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Episode 2: Bites from the past
Woodlakes, Outskirts of New Orleans...
11:30 AM...
Dante was walking the common room of a 2 story house. The house was in a remote location outside of city surrounded by lakes and streams with grasslands and sandy roads. Well as to why the son of Sparda is in a house...
2 days ago...
A couple Josh and his wife Kira, with their 10yr old son and a 17yr old daughter was living happily in a house they bought. Its been only 3 months since they moved in, but recently they have been sensing weird things in the house. At first it was only flickering lights which they shunt aside as electrical problem. But one day Kira saw a mysterious biy running around the house which she assumed got in by mistake. But then the boy kept appearing and disappearing which raised suspicion.
A week later, the couple's son in his sleep heard a voice a man. When he followed, the man yelled at him to leave the house in agony. The boy was terrified and informed his parents. Josh didnt believe them but Kira having seen that believed her son and even tried to explain it to her husband.
One day, when their daughter was on her way to college in a cab, the cab driver and the girl saw a ghastly dark figure in the front mirror and terrified. The cab ended up in accident, though Josh and Kira's daughter survived. But this time Josh started to suspect something off with the house. But the worst came, when Josh, Kira and their children were sleeping, their beds started to shake violently, they had to get out of the house and went to a nearest motel for temporary stay till they figure this out.
When all hope was lost, a man named J D Morrison met Josh at a bar offering to solve this issue for a fee. Desperate enough, Josh agreed to this.
At the Devil May Cry...
"Hey Dante! I've got a job for you, cash up front. What do you say?" Morrison asked the white haired devil.
"Well, if its interesting, why not?" Dante replied.
"Yep, a family moved in 3 months ago to a new house that seems to be haunted, at woodlakes"
"Seriously!? Ask them to contact ghostbusters, leave me outta this!" Dante outright rejected.
"C'mon Dante, don't be so cold! Its not haunted by human spirits, but something inhuman. The current owner Josh and his family when they were settling in, they found a pentagram in the bedroom. Your dear buddy Enzo did some digging and says that an occult fanatics once occupied that house. They all committed suicide, that house was sealed away and then sold recently"
"Hmm, regular demon infestation, possibly. Fine! I'll check it out!" Dante replied still not that thrilled.
...
And there it is, Dante visiting that house and he can easily sense both human and demonic entities in the house. He spoke with Josh and was told everything that happened. Dante was not interested in the job but he saw a father of two children terrified for the safety of his family, so Dante agreed for that sake.
Dante was walking along the living room when he heard echoes of someone talking. Then he immediately saw a small boy running from his right to left inside another room. Immediately lights flickered and a huge vase flew from a cabinet top towards his head. Dante moved his head calmly as it flew past him and hit the wall and shattered.
"Huh, seriously? Classic paranormal stuff!" Dante muttered. Then he entered the room where he saw a little boy's apparition. He turned to see the boy as he was kneeling on the floor turning his back. Dante saw his face was with blood and fire wounds.
"Hey kiddo! Who are you?" Dante asked to which the boy was weeping with no answer.
"Listen, you can talk to me! I'm here to help!" Dante said calmly. The boy slowly turned and spoke.
"LEAVE! or that thing will kill us all!" the boy said sounding terrified.
"I sensed a demonic presence in this house. Is that what's holding you here?" Dante asked.
"Yes, it has me, my parents and my brother too. We wanted to leave but it wont let us-...*WEEPING*-..!"
But before Dante can ask further the ghost of the boy widened his eyes in horror as if he was terrified at the sight of something that's standing behind him. Dante immediately took out his ebony and
*BAAM*
He shot a round at a dark cloaked entity with ectoplasm flowing out from it. The round pierced its body and hit the wall behind as the entity disappeared. Dante now has seen the demon and he know how to flush it out.
Dante walked to the living room and smirked
"C'mon out! I wont bite! If you choose to play hide and seek, you know I will find and whoop your ass out!" Dante said loud to which there was no response. Dante then smirked and whispered
*ENOCHIAN CHANTING*
Dante invoked enochian spell which he learned to expose hidden entities out of hiding.
*HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING*
Immediately the cloaked demon came out of thin air and lunged at him. But Dante was calm and cool and he caught the demon by its neck in his right hand and choked it hard.
"Huh, I thought you would be much more-...big demon. But uhhh-...you just disappoint me man!" Dante sarcastically quipped feeling disappointed as he knew he's not gonna get a big fight.
The Demon had a ghastly face with hollow eyes and black cloak on its body drooling with ectoplasm. The demon was violently shaking to get out of Dante's grip, but when the grip belongs to a son of Sparda, even demons tremble in extreme fear. It was growling loud that started to shake the house.
"Hmm, time to end the party!" Dante said as his right hand turned yellow hot. The demon started to burn in Dante's hell fire. The fire finally consumed the demon completely as it incinerated the entity. The demon could do nothing as it growled to death and exploded in Dante's hand.
The house immediately turned warm, Dante felt the normal atmosphere return. Then in next second, he saw the ghosts of two boys, a woman and a man appeared before him.
"You-...You killed that demon! We are free!" The woman said.
"Thank you so much! We tried to warn that family about that thing. But now that the demon is dead, they can live here happily ever.
"No problem! What will you guys do?" Dante asked feeling a bit sorry for the souls that were trapped unwillingly.
"That demon made us commit suicide. But the worst-...was make us kill our own children. That demon was feeding on that misery. But now we are free, thanks to you. We will move on" The ghost of a man said with a smile.
"Farewell ghosts!" Dante chuckled and said. The souls of the boys, man and woman disappeared in front of him in a flash of. He left the house to be greeted by the sight of his friend Morrison.
"Hey Morrison! Spyin on me?" Dante quipped.
"No-...But I heard the house's barking in the middle of the night...So is it done?" he asked as he puffed the smoke of a cigar.
"Yep, one demon barbequed. Tell Josh he can move in" Dante replied as he got on to his Cavaliere motorcycle as he rode his way to his shop. Morrison took the convertible car and rode to Josh's motel to inform him of the situation.
With the Winchesters...
Sam was already awake sitting at the table peeking into his laptop that read news on something that happened in a Museum in New Orleans. Dean just woke up from his bed and came to see Sam was already freshened up.
"Yo Sammy! You're up!?" Dean asked yawning.
"Of course, dude, you know what the time is!? Its 9 AM!" Sam said chuckling at Dean.
"So what!? What are you lookin at?" Dean asked as he took his toothbrush.
"Yeah-...Well, I think-...We may have got a case" Sam said glancing a look at Dean back and forth.
"We came yesterday and there's already a case?" Dean asked raising his eyebrows getting ready to brush his teeth.
"Seems like it...I mean this is a bit weird. Check this out-...The museum in the city has been robbed early at 6 in the morning" Sam said.
"Huh! What!? Seriously? Someone broke in just for an expired piece of craft?" Dean asked smirking.
"Well, I don't think they robbed anything in random. They were specifically looking for-...this!" Sam said as he turned the laptop to show Dean of a picture. It was a weird statue of an armored being that held two swords crossed over its chest in 'X' fashion. But the head of the statue was that of a Cerberus, 3 headed dog. The statue only the size of human palm.
"What's that!?" Dean asked gazing at the image of the strange statue trying to figure out what that was. Both he and Same has never seen anything like that before.
"No idea. So-...you in?" Sam asked. Dean for a moment thought as they didn't have anything to do as of now and no leads on the new threat. So Dean decided to go ahead to kill some time.
"Fine, lets go. But where's Cas?" Dean asked looking around to see their angel friend nowhere.
"Here" Cas came down from the stairs as he stood before the Winchesters. They both saw him already dressed up to go somewhere.
"You headed anywhere? We've got a case, we could use your help!" Sam said to which Castiel rejected.
"No! I'm going to find Rowena, to check if she had anything to do with summoning demons-...looking for the book of the dead" Castiel said in a monotone. Dean and Sam were confused.
"Rowena? Why?" Dean asked.
"If-...If she's the one trying to bring back Diablo and destroy all heaven, hell and Earth-...then we will finish her off. So-...you work on that case-...while I do my thing..." Cas said to which Sam and Dean nodded.
"Hey Cas, just a minute-...uhh-...about this Dante guy-..." Sam said stumbling in his words.
"What about him?" Cas asked shrinking his temples.
"I know we heard his story and all-...But-...are you sure we can trust him?" Sam asked.
"Hell! Cas, you already said Nephilim and Cambions are forbidden and they are a threat to the whole universe! Why no one did anything about him or his brother for 55 years?" Dean asked to which Cas's face turned neutral.
"And you yourself said he and Vergil are the Sons of the most powerful demon and also-...weirdly makes them-...kinda grandsons of Amara! Are you sure we shouldn't do something about it?" Dean asked, a bit concerned.
Castiel took all their statements and some time to process as they made quite a valid points.
"Sam, Dean-...I get it! I know you are a bit concerned for everyone's safety. But he's been keeping this world safe from the underworld for 40 years, before you were even born. He saved the universe from powerful evil entities many times" Castiel said to which the Winchesters were listening.
"But apart from that, no one could do anything when they came into being because the underworld feared Sparda and for heaven-...we had no authority over the Cambions unlike with the Nephilim. That being said-...if it comes to the inevitable that we were too late and Diablo is let loose, only a son of Sparda can stop him" Cas said in all seriousness.
"What about your Archangel brothers and sisters?" Dean asked seeking the alternative.
"It took 5 Archangels just to drive Diablo away from heaven. But now, Amenadiel wont allow any interference unless he sees it fit. The Armageddon blade, God's weapon is shattered to pieces when he fought Mundus billions of years ago. So its all up to us here to stop this. So all I am asking-... is atleast try to trust Dante-...if we want to survive this" Cas said sighing, hoping Sam and Dean would understand. The brothers nodded in agreement.
"Well, if you say so man, I-...we can work with that. I mean, we have bigger picture here...so we can do as you ask, Cas" Sam said with a smile. Dean nodded in approval. Cas gave a nod as he left the motel. Dean and Sam shared a glance as they watched the door which Cas left.
...
Sam and Dean drove the impala all the way to the museum in New Orleans where the statue theft occurred. It was only a 40 minute drive from where they were staying. As they entered the city, it got traditional with all those traffic, and views of skyscrapers etc.,
Finally they reached the place where it was already filled with ambulance, police cars and a fire truck.
"Fire truck!? Why do they need a fire truck!?" Sam asked confused.
"Maybe someone torched it? Lets check it out!" Dean said as they both got out and walked towards the crime scene. The museum entrance was sealed with yellow tape as the cops were discussing the situation.
"Greetings officer! I'm agent Wilson and this is my partner agent Smith, with the FBI" Dean said as the brothers showed their badges.
"So what do we got? We saw some mystery statue got smuggled" Sam asked.
"Huh, if it were only that!-..A museum curator got burned to crisp-..just look there agents!" the officer said pointing to the body that was carried away in a stretcher. The brothers saw the body that carried half baked flesh and burnt bones sticking out.
"Whoa! Gross!" Dean said a bit horrified at the sight.
"Well, there it goes!" the officer said chuckling.
"Need to check in to see if we can get any clues or something-...so-..." Dean said to which the officer nodded as he proceeded to walk away.
Sam and Dean entered the building only to see none other than their friendly neighborhood devil hunter, Dante, talking to another black man in a tweed suit, 60yrs old, a face that was a bit weary, seen many weird crap in his life. The man was talking to him as if he knew Dante for long.
"What the hell is he doin here!?" Dean asked as they both walked towards him. They eyed on the crime scene as they saw the burnt ash, other objects toppled around.
"You know Gary, that thing is too dangerous to be out on the run. It was safe for this long man!" Dante said.
"Dante, I understand. But this is a new situation! I mean you saw the footage. He was simply caught on fire with no fire source anywhere! What can I do?" Gary answered and then he saw 2 men approaching them.
"Could be spontaneous combustion" Dean answered from behind to which Dante turned and raised an eyebrow looking at the Winchesters.
...
"What the hell are you two doing here?" Dante asked wondering what brought the Winchesters to the museum as he can clearly see they are not here for sight seeing, judging by their attire.
"You know them, Dante?" Gary asked looking at them.
"Well, you can call them my-...recent acquaintance. I'll talk to you later and keep you posted" Gary said as he walked away.
"Well, we saw a crime in this museum reported in the news, so thought we could kill some time" Dean said with a chuckle.
"Huh, never took you two to be such responsible citizens" Dante said smirking.
"Besides, there's nothing here for you! Sorry to disappoint, you can go!" Dante said casually trying to keep them away from this. But Sam and Dean didn't buy it.
"Okay, we would have believed you if you weren't so tense about that lost statue, talking to Gary there" Sam said raising his eyebrows.
"And besides, we wont stop investigating this and eventually we will get our band back together, so why don't we do this together. Also we believe this to be supernatural stuff, not some random loot" Dean said. Dante glanced at them both stoically as he cursed in his mind. He nodded disapprovingly, yet spoke to them explaining the situation.
"Fine, I'll tell you but you both really need to sit this one out. Its not your run-of-the-mill supernatural stuff. Something too dangerous to even tamper with" Dante said seriously as he didn't want them to get caught in crossfire.
"Got it, so what is this statue they stole?" Sam asked. The brothers and Dante walked outside towards the impala.
"That's a beast-head statue. I took on this demon hunting case 25 years ago with another hunter named Beryl. This artifact is from the demon world. Anyone who touches it can see the past, present and the future, but they cant handle it, go crazy and suicidal. The crime family run by Chen the Cannibal back then-..."
"Wait! You mean Cold-blooded Chen?!" Dean asked shocked, who has heard about him and his syndicate as they were notorious through out the states.
"Exactly. He took an interest in the artifact and was learning how to control its powers" Dante explained.
"So crime syndicates are interested in demonic?" Sam asked confused.
"Yep, Chen was doing lots of research on the demons and that sick maniac even partially turned himself into one" Dante said to which Sam and Dean were disgusted, wondering what kind of person would even do that.
"Thing is the statue was once consumed by an innocent man, well, the statue's demonic presence force him to do so. It turned him into the actual demon and me and Beryl defeated it. But that transported us to an alternate universe. A world where our lives were-...uh different! as was some pieces of history"
"Whoa! Alternate universes!? That sounds top sci-fi!" Dean said chuckling at the same time feeling overwhelmed.
"Yeah. after we exited the place, Chen captured the artifact in our absence already and consumed its power. I fought him for an hour before cutting his head off and Beryl blasted the demon head that sprouted out with a rocket launcher. He was killed and I got the statue, warded it and gave it to Gary as museum piece. Because the last place any douchebag will look for it will be a museum"
"You already defeated it, now its warded! Why would anyone want it now?" Sam asked curiously trying to find an answer.
Well, the statue's demonic essence is still trapped in and anyone who use it still become a big threat, if they learn how to see past, present and future. Besides, that alternate universe thing!? That's a bonus power. I need to find it before that demon is brought back. This job is dangerous, that's why you both need to stay out of this" Dante said with a bit of a concern for them.
"Well, on the alternative, we can look for it together" Dean insisted again and Dante sighed. Their stubbornness only reminded of Nero's and his own younger self. But Dante knew they wont listen so he decided to go along with it.
"Fine! But stay close to me" Dante said. Then took his cell phone and called his dear friend and gunsmith who is currently working with his nephew Nero.
"Who are you calling?" Sam asked.
"An old friend of mine" Dante replied and immediately the call was attended by the receiver.
"YOOOO! Dante! How are ya dawg!?" Nico spoke with such enthusiasm as Sam and Dean had their eyes widened with a chuckle to which Dante shrugged his shoulder.
"Hey Nico, need a favor if its not too much trouble..." Dante said.
"For you ma man!? Anytime! So, what's up?" Nico asked.
"I'm sending you a photo of a hooded figure. Not sure who that is, but the tattoo in that arm looks kinda familiar. Can you dig up what you can find and let me know?" Dante asked.
"Sure, right away!" Nico said and then "Yo Dante-...uhh-...Nero says 'Hi' and wanted to let you know that he misses you and your brother-..he he" Nico said in a cheeky tone. Dante was amused at that.
"Huh, really? Boy! would that be the day! Let me know if you get anything! See ya" Dante said as he closed the call and sighed. He then looked straight only to see Sam and Dean folding their hands and smirking.
"You got some interesting friends!" Sam said.
"Yeah, lets move. She'll let us know if somethings up. That picture of the hooded figure was the one who broke in and took the beast heads" Dante said to which the Winchesters nodded.
...
Rowena Macleod, centuries old, natural gifted witch was in her rented house in Lafayatte, Lousinana, reading the book of the damned as she was taking notes of certain scriptures, writing it down in another piece of paper.
Rowena was so devilishly cunning and so powerful and adept with magic. She had a lot of run in with the Winchesters. And years ago, she found her long lost son 'Fergus', aka, now the king of Hell Crowley, left vacant by Lucifer. Though she didn't like it, she still helped with removing the mark of cain from Dean's arm, defeating Amara, though only for her personal gain, to keep herself alive. But she always snatched every chance she got to backstab the Winchesters, Castiel and even went to lengths of manipulating her own son.
After Amara was defeated, she took the book of the damned and disappeared, went under the hunters radar.
She was now finding a way to remove the magical shackles that was placed by the witches of grand coven 3 centuries ago. She also have a reason for removing this now. She once tried to gain the soul of the legendary Devil Hunter, Dante to gain more power which ended up backfiring at her face. Then Lucifer killed her brutally after she used a spell to release him from his cage. She felt weak and wanted to become powerful, so she's looking for the right enchantment to remove the bonds.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
She all of a sudden heard the door knock and she was a bit startled as she didn't let anyone know her place and wondering who could be standing outside for her.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
Whoever that was banging the door, Rowena didn't feel good about that. She used her magic to look past the door as her eyes glowed purple. She was surprised to see it was none other than the angel that befriended the Winchesters, Castiel.
"What is that wayward angel, doing here?" She thought.
She then used telekinesis to open the door as the angel fixed his eyes upon her.
"Cas-...tiel!? What a surprise!? How did you-...!?" she trembled in her scottish accent.
"Find your hideout!? Well, lets say we have been keeping tabs on you since you went under the radar 5 years ago after that deal with Amara" Castiel replied in his usual monotone.
"Why-..to go to such lengths? To bother me again!?" Rowena hissed in mild anger as she didn't a second the Angel is spending in her home. She then turned to take a glance at the book of the damned.
"Not back then, until now. I'll cut to the chase. Are you or any of your past witches of the coven looking for the Necronomicon!?" Castiel asked to which Rowena's eyes fixed at the book, though her mind started to tremble as her thoughts wandered chaotically. She slowly turned towards the Angel that expressed mild horror.
"The book of the dead!? You must be joking! That book doesnt exist! They were lost in the ancient Sumeria after the Akkadians found the dangers that book contains. Even the book of the damned is nothing compared to what that can do!" Rowena said stressing her words. Castiel though hesitant didn't find any guilt in her voice, surprisingly.
"The great witch Rowena Mcleod doesn't know about the Necronomicon? Cant blame me for not believing" Castiel said as he smirked in dry sarcasm. But Rowena's facial expression didn't change.
"Hmm, If you think it exists, why don't you-...bring it to me!?" Rowena smirked in response.
"Well it does and a certain sect of demons are looking for it. Thing is those demons work for someone, possibly-...a witch perhaps!" the Angel said accusingly.
"Ha hah ha! And you think I took control of some demons and looking for the book!? Fergus never lets me borrow his cohorts!" Rowena asked though she was mildly tensed.
"Why shouldn't you!? You're always power hungry!" Cas said.
"Indeed I am and I am proud of that too. But that doesn't mean I go on a crusade looking for some fantasy objects that doesn't exist" Rowena said with sarcasm but Cas has lost patience. He immediately drew his angel blade and fast paced towards her, putting the blade pointed to her throat.
"Listen, I dont know if the witch summoned the demons to get the book or the other way around. But I know what they are trying to do. They plan to bring back Diablo, the lord of terror. If he comes, he will kill your son Crowley, take over the throne of hell and destroy Earth too, that includes you living in it!" Cas said in anger as Rowena's face turned serious.
"So if you know any witch who might be looking for that book, do tell. Or-...I hope you remember Dante-..." Cas said to which Rowena's face turned horrified.
"What of him!?" Rowena asked hiding the fear.
"He will ask the same question-...nicely! So if you don't want any trouble, tell me what you know, so I may leave this place" Cas finished saying this.
"FINE! Fine! *SIGH*-...there is this one witch, a brilliant student I trained in the year 1822. His name is Damien. He trained in the arts so fast, faster than I could imagine. But then, with great knowledge, came arrogance. He believed he can do whatever he wants with magic and slowly was corrupted by power. He meddled with sorcery he never understood, spending time on learning how to summon other worldly beings and control them. Things he cant control. He started to take lives!" she said recalling the horrors of the past.
"Killing you mean!?" Castiel asked curiously, to which she nodded.
"We remaining witches of the grand coven decided to stop him. But Damien was the brightest wizard I've ever trained. I couldn't kill him nor let anyone do. But then, he disappeared. The last I heard of him was he went to Dumary island. After all those times, I recently met him. He said he was brought by the demons to help them find a book, the Necronomicon. A specific spell to be precise!" Rowena said to which the angel was stupefied.
"And what did you do!?" Cas asked.
"I said no and turned him away. He tried to force me, but I blew him away with my magic and cast a spell that hides my presence from his vision. Damien is the one looking for that book. But looks like even after a year, he hasn't succeeded" Rowena said finishing her tale.
"YOU-...KNEW THIS-...ALL ALONG!?" Cas asked stressing each word in anger. Once again Rowena proving to be a liar.
"What am I supposed to do!? Even as we speak, he must be searching for me!" Rowena yelled at him back.
"Fine, atleast we now have a name to look out for. I will warn Sam and Dean and Dante too!" Castiel said to which Rowena didn't feel good.
"Dante!? Is he involved in this too?" she asked curiously trying to get the answer.
"He was the one who killed the 6 demons working for your student in LA, before we were even involved. I'll take my leave!" Castiel said as he left Rowena's house.
"BOLLOCKS!" Rowena thought wondering what she has got herself into.
...
Dante was riding his Cavaliere motorcycle as Sam and Dean were following him in their Impala. Suddenly Dante's mobile phone rang. He stopped the bike and picked it up. It was none other than his pal Nico.
"Yo Dante! I checked it up and gotta say, you got yourself into some weird shit!" Nico said, though her voice was a bit serious.
"You dont say! So whats up?" he asked.
"That tattoo first appeared like 150 years ago. There was this one witch who trained under those that survived the Salem trials. He separated from them and went to the Dumary island and used his skills to gain followers"
"Dumary!? Oh boy! That takes me back! Do you know this witch's name?" Dante said being reminded of the old days of stopping Arius, Oroboros corporation, killing the demon god Argosax. Then he went there a few years ago to help Matier and Lucia to fight Balrog.
Meanwhile Sam and Dean came of the car and were already standing besides the Devil hunter listening to the conversation.
"No, so I asked Lucia to check the historical data on the dumary island and that's when she told me about that tattoo you sent me. This witch's name is Damien. He formed his own cult of followers that worship other worldly beings, that tattoo is the clan mark. As a matter of fact, he was one of those in the island that summoned Argosax to Earth centuries ago-..before-..." Nico said to which Dante finished it.
"Before my father sealed him away. So he is the one behind this attack in museum, he was the one using Crowley's rogue lackeys to take back the book of the dead! Thank you kiddo! I knew I can count on you!" Dante said praising.
"Hey, if it were anyone else, I would have charged their ass a hefty fee for this info. But since its you-..I gave it free. But sooner or later I'm gonna ask you for a favor you cant refuse, hah ha!" Nico said jokingly to which Dante sighed.
"Fine fine! See you later then!" Dante said as he cut the phone call turning to look at the Winchesters.
Sam raised his eyebrows in sarcasm whereas Dean was trying to control his laugh.
"You laugh and I cut your head off" Dante said trying to stop further embarrassment.
"So what do we know about this Damien, aside from the fact that atleast we now know a name. That narrows things down" Sam said.
"But we still need to know where and how to find him" Dean said to which Dante nodded.
"True, this is just glass half filled" Dante said.
**WING FLAPS**
"Sam, Dean?" A familiar voice called out to which the Winchesters were surprised. Even though Castiel got his grace back, whatever that was left after Metatron used it for angel fall spell, his wings were never fully restored for instant fly.
"Cas! You can fly!?" Dean asked surprised to see him.
"Well, it took me a great deal of effort. But I cant do this again, not for a long time" Castiel said.
"So how did your search go?" Sam asked.
"We are looking for a witch named "Damien". He was trained by Rowena centuries ago and then went rogue to form his sect of followers in-..."
"Dumary island" Dante finished saying to which Castiel was surprised.
"You knew!?" He asked.
"Well, we were working on a museum heist. Turns out one of Damien's thug stole a powerful demonic artifact that Dante worked to hide it there years ago" Dean said. Castiel was wondering what use the artifact could provide them, though the answer was obvious.
"Hmm, must be somehow used in a ritual to bring Diablo. Now that we only need to secure the book of the dead before Damien does" Castiel said.
"I asked Balrog, he said he has no idea where the book is now. My father's dead and that leaves Lucifer" Dante surmised.
"Balrog? The king of fire hell!?" Castiel asked astounded to hear Dante had a conversation with the most dreaded fire demon. Sam and Dean wondered what that deal was all about. Ever since they learned Dante is a son of Sparda, they aren't surprised to learn if he is in any capacity associated with the underworld denizens.
"Yeah, now he rides with me. So Lucifer or Crowley? Whats your bet!?" Dante asked.
"Crowley, we will need Lucifer's help anyway, since he is the one who created the spell to seal away Diablo. But thats reserved for the last action item. We need to get the book first" Castiel said.
"Its a deal then, But we have to wait till night to summon him. He wont come now!" Sam said. But then they all heard a familiar voice they are despised for a long time.
"Is that so!? as voice came as they all turned to look at a man in a black Armani tux with an inner black padded jacket and a bow tie.
Everyone turned to see the current ruler of hell grinning at them.
"Crowley!" Dean said with his eyes widened.
"Hello Boys! Castiel-...Been a while!" Crowley said calmly.
Dante chuckled as he took a step forward.
"Well, look who it is! If it aint the king of stench and filth!" Dante said with cool. Crowley was a bit tensed though he didn't show it in his face, since that would not be fit for a hell's ruler.
"I thought we don't-...have anymore quarrel between us!?" Crowley said as took a little baby step backward. That didn't escape the Winchesters eyes though and could see that Crowley was hiding his fear of Dante. Only adding to the fear of what Dante is capable of.
"Not yet, but-...We need to talk. We've got a problem!" Dante said as he folded his hands. There was an eerie silence in the wind.
...
"Are you aware that some of your subjects are not satisfied with your job so they are out there to do some serious recruitment for your position!?" Dean asked.
"I do. I'm aware that the demons are looking for the Necronomicon to reverse the spell that will bring back Diablo, the terror lord to full power"
"The one that is orchestrating is a witch named Damien, an old student of your mom" Sam said to which Crowley cringed at the term.
"Dont call that cunning b*tch, my mother! I would have her chained and rot in the depth of hell for eternity! But I'm not here for that. As much as I hate to admit this-...I need your help!" Crowley said in all seriousness.
"Ofcourse you will need our help. Then after the job's done, you come stab us in the back. How many times have this played out!?" Dean said accusingly.
"And I dont regret a thing, I am a king of Hell! Not your con man!" Crowley yelled at him. Dante raised his eyebrow in sarcasm, enjoying their banter.
"But right now-...We've got a bigger problem to look forward to and yes-...some of my demons has defected from me forming their boyband to get their new lead!" Crowley said.
"Do you know where the book is now?" Sam asked.
"No-...But-...That spell in the book alone is not sufficient. They need 7 powerful source of demonic power, call them...the conduits to channel the magic to make that spell work"
"The beastheads is one of them and already in their hands" Dean said to which Castiel was a bit confused.
"Beastheads?" Castiel asked.
"The artifact that was stolen from the museum" Sam replied.
"What about the other 6?" Dante asked.
"Not so fast, Devil hunter! Do you think I'm gonna hand it over to you just like that!?" Crowley asked finally attempting to word trap them.
"Yes you will!" Dante said as he came closer and pointed his gun to his face.
"Go ahead and kill me. By the time you 4 run cluelessly as to where to look, Damien and his hench demons will already have summoned Diablo. Without me, you don't even know where to start" Crowley said with a smirk.
"We'll still figure out a way. Lets go!" Castiel said after seeing through the king of hell and his attempts to bargain.
"I will give you the names of first two items that are also the next possible immediate targets. The Grim talisman and Spear of Storms" Crowley said.
"Why don't you go get them yourself?" Dean asked.
"Well, I am clearly a target and involving in this matter directly will get me in big trouble. So I am here seeking your help!" Crowley said.
"Using us, more like" Sam castigated back.
"Listen we can keep doing this all the time. But time is running short" Crowley to which other reluctantly agreed.
"So what do you know about the two artifacts?" Castiel finally asked the obvious question.
"First the grim talisman. The talisman was once forged by the ancient sorcerers that contains the souls of slayed demons. The wearer will be immune to death itself. It was once in possession of the first Death, the one you slew when the darkness was released. Now I am not sure where it would be"
"Hmm, maybe other reapers could possibly know, like Billy" Sam said to which Dean nodded.
"The spear of storm?" Dante asked curiously.
"That's a weapon my brother Zadkiel used eons ago, but he lost it in the great war and the last I heard was that weapon was re-forged by a demon weapon smith"
"Machiavelli?" Dante jumped on as he knew the demon smith's all creation having used some of them like the Artemis rifle, Gilgamesh etc.,
"Yes and was given to Azazel. But Azazel is dead so I am not sure where the spear is, where to follow-..." Castiel said with doubt.
"I think I can reach out to some of my friends for help" Dante said to which Castiel nodded.
"So, there it is, now get to work!" Crowley said waving his hands.
"We will. But listen to me carefully. If you try to double cross us, we will hunt you down!" Dean said with absolute determination.
"Until then-..." Crowley said as he vanished.
"We better get to work. Sam and Dean, you go and get the Talisman. Myself and Dante will try to find the Spear" Castiel said.
"Sure, lets keep in touch and let the others know when we make progress" Sam said to which Castiel nodded.
"Then lets move. Cas, I hope you don't throw up in a bike ride, coz its gonna be a roadrash" Dante said to which Castiel reluctantly nodded.
With that the Winchesters, Dante and Castiel set off on their journey.
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In an undisclosed location...
A ruined chapel like structure that may once been a big religious edifice centuries ago now stands with vines and trees around in an undisclosed location.
"Along the hallway there were humans possessed by demons standing on opposite sides. A black cloaked figure was walking along the pathway and reached the central hall. There were 4 demons in their true form, big horns and a carnivorous body and veins of magma glowing from their body. They were grunting as he walked towards a large rectangular stone sculpture. It had inscriptions in ancient Enochian with demonic faces sculpted all over.
"Bring the beast head!" he said as 2 demon possessed humans carried the stature and placed it in front of him.
He then took his right arm as it turned into yellow hot fire. He then touched the artifact as the statue was slowly turned to ashes. The entire statue was burnt away as it left a shining green ball that was encapsulated inside all this time. He then took a big bowl of blood that was drained from rats and then placed the ball inside. Then raised his arms sideways and began an enochian chant.
"In the name of 7 sins, through the fire and brimstone, on behalf of all dregs of hell, I summon you, Lord Diablo!"
As he finished, the blood in the bowl began to swirl and the ball glowed. A demonic energy then flowed out of the ball and made its way to the rectangular stone sculpture as the outlines of the sculpted demon faces began to glow red hot and blow smoke.
"ALL HAIL DIABLO!" one of the demon possessed human yelled as everyone bowed in respect.
As the stone sculpture turned into fire covered brimstone,
"RRRRAAAAAAHHHHH!" a huge demonic growl echoed the building. This echo reached out to the world as the dark clouds began to gather with thunder and lightning forming across the world. Storms raging the land and see and some volcanoes erupting magma. Locust swarms flying in many places destroying the crops.
The growl was so loud that it reached Heaven as the Angels who were minding their business became terrified as they all looked down.
Hell was trembling as every denizen in the Underworld heard the growl as the entire dimension was shaking. Crowley stood up from his throne in terror and his followers were scared to death.
Dante and Castiel who were riding on the Cavaliere both felt a powerful presence as he stopped the bike.
"Ahhhh!" Castiel was holding his head in pain as he was panting in fear.
"Ever since Mundus and my brother, I've never felt a demon this far! This can mean only one thing" Dante said to him.
Sam and Dean who were driving their Impala all of a sudden saw flocks of birds flying in distress as it started to rain with loud thunder and lightning.
"What the hell is happening!? Where did the rain come from!?" Dean asked confused.
Sam took his phone as he got some notifications from google news. He took a look at it and was stunned as his eyes widened.
"Dean, look at this! We've got a problem!"
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A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Will see you later in next episode!