Infinite Cry Zero: A series of prelude to Infinite Cry
Chapter 0: The Events So Far
Legend wrote, awakened by love and compassion toward feeble humans in the darkest age when they were powerless under the devil's reign, an arch demon known as Sparda turned against its own kind and sided with the humans in putting an end into the devil's reign. Marrying a mortal priestess and gave birth into twins, Sparda disappeared forever before a terrible fate of everlasting sibling rivalry befall onto its sons.
It all began four months ago. An unknown stranger visited Devil Hunter Nero's whereabout and tore his arm away. The arm, under the unknown stranger's hand magically turned into Yamato, one of the two legendary demon slaying sword. The blade bestowed onto one of the two descendants of the Legendary Devil Knight Sparda, possessed the strength of opening portals to another dimension also capable of separating the devil from the man within singular stroke. Using Yamato's power at Redgrave City, the stranger awakened the Demon King Urizen and unleashed hell unto mankind.
"I go by no name. I am but two days old. Just kidding, you can call me V."
2 days after Urizen's awakening, Dante the Legendary Devil Hunter, a living legend who carries Sparda's legacy within his blood, had a visit by a mysterious man named V into his office. It would be a turn down on V's request had Dante was not told by his client that his request located at Redgrave City is tied to Dante's first purpose he found in carrying Sparda's blood inside him in demon hunting.
Together with his own troupe, V and revenge driven Nero, Dante embarked to his birthplace plagued by demon outbreak. In the face of Demon King Urizen, their combined superhuman strength was proven futile. Losing his friends to the demon king, Dante was defeated and put into a deep coma while Nero under V's advice forced to make a retreat.
"Nero, go! You are just a dead weight! V! Get Nero out of this! This is a bad move!"
"Don't crap yourself. He's pro at killing demons. I made that arm, to kick demon ass!"
A month later, Nero returned back to demon infested Redgrave City for another round with the Demon King. Armed and more prepared with the aid of genius weapon smith, Nicoletta Goldstein's prosthetic multi purpose prosthetic arms, mankind represented by Nero had proven their virtue in combat against the demon armies.
"I think we should split into two groups."
"And cover more grounds. Good idea."
Rendezvousing with V in Redgrave City, they went on their own separate path: Nero headed for Urizen while V looking for the strongest fighting force missing amongst them, Dante. Freeing their captivated comrades from Urizen's influence also taking out the Demon King's generals along their way, Nero was the first who successfully came to toe with Urizen.
Even with the aid of Nico's scientitfic gadgets, the young Devil Hunter was once again defeated by the Demon King. Just as Urizen prepared to deliver the finishing blow, Dante just in time coming to Nero's rescue. Imbued by new power Dante acquired after awaken from his deep slumber, the Legendary Devil Hunter finally dethroned the Demon King by himself witnessed by Nero and V.
"If Yamato can separate man from the devil, then what about Rebellion?"
Pleading Dante to let him kill Urizen by himself, V plunged his weapon into the Demon King. Then a massive blue light towered up to the sky. Out of the light, neither there were V nor Urizen but a figure emerged carrying Yamato.
"…After all, we are both bound by the same feeling to defeat that man."
"Mend your wounds, Dante. After that, we'll settle the matter."
Suddenly realizing his own mistake as he perfectly recognized the figure from the light, Dante brandished his blade and charged at him with a very strong murderous intent. No matter how strong Dante with his newly awaken power that topped down Urizen, he was immediately had his back laying flat on the floor by the figure. The figure issued another challenge to Dante then utilizing the Yamato, he disappeared into a portal.
"Then I'll go with you."
"No, you won't."
"Why? Is it because you are still thinking that I am a dead weight? You can shove that right into your…"
Standing perplexed by the figure's splitting image of Dante right before he disappeared, Nero inquired the identity of that figure to Dante. The name of Vergil, Dante's long missing twin from Sparda's lineage came with the sudden cold harsh truth coming out from Dante's mouth.
"It's because that he is your father!"
"Hey Vergil, your days of opening demon portals are over. Hand me the Yamato."
"If you want it, then come and get it."
Picking up his brother's trail, Dante fought all the way up to the top of Redgrave City where Vergil sat waiting for him. The long begrudging feeling of sibling rivalry erupted once again amongst the Sons Of Sparda. Their killing intention was as sharp as the blade they carried. Not a single hesitation was shown during the fight. Just as the two of them went for the decisive strike that determined the outcome of the victor, Nero suddenly appeared and went in between them, breaking the two combatants with his newly obtained power.
"Vergil... V...whatever you call yourself... Dante's not gonna die here, and neither are you."
The ghostly arms resembling a pair of wings and the growth of his missing arm are the proof of Nero's transition of his motivation. From Nero's grudge toward Vergil who cut his arm into the desire to stop the everlasting bloody sibling rivalry between Dante and Vergil, Nero took Dante's stead in confronting his own father.
"You feeling accepting yet?"
"Of your existence, or your strength?"
Like a silver bullet piercing through the frustration from the voice rejecting his existence, a new legend was born with the son's victory over his dead beat dad.
"Both, you fucking asshole!"
The father and son fight provided Dante with enough moment of respite throughout the battle. With the Legendary Devil Hunter back on his feet, a truce formed between the twins as they decided to clean up the demonic mess by sealing the demon's portal with Yamato's power.
"It's because you're here we can go. We're trusting you with things on this side, capische? Take care, Nero. Adios."
The act itself is deemed as one way trip to hell in Nero's eyes and insisted to come with his newly discovered blood related family. The twins however, made Nero to stay in the human realm. Dante assured Nero that he'd look after Vergil no matter what happened. Vergil, showing a token of acknowledgement to his son by presenting V's memento to Nero. Bidding their farewell, the Sons Of Sparda dove down to the underworld to close the demonic portal once and for all.
"Next time I won't lose. In the meantime, take care of this."
"Doesn't matter. They're both gone now anyway, I'm not gonna cry. I am not crying. Devils Never Cry."
On the drive way back to home, Nero pondered the meaning of family after all of the bloodbath occurred in Redgrave City. Gazing outside the window of his van, the crumbling demon portal served as the proof of the twin's success in severing the bridge between human and the demon world from the other side. Words alone could not describe Nero's hope for their return.
"Guess that's the end, then."
..Though it would be possible for fate has more surprise in her bag.
I never plan for author's note so I am just saying everything that comes out of my mind typing this right now regardless of my grammatical mistakes. First, that's the wrap for now. Summer is here and as I promised, I will do my best to commit to this fic, at least until the first two major chapters are done. Second, talking about my plan for this fic, depending on my dear respectable readers' support maybe I'll be re-writing Infinite Cry from scratch again. Otherwise, this will be my last fic. Third, the major chapters in this fic will be Dante and Vergil's return trip to human world, Tony Redgrave's Other Past, The Sin Of A Father and Vergil's Uprising. Maybe Trish and Lady's Separate Ways but the last one will be depending on the quality and quantity of the feedback I received.
Sincerely yours,
Qin W.X