The Daughter of Dante

Fortuna June 19, 7:30 PM

I stood behind the church, hidden in plain light, since I still felt like I didn't belong fully. Plus, I needed more information about the order, plus I feel like Nero will be coming out soon. My arm was burning again, never mind the surge of power I was getting along the church walls. There is more than meets the eyes of the order. I listen as the men and women with white cloaks talk about the preached sermon. I don't trust religion since it's mainly shit told to fools who can't see the truth.

Men who believe in gods are fools, especially if the gods they believe in are the demons they forgot about. They think they are worshipping my grandfather but what the order is doing is the opposite of what he would have wanted. It hurts me as I know the truth.

I don't know why I'm still here, and my arm is getting worse with the burning sensation. "Saithe, is that you?" I looked behind me, and it was Nero waving at me. I hugged him. I headed back with him to his house while list rubbing my arm. "Are you ok? You seem nervous about something. You look ill. Maybe you should stop worrying about Vergil. Perhaps you should live here with Kyrie and me."

"I can't, Nero. Something Vergil said to me is haunting me. I can't shake that feeling it gives me. I need you to promise to stay safe, Nero, but I need to head out and leave you and my family again. I can't wait any longer. The key is gone. Demons are coming, and it's becoming harder to focus on what I want. I don't even know what I want anymore. I hate this. I wish I had a clear plan for what I wanted or needed."

I followed Nero back to his house; he looked sad and depressing. I figured I should apologize to him. "I didn't mean I won't stay, but I'm used to moving around, and I'm terrified that you or Kyrie will get hurt if I stick around much longer. Things will only worsen; if I stay, you will be hurt."

"I don't understand. I don't understand. What is going to happen?"

We walked into the house, and Nero told Kyrie I was there. I sat down on the couch, and Nero sat next to me. "Now, would you like to explain what's going on? You seem distant. What is the problem?"

"Do you know why my father, Vergil is randomly back from the depths of hell, why the order is digging deeper into Sparda, or why demons seemly outnumber humans now in Fortuna? What is that black wall, or why do I seem drawn towards the Fortuna and the Order as a whole?"

"I do not know why your father is here, or your uncle is back. I don't understand why the order is looking into Sparda. Or why demons are coming out of the woodwork. Or what is the black wall, or why are you drawn towards Fortuna or the Order? I don't know anything. I feel left out of this information. What is going on?"

"My father is in town to keep an eye on you. For the time being, Dante doesn't know you are Vergil's son or that his brother had any children. For the time being, he only knows you by name. To tell you the truth, I don't know why or how Vergil is back. Vergil has been trapped in hell for the past twenty years. Usually, travel to hell is a one-way path since one can enter hell, but to exit, it's nearly impossible to leave without a Hellgate. Vergil should not be here, at least not at this time."

"What's a Hellgate? Or what this is about. I still don't understand."

"A Hellgate is a oneway passage that demons can use to enter the human world, and one of the largest ones is in Fortuna, but for a long time, it's been locked by the blood of Sparda to the point that only a descendant can reopen the portal to hell. But the blood of the offspring of Sparda would open it, but a key was made. That key was the blade your father once wielded but, like him, was shattered by Mundus. The pieces were said to be broken across the globe, but I had felt the blade near from the moment I set foot in Fortuna, and I know these people are up to something."

At that point, Credo walked in, and I stopped what I was saying. My arm, though, was still hurting. It's been a few days since Vergil attacked me. The wound felt as if it had just happened. Credo would alert the council of what I'm saying. I'm sure they wouldn't like that I'm talking about this. I couldn't alert Nero about the pain I was in since it was his father that hurt me.

Credo grabbed my arm and pulled me up close to his face. "Sanctus has told me to capture you and take you to him and the castle. You need to come with me now. I don't care if you are talking to Nero. Nero, do not try to stop this."

Nero stood up and grabbed his sword. I shook my head and let him know not to follow. Kyrie walked in and saw that Credo was gripping my arm tightly, pulling me out of the house. "What are you doing, Credo? She's our guest and not a threat to the Order of The Sword. You can't bring her there."

"Kyrie, It's not up to you or me. I don't want to bring her there, but I'm a holy knight. I have to obey Sanctus, or we'll lose everything. Now come along, Saithe."

I followed Credo out of the house and to castle Fortuna. If going to get in would be this way. There would be no other way. Credo stopped in the middle of the street and looked at me.

"Why are you here truly? You showed up out of the blue and into the church. My sister seems to trust you, and so does Nero, which is rare since Nero has trust issues. I don't want to take you to the holiness, but he and Angus want to speak to you. I'm not sure why since you seem just to be a lowly traveler who is passing through, my family could not but feel sorry for you and took you in. Look, I have begun to trust you over these few days, so honestly, why are you here?"

"I came to this town to look for someone, but he wasn't here, to begin with. Nero didn't trust me, which made sense since I was a stranger coming into town with a mysterious past. I never meant to stay longer than a day, and if it weren't for my starvation and exhaustion, I wouldn't even have survived that night. But I was wearing and worn and had no penny to my name. I never meant to stay or form a close-knit relationship over this week with Nero or Kyrie. Part of me wishes they wouldn't worry about a stranger like me, for I am nothing. I hardly ever go by Saithe most of the time. I usually go by the name Sara Redgrave based on my father's alias of Tony Redgrave."

We continued to the castle. I felt all the eyes of the people on me. They knew if Credo was walking me down the street I must have done something wrong. I hate all eyes on me. The world yerns for the truth but I know what they don't know. That the one's they trust is lying to them and that I have been lying to them.