Devil May Cry: Revolution

Chapter 12

It has been three weeks since Memphis, Summit and the Red Eyes abducted both Nero and Kyrie for use in the ritual to open the Burning Palace. Though his motives remain a mystery it was clear to Dante, Vergil, Sparda and Fin that he was about to endanger the entire planet. Now it was just a matter of figuring out what Memphis wanted and how to stop him from bringing about such wide spread collateral damage with his actions.

The group had tracked them back to the main alter outside the palace but once Memphis had Nero open the front gate it was like they had just disappeared off the face of the Earth.

" I don't understand how you could have lost them Dante the place is falling apart so they couldn't have gone that far! " Vergil growled. " Your tracking skills are about as useful as your-... "

" Alright alright already I get it I fucked up geez... " Dante huffed and crossed his arms. " I'd like to see how well YOU do in that dump Verg... "

" That's enough out of both of you. " Sparda snapped. " It was mistake Vergil a small mistake and YOU " Sparda whipped his head around to face Dante. " Stop giving your brother reasons to antagonize you and you won't have to put up with it, understood? "

" Sure thing Pop... " Dante glared at his older twin who in turn snarled at him in return.

" Fighting amongst ourselves is NOT going to help Nero and Kyrie. " Fin called from his perch on a high dead tree. " So, the sooner you stop bickering the sooner we can find our way to the sacrificial grounds within the palace... "

" You know you're really starting to piss me off Batman. If you know so much about what the hell is going on then you could be a little more helpful then this. Hell we probably coulda beaten Memphis by now, rescued Nero and Kyrie then been on our way home at this point " Dante barked clearly unimpressed with Fin's lack of help with the situation. Fin merely threw down a piece of the stick he was tearing the bark off of and continued to stare down at the angry half devil growling at him on the ground with his usual numb expression.

" I'm sure I could have Dante and I can understand your frustration I really can. "

" Can you? " Dante sneered as he crossed his arms again and glared at the ground. Fin ignored Dante's outburst and continued.

" But, how will you ever learn if you're always being told the who, what, when, where, why and how? You have to-... " Fin was cut off.

" I have to figure these things out for myself sometimes I know you said that before Fin. But sometimes a little help is necessary to get the job done not to mention it makes my life a hell of a lot easier. "

" You hardly seem like the type to want or need the assistance of others Dante... " Before Dante could respond to Fin's remark Sparda cut in.

" I think that, perhaps this is an argument for another time Lucien... "

" What makes you say this Sparda? " Fin retorted.

" Look behind you and tell me that thick cloud of smoke doesn't concern you at all... " Sparda pointed to the palace behind Fin who in turn shifted his weight to glance at the black smoke now billowing forth from the center of the palace.

" No I can't say that it does... "

" So the fact that this BURNING PALACE, this supposed ' Gateway To Hell ', is on fire doesn't concern you at all even though you said that it has to be lit in order to open the gate? Wow, you're really keepin the demon spirit alive aren't yeah Fin? " Dante spat sarcastically.

" You want me to be honest with you Dante? " Fin replied with a dark tone in his voice that made the hunter jump a bit.

" Why not, it'd be a nice change for once... "