All Hope Is Gone

Chapter 4: A Fire Ignited

Vergil and Rose stared at the pair in disgust. Vergil began to grit his teeth together. "What the fuck do you two think you're doing here?" demanded Vergil. Hiruko took a step forward,and wore the twisted,despicable smirk that he always did.

"Just came to pay a visit to our little friend over there." he replied,as he and Toruho began to walk towards Shade's bed. Vergil extended his arm out infront of them,still avoiding eye contact as they turned to look at him.

"Leave him the fuck alone." hissed Vergil. Toruho let out a small laugh,as he turned around and punched Vergil in the jaw with all his strength. Vergil spun and dropped to his knees. Hiruko pushed Toruho out of the way and ran toward the grounded Vergil,and kicked him in the nose. He dropped on to his stomach,as blood dripped gushed from his nose.

"Don't you fucking touch him!" screamed Rose,with tears in her eyes. The pair turned their attention towards Rose,and started to approach her,with disgusting and menacing looks on their faces.

"My,aren't you a pretty one?" said Hiruko,licking his lips. Vergil stared at a pool of his own blood. Thoughts started running through his head.

"I'm so weak. Why can't I ever protect the people closest to me? I can be better. I can be stronger. I can be powerful!

I KNOW IT!

S N A P

Vergil roared. His screams resonated throughout the entire village. Screams of agony,screams of insanity,screams of rage. His voice alone shook the ground,and caused the building to collapse around them,causing godknows how many casualties. And there he was. Standing amongst the rubble. His body was covered in a collection of azure flames,forming a sort of impenetrable aura. His eyes burned with rage as he felt something deep within his chest suddenly be set ablaze. He raised his head and stared at the mortified pair.

"I told you to leave him alone." boomed Vergil,in a voice too deep to be his own.

"Repent." As he spoke,Toruho and Hiruko suddenly burst into flames the same colour as the ones that covered Vergil. Their screams of unadulterated dread and agony filled the air. They scratched and they crawled until they were naught but ash. Vergil gazed at the ashed on the floor,and began to laugh. A laugh so sickening,so twisted,so inhumane,it couldn't have possibly belonged to him. What was once laughter soon turned in to a disturbing sob. He quickly turned his head and stared into Rose's petrified eyes.

"W-What...What am I...?!" he sobbed,as his flames extinguished. Vergil lost conciousness and fell to the floor. Rose could hear police sirens in the distance. Shade got up unsteadily from his dilapidated hospital bed,and threw Vergil over his shoulders. They both ran,and ran from the hospital. Thoughts of what they had just witnessed flooded their minds. Thoughts of confusion. Thoughts of ethereal disbelief. What were they to do with him now? There was only one logical conclusion,but if what they had witnessed was in fact;the truth,this could be very,VERY dangerous.

They had to bring him back to the Church.