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Devil May Cry- The Hidden Essence Ch.1

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Story Summary Arkainius is at it again, failing to recapture Vincent and now has set his eyes on a new subject, Nero. Fortuna is attacked, catching the attention of the Devil May Cry shop as Dante ventures to go save Nero and Kyrie while being guided by Vincent and a mysterious ghost like figure that has attached itself to Nero.

Negotiation

As the day broke, the sun shined down about Fortuna as the citizens among the city became lively, playing out their everyday life with shops and items to buy and food to cook. The sun shined just as beautifully not too far from Fortuna, upon the building of Devil May Cry. Dante woke to his usual phone calls from clients asking for tedious tasks with demons as Nero awoke to his lover Kyrie smiling upon him from the doorway.

"Good morning," Kyrie spoke sweetly.

"Kyrie," Nero said her name gently.

They both smiled at each other warmly as he got out of bed and stuck on his usual trench coat and red jacket. The weather was perfect to walk out to the water front where Nero and Kyrie were planning to go visit. When he had finished dressing, Nero and Kyrie set out to the city, but for as much as he loved Kyrie, a day didn't go by that his thoughts didn't wander to ponderings of the devil hunter. Their last encounter was etched into him like an engraving in a tombstone, memories of their two short ended battles and then their last meeting when the devil hunter gave him his prized possession…

Yamato.

It was a strange sword indeed, with an ominous aura that he could neither put his finger on nor focus upon it. The aura simply filled him with the desire to grow stronger, to gain more power. It sits idly merged within his being with an unknown purpose except to that which he yields to protect others, to protect his Kyrie.

"Nero, is something bothering you?"

Nero's thoughts suddenly were cut off by the sweet and tender voice of his lover. He looked at her and smiled.

"Nah, just taking in the sites."

"It's so beautiful outside."

"Yeah...beautiful."

They both locked gaze as Kyrie blushed slightly, holding onto the necklace Nero had given her not too long ago. They held hands as they walked down the busy streets of Fortuna. It was bustling with life as its patrons filled the streets with business and good times, but behind the veil of this leisurely stroll, the citizens of Fortuna had no idea what was to come. For deep in an underground lab laid a familiar acquaintance of Vincent's, a scientist by the name of Arkainius. Not being able to recapture her and knowing how she was now under the protection of a son of Sparda, Arkainius set his sights on a new subject for study; Nero and the lad's precious devil bringer. He had already located the whereabouts of Nero and had been watching him since the day his devil bringer had appeared. He gazed upon his monitor screen that spied upon the two love birds.

"Ah my precious subject, how I long to study that arm of yours just like Agnus filed to do, but soon enough you will be mine."

He chuckled maniacally as the sounds of screeches and laughter from creatures in the darkness echoed in his underground chamber.

"Go and fetch this Nero for me! Make sure as not to kill him, I still need him….alive….ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Feel free to kill the girl. She is of no use to me."

The demons laughed continuously as their cries and screeches echoed while they scurried out of the chamber to seek after the devil bringer boy.

"Vincent, it is a pity you cannot be here to witness my new discovery of control over demonic power, but you will be mine again one day. Until then this boy…this…Nero…will have to do in replacement of you. I hope you won't be jealous."


--Meanwhile--

Vincent summoned Dante to a local bar, a meeting that was rather important. Dante was eating his usual pizza while Vincent sipped on her usual 7n7.

"So, what's this all about?" Dante asked in a playful manner.

"Amongst the chaos that went on while we fought against his holiness back in Fortuna, I came across a demon that was a recognizable creation of Arkainius. Before I killed it, it said some…unsettling things. It kept talking about how Arkainius has a new pet, how I might be jealous and all that other crud it was spewing."

"Hmmm, so he's got a new pet. So what?"

"And what would you say if I told you his new pet was Nero?"

Dante was in mid bite on a pizza slice, but found it hard to swallow from the thought of Nero being targeted by Vincent's arch enemy, not that he was too heavily worried.

"Nero's arm has attracted a lot of interest and Arkainius has his sights set on it, to study it, or worse, cut it off and control its power like what Agnus tried to do. The two used to work together. Hell, most of his ideas of demonic energy control came from Agnus. Besides, why else would the demon inform me personally that Arkainius has a new pet? Who else would it be?"

Again, Dante wasn't too terribly concerned. Taking down demon lords was pretty much his specialty, so handling one measly scientist didn't seem like that big of a worry.

"Heh, that kid probably has no idea what's coming."

"So…are you going to go check it out?" Vincent asked with sincerity.

Dante then gazed into her eyes. They were the same color as his brother's, but with a much more softer feminine touch. It was strangely soothing.

"You gave him Yamato. That's quite a gift to give to someone you barely know. It's not so much that you're trying to replace your brother, but it's like you get to set things different than before, to start a new. I haven't bothered asking you cuz I figured you'd tell me when the time is right, but there's something about that guy that gets your interest. I mean you…you gave him Yamato," she stated the sword again, emphasizing on the significance of that kind of gift.

"He's of the Sparda bloodline…isn't he?" she further asked in a rhetorical fashion, not really expecting Dante to answer at this point.

Dante looked at her once more, letting her words sink in. He smiled at her, not wanting to admit it, but she hit the nail right on the head.

"Sure like digging into people's heads don'cha?"

"I'll take that as a compliment, but I think there's more to that guy than you're willing to admit, even to yourself. It's like you're trying to deny something."

The devil hunter couldn't escape Vincent's perception. She was highly intuitive.

Dante merely chuckled as he replied, "All in due time."

After a couple of more bites of ice cream, he looked at her once more. She was rather beautiful and with all the chaos that had gone on with their battles in Fortuna, she barely had any time to come and visit him mainly due to the fact that she needed to keep an eye on her father. This made him even more grateful to the fact that despite watching over her father, she still kept an eye on things in her area and did her best to make sure the Devil May Cry shop was well informed. This not only kept Dante ahead on things, it brought more business and money to him as well. The devil hunter sat back with his arms behind his head and stared up at the ceiling.

"Arkainius has most likely moved his lab due to the fact that I hang around with you now, and that could be anywhere. He hasn't even attempted to capture me for obvious reasons. It would be a fool's errand, but now that he has his sights set on Nero, and his Holiness is dead and all, this is Arkainius' chance to make a move now that everything is quiet and calm again. And as you said, Nero probably has no idea what's coming."

"A rescue mission huh? You sure the kid can't handle the crack pot on his own?"

Vincent took another gulp of her drink before replying, "Don't underestimate Arkainius. I've known him for a long time. He's a demon after all and he's got plenty of minions to dish out. You could probably handle him, but Nero? I-I…I don't know."

Dante finished the last bite of his pizza as he got up and smacked his hand on the table.

"Sounds like a party! Let's get going."

She became quiet suddenly, sighing as she replied, "I want to go with you, but I can't. You already know why."

Dante cocked an eyebrow at her as he stated, "You went to him to gain power to begin with. Avoiding him isn't going to fix anything."

"Not one to be cautious about the consequences huh?"

"We'll I'm here. Isn't that why you came to me babe?"

Vincent blushed as she darted her gaze away from Dante's, still remembering the day they first met.

"You can't be too careful, not with Arkainius. He had his reason for helping me and it wasn't out of some random act of benevolence. He has something planned and I don't want him to get even the slightest chance of carrying those plans out, especially if you're involved. I don't want anything to happen. You're life is not worth the risk."

"Don't you mean your life?" Dante ensured, assuming she really meant her own life.

"No, I mean yours," Vincent insisted with quick correction.

Of course she was afraid of getting caught again, even under Dante's protection, but she was too precarious with the chance of being used in any way to hurt Dante. She feared more for his protection then her own, regardless of the fact that he's a son of Sparda. This struck a chord with Dante, seeing just how much his life was precious to her.

The two threw a silent gaze at each other as Dante smiled and finally said, "Well if you're insistent on not coming, then do me a favor."

Vincent blushed a little as she wasn't sure what he was going to ask her to do.

"What's that?"

Dante smirked as he requested, "Get the bed sheets cleaned while I'm gone."

Vincent looked at him quizzically, "Bed sheets? Whatr'yah gonna expect me to do next…put on a French maid outfit?"

"It wouldn't be a bad idea," Dante quipped with a smirk.

Vincent laughed, not really sure if she felted insulted or just amused with his one liners.

Dante rolled his eyes, "Joking aside, unless you want to sleep on dirty sheets, I suggest you wash them. Haven't really had a chance to do dry cleaning for obvious reasons."

Vincent blushed. Just what was he suggesting? And it was then she realized the meaning behind the request.  Dante was giving her permission to sleep next to him…or sleep with him…either way the granted permission was significant. Not only was it a large form of trust he was placing with her, to allow a woman to get that close to him, but it seemed like the two were becoming closer to each other. They had only known each other for such a brief period of time, but it didn't take long for Dante to be able to perceive what kind of woman she was, even if she wasn't as perceptive to who he was.  

"You…want me to sleep next to you?" She asked rather innocently, confirming the words she heard him utter.

He chuckled lightly before replying, "You gave me a kiss last time. Not often I get an offer like that with no strings attached, so the least I could do is pull you off that cold leather couch and keep you warm."

Vincent then smiled, not really caring what the intentions were behind the words, but they were cute nonetheless and endearing. She never wanted to intrude before, so she always volunteered to sleep on the couch without question, too scared to ask if she could sleep next to him out of fear of pushing him away. She'd rather wait for him to suggest such things first. That way she at least knew he was in the slight bit interested.

"Guess I'll have to clean those sheets then," she stated with a suave smile.

Dante lightly smiled back, holding out his hand, "Come on."

Vincent took his hand as she stood up from the barstool and then accompanied him out the bar with her arm wrapped in his.

"I'll get some more information on Arkainius' location for you. I've got some good leads."

"Thanks babe."
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Story Chapters

-Ch.1 Negotiation-
Ch.2 Onslaught [link]
Ch.3 Voice in the Darkness [link]
Ch.4 Just the Beginning [link]
Ch.5 Of Things to Come [link]
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I just read The Reunion.XD You have me addicted!
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