Chapter 12: Message from the Gods
As Dante went asleep, he was given a message. That message wasn't a mere joke. It was the message from the gods.
"The Legendary Son of Sparda, Dante Sparda." An ominous voice heard from Dante's head.
"Uhhh, what is it?" Dante tried to shrug things off in his dreams.
"We are the gods of who let you do this job, Sparda's son." Another voice heard in his dream.
"Whaddya want? Get lost." Dante was tired. He was trying to sleep well.
"Sparda's son, the new enemy is now reborn. His name is Nemesis. This irksome creature is must to be stopped. But, in that current state, you are powerless in order to fight this demonical creature."The gods sternly showed Dante the creature in a floating ball.
In a ball, shows a misty creature manifesting a hatred aura around it. Dante felt like putting a heavy hammer on its head. What it seem to transform into a giant-size morbid-looking humanoid. Resembling his father's demonical form, it had too a more gigantic wings than his father has. Dante saw its weapon. A sword that has a skull which is different of his Rebellion, amongst his side it has a protection around its hand. On its other hand, showing his palm, a complete skeleton hanging, it has a chain on its neck. The chains were from it until it wrapped on its index finger. At his face, its horn doesn't to curve just his father's horn does. In fact, they seem to rise up like a Minotaur. Eyes were glaring red. Dante smirked at the looks at the ball. Its jaws are like of the skeleton. At its chest, swirls around a greenish portal, the portal would only have one factor; sends you to the death. Dante had emerged deaths several times. At what it seems are couple of corpses that on its foot disgustingly decorates Nemesis' foot.
"How am I gonna fry that idiot?" Dante commented.
"You are not alone to fight that demon. You and Ein are the only hope to fight this extrusive demon." One of the gods said to him.
"The wingless angel you say?" Dante folded both his arms.
"Yes, do not underestimate your companion; he is also strong equivalent to you. His heart burn the passion to fight and save the people who he cares." Another god told to him.
"We may have known that you too have the powers of the demon. Which makes you-"
"That isn't still makes me a perfect warrior. A warrior isn't a warrior unless he has a heart to love and to feel his emotions to care, fight for which he fights for." Dante replied.
"Excatly, tell me Sparda, why did your father change his allegiance to his brethren?" one of the voices seem to vaguely familiar Dante. The voice was the god name Odin (A/N: Norse Mythology gods, folks)
Dante didn't answer Odin's question. He remained silent. Odin takes his answer he doesn't know.
A voice heard in Dante's head. It was his father's words.
The reason I change my side to my brethren is because, when I see the mortals, their eyes were cowered in fear that they were badly treated by my brothers. Then, I change my allegiance that, I shall destroy all of you. The fight was pretty intense son, you see, fighting someone else bigger than you is one heck of fight you'll be dealing with. When I married to Eva, I made her to born both of you with your brother Vergil. When I pass away, legends still exist. Both of you my sons, you are my worthy called, 'Sons of Sparda'.
Odin guesses his mind and heart has his memories when he was still a child. He saw what Dante had to think.
"Dante, your father's words are the answer to my question." Odin replied quietly.
"Sterns me well. We would have thought all demons are evil. Only you are the demon who has a change of heart. And alone, you are a mercenary aren't you?" he asks to Dante.
"You have a sworn that you will destroy all the demons are you, Son of Sparda?" A cold voice heard.
"Loki, he is our chosen warrior to fight the hideous creature named Nemesis." Odin replied.
"One question Odin; why are the Hell Gates being unleashed?" Dante snidely asks.
"The Hell Gates are the portals that have been sealed away for centuries. Now that have unleashed, powerful demons have summoned right before those gates." Thor's voice had come.
"Thor? The god of thunder I say." Dante replied.
"Aah, the Son of Sparda you made him as a guest to talk?" Thor's thundering voice heard.
"Odin, what's with the commotion here?" Another goddess' voice has heard by Dante.
"Hey, you are Frigg aren't you? Is she the queen of dragons?" Dante blurted out about it.
"Indeed I am Dante, the dragons has none to me." Frigg replied unanimously.
"Before I have you, my men, we are giving this warrior a task." Odin replied.
Then everyone nod in unison, and then Odin gave Dante a katana which is very familiar to him.
"The Yamato?! Why is it with you?" Dante was shocked to see his brother was dead.
"I heard your never-ending war with your brother. When he pass away, all left is this unique sword." Odin showed it to Dante of his brother's katana.
His brother's katana is remained the same way. The scabbard is neatly polished as his brother does. The katana itself, the grip still have the yellow cloth still dangling but, still also clean. The blade still gleams at silver-white reflection. Dante will never forget the times that his brother had sliced him several times now.
"I'll take it. His power is not easy to control." Dante swiped the katana from Odin's hand. Realizing how painful could it be hardly to see your brother's death is also too a scornful fate.
"Good, Dante. Now, the new demon named Nemesis has been unleashed." Odin stated the topic's start.
"This demon isn't the creation of our enemy Hades. Perhaps, it is the every demon's will it is formed. Every demon's fibber is formed. Thus, making this hideous come to life, that is how it had unleashed. Many Sprites never know about Nemesis." Odin stated further.
"Hmph, as it haven't yet to fear." Dante replied.
"Indeed Dante, while the time is still on, you and Ein ARE only the chosen warriors to fight this demon." Odin faced to Dante.
"But, to fight this demon, you have a true hidden power lies beneath your heart." Frigg added.
"And what power would be that be?" Dante asks. He was sure enough that he has all the powers of the family Sparda and all the supernatural abilities he has.
"That power will not find you. You will be the one to find it." Thor replied.
"Spiritually, who do you fight for?" Loki asks to Dante.
"No one, I only fight for the death of my family." Dante's spirit falls down.
"I see you're just like your own father." Loki coldly gave him a response.
Dante remained quiet about what he has said. Still, he paid attention what he commented.
"But before you can take out that demon you must destroy the Hell Gates." Thor gave Dante a task.
"Yeah, the first one is destroyed. Thanks to the fire boy, I kicked his butt." Dante regained his cocky attitude.
"Very well then, the second Hell Gate, we would know is the forest. That forest lays another Hell Gate. When you finish it, do not to attempt to use the circle of magic." Loki replied.
"Why would that?" Dante look baffled at the words of Loki.
"It will make you more lost. The Lost Forest is there no more. All that left is to escape it from long way." Frigg replied.
"Intensifying idea, tell me more about it." Dante was getting the main idea and the clues for the next task.
"Today, after you awake, you will remember it and pass that information to Ein." Odin gave those words.
"And remember what we have said to you." The gods and Frigg were turning misty and Dante tried to catch their clothes but all what is be is that he heard voices.
"Dante," A voice that heard vaguely well by Dante, he tried to get to the gods further but the voice gotten more better that the disappearance by the mist of the gods.
"Dante," the voice was becoming louder to him still; he understands his own devil hunter's wits.
"DANTE!" His head was snapped back to the reality. He noticed Cierra was half awake from her sleep.
"What?" Dante felt as his head went through a severe bumping of iron bars. He notices the horizon had a little sun peeking out of it. Dante had make fast that he doesn't get laughed at the public. Quickly, he carried Cierra and dashed off the house fast. Noticing the house is locked, Dante had to hitch through with his Doppelganger ability. With that, he snoops in together with Cierra. While passing through, he gently opens the door and place Cierra on the bed, gave the pillow on her sleeping arms and covers her in a warm blanket.
First one down, now for Serene! Dante's thoughts rushed fast. He slides out the way by using again the ability he did.
As he rushed to the exact spot, he lifted Serene. But, Dante felt she was little bit heavy.
Ugggh! Dante decided to use his Devil Trigger to ease things up. With the jolt of energy rush his entire body, Dante speed-runs the way and slipped again lastly with the last of his Trigger. Dashing on, he tucks her on her room. He did what Cierra did. And, Dante felt much better that all his worries lastly, the god's words were still stuck at his brain like a jammed bolt.
Wait, the Yamato, how? Dante questioned himself. Until, an object is at the table. He saw the exact Yamato in his dreams. He immediately swiped it.