, we'll go for more. Sorry for Dante x Fia stupidity. It is the nature actually of Fia. Read and Review.