"Talk"
'Thought'
"Why Won't It Connect?!"
The broken Yamato blade could be seen currently floating and slowly spinning inside a blue light beam, all while a familiar chief technology researcher and alchemist of the Holy Knights, as well as a high-ranking official in the Order of the Sword, "Angelo Agnus", could be seen in said area.
"Not Even My Advanced Research And Demon Magic Isn't Even Making It Stick Together!"
And all Agnus could do was get very frustrated when he failed many times to fix the Yamato blade.
"This is quite f-f-f-frustrating indeed…"
Agnus sighs and pinches the bridges of his nose, as if he wasn't sure what to do next.
"I wonder if this was how Bureiku felt when she attempted to fix the Yamato blade."
Agnus then looked at the broken Yamato, trying to think of another way to fix it. When he did, he couldn't help noticing a reflection on the blade. At first, he was confused, but then he went wide-eyed in shock, barely avoiding and moving out of the way from being cut by a familiar-looking chainsaw sword.
"The M-M-M-Masked Assassin!"
Agnus fell to the ground and couldn't help but be startled to meet a certain Masked Imp, aka Bianca Eva Xiao Long, standing before him, her Lollipop Chainsaw still on and running as she slowly walked up to him.
"All I require to do is finish you off and my mission will conclusively be plenary, hehe, Mommy and Daddy will be so proud of me~"
Bianca sounded so smug and eager, as she quickly brought up her Lollipop Chainsaw and swung it back down, with the full intention of killing Angelo.
"BIANCA!"
Though just as the spinning blade was about to strike the chief researcher, Eva Xiao Long was immediately stopped by an inch or two when another familiar voice and face was seen and heard.
"I promised you that I would help you end this "Evil Plan" bullshit, not kill Agnus!"
That being none other than Nero Belladonna Sparda himself, who was also seen holding back Sammy from joining his owner. The Sparda Princess grumbles in response, but complies, though she still had her weapon aimed at the alchemist.
"I was informed that you were kidnapped by this sinner."
Agnus couldn't help but be surprised by what was going on, even more so when he saw the Son of Belladonna be with Cambion Hunter.
"But it seems like you were just playing t-t-t-traitor, oh how upset will your Mother be if she found out?~"
Agnus couldn't help but smirk and mock slightly at this, no doubt finding this whole situation hilarious.
"Cut the crap, don't act like you're innocent either, especially since you seem to have something that doesn't belong to you."
Nero just crossed his arms and glared harshly at Angelo, clearly very unhappy for what he has done, especially with him having Yamato.
"Now start talking before I change my mind about stopping my cousin from ripping you to bits."
Nero threatens for answers, and the Masked Imp was just eager to fulfill such a threat.
"Cousin?"
However instead of being filled with fear, Agnus was once again surprised and filled with even more interest.
"Ah, you must be Bianca Eva Xiao Long, the D-D-D-Daughter of Dante and Yang Xiao Long."
More specifically, Agnus was aiming his curiosity towards Eva Xiao Long herself.
"It's a pleasure to have finally met you in the flesh."
Agnus gave a mock bow, pretending to be honored to meet the Daughter of Dante and Yang.
"Silence and commence verbalizing already…"
Unfortunately Bianca didn't feel the same way, pushing her weapon closer to her enemy's face.
"Very well, the truth would've been exposed sooner or later anyway."
Agnus sighs in disappointment, upset that their secrets were found out, but at the same time glad, no longer had to hide anymore.
"It has only been a few years since I began this research…"
Agnus then slowly stood back up to his feet, as he began explaining everything.
"Could we isolate and bind demonic power, it could enable us to conquer the world! And that, that is the wish of His Holiness!"
Though Agnus' explanation was both predictable and cliche, making the Grandson of Sparda groan in annoyance at this.
"Heh, to lamentable I already took out "Your Holiness" afore his wish could be granted~"
Bianca just mocked the chief researcher, reminding him how she already took out the Sanctus and how his plan was already ruined.
"Ahhh, but His Holiness has been reborn."
But Agnus wasn't concerned, in fact, he laughed at the Sparda Princess for what she said and assumed.
"As an angel!"
Agnus exclaims with such dramatic passion.
"An angel?..."
Which honestly confused Nero and his cousin on what the alchemist was even talking about.
"And soon, soon, so shall I."
Before the two Grandchildren of Sparda could even understand what Agnus was talking about, the devil-arm faunus suddenly went eyes wide as he looked at and saw what was on the reflection of Angelo's monocle, though he noticed a moment too late, as several Bianco Angelo ambushed the Son of Belladonna, their lanced weapons piercing and pinning his body against the wall.
"NERO!!!"
Bianca was of course shocked by this sneak attack, though shock turned to anger, her red pupil expanded in rage as she then swung her Lollipop Chainsaw at the chief researcher, though much to her surprise, he was able to catch it by perfectly pinching the blade without touching the sharp spinning edges.
"Time to show me what a Granddaughter of Sparda can do~"
Agnus wore a smug expression as he then threw the Cambion Hunter out of the room, which made Sammy chase after her so that he could catch her before she hit the ground. Once down below, having a moment to process what had just happened, she immediately noticed that a window had just come down, blocking her from reaching the alchemist and her cousin. Not only that, but the room she was in was starting to be filled with a new kind of demon, specifically flying transforming sword demons known as the "Gladius".
"Oh dear…"
As Bianca and Sammy were forced to fight and defend themselves against a large flying horde of Gladius, Angelo could be seen walking up to the pinned up Grandson of Sparda.
"You know Nero, I have always been interested in your demonic arm."
Agnus couldn't help but get a closer look at the demonic arm with such curiosity and fascination.
"And it looks like I've been given a rare opportunity to get a closer look at such a wonderful find~"
Before Agnus could consider the many possibilities of what to do with the one with the devil arm, he was distracted by the sound of something burning, which made him look down and see that it was none other than Boon herself, the living shadow of Blake Belladonna, and it appeared that she was attempting to attack the shadow of the chief researcher, but much to Boon's shock, as soon as she tried to touch him, she was immediately burned.
"Ah, it seems that the infamous Shadow of our Priestess has finally shown itself."
Boon continues to be met with surprises when Agnus is able to recognize who she was.
"Wondering why you can't touch my shadow?"
Agnus smirks as he then stomps his foot onto the body of Boon, burning her more immensely and causing her extreme pain.
"Let's just say I'm literally protected by "Holy Light", heh~"
Agnus digs his feet deeper into the body of Boon, letting his "Holy Light" continue to burn her away more and more.
"I knew you and Bureiku would become a threat to our plans someday, which was why I made preparations for such an occasion."
As Agnus has Boon pinned down by his own fist, refusing to let her go and suffer more thanks to his "Holy Light" protection, the sound of coughing and spitting out blood caught his attention again.
"B-But why?..."
Nero weakly glares at the alchemist.
"H-Hasn't she treated you like family?..."
Flashback and memories of Blake treating Angelo like family, like joint for dinner, doing small parties, or even just working together like good friends.
"S-So why betray her like this…"
Yet despite all those past events, Nero couldn't believe that the chief researcher would throw it all away, just like that.
"I won't deny or forget all the good she has done for me and my family."
Agnus then lets out a frown, as if aware of what he was doing, even sounding somewhat regretful about it.
"In fact, if it was possible, I would have wished for her to join our plan, be a part of our grand vision for the future."
So much regret that Agnus wished that Blake would join him in his scheme instead of betraying her.
"But I knew that kind of thing would be impossible, given the type of person your Mother is."
But Agnus just lets out a sigh of defeat, knowing how unlikely that would be.
"So betrayal was inevitable, to accomplish what I sought to do."
Despite that, Agnus would not back down, and is determined to finish what he started, no matter how upsetting it would be.
"Your wife… Your daughter…"
Nero couldn't help but clench his fist and teeth.
"Y-You will really throw all that away?..."
Nero's glares have gotten even more harsher.
"For the s-sake of your little research?..."
Nero spat out in disgust.
"L-L-L-LITTLE RESEARCH?!!"
Which greatly offended Agnus to hear such blasphemy coming from the Son of Belladonna mouth.
"Do you not see what just a small fraction of my research has yielded?"
Agnus then gestures towards everything that he has accomplished so far.
"Look how beautiful this white armor stands!"
Like how Agnus created the Bianco Angelo, who shoved and thrust their lance deeper into the Grandson of Sparda.
"How my swords fly and dance!"
Like how Agnus created the Gladius, who were currently in a sword fight with the Sparda Princess and Sammy, who was starting to feel very overwhelmed by the never-ending flying sword demons, not to mention how they had to worry about the entire floor becoming electrified.
"Or even how I turned our loyal soldiers into powerful servants!"
The one with the demonic arm gets very upset, once he realizes that the Holy Knights that were forced to become basically devil zombies were all thanks to Agnus.
"You have no idea the hardship to make just one come to life, the many humans I had to sacrifice, as well as capturing and controlling countless demons to harness their souls, summoning them alone was almost an insurmountable task!"
Agnus was both upset yet proud of himself for accomplishing such things despite the many hardships he was forced to go through.
"Summoning?...
Though what Nero just heard, specifically about "Summoning", at first it confused him, before coming to a terrible realization.
"So it was you... who made the gate?!..."
Nero struggled and thrashed against being pinned to the wall as he soon realized that the gates that unleashed Berial and Bael were all because of Angelo.
"Yes, yes, the Hellgate! I created it merely as a reference in substitution for the real Gate."
Another accomplishment that Agnus was proud about.
"However, with Yamato, I will finally be able to open the entrance to Hell, and collect a lot more demon souls for my project~"
Though Agnus couldn't help but express his excitement and eagerness towards the possibility of finally opening the official gate of Hell, for easier access to demons' souls and the likes.
"Though, that's if I am able to connect the blades back together…"
However at the moment, those kinds of wishful thinking were nothing more than hopeful ideas, much to the disappointment of Agnus.
"What the hell are you talking about?..."
Before Nero could say or do anything about what he had just heard, the chief researcher decided that the time for humoring him was over.
"You should rest."
Agnus then summoned a Gladius to his hand, sword form, and used the demon blade to stab the weapon deep within the chest of the Son of Belladonna.
"Soon you shall be my next subject of experimentation, so that I can learn a little something from you... and that arm."
Agnus then twisted the blade in the Grandson of Sparda, forcing him to cough up blood.
"And don't worry about your Mother, I don't plan to do the same thing to her, I respect her too much to put her through my testing."
Despite what Agnus was doing, still wanted to give some reassurance to the one with the devil arm.
"Once we kill her, will we give her a proper burial and make many stories and art about her great deeds."
Though such reassurance coming from Agnus only made the Son of Belladonna clench his glowing demon arm tightly.
"To inspire the future generations and the world they'll bring with her influence."
The more that Agnus spoke, the more that the Grandson of Sparda shook in unspoken rage.
"B-Bastard…"
Nero spoke quietly.
"Hm?"
Agnus cuts himself off, not only from hearing the one with the devil arm speak again, but also noticing how the broken blade Yamato started to spin, faster and faster and faster.
"K-Kill you…"
And to the complete shock of the alchemist, the broken Yamato blade then suddenly snapped back together and fixed itself well as new.
"I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!!!"
And once the Yamato was restored, it then flew past Angelo and straight into the devil hand of Nero, and a moment later, a large explosion of pure "POWER" completely destroyed the room, not only did this absolutely annihilate Bianco Angelo, who pinned him against the wall, but also sent the chief researcher crashing through the window and into the room that the Cambion Hunter and Sammy were in, who were currently up high in the ceiling and were able to watch the entire thing go down with wide eyes.
"H-H-H-HOW?!"
When the smoke cleared, what once stood as Agnus now transformed into a demon form based on that of a locust. He has long horns, two antennae-like objects in the shape of a halo on his head, and an insectoid tail sprouting from the back of his head. This form he calls the One-eyed Dark Knight.
"Not Even I Was Able To Restore The Sword?!"
Agnus was beyond shocked and enraged from what he had just witnessed.
"I need power…"
Nero just ignored the angry yelling as he slowly walked up to the broken window.
"I need power to stop you from hurting my family…"
The demon arm clenched the hilt of the Yamato blade tightly.
"My sister…"
Any and all injuries were healed almost immediately.
"My brother…"
Nero's body was also surrounded by a bright blue purple aura.
"Even maids and butlers…"
Nero's eyes glow a very bright red.
"As well as "HER"..."
Though what stood out the most from Nero.
"Power… I need power…"
And what made both Angelo and Eva Xiao Long feel extreme shock and fear.
"GIVE ME MORE POWER!!!"
The figure that stood and floated behind Nero was someone that resembled a familiar-looking demon, a demon from the past, and a demon that was close to the Son of Belladonna.
"P-P-P-Preposterous…"
Terrified, Agnus tried sending the remaining Gladius towards Nero and his demonic aura all at once, though with a simple swing of Yamato, not only did all of the flying demon swords get destroyed, but the slash also passed by the One-eyed Dark Knight and broke the entire ceiling behind him, creating a large hole.
"This Is Preposterous!"
Agnus, filled with absolute horror, spread his wings and immediately flew away through the hole that was made. Once he was gone, the danger was finally over, which allowed Nero to stop using his new "Trigger". Though once deactivated, he couldn't hold himself up anymore and fell out the window. He would've hit the floor with a hard landing, but thankfully, he was caught by Boon, who was able to recover enough to move and save the grandson of Sparda. She gently laid him on the floor and wasted no time checking over his health. Though as Boon was trying to look after the one with the devil arm, Bianca and Sammy had landed back on the floor and were just watching them with disbelief, especially the Masked Imp, who was in complete stunned silence for what she just saw.
"N-Nero?..."
Yay, Yamato is finally fixed, I'm sure Blake would be very happy about this~
(BTW, I'm debating on whether of not I should keep Agnus alive or not after DMC 4? What do you think?)
