Wayward Son (RWBY x DMC, Rewritten!)

Cover art is from Visions of V.

Sparda, nearly dead after fighting Mundus at the seal between Earth and Hell, finds himself saved by a widowed woman in a different reality. Seeing this world too is connected to Hell, he remains there for 20 long years after barely sealing the entrances to Hell. Finding love in each other, they marry and live happily ever- heh, just kidding. Sparda dies from the strain of his sacrifice to seal Hell, leaving the woman alone and pregnant, weakened and dying as well. Naming her stillborn son after her first husband, he breathes his first, impossible breath. In secret, she raises him alone in the woods for 5 short years. Dying with a plea to her child to run and live long, a new legend is set forth in Remnant. One forged in the flames of dark divine, blessed by the demon of death. Can this wayward son of Sparda protect those he cares about? Will he find purpose in life, never surrendering to chaos? Will he find a way to prove his worth to himself and save those he cares for, or will he just be another raging demon, born of tragedy and trauma, fueled by the echoes of blood, death, and darkness?

Just a fanfic that I'll *try* not to abandon in favor of a new idea. I'll try to balance high-octane action, pseudo-slice of life, and Remnant's brand of chaos. In this AU, Hell links the DMC universe(s) with Remnant.