When Worlds Come Crashing Together {Devil May Cry Fanfic~} #2

Part 22

[Part 22]

The last signal my lungs gave me that it was fully healed was shocking me awake from whatever pain-induced unconsciousness my body had forced my mind into. In a jolt and a gasp, I forced open my eyes, feeling an ache in my chest as if someone had been sitting on my chest and the weight had just been released. I breathed in a few breaths, letting the ache slowly fade away into the background as I finally began to take in my surroundings.

What I saw shocked me.

Vergil hung in mid-air, suspended above ground by shackles on his wrists. He was as unconscious as I had been; but the red patch on his chest seemed a lot worse than mine. It took me also a moment to realize that I saw Vergil on my eye level, which meant one thing.

I looked down, and confirmed one important thing. I was hanging way above ground too, suspended by my wrists.

“Vergil! Hey! Vergil! Wake up!” I called, but it was apparent he was out. He seemed to have suffered a worst wound than I, so I guessed it would take him a little while longer to wake up. Or so I hoped. I hope that half-devil had enough Sparda’s blood in him to wake up after whatever Lucifer had done to him. He had brought my sister’s heart high enough; he couldn’t possibly think of letting it crash to the ground by dying right now.

There were distinct clinks of footsteps on the ground, and then I looked down to see Lucifer slowly strolling in the large hall where we first met him. It was obvious that he was amused with his tilted smile and spying glance as he stopped before us, facing us squarely as he looked up.

“Awake already, Damon? Well, well, it seems like the rumors weren’t wrong. You are stronger than Vergil.”

I was? That statement did surprise me, but I didn’t show it.

“What do you want with us tied up like this? Even if you kill us, you should know that my family has probably already broken Sparda out of his cell. They are most probably coming to get rid of you as I speak.” I tried to spit at him, but it was a little hard to aim while staring down at him from such a height.

“You think Trickster is on your side, no? That’s where you’re mistaken. Soft-hearted bunch; you are. I did not expect Vergil to let his guard down so easily, but my nifty little servant weaseled his way into your little gang, and you were left none the wiser. I had Trickster disguise himself to you, had him pretending that he wishes to change side. But you and I know where he stands now, don’t you? The stab through your lungs must have hurt.” He laughed the sinister villain laugh, but two could tango in such a dirty foul play of trickery.

“And you think I trust him? Sure, to a small extent. But you forget. I am a businessman by nature. I don’t place trust easily, not when the life of my future-wife is threatened. Not when you have my sister right here in Hell. I’ve given Daniel and Dante their jobs, and with Trickster’s help or not, we are going to leave here together.”

Lucifer took only a moment to recover, and his laugh afterwards really outdid mine. I wasn’t used to playing the role of the victim, but this time, I felt that I was inexplicably forced to do so.

“But you forget. I am a demon prince by nature, and I have you and Vergil in captivity. You two are the brains of the group. Let’s see your little group fall apart without their head.” I was almost sure he was going to kill me at that moment, but instead, he turned his back on me, raising a hand. Within milliseconds, a barrier shot up before him, covering the entire hall from where he stood onwards.

“You see, there’s no point in really killing the two of you. I need demons of your wits. Your family, however, are dispensable to me. Dante and Daniel are no threat to Mundus, but that cannot be said if you and Vergil are with them. Like toys, I will break them apart, and when they finally see that it is all useless, I will send them back to their respective worlds to suffer their continual pain until they die. I will ensure that they suffer the most pain, starting with your darling girlfriend…”