Devil May Cry (Dmc)

Devil May Cry (DMC) 4

     Lady and Emma reached the door at the end of the hall. Lady cracked it open and took a peek at the other side. She breath a huge sigh of relief. “It’s the main chamber of the tower. We’re almost out.”
     Emma pulled the door open and helped balance Lady as they walked into the chamber. The second they turned the corner out of the hall a large shadowy figure stood in front of them. Their gazes traveled up the length of it’s tattered robe to its bare skull. It grabbed Lady by the collar of her shirt and tossed her into a stone column.
Emma ran back up the stairs as the reaper specter followed swinging its scythe and knocking down statues. The specter held up its hand and the rug beneath her began to roll like a wave tripping her feet. She fell and turned. The reaper swung its scythe over its head and Emma grabbed Rudra raising it to block the attack.
     “Push harder!” Encouraged Rudra. A bullet struck the skull of the specter shattering its jaw. Lady stood at the base of the column guns pointed at the demon. Emma felt his attack weaken as he turned his attention to Lady. She grabbed Agni and swung the sword upward knocking the scythe back away from her. She stood up wielding both swords.
     “Emma, run!” Shouted Lady.
     Emma stood her ground as the reaper attacked again. Everything started to come naturally to her. She defended herself with Rudra and counter attacked with Agni knocking the specter against the wall, cracking the stones. The creature pulled itself from the concave hole it put in the wall and charged her again. Lady watched surprised at how skilled Emma fought.

     “You know, I have to thank you.” Informed Dante.
     “Why's that?” Asked Virgil.
     “I never wanted to accept what I was, but now that I’ve gotten a taste of what it’s like to cross over I feel much stronger than before.”
     “How you’ve resisted the temptation for this long is a mystery.” Said Arkham. Both Dante and Virgil were surprised to see him standing. “Surprised?” He asked.
     The floor of the chamber began to shift as it was raised high atop the tower. The small hole in the center of the floor opened larger once they reached the top. The three men watched as the Sword of Sparta revealed itself from the hole along with a beam of light that split the sky as the portal opened. Dante and Virgil looked at each other before both going for the sword. Arkham beat them to it, knocking Dante back with a punch to the chest and kicking Virgil, knocking him back onto his stomach. He grabbed the sword and felt the power pulse through him as the power of Sparta entered his body. The two brothers tried once more to take him on, but he was becoming increasingly more powerful.

     Emma swiped at the reaper with both swords cutting him in two and releasing a gust of fire and ice that passed through its body. The two halves of the specter hardened into carbon and burst into ash. She caught her breath and made her way down to Lady.
     “That was…incredible!” Said Lady.
     “I know! I had no idea I could fight like that!”
     “Let’s get out of here.” They made their way down to the door and were greeted by Jester.
     “Leaving so soon? The fun is just beginning!” He produced a long spiral staff that he slammed into the ground and transformed the entire room. They looked like they were inside of a music box. Carnival music could be heard resonating through the room. The walls were covered in mirrors and they couldn’t tell if the walls or floor was spinning. “Now…let’s begin….”

     Arkham’s body began to take a demonic shape as the power of Sparda transformed him. “Behold…”
Virgil laughed. “Do you believe that?”
     “Not really. Our dad was waaayy better looking, I mean…look at us.” Joked Dante.
     “That power doesn’t belong to you. So why don’t you save us all some time and hand it over.”
     Arkham laughed as the brothers challenged him. Even with the brothers working together he was resilient in his efforts to fend them off. The two each landed a blow but did very little damage and were becoming fatigued. They withdrew their efforts to regroup.
     “Even though his blood flows through your veins you are no match for…agh!” Yelled Arkham. “No!...”
     The power was becoming too much for him to control as his body began to shift once again. His demon form began to ooze as they watched him become a blob of gelatinous tentacles.
     “Now’s the time brother…” Instructed Virgil. The two morphed into their demon form and gave it all they had.

     “I knew you couldn’t be trusted.” Said Lady.
     “Boo hoo.” Mocked the Jester. “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow…” He sang.
     “Who are you?” She said taking aim and shooting, shattering a mirror as he vanished and reappeared behind them.
     “Now, now, Mary…A good girl would never point a gun at her father.” Jester shifted into Arkham and then back again.
     “If your…then who did we follow in the tunnel?” Asked Emma who was once again feeling confused.
     “That too was me. The demonic text has shown me many ways to accrue power and manipulate the forces that be.”
     “That same text manipulated you into killing your wife with beliefs of grandeur.” Pointed out Lady.
     “A small price to pay. Now stop being a party pooper, Mary, and let’s have some fun!”
     Out of each mirror stepped the reflection of Jester. There were seven surrounding Lady and Emma and with the spinning of the room they became too disoriented to know which was the real one.
     “First spiders, now clowns...” Said Lady, hating both.

     While Emma and Lady fought through the replicas of Jester in search of the real one Dante and Virgil were gaining the upper hand on the bulbous glob. The final blow came as they each torpedoed their sword through the substance of power. They each grabbed the other’s sword as they passed threw and delivered one final strike as the power of Sparda dissipated leaving Arkham to wither back into his human form, weaker than before. The Sword, which reabsorbed the power again fell to the ground and the two halves of their amulets that unlocked it’s power separated. The brothers ran over, each grabbing their amulet.
   “Give it to me.” Demanded Virgil.
   “No.” Said Dante, fastening it back to his neck. “Mom gave me this and I plan on keeping it.”
   “It is more than just a necklace.”
   “If you think I’m going to give you the only thing I have to remember mom by, you’re stupider than I thought.”
   “If you won’t give it to me then you leave me no choice but to take it.”
   “I’d like to see you try.”