Devil May Cry: Revolution

Chapter 10

As the group made its way through the chard Forgotten Plains an eerie feeling started to settle over them, but it was Dante who seemed to be most effected by it and worse still. It was his own brother that was giving him these chills that crept down his spine. He couldn't pin point exactly why, he just felt that he wouldn't be leaving this place without some, complication of sorts with his brother which was the last thing he wanted to think about at the moment. He had to shove all these thoughts out of his mind and focus on the real reason he was here, and that was to help Nero rescue Kyrie from whoever it was behind this mess. He decided to try and observe his surroundings in an effort to alleviate his mind from the torturous memories within its walls. All around him was nothing but scorched earth and skinny, lifeless corpses that were once tall, strong and beautiful trees. The ground beneath his feet echoed with loud blood chilling cracks under their weight and he felt as if he were walking along a burnt stick that could give way at any given moment. All sense of time seemed lost in this ominous place. The only thing that looked as if it could harbor any form of life was the monstrous mountain the small group made their way towards. Dante felt as if the mountain itself were about to spring up and swallow them all whole in one foul swoop. It wasn't until he walked right into Vergil that he snapped out of his thoughts and took a good look around.

" Watch where you're going, idiot! " Vergil hissed. Dante smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head.

" Sorry bro, wasn't paying attention... " He replied.

" I know you weren't. Why else would you have walked into me, dumbass? " Vergil growled when Dante opened his mouth to argue making him change his mind and keep quiet.

" OK, enough. You two need to keep your volume down or I'll have to silence you boys myself " Fin whispered in a demanding tone. Sparda immediately cast an annoyed glance at his sons in an effort to silence them himself, which they did. After which Fin continued. " The moment we reach the base of the mountain we must not stop for any reason unless absolutely necessary, understood? " Everyone nodded and Fin proceeded to lead them down a small ravine that lead up to a blackened trail leading into the dark, musty forest that only seemed to thicken the further up the mountain they went. It was then that Vergil got the sense of feeling watched again making him feel a little paranoid, and he had every right to be.

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" He's a sharp one I'll give him that... But he's still a half breed.. " Summit mused from a tree not far behind the group. " I'm actually surprised they made it this far already... " He scratched his head to try and rationalize how they could have pulled it off in such a short amount of time. " .. Eh, who cares. I doubt very much they could have made it without Lucien so. The sooner I take care of him the better. " He said with a mischievous grin and chuckle before slipping into the shadows to prepare his little trick.

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" How much longer do we have to keep walking? Feels like my feet could fall off any minute " Nero muttered to no one in particular. They had been walking for a good number of hours now, but to the half demons it felt more like years trudging up the steep, damp slope of the mountain.

" Hush. If we're too loud we may be caught " Fin called quietly from the head of the group.

" Caught by what? " Vergil asked in a low tone. Fin turned back to look at him briefly but kept walking.

" By the odd creatures running amok in this place. This isn't a part of the human world anymore. This is on the brink of the demon worlds. " Fin finally replied. Dante stopped momentarily in slight shock.

" Demon WORLDS? As in there's more then one? " He gaped.

" Yes, there are numerous demon worlds as I'm sure you will figure out soon enough, each with its own ruler. " Fin continued.