A/N: This is something I need to make clear for everyone. First of all, This story is a work of pure fiction. It picks up 28 years after the end of witcher 3 game. Again, The game has multiple endings and choices and I don't expect everyone to have made the same choices as I did. If an explanation in a chapter is bland and dreary, then it means it will be explained word by word in the future chapters. Like most of the fanfic, the backstory won't be explained directly by me(Author), instead it will be explained through the characters in the story. Until they show up and talk, you gotta be patient.
Another thing, the reason the elven mages weren't astonished about Dante's origin was the fact that mages and witchers in the witcher universe knows that there are so many different worlds and lifeforms. Dante being an other worldly being is not a surprise, but he being a human from another world is the surprise. Again like I said before, it will be explained later.
I'll keep everything as original as possible. But this is a fanfic, so brace yourself for both character and story improvisation.
Disclaimer: I donot own DMC or Witcher series, novels or games.
Chapter 4: First sign of friendship
Dante and Ciri made it to the Dol blathana castle. Dante was surprised to see the elves in this world as they were just fairy tale creatures in his world. After seeing the elven sorceress use her magic and also their take on his situation, he was convinced that these people can help him get back to his place. But now it looks like these people are in serious trouble.
"Ciri, You sure we can trust him with this. Alright! he looks different, he carries that big sword of his on his back. But still-..." asked Ida
"I need to tell you something about him, but that's a story for another time. You can take my word for it" replied Ciri giving them assurance. Both Francesca and Ida were confused. They were thinking what could possibly Ciri meant about him. But they decided not to prowl on this subject in the middle of this chaos.
Ciri, Francesca and Ida ran out of the castle to see the people screaming in terror and running for their lives. It was chaos out there. The elven soldiers were evacuating people from their homes as much and far as they can. The three were looking for Dante, but was found to be nowhere.
Several rocks were flying all over the town and hit the ground with brutal force knocking people out. They managed to see the big rocky monster with wings and a face unlike anything seen before with horns and spikes. It was carrying a spiked club and also had a rocky tail. Actually it looked more frightening than all the elemental and golems and was very big. The three couldn't figure out why it suddenly started attacking the town.
"Wow! That's HUGE!" said Ciri almost emotionless at the sight of the brute.
"Now where did that human go?" asked Francesca looking for him in this chaos.
Suddenly they all saw Dante running among the screaming people. He finally took a look at the sight of brute. He stopped moving and was looking at it.
"There he is!" said Ida. Then Everyone turned to look at him. But Ciri's face suddenly turned pale. It wasn't Dante, but to her right, a small elven boy was crying. Before she could walk towards him, a huge rock was flying headed straight towards the kid.
"Oh No!" she yelled and immediately teleported and caught the boy and teleported back to a safer side. The next moment, the rock crushed the nearby small house to rubble.
"Hey kid! Where are your parents?" asked Ciri. The boy was weeping and answered her.
" *CRYING*...I don't know! I wan't to go to my father!..." said the kid.
"Don't cry boy. But it's not safe out here, so hide within the castle walls" said Francesca. The boy nodded and ran into the castle.
"Now what do we do? Magics don't work on it. So basically, we have to rely on that human who I believe won't be able help us truly" said Ida.
Ciri frowned at what Ida said, but they had no choice because when they lost hope, he told he would help them. Ciri being the lady of space and time has nothing to do with this. Unimaginable strength is needed to shatter the brute, but still grants you only a 50% chance of success. A golem brute lives even for a millennia and is intelligent and more vulnerable to become insane and when it does, nothing can stop it until finishes it's rampage.
"Let us hope!" said Ciri not knowing what to say.
...
Dante on the other hand, was staring at the brute. Actually, he was fascinated. This is the first time, he has seen a monster apart from demons and devils.
"My My! Rocky's pretty big!" muttered Dante with a smirk. He can engage, but he was waiting for the people to get to a safe distance. He turned back to watch Ciri, Ida and Francesca helping the people along with the soldiers. He also saw Ciri saving a kid from a rock slide. He reminded himself about the monster. It was resistant to magic. So he was wondering if demon magic would do any harm. So he decided to keep the fight physical as much as he could.
In few minutes, the people were evacuated. Now it's just the four and the brute. Ida, Francesca and Ciri went to Dante. The brute was tearing the place apart.
"Huh! Last time we faced this years ago, it took an effort of almost 5 witchers and 3 powerful mages to bring it down" said Ciri.
"What's a witcher?" asked Dante.
"Not now!" yelled Ida.
"Okay listen, I need to confine it to a particular place. I don't want it to wreck havoc in this whole town" said Dante.
"We can do something for that" said Francesca.
"You know the spell Ciri?" asked Ida.
"How could I forget?" replied Ciri.
Then the 3 ladies lifted their hands up with their palms open and chanted the spell..."Ith estivas vimi suh xaquin!" the 3 said in unison. Suddenly, a big shield was created like a dome that covered a particular area.
"This will confine it's influence. Now GO!" said ciri. Dante nodded and turned towards the brute with a smirk. The brute was swinging its tail and hands and roared at him.
Dante took a moment and then started sprinting towards the brute. The 3 ladies were looking at him with tense.
After getting close, Dante performed a powerful jump kick on it's body. But to his utter surprise, it had no effect. Instead he thrusted backward with a back flip. The brute once again swinged its arm and roared at him.
"Woah! This son of a bitch is not just any rock!" thought Dante. Of course he can break even bigger rocks with his fists. But this was something else. He unsheathed his rebellion and again charged at it with great speed.
The brute swung it's right arm holding a spiked rocky spear towards him. He bent his body backward while skating on his feet front. The spear flew in air above him. Immediately after regaining his posture, Dante swung his sword in his 2 hands with a great force and striked its abdomen. It raised a loud thud, but still had no effects. The brute immediately wagged the spear backwards towards him. Dante instantly dodged its attack by rolling to the right side. The brute then raised the spear to smash Dante on his head. Once again Dante did a back flip and the spear hit the ground very hard where he stood. The next moment Dante ran towards the brute climbing over it's spear which's now struck on the ground. Then he jumped high and impaled the sword on it's shoulder cup.
The next thing Dante saw stunned him. The brute's right hand started to shape shift through realignment of rock pieces. Now Dante's sword appears to be impaled at the brute's fist. After noticing the change, he tried to remove the sword, but before he could do that, the brute once again wagged its right hand violently which made him swing in the air with great force and barely having a grip on his sword. Dante grunted in response and his face turned serious. But suddenly, the sword lost it's grip on the brute's hand and came out. Dante was now flying freely in the air, but he countered it by doing the air dodge followed by a full body spin and then landed on his feet to the ground. He then slowly regained his posture. The brute once again roared at him.
Meanwhile, Ida, Francesca and Ciri were watching Dante and the brute fight while holding the magical barrier. The two elven mages were truly fascinated and surprised to see the human solely faring good against the brute. This was something they never expected. But all the three were worried that the brute was giving him a hard fight. He may be faring good, but still they can clearly see the truth that the brute is playing with him.
Dante after regaining his posture was calculating at lightning speed on how to tackle this monster. He then gripped his sword in his right hand in an inverted position i.e., the tip facing the ground. The rebellion was then doublecharged with demonic energy while he raised a slight grunting tone and then Dante performed a horizontal 'overdrive' technique that sent a powerful red shockwave that hit the golem with a great force.
Actually, the shock wave did a great job as the brute was shattered. But it wasn't enough to do permanent damage. Before the shattered rocks fell to the ground, the rocks flew back to its original place thus getting resurrected instantly. This started to annoy him.
"Huh! looks like I'm fighting a mini 'Savior' " muttered Dante. Savior was a humongous stone demon he faced 25 years ago at fortuna town. But suddenly recalled how it was defeated. The savior was immune to both rebellion and yamato. Dante only managed to evade and block its attacks. But his nephew, Nero was able to break its face using the devil bringer arm. This brute was no different from the savior. So he just knew what to use against this monster and it took only 3 seconds for him to do the brainstorm.
"Hm! Looks like I got some fist work to do" said Dante, kept the rebellion standing impaled on the ground.
He then lifted his two hands with his palms open and the forearms facing him. Suddenly the arms, lower legs and ankles to toes, his upper back started glowing brightly. Then the next second, they were covered with a red and purple metal like structures shining with deep yellow and red light. The ankles had some sort of cutting saw. The upper back had a small wing like structure. Dante had infact summoned the 'Gilgamesh'.
He now gave a smirk and dusted off his hands that created mild sparks. The brute started charging towards Dante with it's spear raised in the air. Dante sprinted towards it. The ankle saw started to roll at high speed with fire exhaust. After getting close, Dante leapt and spun his body and then charged his left greaves forward and hit the brute's body with a devastating blow. Dante then dropped to the ground on his feet posing a fighting stance. The resulting collision raised a sound of heavy explosion as if 20 bombs went off at the same time.
The brute for the first time was repelled back by a great force. The golem skated back with speed, but hit the magical barrier created by Ciri and the 2 elven mages. The brute after hitting the barrier, slipped to the ground and floundered. It was grunting in intense pain.
But when the brute hit the barrier, Ciri was weakened from the impact for a moment and caused her to stagger as she's not physically capable of higher level sorcery.
The brute got to it's feet and clapped it's rocky fists and was snoring the air from what appears to be it's nostrils.
"Come on rocky!" dante taunted the golem by clapping his hands.
Both started to charge towards one another. After closing the gap, the golem swung its spear again towards him. Dante dodged above it. Instantly, the brute wagged the spear backward towards him. Dante released the thrusters on the left gauntlet, charged it one time and then hit the spear with great force. This time, the spear shattered to pieces beyond repair. The brute permanently lost its spear for good. The brute was stunned for a moment after losing its entire forearm. Now it cannot regenerate as it will consume some of the rock chunks from its own body.
The golem immediately swung it's left arm towards him. Dante did a spin kick with the charged ankle saws. The saw shattered the left arm also, again leaving the golem staggered. Dante moved a certain distance from the brute waiting for it to recover and get a clean shot. But something unexpected happen. The golem started to use the ground to absorb the rock and heal itself. Dante watched as the brute not only healed its lost limbs but also grew almost double the size. Now it stood the height of almost the false hell gates Dante destroyed in the fortuna.
Dante mockingly whistled and talked.
"Hah! No matter how big and ugly you get, It's pointless...jackass!" said Dante with a smirk.
The golem again clapped it's fist and ran towards him. Dante decided to finish it off once and for all. Dante doublecharged the right gauntlet and the mask covered his face. When the brute closed the gap, Dante unleashed the 'Divine dragon' move to it's lower abdomen, piercing and shattering the brute completely. The rocks flew even more higher and dante fluidically connected the move with series of upside down kicks to the bigger chunks of rocks with the charged greave saws. The rocks turned to smaller pieces in the air and started to pile up on the ground. Dante got back to his feet on the ground waiting for the rocks to finish pile up. Once done, he again jumped high and doublecharged the right gauntlet with the face mask on, he punched the ground to cause a powerful shockwave that blew the entire pile of rocks with a powerful explosion to nothing but dust. The golem brute has been defeated and has gone forever. The fight between Dante and the brute lasted only 12 minutes.
Ciri, Ida and Francesca were flabbergasted with what they saw till now. It was a jaw dropping and eye popping moment for the three. Never in their life had seen any man fighting like a monster himself. The way he fought the brute was exaggerated and over the top. They couldn't believe that the brute that lived for a millennia and stayed undefeated was decimated by a human from a distant world, A 1000 year old brute fell in 12 minutes.
The 3 ladies were staring at the dust cloud in shock where Dante punched the ground. The view was opaque. But suddenly they saw the dust scattering and out came the red suited man in his gauntlet and greaves weapon. The dust slowly dispersed and the view became clear and they were both surprised and happy to see the brute was destroyed without trace. Dante walked towards the 3 ladies casually. The masked opened up and revealed his face. He made the gilgamesh to vanish and then picked up his sword and sheathed it on his back.
Ciri, Ida and Francesca dropped their barrier and all the elven men, women, soldiers and children of the town walked slowly towards their homes. Peace was restored though it will take sometime to rebuild the lost. The entire town watched the strange human in astonishment and were murmuring among themselves about him.
The 3 ladies looked at Dante as he was approaching them calm and cool. He didn't show any signs of tiredness or injuries. They were staring at him as if they had seen a ghost.
"Is he truly a human?...Ach feach ae aura an d'yaebl!" were the words in Ida's mind.
Ida saw something, a red aura around Dante during the fight that went unnoticed to the others. To her, Dante was not only very attractive but also powerful and something between a human and an inhuman. But she decided to keep silent about this.
"Thank you very much human! When the brute attacked the city, We thought we were done for. We don't know each other and yet you saved us and thus we all are in your debt" said Francesca, her words coming from the heart.
"Ughh...Don't sweat it, it was nothing. But still, he wasn't a pushover. He threw me a good fight! And by the way, you can call me Dante" replied dante.
Elves always hated humans for their violence and their ill-mindedness. But Dante's action mildly deviated Francesca's point of view about the humans.
Francesca then turned towards her people and talked in her elder tongue.
"Pobl na Dol blathana! Mae'r dh'oine marbhadh an 'n Ysgrubleidd A daeth ein gwaredwr" Francesca told her people that the human slain the brute and became their savior.
"Lig se ddewrddr a bheith ar eolas i ngach cearn den byd!" Francesca told that his valor be known in all corners of the world. After this, the people of the town raised loud cheers to dante.
Dante was confused with the language francesca used.
Ciri came near Dante to speak to him privately.
"Actually what was that she spit it off?" asked Dante before she could talk.
"That's the elder speech. Ancient language used by the elves from which the other languages are derived" explained Ciri. Dante simply shrugged.
"She said that you kicked the golem's arse all over the town and that you are a hero now" said Ciri sarcastically.
"Pth ha ha! Well, party crashing is my strongest suite!" replied Dante.
"But still, the way you fought and those strange magical weapons you carry? That's...flamboyant! But still you really need to explain this" said Ciri with a smile. After killing the brute, Dante truly got her attention. She's very much curious to learn his origins.
"Sure, why don't we have our conversation inside the castle.?" replied Dante.
Then Francesca and Ida turned to face Dante and went near him.
"You helped us and it is only fair if we returned the favor" said Francesca.
"So, you think you can help me?" asked Dante
"Let us go inside and talk. You explain yourself and we'll help you with your case" replied Ida.
The soldiers then helped the civilians post-havoc while Ciri, Dante, Francesca and Ida went inside the castle. They reached the queen's chambers. The hall was so grand in appearance with several taxidermy, swords and shields hanging over the walls, Chandeliers, ornamental lanterns etcetera...Dante whistled after seeing the exquisite appearance of the hall.
"Seriously you people have the time of your lives!" said Dante.
"Well, Comfort is an important part of our life. Staying comfortable, keeps you strong" said Francesca.
"Or maybe end up like a rat in a net" muttered Dante to which they didn't respond.
"Allow me to introduce ourselves. I am Francesca Findabair, elven mage, queen of this region, 'Dol blathana' "
"And I am Ida emean, an elven sage"
"And you already know Ciri" said Francesca. Dante smiled a bit.
"Well, glad to meet you, your...majesty? As I said before, My name is Dante" said Dante with a slight chuckle, also bowed before the queen (Just like he did in DMC4, 'The rest is Silence').
The three were quite surprised to see the Dante's gesture although they didn't know he was in fact mocking them slightly. But were actually surprised to see this human do the exact same gesture like what the people of this world do. This quite convinced them that he was a human from another world. But this is hardly an evidence. They need to learn a lot. So they decided to ask him about himself. Also as a favor for killing the brute, they decided to help him.
"So, Dante? Care to explain about yourself? So that we could help you" asked Francesca. Dante folded his hands and tilted his head slightly to his left and stayed silent. Ciri decided to speak first.
"At first when I saw him, he explained his origins. He said he belongs to another world but it's a human world" said Ciri.
"That is an inconceivable fact for sure, but from what I saw today? I can't place my opinion. Humans existing in two different worlds is something i had never heard of!" said Francesca in surprise.
"You know? Actually I too was shocked to see humans in this world and the same question rised in my mind"
"But I won't call you a human. Because a human cannot defeat that golem brute. Its the rarest sight to see a and that is why it's one of the deadliest beings in the world. Also we saw you use magical weapons and the way you fought, it's not some ordinary human thing" said Francesca.
"Then you just underestimate the humans! We are a lot more than you think" Dante quipped. But Ida and Francesca don't believe his story. Ciri already knew that he was a half breed, but never knew what he truly inherited.
"But what really I couldn't get off my head was, Why would that golem even bother us? They always stay isolated from us" said Ciri. That was true. Usually golem brutes stay the hell away from everyone. Looks like something caused the golem to go on a rampage.
"I too have the same doubt. But I'll find what happened" replied Francesca.
"Right, but let's get back to the topic at hand" said Ida.
"Does your world have a name?" Ida asked Dante.
"Yeah, It's called 'Earth' " replied Dante.
"Earth? Your world is named after one of the fundamental elements of nature?" asked Francesca.
"Yep! And Ciri also said that this world too has a name, what's that?...Ughh...AAA...An sheidh?" asked Dante keeping his face confused.
"It's Aen Seidhe" said Francesca.
"Yeah! Whatever...And even your language, the one you used to speak with your people? I have never heard of that too" said Dante.
"That's the elder speech. Our ancient language. So you don't know that language. But for someone from other world, you seem to know the common language" said Ida.
"Actually, It's English in our world and apart from that, we too have a lot of different languages varying from locations" replied Dante.
"Then there is indeed something common between your world and this world" said Ida.
"Except one thing. Actually, in his world, elves, dwarves, gnomes, giants are creatures of fairy tales" said Ciri as a jest.
"That's true. When I heard, that this world was also inhabited by elves and giants, For a moment i thought i was dreaming. But here i am! seeing everything what our people just throw shit into" replied Dante sniggering.
Francesca and Ida were confused with what he said. They became even more curious to learn from Dante. On one end, there was bloody fight between humans and non-humans. But on the other end, in another world, There lives a human race who thinks that elves and dwarves are myths.
"But I think, we have talked enough about the worlds. Let's talk about you, Dante" said Ciri.
"Yes. Listen, Ciri mentioned that you came to this world by an accident. But we need to know how you got into that accident. What did you do? And what your world look like?" Francesca asked a series of question.
"We are asking this because manipulating space and time involve high level magic. So if you came here in a portal, then surely you have associated with magic and you cannot deny that" said Ida keeping her face serious.
Ciri, Francesca and Ida were looking at him for an answer eagerly. Dante decided to tell them but not everything. He prepared himself, clearing his throat.
"Actually, you are right. What I did was magic and I ain't new to it. I am a human, but those powers I possess? comes from the very weapons I carry" said Dante.
"You mean, like the sword you have on your back and that guantlets you used?" asked Ciri her face showing the curiousness.
"Yes" replied Dante with his eyebrow raised.
"Did you get those weapons in your own world?" asked Francesca.
"Yes. This sword I carry on my back, is called 'Rebellion'. This is the first weapon I obtained and unlocked it's power when I was...19. It granted me a lot of abilities" said Dante.
"But how did you get it? Who was it's true owner?"
"Actually, this belonged to my father. But other than that, I don't know a thing about it or how he found it" replied Dante. (What a lie!)
"What the necessity to even have a magical weapon in your world?" asked Ciri. Ciri thought Dante was telling the truth. When he told that he gained powers through the sword, she suddenly got reminded of herself, the powers she inherited through the elder blood and evry ups and downs in her life. She had been on the run since the day she matured from everyone who seeks to steal her power.
"You should know that while I was surprised to see the elves, I was never surprised to see that golem. You know why? Because evil is everywhere. There are always some base bastards in the other side who wanted to enslave the innocents. My world had been a target for so many monsters. My...father used his powers and fought the evil. Now I'm doing it" replied Dante keeping his face wry. (Father? When did dante cared about his father?)
"So, were those shadow demons we fought in the mountains last night among the evil you already know? Actually, you were the one who named it" asked Ciri with her face showing a mocking demeanour. Dante was looking at her annoyingly. He didn't expect her to bring that now.
"Dammit woman!" thought Dante.
"Shadow demons?" asked Ida in confusion. Dante didn't express any tension in the face. He kept his head calm and cool and answered.
"Actually, we don't know what it was. Their appearance looked more like shadow. Me and Ciri fought them before your guards escorted us here" replied Dante.
"Must be the hyms or some other specters" said Francesca. Dante simply shrugged his shoulders.
"Then how did you get into our world?" asked Ida.
Dante was silent for a moment. He cannot tell that he was in hell and then got to limbo and from a mysterious portal to here. Besides, he didn't wish to let unknown people to know about him. It's not that he's afraid, but it becomes an annoyance. Also he don't like to talk about his heritage often, even though he made peace with his blood and respected his old man. He took his time to prepare the explanation. He then noticed the three were eager for his reply. Anyway, after all he had done, he expected this.
"You see, I was fighting this powerful monster in my world which was threatening the city. I don't wish to say it's name. The day I fought that monster was in due of a solar eclipse. And at the time of the eclipse, the monster managed to open the gateway to an unknown realm"
"Wow! Interesting" asked Ciri.
"Definitely that monster is powerful and even intelligent. Who else could play with portals?" said Francesca. Dante though he was manipulating, he accepted her statement. Arius, the CEO of Uroburos was intelligent and able enough to summon the hell lord Argosax.
"Then the monster managed to drag me through the portal. At first, I was in a strange place. It was dark but burning with fire"
"Did you kill the monster?" asked Francesca.
"I did. But after that, I didn't know where to go. I was lost. So I wandered aimlessly until I found another portal. I thought that portal would lead me back to earth. But..."
"It brought you here" finished Ida now getting the clear picture. Ciri and Francesca were were now cleared of doubts. But littele did they know about Dante. In fact, he partially lied to them.
"How did monsters get into your world?" asked Ciri in confusion.
"Just like how it had been here. 'The conjunction of spheres' " replied Ida.
"What's that?" asked Dante raising his eyebrow.
"It's a phenomena that occurs once in several thousand years. The gateway between the worlds will be opened. This causes the living beings to travel between the worlds. It's something similar to a planetary alignment" relied Francesca.
"So, That's how the monsters must have got to their world too" said Ciri. Dante was totally confused with this concept. He never heard of this conjunction stuff. He thought he was outwitting them, but it looks like he found himself in the dark once more.
"So are there many monsters here?" asked Dante.
"Yes and all came here during the conjunction" replied Francesca.
"They cause trouble to normal folks, so witchers like me are hired to hunt it down for a good pay" said Ciri. Dante was stunned to here this. He thought he was the only one doing an odd job in his world and that too left with lots of debts to his partner, Lady. But he was confused with this witcher. He found the word, odd.
"You mentioned this before. What's a witcher?" asked Dante.
"Actually they are humans, but subjected to powerful mutations that grant them superhuman strength, stamina and agility and even has basic magic abilities. They possess cat like eyes that helps them to see even in the dark. They also have extended life spans like living more than a century. They always carry 2 swords. One silver sword and one steel sword" replied Ciri. Dante was fascinated with this witcher thing but didn't the full horrors.
"The silver one must be for the monsters I guess?" asked Dante.
"What? How do you know?" asked Ciri.
"C'mon, no matter where. Monsters are always weak against silver" replied Dante. Ciri raised eyebrow to that with a faint smile.
"But, talkin about mutations. There's always gotta be side effects" said Dante.
"Yes, it does. Those mutations will strip them off their emotions though it's still under debate. But this one's permanent. They become sterile"
"Meaning?"
"They won't be able have children" replied Ciri. Dante was shocked to hear this. He thought who would willingly accept this.
"And the other, Sometimes the mutation process can fail and lead to the subject's painful death" said Francesca. Dante was even more disgusted with this.
"And the people knew this and still willingly go for it?" asked Dante his face turning serious.
"That's why they are trained when they were children, shape their mind to tolerate anything. But still only some succeeds" said Ida as if it was nothing. Dante was horrified with the fact. He was glowered as it was very much similar the concept of child soldiers. Dante may be a lot of things, but even there things he hated that were against morality.
"Heh, I don't think children would accept becoming witchers. Shit! This whole witcher thing robs one's own humanity" said Dante with his voice slightly raised in disgust.
"You talk as if witchers are monsters themselves. Witcher represents more as a mere profession, not an individual. Besides, who would save folks from entities for which they are no match. I have even seen children getting killed mercilessly by beasts that shows no remorse. And witchers possess more knowledge on these monsters, they are like experts" said Ciri raising her tone for justification.
Dante was disgusted with this whole thing, but it's hard to debate when innocent people's safety and their lives are put on front as a justification. He was quite convinced with Ciri's statement. Dante found himself to be in someway similar to the witchers, hunting demons instead of fairy tale monsters. But even though he he gets his hands dirty for pay, still he does it only if he feels it right. Else he'll outright reject the job no matter how much it pays.
"You also said that you were from 21st century. But this world belongs in 1300 according to the human calendar. Care to explain that?" asked Ida.
"Actually, I'm outright confused with this crap. You are not gonna get any answers from me anymore. I have told you everything" said Dante who's impatient. Ciri, Francesca and Ida agreed with him.
"Right. We have had enough of our stories" said Ciri.
"You can say that again" replied Dante to Ciri. Now turned to Francesca and Ida,
"You said you could help me. I just need to get back to my world. Is there a way out?" asked Dante.
"There is. But the problem is no one has seen your world before" said Ida.
"Which means?"
"Which means, even someone with the abilities like Ciri can't teleport you without knowing your world's location from here" replied Ida. Dante was quite annoyed. He felt like all doors were getting closed for him.
"Is there any other way?" asked Dante.
"Listen, I can see you are growing impatient. You should know that even the mages who mastered the art of finding and using portals to travel between worlds cannot do that instantly. Sometimes their journey would even take years to reach their destination" explained Ida.
"But I don't have years to do that!" replied Dante.
"Then you must find the right portal that would take you to your world in a single jump" said Francesca.
"Then what ar-..."
"Which...Is possible only in your dreams" Francesca said without minding the interruption. Dante nodded in disappointment.
"You know, Ever since day one magic stepped in this world, No mage has succeeded in accomplishing that" said Ida.
"But Ciri can do it" said Dante.
"I can, but like I said, I should have known that place before hand. Or else still I can get you off this world. But who knows how many different worlds we'll be forced to cross before getting to yours" explained Ciri. Dante realized he's in a deadlock situation.
"So technically, I'm trapped here" said Dante keeping his face emotionless.
"All you have to do is wait" said Francesca.
"And do what?" asked Dante in frustration.
"Well, If you would like, I can help you in acclimatizing yourself with this world" said Ciri with a chuckle.
"Woah!, Listen lady, I'm not here to-...*SIGH*...Fine, looks like I don't have any choice" said Dante frowned.
"Wait, I don't know if it helps or not, but I had been hearing about this new navigator in the world of Aen elle" said Ida suddenly after giving some thought. This got everyone's attention and were blinking at what she said.
"What did you say?" asked Francesca raising her eyebrow slightly.
"Actually, there was a rumor about a new navigator that surfaced in my world" said Ida.
"What's a navigator?" asked Dante curiously.
"Navigators are powerful mages who mastered the art of traveling between worlds. They have the ability to create, find and even sense portals whenever and wherever" said Ciri,
"But Ida, the only navigator I know was dead 28 years ago" said Ciri
"I am not talking about Caranthir. There is a new one and I had been hearing about him for the past 3 years. I haven't been to my world for a long time, so I don't know him" said Ida.
"Can we get to this world you spoke about and talk to that navigator?" asked Dante with a ray of hope.
"And what if he's not there? Navigators don't stay in one place" said Francesca.
"Ah c'mon! There's gotta be some way" Dante yelled slightly in annoyance.
"But there's one person who can easily get you to him" said Ida once again giving Dante a pinch of hope.
"Who's that?" asked Ciri.
"Oh Ciri...You know him very well. Perhaps he was the one who helped you escape Eredin and his dearg ruadhri" replied Ida. Ciri instantly caught who Ida referred to. She was a bit surprised and hesitant to talk about him.
"Avallac'h!" said Ciri her face turning disappointed.
Indeed, that elven sage helped Ciri escape Eredin and his hunting party several years back although he and Eredin once plotted against Ciri to have exploited by their then king Auberon. Till this date, it is unknown what led Avallac'h to turn against his own people and help her. But it was a mixed feeling for Ciri during her travels with the elven sage. She's quite hesitant about meeting him again but still knew it doesn't always have to end up bad.
"Who's he?" asked Dante keeping his face serious and confused.
"Actually that's a long story and I'll tell you another time if you have time" said Ciri.
"Ida, is he the only one who can help us?" asked Ciri.
"He's the only one I know of who can get you to that navigator quick" replied Ida. Dante though had hope about getting help from this unknown mage, just one question lingers in his mind.
"What makes you think that this navigator can help me?" asked Dante.
"It increases your chance to go back to your world" replied Ciri.
"Just like that?"
"Just like that". Dante was quite convinced that at least he got some lead instead of standing blind.
"So do you know where Avallac'h is?" asked Ciri.
"I don't know. But if I am right, He must certainly in Aen elle. But it is also likely for him to be here" replied Francesca.
"He owns a laboratory in skellige" said Ciri.
"I think Yennefer knows. Few weeks before going to Toussaint, She met Avallac'h at Aedd gynvael" said Ida.
"Did she ever say where she would be going?" asked Ciri.
"Hm, She told that after her visit to toussaint, she'll be heading to Rivia and Ellander. You must check those places" replied Francesca.
"Rivia and Ellander, Got it" said Ciri now turning to Dante "I think it's time we moved. It's early morning now. We need to check those 2 places" said Ciri.
"I don't know anything about this place, so I'm counting on you" replied Dante who has now got a new lead and a new job in finding this Avallac'h with Ciri.
" *SIGH*...Thank you very much. This actually means a lot to me" said Dante with a smile.
"No problem. We were just returning the favor" replied Francesca.
"But It will take long time if we go by a horse. So we'll teleport to Rivia somewhere in the woods so that no one would find out" said Ciri.
"Like I said, You lead, I'll follow" said Dante to which she gave a smile and a nod.
"Francesca, Ida...Va Fail!" said Ciri. Dante then nodded to the two elven ladies in respect and prepared to leave with Ciri. Ciri decided to teleport from the outside the castle as it might cause some after effects. Their journey to Rivia begins.
Ida and Francesca were watching Dante and Ciri leaving the castle. Then Ida turned to Francesca. Ida let out a sigh and then talked.
"I never imagined this day would end like this" said Ida.
"Like what? fighting a rarest and the strongest of a creature or..." Francesca dragged her words in sarcasm.
"Or?" Ida asked raising her eyebrow.
"Or meeting a handsome human from another world who is also a lot powerful than we thought possible" said Francesca with a smirk.
"Actually you too were infatuated with him the moment you saw him, weren't you?" said Ida mocking Francesca back.
"You know, Let's change the subject" said Francesca after getting slightly embarrassed. But Ida's face turned serious then,
"I don't know about you, but during the fight, I saw a strange red aura around that human Dante"
"Aura?"
"I don't know. But that kind of aura are associated with something more than just being inhuman" said Ida.
"Your point being?" asked Francesca.
"Something tells me that he either lied or concealed much about himself from us" said Ida. Francesca's face turned serious too.
"Actually, it's even strange for me too. We have seen monsters from other worlds or the Alder folks. But this human?...i don't know what to say" said Francesca.
"We will take care of this later sister. It's already time, I need to get to Ban Ard" said Ida.
"Fine, we will meet later, Va fail Aen Saevherne!"
"Va fail Findabair!" said Ida and then she opened a portal and teleported away.
...
Hell, Mephistopheles's realm (A few human hours back)...
Samael, the blood prince after finishing his work in Mundus's lair, he went to see Mephistopheles in his realm.
Samael and Mephistopheles were having a conversation in his realm. Mephistopheles is a red humanoid demonic entity. One of the powerful hell lords. His coercion very much lies in subduing people to make contract with him and force them to commit sins and finally steals their soul once the deal's done.
"What is that you wish to say, Samael?" asked Mephisto.
"Dante is trapped in the world of Aen seidhe. He is confused and there lies his weakness. I think now is the time to take him down." replied Samael.
"I know. I have already devised some plans for him" said Mephisto.
"Then don't wait, It will only be a matter of time before he realizes what is happening" warned Samael
"We are dealing with a Son of Sparda, not some rookie, Samael. We need careful planning. He already finished of Abigail and Argosax. We cannot let him slip under our nose" said Mephisto.
"You say as if you are afraid of him" said Samael with a smirk which provoked Mephisto.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Mephisto with his eyes flaring in bright red.
"I didn't mean to make you angry, my friend" said Samael.
"I am well aware of his strength. But what does he know about me?...Hm hm hm" said Mephisto with a laugh.
"He has a lot of surprises waiting for him in that new world" said Mephisto before giving a smirk. Samael was watching him from his back giving his villainous smile.
"I waiting for that, Mephisto" thought Samael.
...
A/N: Dante and will find lots of adventures in this world and also meet with all the witcher characters. The golem brute mystery will be solved in the future chapters. Also there is one character in this Witchers's universe who actually know Dante well. Dante is next targeted by Mephisto will throw a bloody fight to Dante in the future. As for Samael, his scheming continues. Also Dante will find what truly happened to his brother.
