A/N: This story will take place after DMC3 and have the DMC3 Dante look, even though after the game he immediately switches to the DMC1 costume. I just personally think it looks better and is more suitable for this story as well. As for the RWBY side of things, it will take place at the beginning of the series and go through the series. However, some things in the RWBY timeline will differ because of Dante, a new element to the story. Dante will not be a background character in the RWBY timeline, he will affect it in some ways for just being there. Also, Dante will be a very powerful character.

"The Hunter shall surpass all who came before him."

- Guidepost for the Hunter Chapter 13, Clause 1

Prelude

The sun setting in twilight as the light rays pierce the windows and glare unto the wooden floor in a building setting on the side of the street. Outside, above the door, rests a sign reading "Devil May Cry". Inside, a pool table sets in the right hand side of the room with a couch right beside it. In various places around the voyeur are a jukebox, stereo system and a drum set kit. In the middle of the room at the far back is a desk that is almost completely clear with the exception of a telephone, picture frame and both feet of a man crossed resting on the desk. The man, sitting in a green chair, has sapphire eyes, white hair and was sporting a red trench coat with brown leather pants and black boots. This man was known as Dante.

Following the events of the Temen-ni-gru incident, Dante rebuilt his shop after deciding what to name it. Time passes and jobs come and go for a few months, causing people in the city to hear and spread rumors about "The Man in Red" and the oddity these jobs that he takes. Some of the rumors ranging from a "mafia member" to an "undercover agent". Even though he has been labeled these, he was just a jack-of-all-trades with one distinctive main job. Demon hunting. Hunting demons were his specialty and he loved it just as much as he knew how to do it. It wasn't very often though, so when he finally got a job request from someone who had a demon problem, he couldn't help but smile.

A loud ringing came from the telephone on Dante's desk. Responding to the ring, Dante slammed his heel on the desk, causing the phone to pop into the air as he snatched it quickly with his right hand and put it up to his left ear.

"Devil May Cry." He answered.

"Uh... Yes... My name is Roland. I have a problem I need help with. It seems like some people have been going missing around my neighborhood. Some of the people have started saying it might be uh... demons... I heard that you have a certain finesse when it comes to dealing with demons." The man on the other side of the line said nervously.

"Have you tried contacting the police first? For all I know, it's just another serial kidnapper and I'd rather not waste my time on something that the police can do." Dante responded to the man.

"Of course we have. The problem with that is, is that no one comes up any evidence. It's like... It's like they just disappeared without a trace. No one can figure out how either."

Dante sighed for a second before responding.

"How many?"

"6 people so far."

"Okay." Dante writing down on the back of the magazine he was reading. "You gotta give me more information to go on, dude. Where did the first person disappear?" Dante continued.

"Next to the cathedral, right outside of town..."

"I'll see what I can do."

"Thank you. Please try to find them... Hopefully alive."

"Can't promise anything."

Dante flipped the phone from off of his left shoulder and back unto the telephone rest. He leaned back slightly before thinking about whether to take the job. On one hand, it seems like something the police should be able to take care of. On the other, he was bored and wanted excitement. Smiling at the idea of finally have some demons to take care of, he decided that he would help. Grabbing Rebellion, a large demonic claymore that was given to him by his father, and Ebony and Ivory, two handguns, he flipped the sign in the window from "Open" to "Closed until later".

Walking down the street towards out of town, people greeted and waved to the handsome man in red as he passed by them. Children ran on the sidewalk, laughing and giggling while their parents look upon them from a distance. As he came closer to the end of the city limits, the sun had finally set and the streetlamps turned on, shining on the brick sidewalk. After twenty minutes of walking, he finally reached the edge of the city. He looked up at the Cathedral and noticed that it looked as if it hadn't been taken care of for quite a while. The top of the building had a broken window from what looked like a rock had been thrown at it. The sides had been rotted as the panels were falling off. Dante just looked at it with a shrug.

"So, when did people start having parties at a broken down church?" Dante thought as he approached the double doors in the front of the church.

Dante went to go open the door, but when he touched the door handle, the door fell down. A loud echoing boom resonated from the door as it slammed to the ground. He took a step inside, over the door, and walked down the center aisle. Pews on each side of him as he moved towards the podium at the top of the steps in the back center of the church. As soon as he reached the steps, a voice called out.

"I didn't think it would this easy to lure out the infamous Demon Hunter into an ambush" A familiar voice called out.

"You know, if you're going to try to plan an ambush, it shouldn't be in a place where no person would go. I mean, what if I was with a girl? You don't expect me to go to a dirty hellhole like this, do you? It would tarnish my name!" Dante responded with a smirk.

Dante turned around and saw a man with glowing red eyes. From the head down, he was dressed with a black suit and a briefcase in hand. His smell was that of a pure demon, no matter what he wore he would have been able to tell that much.

"So, I assume you're the person who called? Roland, that was it. I also assume you weren't lying about the missing people. The exception being that you actually know what happened to them." Dante said while leaning against the podium.

"Yes. You are correct about assuming that much. I had to test this ambush after all, but let's get back on topic of why I have summoned you here."

"Yeah, yeah... To kill me for being a half-breed, having some unfinished business with my father, or I did something to piss you off so bad that you've come out of hiding. I've heard it all before and it probably won't be the end either." Dante said with an unenthusiastic tone.

"Slightly correct. You see, I don't have the ability to kill you, but I still need to get rid of you of you some how." Roland said with a smile on his face.

As soon as he said that the entire building began to light up with a red pentagram surrounding the entire area. Dante immediately drew Rebellion and rushed after the demon in disguise, but was soon stopped in his tracks by chains coming out of the pentagram on the floor and entangling his legs. He swiped at the glowing chains with Rebellion, but for each chain he destroyed, another one appeared.

"Since I don't have the ability to kill you, I came to the conclusion that the easiest way to get rid of you was to send you to another world." Roland said, still smiling.

Dante, knowing the extent of what could be done if he left this guy alone in this world, put away Rebellion and brought out Cerberus. With a quick flick of his hand, Cerberus extended outwards and grabbed the demon responsible for the chains ensnaring him, dragging him back towards Dante.

"Well, even if you send me to another world, I'm making sure you're not staying in this one!" Dante said with a smirk while holding onto the demon, looking directly into his eyes.

As soon as Dante finished his sentence with Roland struggling to get free, the room grew brighter and brighter until it was just white and then everything faded to black...