My brain did not like me in this chapter. The definitions were hard to come up with. I tried to get as close of a definition as possible to Nero's condition but…yeah. Sorry If any of this is confusing. Well I hope that you enjoy. And I am trying to update as quickly as possible. ^^
Chapter 6: Hermaphrodite's Kiss
Recap:
Later that evening…
A knock sounded at the door. Dante got up and answered. Ebony in one hand. He peeked out the window beside the entryway. Once he saw who it was he smiled. He put Ebony down and opened the kicked-one-to-many-times-scratch-infested wood door.
"Vergil!" He called.
"Hello brother. Are you going to block the door all day or are you going to let me in?" Vergil said in his usual tone. Dante moved out the way and bowed at the waist.
"Sir." Vergil rolled his eyes at his twin as he passed the threshold.
"Vergil." Nero called down from the top of the stairs. Vergil stared at her for a few seconds in silence as she descended.
"I could have sworn you were male when I left." He said. Dante and Trish burst out laughing a moment later. The youngest sighed.
"Yeah. Let's just say that a lot of things happened while you were gone." She came down and gave Vergil a hug.
"Well then, how about you tell me over a cup of tea after I put my luggage away." Vergil said as he started up the stairs.
"Alright." Nero said as she headed for the kitchen to make the tea.
"That's right. Vergil might know something about the curse." Dante said.
"Lets hope." Trish said. Heading for the kitchen with Dante.
"Can we have something other than tea?" Lady asked as she followed.
-OxO-
When Vergil came back down the stairs he was in his casual clothes. A simple sweater, a pair of loafers, and slacks. Still somehow he had a look of utter control about him. Nero came to the table with three tea cups and two bottles of beer. Tea for Vergil, Trish and herself. Beer for Lady and Dante. Everyone was at the table waiting for the guest of honor.
"So what occurred when I was gone that might have made this certain situation happen." Vergil said after he took his seat and had his first sip of his tea.
"Well…. I think it all started with the mission I had when Dante was gone." Nero said as she launched into her tale.
-OxO-
Two hours later.
After telling her story the kitchen was in a state of silence. She told only what she thought was important. She edited some of the more embarrassing things that did not need to be known.
"So, you're telling me that was all that happened right up to this point?" Vergil asked finally after a few minutes in silence.
"Yeah. Basically." Nero shrugged.
"Hmm." Vergil murmured. Then he lapsed back into silence. While waiting Nero took a quick side glance at Dante. Said hunter was deep in thought. Nero sighed. She wished she understood where she and Dante stood and what kind of relationship they had.
"Wait. " Vergil said. Nero's attention snapped back to him.
"What did you mean by sweet smell when you encountered the demon?" Vergil asked. Nero took a minute to think about what was said.
"Oh. Well when I started to look for the demon the first thing that hit me was a sweet smell. Like melted sugar or honey." The youngest said.
"It was odd. It was really too sweet. I felt like I was being repelled and attracted to it at the same time." Nero continued as she shivered a bit. Vergil looked to the ceiling. His mind working over what he just heard.
"Nero how long have you been in this condition?" If you knew Vergil you could practically see all the information that was running thought his head right at this moment.
"About two weeks today. Why?" Nero asked. But she was sure he didn't hear that question. His lips where mouthing off everything that was running though his brain. Suddenly he got up from the table. And started pacing. Everyone watched as he made circlets in the small room.
"Nero have you exhibited any unusual behaviors. At all. No matter how insignificant they may seem. " Vergil asked. All he would need was a pipe. He looked like what Nero thought was Sherlock Holmes.
"Anything stranger than normal happen to you or around you after you were cursed?" Vergil questioned. His dark blue eyes seeing right through Nero. Said person thought back.
"Um. Not really." Nero murmured.
Me throwing myself on Dante. Nero thought in her head.
"Kid. What about what happened like three days later after you became a woman?" Dante prompted. The huntress looked at him confused. One thing about Dante was that once his brain started to work, he was almost as smart as Vergil.
"What…." Nero thought back.
"Oh fuck. You mean when all those demons…uhg." She gently put her head in her hands.
"What happened?" The blue hunter inquired. The female sighed. Nero looked to him as she remembered the ordeal.
"….about three days later Devil May Cry got attacked. Hundreds of demons came wanting to fuck me." Nero groaned.
"What?" Vergil frowned slightly.
"I was still getting used to this…" Nero gestured to herself. Then looked toward the ceiling.
"If I remember right…I heard something ringing. Then …" but before she could finish Vergil interrupted her.
"What do you mean you head something ringing?" Nero was caught off guard with the question.
"Well I thought I heard a bell. Or a chime. And I could swear I heard someone speaking to me. Like they were speaking in my ear. Though that wasn't possible because there was no one else with me. Then it felt like the room got hotter by just a bit. I was in my room alone when the attack happened. I heard the crashing in the living room minutes later after the bell. I went to see what was happening and everyone was fighting demons. Then all the demons started after me. " Nero said as she thought of what happened that day. Demons were busting into Devil May Cry claiming there was a female in heat and they were going to take her. Somehow that female chosen was Nero. So Dante, Trish, Lady and Nero all had to battle for a couple of hours right outside of the front door.
"Sweet smell. Voice. Ringing of a bell. Slight increase in heat?" Vergil murmured as he paced. Nero looked at Dante again. As if he felt Nero's gaze he slowly lifted his gaze to her. She blushed as quickly looked away.
"That's it." The blue twin said suddenly as he walked off toward the living room.
"What did I say?" Nero asked as she looked around the kitchen. Everyone shrugged their shoulders.
Vergil came back a few minutes later with a large leather back book in his hand.
"I believe I know what are adversary is. Also what he did to you." He sighed as he opened the book. He quickly turned the pages not even looking to the table of contents.
"Ah. Here it is." He then put the book on the table and flipped it to show everyone the page. The title of the section was "Sexual Demons".
"This section here." Vergil pointed. The heading "Incubus" was in bold lettering. They all read the section in silence.
'INCUBUS
Incubus: A type of sexual demon that was said to pray on females in many parts of England in the early 1800s. Its counterpart is the Succubus (see page 183,) would prey on virile males in a like fashion. For Incubi they would mostly have intercourse with the person intended then leave when they have had their fill of the person's essence. The truth is that incubi and succubi take any person male or female. Being feed off of by this type of demon is said to be a pleasurable experience. So much so that many people die from the lack of it. That or the demon has taken too much of the person's life force. They are said to emanate a sweet smell that is supposed to attract its victims.
In certain cases it has been recorded that this demon would change a person's gender to suit their needs at the time. Some do this to procreate, others just for fun. Or to have this person as a slave. The person if cursed by this type of demon will have a mark on the place where they were bitten. The normal way to mark the person intended. The curse is called Hermaphrodites' Kiss. (See page 192.) Hermaphrodites was said to be the child of Aphrodite and Hermes in some Greek legends. In some other legends he was a young man who caught the affections of a nymph that he scorned when she made advances. In this particular story she waited till he was bathing and leapt onto him. During their struggle she wished to the gods too become one with him. Answering her plea the gods made them into one being. It is said that this nymph was actually a demon. It is said that this is the blood line from which Incubi and sucubi stem from. All that can be done is speculate on this matter. '
"Hermaphrodites' Kiss?" Nero said out loud as she looked up to Vergil after she finished reading.
"Yes. Has everyone finished reading?" He asked as he looked to everyone. Everyone nodded so he picked up the book and turned to the page said by the passage on the curse.
"Wait Vergil…why did you think it was this demon that cursed me." Nero asked.
"Just keep reading." Vergil said as he placed the book back down and pointed to the page. Everyone went back to reading the book.
'HERMAPHRODITES' KISS
This cures it designed to change your gender to the opposite that it is. Many people cursed would speak of certain happenings during the phases. Saying there was a ringing or a voice speaking to them is a common occurrence. Also in many cases many would say that during the activation of the curse that they would experience a change in temperature. The heat increase would vary depending on the phase of the curse.
The curse can usually be accounted into four stages. Progressing in a weekly time basis.
First Stage
The victims scent will change to a sweet alluring smell that may attract demons. The person will also have an increase in sex drive. Do things they wouldn't normally do. Which gets stronger in the second stage.
Second Stage
The victim has to cum. The victim will have to cum, usually by their own hand. Most don't even know they are doing it till they experience release.
Third Stage
Someone has to make the victim cum. Usually the victim will be engrossed in pleasuring themselves and will accept the help of anyone in the vicinity (human, demon, ect., ). It is important that the person is watched while in this stage. The victim will not be able to get true release unless helped. They will be in a pleasurable pained vertigo until release is achieved.
Forth stage
Someone has to come inside the person cursed. The victim will need the essence of another person. They will lose their mind or die this is not done. However the person who helped the victim in the third stage cannot help them in this last stage.
There is no known way to counter act this curse when it is complete.'
Nero slowly got out of her chair after she read this passage.
"You can't be serious." She mumbled. Shaking her head to herself.
"Vergil this can't be right? Can it?" She looked over to the blue hunter. His eyes were grave.
"I wrote this book Nero. I did the research myself. I have seen this curse in action. Yes it is true. If you have this mark on your person." Vergil took the book and turned the page. On the page was a beautiful drawing. A sword was standing behind a shield. On the face of the shield was a silhouette of a man and a woman facing each other. The woman was holding a light colored rose. One that was in the middle of opening. The man was holding a red rose of the same color but a shade lighter. It almost looked like it was on the verge of closing. Rose thorns covered the shield on all sides. Crossing on the front of the face of the shield. It looked like a beautiful prison like metaphor. In between the man and woman stood an hourglass. The sand slowly pouring down.
"The color of the roses signify the rate of change of the curse. In this picture the person is question was a male turned female. Like you. The rose for the female was opening and the males is closing. If it was female to male then it would be the opposite. The rose would wilt on the female side while the male's rose would open. The hourglass signifies the time that has elapsed." Vergil explained. Once again the room fell silent.
"What happens when the four weeks are up?" Dante asked breaking the silence in the room.
"Then Nero will remain a female." The scholar said as he filled up his cup. Nero looked completely shocked.
"Unless the demon is slain and Nero baths in their blood. Before the curse cements itself and become permanent. "
"M-Maybe I don't have the mark and this is the wrong curse." Nero said hopefully. She truly prayed that this was all a big mistake.
"Please show us where he bit you Nero." Vergil asked. She nodded and did as she was told. She stood up and slowly took off her shirt.
"On my shoulder." She mumbled. There in stark contrast to her skin was the tattoo, sitting innocently above her bra strap. Her tattoo looked close to the one in the book.
"Kid I'm sorry but…" Dante didn't even have to finish the sentence. Nero had known that this was the curse she was under since she read the first page. She quietly put her shirt back on. The silence in the room was defining.
"Why are you guys so silent for. All we have to do is kill a demon and bath in his blood. The real crappy is the blood bath I have to look forward to. I mean, ew. Trish it looks like I am going to owe you a shit load of clothes after this. Haha!" Nero laughed. Everyone looked to Nero.
"Well that's it true. We are demon hunters. And I wouldn't be that hard to find a simple demon." Vergil said. Smiling slightly.
"Yeah. If you would tell me what this demon looks like I can see if my contacts have any information on him." Trish supplied.
"And I can get information from any demon I pass." Lady said.
"We will get you back to normal kid." Dante promised. Nero just smiled.
"Sounds like a plan."Nero said with more vigor than she felt.
OxO
" I'm whipped. I'm crashing." Nero said as she stood from her seat. Lady and Trish said their goodnights and went back to planning on how to get information on Demonis. Vergil had brought his books and notes down to search, for an answer to combat the curse that didn't involve the demon. Vergil gave a good night. Dante looked up from his pile and gave her a weary smile.
"Goodnight Nero." He smiled.
"Goodnight Dante." Was it just her or had his smile gotten more luscious over the past few hours. Why did she want him to push her down to the bed and ravish her? She quickly turned and headed out of the kitchen before she could examine him in closer detail. Or maybe have him examine her. She quickly got upstairs and closed the door behind her.
Lack of sleep has turned me into a pervert. Well…its not like I haven't thought of him doing things like that before…but not so much in one night. I wonder….would it be so bad to stay a female. Nero thought as she slipped out of her clothes and into her nightgown she retrieved from her closet. She lay down and kept moving until she found a comfortable position. Her eyes grew heavy and she soon found herself on the edge of sleep.
Would Dante think of me…more than just a friend if..I stayed this way. Maybe If I could….be with Dante…this wouldn't be…..so…bad….. She thought as she fell asleep.
Only time would tell what could happen now.
OxO
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