A Gorb for V [Danmachi/Devil May Cry] - Chapter 1

with Female V in Danmachi for that V on Bell action.

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"Mum?"

"What is it, Vergil?"

"Which of us do you like the most? Me or Dante?"

"I'm obviously her favorite."

"Hihihihihih."

"Why are you laughing, mom?"

"Because I love you both equally."

Her hands touched their faces.

"For you're both my precious boys, and there is nothing that could make love either of you less."

He smiled at her caring words.

"Though the one that first cleans up their room gets to decide what there will be for dinner."

"Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza!"

And so his foolish brother ran off.

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"Mother!" V shouted as her body shot up.

"Sorry, Girl, but I ain't your mother," Spoke Griffon, the nightmare flying in front of him.

"Griffon, how are you? How am I still alive?" V asked as she looked at her thin arms, which no longer appeared to be cracking apart into dust. She kinda felt like then he had first been born, but more stable. Her own reserves of demonic power were still small, but it no longer felt like her existence was crumbling in on itself.

"Beats me. The last thing I remember was getting our shit kicked in by Dante. But now we're here on this grassy hill. A little bit too serene for my liking, should I set in on fire to spice up the scenery?"

"No. But how am I still alive? How do I still exist? I remember merging with Urizen, we should have become Vergil once more. I know that for a fact, so how?" V asked herself once more as she stood using her somehow still present cane to stabilize himself upright. She seemed to be still, physically weak, and would require it to remain upright for extended periods.

Though not that she minded really, the cane was cool, and it fit her image well.

"Like I said V, I have no bloody idea. Hey, maybe some higher being decided to grant you your wish?"

"My wish?"

"You know what I'm talking about idiot, despite needing to go back into Urizen to become complete. A part of you still wanted to live as you, as V."

Yes, the rejected memory was right apart of he still wished to live as V as a human, despite being so weak. And as a woman but that didn't quite matter to her. "You're probably right, I do not know how, or by whom. But I… we seem to have been granted a second chance at life."

"Well, mostly you cause we're still like we used to be though now with you a bit more stable, you start to get stronger properly and make use stronger too," Griffon demanded.

"I will get to that. But first, I do believe that we should try and make sense of our surroundings, and find out where we are," V spoke as she began to make her way to the top of the hill.

"Already way ahead of you sent Shadow out to scout the area, while you were cold turkey," Griffon informed her, as the bird took a seat on her shoulder. Despite his size, Griffon weighed nothing to V.

For dreams could either be light as a feather or as heavy as sin.

"Yes, I can sense his presence, and he seems to be on his way back," And it was as soon, as V spoke that. The demonic panther formed in front of her from the dark particles that her familiars were made out of.

"So, Kitty, what do you got for us?" Griffon asked his fellow nightmare.

And so Shadow began to purr out a report for Griffon to translate for her. "I see a walled City filled people wielding some sort of power?" V muttered to herself, and the description of the city matched nothing she knew about in the human and demon world. And there were also the people walking around seemed to animal ears attached to them, with some even having much longer ears. Like the elves of the fairy tales that mother used to read. "And it seems that we're neither in the Human or Demon World. But a seemingly a new world altogether,"

"That's great, and all, but I am going to sleep. Wake me if anything interesting happens or if some demonic bastards need a beating," Griffon dissipated and onto her body.

V reached behind her back and clutched empty air, for the object that used to hang there no longer was. "It seems that wasn't brought along with the new me. Hopefully, they have something similar for sale in a shop or something. For one who desires but does not act breeds pestilence," She had desired to continue living, and so if she did not act on this new life. She might as well not have been given one. "Now, Shadow, let's go and see what this seemingly new world has to offer for our new life." This would be a chance to do more good for further redemption. And as she thought that, V felt her hand become wet. "I'm happy to see you once again, Shadow." V whipped her licked hand, and Shadow dissipated into particles and moved underneath her feet. The demonic panther carrying V towards her destination.

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"So, girl, what brings you to Orario? Here to join one of the familias?" The old guardsman asked V as she filled out the form that gave her entrance to the city that bore the title Center of the World. According to the old man.

And this was a fortress city, so they needed to at least know who entered and left the city.

"Perhaps, I am just a wanderer without any home, and I require shelter," V put down her finished form. Which contained little information, just her name, age, and reason for entering. Though the age thing was difficult to quantify as she was technically a little over a month old. And Vergil had not aged a day since he entered hell and was defeated by Mundus. V grimaced as that name rang through her head. So, she had just put down eighteen.

"'V?' that is a pretty short name you got there kid, and your not the first person to give me that answer. Hope you find a place to be here in Orario as an Adventurer or something else."

"I hope so too, and yes, my parents weren't that creative," V responded with a down tone as the faces of Eve and Sparda appeared in her mind.

"Well, hopefully, the Gods have reincarnated their souls or sent them to one of their heavens. Welcome to Orario V."

"I hope so too, and thank you for the concern," V responded as she entered the city proper, now it was time for some reconnaissance. And if the people here were anything like back home, the would talk out loud for anyone who was listening.

And how to gain cash?

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Orario.

Dungeon.

Gods.

Familia.

Falna.

Adventurers.

Babel, the Guild, and Magic Stones.

"And so the gods descended upon the Earth and granted the races Falna to strength them so they could fight the monsters spawned by the Dungeon after the gods put a lit on it. And so Orario and the concept known as a Familia was created." V muttered to herself as she wrote the knowledge she gained after an entire day's worth reconnaissance listening to conversations and having Shadow steal various objects. "Well, this is undoubtedly a… different world." V put away her notebook into her new bag.

"So V? do you plan on joining one of these Familias or what? They certainly sound like the only option to get stronger in this world. Cause I can't sense either demons or a Goddess Statue. So no blood exchange for more power." And it seemed that Griffon had awoken from his nap. Though only his head had manifested and not the rest of his body. Thankfully they were in one of the side alleyways, so no one was looking at her. For it seemed that monsters weren't appreciated in Orario, and none of them were capable of speech, unlike some demons. And while they technically were not monsters, as long as she didn't have a Falna, she couldn't pass them off as some magic or Skill. As these gods could easily see through the lies of mortals. And so would be easily able to call her bluff.

How troublesome.

"That seems to be the most optimal solution, though who to join?" V asked herself, for there were many options. Most established ones didn't seem to let newcomers in, so she would have to join one of the more less established ones.

"Well, we can think of that later, now you need to get some to eat. Seriously V, you need to get some meat on those bones of yours, so you don't look like a small breeze can kill you. And not have it go straight to your brea- Bargh!" Griffon croaked as V hit him on the head. But Griffon was right V could feel her hunger, and the sun was looking to set soon. And he had mugged enough guys for the currency that this world seemed to use.

Valis, which bore significant similarities to the Japanese Yen, in terms of what it was worth. If she compared an object to similar ones from home.

V put her bag on her shoulder as she twirled her cane. And walked out of the alleyway to find a restaurant of some kind.

Thankfully there was one close by.

"Hostess of Fertility," V muttered. "Looks a bit pricey, but I guess you get what you pay for." V was undoubtedly glad that she had retained the demonic ability to seemingly understand any language she was hearing or reading. For English, this was not.

"Welcome to the Hostess of Fertility, what can I help you with?" Asked an Elf Waitress wearing a green waitress uniform, like all the other girls. The establishment certainly lived up to its name. And all of them were strong, she could sense that most of them possessed some form of power, with the one before V being the second strongest.

"Just a table for one, please, if that is available?"

"Got a table over here," She pointed to one of the tables in the left corner.

"Thank you," V responded as she walked over to the table and placed her cane up against it, as she opened up the menu that was already present.

"Let's see…" The sentence was stretched out as she eyes the rather extensive list of dishes that could be served. Until his eyes landed on one particular order. "Sure, why not."

The Elf soon came over and took her order, and time went by as her order was served, and more and more patrons filled the Pup.

Though none-off them interested her, with the exception of one white-haired boy that reminded V of a much happier time. Who seemed to have managed a date with one of the waitresses. As the gray-haired girl had a seat at his table. But as V observed him, she could tell that he was different from any of the other people present. Like he had not reached his full potential.

But she was taken of that scene as a new group entered pup. All of them much stronger than anyone in the Pup. With that golden-haired woman feeling the same as the boy that reminded her so much of home.

So that is a god? V thought as she narrowed her eyes at the vermillion haired woman, she could feel the sealed away power, power that could easily annihilate this city.

Oh, how her old-self would have hated this place, to see such beings deliberately sealing away their own powers to live among mortals. He would have thrown such a fit.

But it seemed this evening was going to take a step for the worse, and here she had hoped to enjoy her first day in this new world.

"Him or me—who's got it going on?" The drunk demi-human asked the woman she had learned was named Aiz. After the fact, he had given a humiliating recounting of an unlucky boy who had run into from what she could gather one of the dungeon's stronger monsters. An opponent he had not been ready to face due to their own negligence. But every word the man known as Bete spoke, made V deeply angry. They were the same but opposite of his own. But just like Vergil had, just like she had. The man known as Bete looked down upon those weaker than himself, he just used different words to express his distaste for the weak.

But his words came from a place of disgust where hers had come from apathy and fear.

V knew the mistakes she had made in that pursuit, what she had given up for 'true power,' and so had discarded what would have given her the same strength that Dante and Nero possessed.

A strength she now possessed, and while not 'strong' her bonds with Griffon, Shadow and Nightmare could now lead V to possess the power needed to protect that and any new bonds from breaking.

"A tiny kid could never land Aiz Wallenstein!"

And with those words, the white-haired boys he had been observing ran out of the Pup. While the waitress called his name.

Bell, I will remember that. V thought as she ate the last bit of her Pizza.

And now it seemed she would have to commit her good deed for the day. After all, the stealing and mugging that shehe had done. Defending that boy's honor a bit and humiliate an unruly dog.

She stood up.

"To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower," V spoke as she held out her notebook. It was not her collection, but I would have to make due. "So, it is written. You speak of the boy being a disgrace to Adventures, due to not being on the same level as you. But is the disgrace not you then by the mere fact a child goes into that dreadful place, day in and day out despite the chance of death." V did not know much about the boy, but she could infer the fact the boy made regular trips to the Dungeon to make enough cash to afford eating here. "While it might not be physical power, the boy's heart has greater strength than most others."

"And what good is strength of heart, if you don't have the power to back it up, Miss Poetry."

"Bete calm down, you're drunk."

I was mistaken, you're just like me, aren't you? You've lost everything too. V thought as she looked into the demi-human's eyes. "It might not be right now, but it will be I can tell that much. For you, all started out the same at some point, didn't you?" V turned around and walked towards the counter where the large muscled woman that ran the place. "For my meal and the boy that ran from his. Keep the change" V placed a bag of coins that contained ten-thousand Valis.

The woman picked it up and seemed to judge the weight. "Yeah, this is enough."

"Then, I shall take my leave."

Well, today had certainly been interesting.

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