Hello Sinners! I hope you enjoyed the story so far. Hazbin Hotel is out on Prime Season 1 just ended and I loved it! I want everyone to know that this will only have a few connections to the show. For example, Lilith never made a deal with Adam in the past 7 years to somehow be in Heaven on a beach. She and Lucifer are still together. Also, Vox and Val are still Devil Arms. Sparda will have a bigger part in the whole 'Sinner Redemption' part. Adam is still an Asshole, so he may be a villain in this series. I also wanted to say I met Vivziepop at Megacon. She did tell me that Sinners can't go to the other rings because if they tried it, it would be like them hitting an invisible wall. So to correct something from the first Hazbin May Cry and Mission 2 of this chapter, since Charlie is the Princess of Hell, she can allow sinners into others' rings as long as they are with her, Lucifer, and/or Lilith.
Anyway, let's get to some reviews.
Nightroad816: Yeah I am going to reference some Horror Icons and Pentious isn't an overlord he is trying to get to that rank or was. Also, Vaggie is a lesbian so she has no romantic relation with Dante except for sharing Charlie. I'm thinking of letting Vergil have something.
RonaldM40196867: I'm only going to answer a few of your questions. Cherri is not staying at the hotel but is visiting. Yes, Dante gets a bigger reward if he helps the twins's birthday plans.
Lightblade1121: Adam and Lute are assholes, and the Von Eldritch are dicks. I would like to make a chapter from them.
DevilNeverCry: I never played GOW, it wasn't interesting to me. But I do watch some clips.
AdanValdovinos3: Thanks. The Mercy kill was thoughtful of Dante and he and Vergil kick ass.
DarkDragon185: Sid died in the anime, so how can he come back?
54godamora: Nutshots are always funny. We have seen this trope many times with tea parties. Not a bad idea.
A DmC Fan: this takes place after DMC5 patty will be talked about but not seen.
Benalien100: That will be seen in a later chapter.
Dragonvanguard: Like Patty, he will be heard of but not seen. Or will talk on the phone.
TheGreatGodzilla: Thank you for Loving my story. I think Dante and Vergil can handle some angles. If the ones that do get up top will be treated like all other angles. Maybe not by Adam, because he's a dick. Fizz and Blitzo made up and other things happened. No D.H.O.R.K.S maybe some Order of the Sword people. But no D.H.O.R.K.S since it takes place in Hell. And yes, Carmilla and Zestial will meet Dante and Vergil.
Guest: No it does not. I mean it was a curveball but it also fuels new ideas into the mix.
Benalien100: She looks to be Hellborn, so she and Zestial must know Sparda back in the day
Violagameboy: I can see him being in Heaven since he did fight for good to the end.
Infinite Chronicles: I will not do that. But that would be awkward.
Guest: Don't worry too much. It won't set things back but it does add more to the material and some changes than normal.
ZeoXIII: That will happen more towards the end or at least close to it. Cause you know, big fight and all.
JustAnotherGuest: No.
DevilNeverCrys: No and why?!
Anyway, Let's dive into Hell!
Mission 5: Wrath of the Dragon
The following day after Dante and Vergil fought the Lightningbug family, Dante tested the waters with his children when it came to teaching them how to fight. He gave the twins various wooden weapons to practice with and while the longswords and katanas were good, they needed to have their own fighting styles. After testing several different weapon choices, Michael and Eva found the type of blades they were comfortable with.
Eva was quick and elegant like a dancer, which made it easy for her to choose a weapon focused on finesse like a rapier. After seeing it was natural for her, Eva began to spar with her father and uncle, who advised her on how to use her speed to her advantage. Whenever she dodged successfully, she countered with a swift thrust that was able to push the Sons of Sparda back.
In contrast, Michael was more used to fighting like a knight by using a combination of strength and defense. He used a broadsword along with a shield as he blocked both attacks from his father and uncle, then countered with a few strikes of his own.
"Good. You two are naturals," Dante told his kids.
"Thanks, Daddy," Eva said as she smiled with her fangs pointed out of her upper lip.
"Thanks, Dad," Michael told his father.
"We still have some time left before we return to the hotel and see your mother. Would you two like to go someplace," the Demon Hunter asked his children.
"Can we get ice cream? I want a giant strawberry sundae that is as big as a mountain," Eva said with her arms raised.
"I like how you think, kiddo," Dante laughs as he picks up his daughter and puts her on his shoulder. A strawberry sundae that is so big it'll take all the three of us to finish it," he said before he held his hand out for Michael to hold. The six-year-old sighed but took his father's hand to walk by his side safely. Vergil scoffed at how Dante was acting compared to all the years he knew his brother, but followed behind so he could possibly get some coffee or tea close by.
Dante took the kids to get ice cream at a parlor the three of them each had a scoop of strawberry ice cream. While they got their frozen treats, Vergil went to a nearby coffee shop to have a new blend he wanted to try out.
As Eva was carrying her cone, some random demon bumped into her and made her drop it onto his feet. "My ice cream," Eva said with a pout and tears in her eyes as the demon scoffed in annoyance. He kicked the dessert off his leg, leaving pink stains on his clothes before he started walking away.
"Hey, jackass! Stop right there," Michael shouted to the demon that bumped into his twin sister. "You made my sister drop her ice cream. Apologize."
The demon turned around and looked at the boy. "Why should I? She bumped into me. She should be apologizing to me for ruining my pants and shoes," he said as he stepped on the dropped ice cream, smashing it and laughing. He was ready to turn around and walk off but was now face to face with the Demon Hunter.
"That was my daughter's cone you stepped on, you bastard. Say you're sorry," Dante told the demonic punk.
"Oh yeah, what are you going to do, old man," the demon asked mockingly as if he was not phased by the Demon Hunter.
"I'm gonna make you apologize," Dante said coldly to the demon.
"Whatever," the demon said ready to walk off but the Demon Hunter grabbed him by the shoulder and held him in place. "Let me go, fucker," he cursed, but Dante did no such thing. "Alright, don't say I didn't warn you," he threw a punch, but the red-coated man easily caught the demon's fist. "Wait, what the fuck?"
In one swift motion, Dante twisted the demon's arm and threw him at a wall. After he did, he followed up with a punch to the demon's jaw, knocking out a few teeth. The demon spat out some blood and teeth before standing up with a glare in his eye. He tried throwing another punch, but Dante dodged it and thrust his knee into the demon before he elbowed him in the back. The strike ended up making him lay flat on the concrete ground. "Had enough?"
"...yes…" the demon said as he was picked up by his shirt, then tossed up slightly so that he was grabbed by his horns.
"Now what do you say," Dante said as he held the demon's head, making him look at his son and daughter.
"I-I'm sorry I bumped into you," the demon apologized to Eva.
"And?"
"I'm sorry I ruined your ice cream and called you both brats," the demon added before Dante threw him to the other side of the street.
"Now get out of here," Dante told the demon. After he picked himself up, the demon ran away as fast as he could. The Demon Hunter looked at his daughter and walked up to her. "Come on, let's get you a double scoop." The heiress of Hell was happy that her father offered her another ice cream because of what happened. As Eva beamed, Dante went up to his son and ruffled his hair. "You did good, son. You defended your sister well."
"Thanks, Dad," Michael said before he was allowed to get another scoop too.
"Mommy, we're back," Eva said as she ran into the Hotel and right into Charlie's arm.
"Did you have fun with Daddy on his training," Charlie asked her daughter.
"I sure did. Some meanie made me drop my ice cream and Daddy made him apologize," Eva said smiling at her mother.
"Did he now," Charlie said as she eyed Dante.
"I admit I had to be rough, but no one insults our kids in front of me," Dante told the Princess of Hell.
"Did you kill him," Charlie asked hoping he didn't.
"Nope. Just beat him up a little and broke some teeth," Dante said on the couch as KeeKee jumped on his lap and purred while brushing against him. The Demon Hunter responded by scratching the demonic cat's ears and under her chin afterward. "Good kitty."
"The children did well on their training today. They're getting the hang of defending themselves if danger comes," Vergil told the Princess of Hell. "With a little more effort, they will learn to take on any demon that faces them."
"Let's hope so," Charlie said sheepishly. "I have some good news, 5 more Sinners went into Heaven this morning."
"That's great Charlie," Dante said to the Princess of Hell getting up as KeeKee jumped off his lap. "I've been meaning to ask you, were you able to halt the exterminations before Vergil overpopulated Hell once again?"
"I was able to halt it for a few years, but then I met Adam." She said the name as if the guy kicked puppies into the sea.
"Who's Adam? Some jerk you met," Dante asked.
"Not just any jerk. Literally, the first jerk of humanity and first human soul to get into Heaven," Charlie stated, throwing her arms around in angry gestures. "He talks about putting people down, talks about his dick, and that the Exorcists are needed! I can see why Mom dumped his ass and hooked up with Dad!"
"Yeah, that does sound like a jerk," Dante said as he could see the anger in Charlie's eyes. He had never seen her pissed at a person when they dated. He could tell that this Adam seemed to be the breaking point. "I'm guessing both of your folks didn't want to see him either because he was a complete asshole?"
"You'd be right. But then he ended up being the representative I had to talk to during a meeting," Charlie said as her sclera turned red and her pupils turned yellow. "I told him how I made progress with my hotel and that it brought several former sinners into Heaven and how your dad was the first demon to be accepted into Heaven. But he just insisted it was a fluke, even though I had hard evidence to prove it! I wished Sparda was the representative instead of that… that…. Grrr!" Charlie couldn't find the words to describe her anger toward Adam and her hair began to move like an updraft was kicking up underneath her.
"Okay, I understand. Don't let him get under your skin, Char," Dante told her as he held one of her hands and patted it. "Who cares what that jackass thinks of your cause? I believed in you when you didn't have a lot of support."
This made Charlie smile as Dante was the one who didn't laugh at her and enforced her dream of redeeming sinners. "Yeah, you're right. Who gives a shit about a jerk who is just mad at what I accomplished," she said, bringing her forehead to his, calming herself down.
"So are you two gonna kiss or are you just gonna give each other lovey-dovey eyes," Michael asked his parents in disgust while Eva had stars in her eyes.
Dante and Charlie looked at their son and quickly separated. Soon after, Dante's Hellphone started to ring and he immediately answered. "Devil May Cry."
"Dante, hey! Great job killing those pesky sinners," Lucifer said on the other end of the line. "I'm gonna need you to take on a certain demon that's been seen downtown."
"Okay. Me and Vergil will be there," the Demon Hunter said on the other end.
"Actually, you can handle this one on your own. Can't let you both go on missions together that are simple," Lucifer told him on the other end. "Besides, I've got to put Vergil on another mission in the future."
"Alright. And when do I get paid," Dante asked the King of Hell.
"In a few days."
"Who's the target?"
"Name's Vulcan. He's a kingpin that looks like a dragon," Lucifer told him the details. "Tell Charlie and the kids I said hi," Lucifer hung up.
Dante hung up the phone and looked at the Princess of Hell. "Your dad got me a hit on someone from downtown. Also, he says hi to you and the kids," he told her as headed out the front door. Vergil was ready to head out be the younger brother stopped him. "Sorry, Verg. This one's a solo mission."
"Then what am I supposed to do," the older Sparda asked, crossing his arms.
"How about you spend time with your niece and nephew," Dante told him opening the door. "And maybe you should bond with Charlie and her friends too."
"And why would I do that," Vergil asked his younger twin.
"Because technically, you're in rehab. You also have no friends," Dante told him, then walked out the door.
Vergil looked behind him and saw that Husk, Angel, and Sir Pentious gave him the finger, while Niffty looked at him creepily. Charlie, on the other hand, looked at him with encouragement and gave a thumbs-up. "I hate my brother sometimes."
Dante was walking into downtown Pentagram City as the place reminded him of an Asian community district in a variety of cities, like Chinatown. Many demons had passed the demon hunter as he looked at some of the shops. He saw some ducks hanging by windows of restaurants, lanterns hanging on the ends of several buildings, and even some clothing shops. Some demons were cursing the others and beating each other senselessly. As the Demon Hunter was walking, he felt something behind him. He looked back and saw some gang members in suits. "How can I help you, gentleman?"
"Why are you here, outsider," one of the members asked.
"Good grief. Another demon gang," Dante sighed as he knew these guys were some kind of Triad group. "Okay, I get it. You guys don't like it when some tourist is in your territory. I'm here because I'm looking for somebody. So if you point me to the right way, I'll leave all of you alone."
"Make him eat lead," the shorter man told his squad. After riddling him with a hailstorm of bullets, the demons smirked before they saw Dante shake off the damage and even had to pick a bullet out from his teeth.
"This never gets old," Dante smirked, taking out Ebony and Ivory and firing at the Triad members. Shots from the twin pistols hit at a few demons and any of them that fired back watched as the bullets collided with each other in midair. Dante dodged some more of the gang's fire, then shot back at them. After getting to cover, the Demon Hunter saw an ogre taking up a kanabō and swinging right where Dante hid behind a car, crushing it. The Demon Hunter jumped onto top of the ogre's head and fired away, killing more demons. Dante tucked both of his pistols away as he summoned Balrog and punched the giant demon on the top of his head. The ogre's skull creaked wide open as his head exploded making brain matter and blood litter the streets.
The Triad gang stared in surprise that Dante was able to kill one of their biggest members. Shaking themselves out of shock, three members of their gang stepped forward and stood with nothing but their bare hands, ready to fight with martial arts. With the typical poses and kung fu noises, they demonstrated their techniques by chopping the air and doing backflips like they were in a wuxia film.
Dante chuckled before he did the same thing and mimicked their moves. The trio attacked the Demon Hunter with speedy punches, furious palm strikes, and powerful kicks. However, Dante countered by deflecting the attacks with Balrog still on his arms, then he summoned King Cerberus out and used the triple ice nunchuck form to smack around the gang members. With a flurry of attacks and battle cries similar to Bruce Lee, Dante managed to freeze the three enemies he faced into statues. He then followed up by transforming the Devil Arm into its flaming bo staff form, then shattered the demons to pieces. Looking at the gang members, Dante taunted them before he transformed the bo staff into lighting-charged sansetsukon, electrocuting them all before they got knocked into different walls.
Dante looked around at the mess he made and tried to find somebody who was still kicking. Bodies lay on the streets as cars were destroyed, buildings had bullet holes in them, and windows were shattered. The Demon Hunter then noticed that the supposed leader who called him out was still breathing. He picked up the small demon and got up to his face. "Alright, scumbag. You look like a smart enough guy to know this area well enough. I'm sure you know of a dragon named Vulcan?"
"Sorry, no heard of him," the demon said before Dante pulled out Ebony.
"Might want to try that again, buddy," Dante warned the smaller demon, readying to shoot him.
"Wait, wait, wait! He stays at Red Dragon Inn. Next to the Jade Palace restaurant. He runs some part of black market," the demon told him. "It's west of here."
Dante looked at him and got close to his face. "Get lost," he said before tossing him into the streets. The demon ran away with his tail literally between his legs as he headed east. "Red Dragon Inn, huh? Sounds like a fun place to go gambling," he thought to himself aloud.
After heading west and walking for twenty minutes, Dante found the Jade Palace thanks to the building's green color like its namesake. The building was a massive spiraling tower that seemed like more than a restaurant, so the Demon Hunter walked into the establishment to find out what that other business Vulcan did was. As he got to the front door, a host stopped him and held up a ledger. "Reservation?"
"I'm here on business for the King of Hell. He told me someone here is being a pain in his side," Dante said in a cool and even tone, not even blinking an eye.
"If you think I'm going to let you near my boss, y-" The host was stopped when the Demon Hunter grabbed his hand and applied enough pressure to start crushing his fingers. The demon screamed as the bones in his hand started to crack, and then he was thrown aside like he was nothing but a ragdoll.
"I won't be long. It will most likely take an hour," Dante told the host as he waltzed right through the front entrance.
The inside of the restaurant was green and red with plenty of Chinese decor like statues of dragons and lion-dogs. Tables were lined up all over the place as some demons from a higher class were having dinner with some expensive food. Some of the Demons were gambling with some dice and blackjack while others played Go or Mahjong. Dante pulled up a chair to a table and put his legs up.
"How may I help you, sir," a waitress asked the Demon Hunter.
"I'll have a beer," Dante told her as he leaned his feet up and balanced himself on the hind legs of the chair.
"Right away, sir," the waitress said as she went to grab his beverage.
The Demon Hunter looked around from his table and noted that the place had tight security. He counted at least 14 guards on the second floor, 17 on the third, and 11 on the ground floor. He could also make out other guards on higher floors, but couldn't tell how many from his location. 'Place is pretty uptight for a kingpin. Makes it feel like they're protecting an Overlord,' Dante thought to himself as his beer arrived. He thanked the waitress before trying to take a sip, only for his beer mug to shatter into pieces. "I didn't even get a sip in," he sighed as he threw the handle over his shoulder, which then bounced on the ground before he got up from his chair. Looking around, he saw that most of the guards he noticed had 40 or more guns pointed at him. "Fellas, this is no way to treat a customer."
"We know you killed some of our men downtown, you fucking shitty anime cosplayer," a lion sinner growled as he pointed his gun right at the Demon Hunter. Several other guards made sure their own firearms were pointed at Dante as well.
"Oh, so those were your boys? Well, they should learn proper manners when someone is just walking in the street and minding his own business," Dante retorted hands in his coat pockets.
"Hands out of your pocket, asshole!" An oni-like demon shouted while having his kanabo in hand.
"Okay. I'm gonna put my hands out of my pocket very slowly," Dante said as he took his hand out of his pocket, but then summoned his Devil Sword out of thin air. The armed demons fired at him, but he used his Quicksilver ability to move at a lightning-like speed and cut down the ones that shot at him. Demon blood splattered everywhere and after he dealt with every hostile on the ground floor, he snapped his fingers and time resumed back to normal. The initial guards fell to the ground dead and the demons on the second floor fired at the Son of Sparda with rifles. "Looks like this party is getting crazy," Dante smirked as he took out Ebony & Ivory, then fired on the second floor. As he fought, he jumped onto other customers' dinner tables to avoid gunfire, kicking noodles and wontons over as demons he passed cursed him out.
Seeing as he had enough firepower with his favorite pistols, he put them away and brought in the bigger guns. Seemingly out of nowhere, he held out two large rocket launchers with bayonets attached to the ends of the barrels, the Kalina Ann Mark I & II. Seeing the Demon Hunter arming himself with two giant bazookas, a large number of demons stopped firing and ran away as fast as they could. The Demon Hunter fired the two heavy weapons that obliterated the parts of the second floor. When he saw the damage done, he swapped out the heavy ballistics for something that wouldn't destroy the place too soon.
Dante jumped up to the second floor in a single bound before some demons attacked him. Dante wasn't phased and fought back using martial arts, punching some sinners square in the face or twisting their arms and throwing them off the balcony. The Demon Hunter reached the next stairway before he faced a pair of tiger-like sinners that extended their claws and pounced. As he dodged them, one was able to scratch his cheek before the Demon Hunter bashed their skulls into each other's heads. When he ran up the stairs, an eel demon tried to bite his head off, only for Dantev to grab it by its neck and chop its head off with his sword.
Climbing the stairs, Dante kept fighting an assortment of sinners and demons that were acting as enforcers for the enemy he still hadn't encountered yet. A large panda sinner with glowing red eyes was about ready to attack Dante, but he taunted the sinner by cracking his neck and gesturing. "Come on, wimp," Dante goaded. The panda charged at him, but the Son of Sparda simply stepped to the side and he kicked its back, making him tumble down the stairs and crushing some demons below as they tried to come up the stairs.
Dante ran up the next set of stairs, he kicked and punched his way through the demons that stood in his path, including a clam-headed demon that he beat by ripping its jaws wide open. He then went to the higher floors and passed by some slot machines as the members of the gang charged at him. The red-coated Demon Hunter knocked aside several imps and a Hellhound, throwing off the balcony before he slammed a cricket sinner into one of the slot machines. "Jackpot," he said as coins flooded out from the machine, making the gamblers grab the coins to cash them in.
On the next floor, Dante took out his shotgun when he saw two crocodile demons come out from getting high and pull their weapons on him. The demons' high fell as soon as Dante pulled the trigger on his attackers. Just then, a monkey demon stopped him on the next level and demonstrated kung-fu knowledge by performing various stances while shadowboxing. Dante just gave a deadpan stare before pulling the trigger of his shotgun, killing the monkey, and pushing it off the balcony.
Dante continued to ascend the stairs as he noticed another dining room where some sinners were dining on demonic animals. They looked to be types that Dante hadn't seen in Hell before. "So this is an illegal cooking spot for all you sick bastards to chow down on," he looked around to see that they had platters of some kind of Hellish turtle and the brains of some ape. Pulling out his twin pistols, Dante fired upon the obvious criminals and even on the food itself. Dante then entered the kitchen and some chefs attacked using butcher knives, but the Demon Hunter disarmed them and used their weapons against them. He chopped an octopus sinner into pieces before tossing those pieces into a deep fryer. He used a frying pan on an imp, hitting him in the face many times before he bled from his nose and passed out. Dante saw the beasts that were in cages as he shot the locks that broke them out and allowed the animals to be set free, running wild in the restaurant. He went to the stoves, turned on the kitchen's propane, and took a lighter from one of the chefs. "Kitchen's closed. You failed the inspection," he remarked before throwing the lighter, making the kitchen explode a few seconds later.
The panda sinner from before made his way up to the special dining area, huffing out of breath. "I hate stairs," he muttered before he saw Dante walking out with flames behind him. "You asshole!" The panda charged at the Demon Hunter only for the Son of Sparda to dodge his fists and spin him around before kicking him down the stairs again. Dante smirked to himself as he heard the comical grunts of pain from the rolling panda.
Dante went up to the next floor and saw that it was a whore house. "Hey, get the fuck out of here and wait your turn," some seal demon shouted before pulling a knife on him. Dante had an unimpressed face before he used his shotgun to send guts and blubber all over the bed. The female demon next to him screamed as she used the covers to hide herself and ran off.
"A whore house too? No wonder Lucifer wants this guy dead," Dante said to himself as a crow demon, a fat blue ogre, and a raptor jumped on him. However, the group attack was ineffective as they only got sliced up by Dante's Devil Sword. The Demon Hunter walked past the bodies he cut down as he noticed some of the women were chained up to the beds. Dante lifted his weapon to his head as one of the girls covered lifted her arms above her face, thinking this was her end before she only heard her chains were broken instead. The Son of Sparda did the same with each chain he saw in the room and freed all the captive women. "Go on, get out of here. If you want, go to the Hazbin Hotel for a place to stay," he told them as they all ran down the stairs, passing the burning kitchen as some workers were trying to put out the flames.
Dante made it to the top of the floor in a narrow hallway two guards blocked his way. "If you value your lives, best to move aside and go home." One of the guards, who was a salamander demon, lit himself aflame and charged at him. But Dante broke his wrist and applied pressure on his leg before snapping it. The salamander screamed in pain as his leg was broken and his flames were extinguished. The Demon Hunter ended the fight with a bullet in the sinner's skull.
The Komodo Dragon who witnessed the death of his partner soon gave Dante a harsh glare and after a few seconds of tense silence, he spoke. "Let me just get that for you," he said as he decided to open the door for Dante.
"Finally, someone smart," Dante said as he walked through the door to the personal chamber of the boss. The room was red with many columns designed with Chinese dragon artwork swirling around them. Torches lined the room to provide light as a lone chair was seen behind a huge painting of some battle that took place on Earth in Asia. A lone figure sat in the chair, clapping as he stood up and revealed himself.
The demon was a red Chinese dragon with a yellow underbelly, two long red whiskers, and a long red tail with golden silky fur at the tip. He wore a black pin-striped suit and had a cigar hanging from his mouth as he approached the Demon Hunter. "Welcome to my humble estate, Son of Sparda," Vulcan greeted the Demon Hunter.
"So you know who I am. I figure it's because of Hell talking about me from above or the big splash I made 7 years ago," Dante said as he watched the dragon smoke his cigar and blow smoke out his nostrils.
"Mostly the latter," Vulcan said as he continued to smoke. "Now, what can I do for you? You pretty much killed most of my guards and business. So why are you here?"
"Who knows, but the big boss of Hell himself hired me to deal with you. I would say illegal food or prostitution along with typical violent crimes. Who knows, maybe you just didn't do your taxes," Dante shrugged his shoulders. "Something tells me it's more."
"Well, I did consider expanding my resources and territory. I guess Lucifer didn't like that a lot, so he sent his favorite dog to come after me," the dragon said, finishing his cigar and letting the ashes drop onto the floor. As his cigar fell, he sped forward in the blink of an eye and kicked Dante back into a wall.
"Not bad for a walking leather belt," Dante joked as he cracked his neck on both sides and summoned Balrog. After taking up a fighting stance with his gauntlets and greaves, the Demon Hunter dashed forward and punched Vulcan into the wall.
Vulcan pulled himself out of the crater in the wall, spitting out some blood from his mouth before putting his jaw back into place from Dante's punch. "This was a new suit too," he growled as he saw his suit was ripped and covered in ash. With an angry growl coming from his throat, he removed his jacket to show his muscular arms and built body. "Let me warn you, Demon Hunter. I am a master of many forms of martial arts."
"I learned a lot of stuff too," Dante told him as he got into his stance.
The two stared each other down before they ran toward one another. With a flurry of punches and kicks, the two traded blows while narrowly dodging or deflecting what they could. As Dante attempted to dodge Vulcan using his arm like a powerful whip, the Son of Sparda got his hand underneath the demon's chin. Using his free hand, he forced his elbow straight up, dealing a strong palm strike uppercut to the draconic sinner, making him stumble back.
"You're good, I'll give you that," Vulcan said before backward and breathed fire. The dragon demon watched as the Son of Sparda defended against the fireballs with a whirlwind of punches and kicks. Growling in frustration, he flew toward the Demon Hunter and swiped his claws, ripping Dante's shirt and making his chest bleed.
Within seconds, Dante's wounds began to heal themselves and the Demon Hunter grabbed Vulcan's tail. With a firm grip on the dragon's tail, Dante spun him around before tossing him into a glass window. Dante saw the dragon recover with blood falling down his face, then smirked as he gestured for the dragon to attack him. Vulcan summoned out a pair of Dao swords as he flew towards the Demon Hunter with the weapons.
Dante deflected the sword swings with Balrog, then switched the armor for his Devil Sword to attack. Vulcan blocked with his swords and as they both applied pressure, sparks flew off all three blades. "Not bad for a big red gecko," Dante taunted as he clashed his sword with Vulcan's.
"I'm a dragon, dammit" Vulcan roared as he breathed fire at Dante's face. The Son of Sparda jumped back in time and only a few embers caught his coat. The red dragon charged at the Demon Hunter with his swords and kept up his attack. "You're the famous Dante that defeated many foes including Mundus and Argosax? Ha! I fought foes that were so much better!"
"If I'm being honest, I'm not even giving it my all. I just wanted to have a little fun," Dante smirked as he used more force and made the dragon's dao swords drop to the floor. He then swung his sword at the dragon and sliced open his chest as blood sprayed.
Vulcan dropped to the floor as he clenched his chest. "You…. you've been playing me this whole time?"
"Not exactly. I just needed to get entertained. But I will admit, you were a pretty decent foe. Better than those henchmen you had," Dante told him as he unsummoned his sword.
Vulcan chuckled as he was on his knees, clenching his wound. "You really live up to your expectations. Alright, let me make this up to you," he said as his body turned into a ball of light. The spirit of the dragonic foe then went into his dao swords and the weapons transformed. The blades became a golden bronze color, the guards turned into dragon heads, the handles were wrapped in black leather, and had the Chinese letters for 'fire' and 'dragon' imprinted on the swords.
Dante picked up the twin swords and like the other Devil Arms he obtained, he tested them out as he swung them in different directions and spun the two around his head as flames came out of them like a fiery tornado. "At least these ones don't talk," Dante chuckled to himself. After he placed the twin swords together like they could be placed in the same sheath, he heard the door open again.
The panda sinner returned and entered the room, showing he was out of breath and panting in exhaustion. "I… I'm…. gonna get you…. You son… of a…..bitch," he said just before noticing that his boss is turned into a Devil Arm. "Fuck," he muttered before the Demon Hunter looks his way. "No, no. I know where this is going. Allow me," he said. The panda turned around to roll to the bottom of the stairs for a third and final time, grunting in pain all the way down.
Dante walked into the lobby of the Hotel to see Michael, Eva, Niffty, Charlie, Sir Pentious, and Angel watching something on TV. "Hey, I'm back."
"Hey, Dad. How was your job grandpa gave you," Michael asked.
"It went pretty well, Dante told his son. "So, what are you watching?"
"Kung Fu Panda," Michael and Eva said in unison.
"How fitting that was my day," Dante said, scooting over to see a panda fighting a snow leopard. "Not bad. The panda I faced rolled down a flight of stairs. Three times."
"Was it head first or sideways like a bowling ball," Angel asked.
"Bowling ball. But I did face off with a dragon," Dante told the kids.
"Wait, you fought a dragon? Was he big and breathed fire," the silver-haired boy asked.
"Taller than me," the Demon Hunter said. "He was barely a challenge for me, but he was strong enough to turn into this," he summoned his newest Devil Arm, which made both of his kid's eyes go wide with excitement. "Kids, this is a Devil Arm. I had quite a few in my office on Earth."
"Yep. The first one he had here was a former boss of mine. He was a jerk and deserved it," Angel Dust told the twins. "By the way, we kept them here in the hotel."
"You have them," Dante asked as he looked at Charlie.
"Well, yeah. I just had to lock them up because of the kids," the Princess of Hell told him. "I didn't want them to get hurt, hurt anyone else, or destroy the building."
"Can't blame you there, babe. My Dad didn't allow me or Vergil to touch his sword until we were ready to train. Speaking of, where is my brother," Dante asked as he didn't see Vergil in the lobby.
"Uncle Vergil said he went to the study to look through books," Eva told her father.
"Typical. I just hope there are no books on dangerous items or anything of that matter. I kicked his ass twice for doing both, I really don't want to make it a third time," Dante muttered to himself before he went to the study to find his brother. The red-coated half-demon found his twin reading. "Vergil, what are you doing?"
The blue-coated half-demon looked away from the book and stared at his brother. "I was reading the history of Hell. It seems that it was different from what humans have been told," Vergil said to his twin. "It seems that Lilith was the first female, but refused to be with the First Man, Adam. When she left him, she fell in love with Lucifer."
"Sounds a lot like how Mom and Dad fell in love," Dante chuckled. "You know, Charlie did say Adam was a dick so I can see why."
"And it seems that the fruit that Lucifer gave to Eve seems to have come from the Qliphoth," Vergil explained.
"Wait, how can that be? That was a demonic tree that feasted on human blood and there were only three humans known back then," Dante asked.
"It might have been a weak version before it became the tree I planted as Urizen, the tree might have feasted on something different, or the original Tree of Knowledge had a fruit that was affected by some sort of blight that mutated it and made the tree," Vergil hypothesized.
"Maybe it changed after the whole 'evils of free will' affected it despite Luci's good intentions. No wonder he didn't like the fact you messed with the tree," Dante remarked. "Anyway, I need your help on something."
"And what do you need my help with," Vergil asked his younger brother with a raised brow.
"Micheal and Eva's birthday is coming up. I think one of their gifts should be their swords. I have an idea of what they'd look like, but I need your help making them," Dante told his older twin.
"And why should I do that," Vergil asked.
"Because if I don't ask you to help, and you give nothing on their birthday, Charlie and Vaggie may as well kick you out and you will be in a cell with other tortured souls," Dante pointed out. "Plus, the twins would just pout and call you names like 'Stingy McLoserPants'. And we don't want that, do we," he added with a cheeky grin.
The elder brother glared at Dante for a moment before he sighed in surrender. "Very well," Vergil said as he closed the book. "The process may take all night. The best way would be back in our room," he said as he walked with the book in his hand and towards their shared room to begin the creation of new Devil Swords.
Happy Year of the Dragon folks. Also, Rip Akira Toriyama, you will be missed. This chapter was inspired by a combination of different martial arts movies such as The Protector, Bruce Lee's Game of Death, and others. Also want to thank WaterDragonMaverick for the editing work, and beta reading. Like I will still put my stuff in, even with new knowledge I have received, and try to make this story just as worthy as its prequel. I might do the birthday chapter next or a Vergil Mission chapter. Anyway, follow, Favor, and Review. Until then, I'll see you in Hell!