Oh my god, I'm back! Sorry you guys, but life decided to poke me in the side until I went to see what it wanted. School's ending for me soon; graduation in a few months, then I go for my learner's permit, and right now I'm job-hunting. Seeking a college for game design isn't helping any, either. Anyhow, that's enough of the "Oh woe is me" protion of your waking hours.
I don't own Devil May Cry, you guys know this already.
Welcome to Hell~I mean Fortuna!
Chapter Eleven-The Moment of Truth
"Alright, everything's set up. All you need to do is touch the mirror, sweetie." Trish instructed encouragingly as she looked over at Kate. The brunette nodded, slightly daunted. She walked up to the strange looking mirror, noticing her apprehensive reflection staring back. Taking a deep breath, she reached out and touched it. The glassy surface rippled under her touch, making her gasp in awe. Vergil appeared as the ripples faded away, making Dante scowl and stand between spirit and medium.
"Vergil." He said, showing no emotion. The man in question nodded acknowledgingly. "So Lady was right. It really is you…" he said. "Why? What are you planning that you would need a medium for?" he continued, his anger increasing alongside his tone. Vergil sighed.
"Dante, you needn't come between Katelyn and me. She and I have a deal, after all." Kate shifted slightly behind Dante, feeling the ambient tension in the room. "As for why I'm here…" He began, sighing in irritation before continuing. As though this was an unpleasant topic for him. "Arkham is still alive, Dante. He summoned my soul and tried to bind it to another. An effort to gain the power of the sons of Sparda, without having one of us there. Whomever my soul was bound to would end up a half-demon. One of our father's bloodline." Dante absorbed this new information quietly, taking a thoughtful look soon after.
"Seeing as you're here, I'm assuming he failed?" he asked. A good question, Vergil admitted to himself, but sadly not the case. The blue-clad half demon shook his head.
"Not entirely. Unfortunately, a piece of my soul had been transferred to another. What's worse is that I don't know whom or even where that person is at the moment." He explained. Images of a silver-haired knight with a killer smirk flickered across Kate's mind as she absentmindedly tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear. Vergil noticed this and smirked, he'd been with her long enough to know how she ticked. "Thinking about that boy again, little Shrew?" he teased. Kate's face turned red.
"Sh-SHUT UP!" She asserted. Looking away, she muttered. "Stupid pasty-faced rabbit sucker…" Kate tugged her hood over her face in an attempt to hide from the people in the room as she bit her thumb in Vergil's direction. Vergil chuckled as Dante shook his head and smiled. He, too, was once a victim of Vergil's teasing. Gently, he pats her on the back.
"There there, Kitten." He cooed, giving her a new nickname. The red-clad hunter pulled down her hood and ruffled her hair. "He'll stop once he's found someone else to torture." Kate grumbled a bit before Vergil returned to the topic.
"I can't be completely certain, but I believe that whatever Arkham is planning will take place in Fortuna. What's more; Kate, Shawn and Keeley may be unknowingly and unwillingly involved in it." He grimly explained. "It was how I found them in the first place. I had been seeking out the person that carries part of me when I sensed three auras appear from almost nowhere. I followed them for a while, and tried to warn them before their first fight. Katelyn awoke as a medium because of me." Dante stood there, trying to make sense of his brother's words. He was trying to protect someone? Did he have an ulterior motive? And then Shawn came out from the back. The newcomer looked around, and then noticed the mirror.
"What the fuck? That wasn't there when I left…Oh, hey Vergil." He said before sitting down on one of the couches.
"Shawn." Vergil said calmly. Dante looked from Vergil to Shawn and back again. Confused, he spoke up.
"Wait…how many of you know him?" he asked. Katelyn yawned and Shawn reclined on the couch as Vergil explained simply that all three of them knew of his presence.
"I remain with the shrew because I don't need a mirror or a magic circle to speak to her." He said with a look Dante knew implied that there were other reasons, but decided to wait until they were alone to discuss it. Before anything else could be said, Keeley came down the stairs.
"Shower's all yours, Katie." The ebon-haired woman said as she casually sat on the couch adjacent to Shawn's. The younger son of Sparda looked her over and whistled.
"Damn, Babe. I should lend you my clothes more often!" he observed. Keeley blushed, smiling at him shyly. More would have been said, but Trish jumped right back to the original subject.
"So, we know what your friend can do, but Vergil thinks that the both of you have a part to play in whatever's going on as well." She explained. Vergil nodded silently. "I take it you guys have powers, too?" Keeley and Shawn nodded.
"I can transmute shit, and Keeley can heal quickly." Shawn said. Trish nodded, and Keeley jumped in.
"Shame he can't do jack shit with it yet!" She prodded. He definitely took the bait.
"Hey!" Shawn said, slightly offended. Dante and Trish chuckled as Lady went into the kitchen for a beer.
"Can you tell us what happened when you found out about these powers?" The blond demoness asked. Keeley nodded solemnly.
"I guess it started when Katie started acting strange. She was looking around with such a wild expression, and we thought she was talking to air. In hindsight, I guess she was talking to Vergil for the first time." She explained, nodding towards the mirror. Dante noted the pleasant British tone of Keeley's voice. The spirit within smirked, nodding back as Keeley continued her explanation.
"The scarecrow attacked soon after. All three of us dodged it at first, but then I took a hit." She said. "It was pretty deep, too. Shawn had tried getting Kate's attention because she was standing still, but it wound up getting the demon's notice instead." Shawn continued it from there.
"I saw a crowbar nearby, so I ran to get it. Somewhere along the way, I tripped. And when I grabbed the crowbar there was this flash of light. When I could see again, it turned into a katana. Which Vergil then stole while using Katie's body. You sir," he pointed at Vergil within the mirror. "Owe me a new sword." The blue-clad ghost scoffed.
"No I don't." He smugly replied. "You acquired a new blade quite recently." Shawn rolled his eyes.
"Y'know what? Fuck you." He said, scowling.
"Fuck pins." Vergil replied. Everyone looked at him like he'd grown a second head. Vergil sighed and shook his head. "Kate's fault, she was thinking it on a few occasions." Keeley shook her head bemusedly and continued the story.
"Anyhow, one the scarecrow died, Kate's legs gave out on her. She looked like she was going to throw up, and she asked to see if I was alright. That's when I noticed my wound was practically gone. Had no idea why until Vergil explained it. We met Lady the next day." She explained.
"Had them do some recon for me while I was getting the car." Lady reiterated. Keeley giggled.
"And Katie got to flirt with a cute guy." She added. Trish looked amused by this, as did Lady.
"Oh yeah, I think Vergil mentioned that." Lady chuckled, taking a sip of her beer.
"Should we ask her about it later?" Trish asked. Keeley shrugged as the women shared a laugh. Dante sighed and looked at his twin, who shrugged and shook his head.
"Alright, so I've been meaning to ask." He began, looking at Shawn. "What did Vergil mean by recently getting a new weapon?" Shawn nodded as the conversation went back on track.
"It happened while we were on Lady's recon mission." He began. Kate made her way down the stairs, having finished her shower and changed into the outfit she'd chosen earlier.
"Lady asked us to look for anything out of the ordinary." Keeley explained as Kate sat next to her. "At first, all we saw were some shacks; but then these creepy guys came our way."
"We hid as soon as we heard them coming." Kate continued. "I overheard some of what they were saying, but it was mostly just words. They mentioned demons, Hell Gates, a savior, the number four, something about gatekeepers, and I heard them say soon. So that definitely gives Vergil's theory some credit."
"I see…" Dante said, looking thoughtful. This was a rare sight for Vergil, who often called his twin an idiot. That moment didn't last though, as Dante smiled and shrugged, saying he may as well order that pizza now.
To be continued? To be continued. Things are going to get interesting and/or make sense in the coming chapters, and then I will get started on the next portion of the adventures of the Hell Gamers.
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