The Devil Went Down To Remnant Chapter 1: Mission 1: TDWDTG, a Devil May Cry + RWBY Crossover fanfic

Welp, here's that DMC x RWBY crossover fic I mentioned. If the title seems familiar, it should, since it's a reference to the Charles Daniels Band song "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".

Also, quick heads up, even though this takes place early in volume 1, I'm spoiling the volume 4 character trailer rotten so, you've been warned.

UPDATE: 4/26/2020

Yup, another remaster of my earlier chapters, this time of the very first. Not much compared to Mission 2, just really extending Dante's fight scene so he showcases more of his abilities, and Vergil's was altered so any usage of Beowulf was removed. Turns out he outright discarded the weapon after Mission 13 of DMC3, something that kinda threw me for a loop due to Capcom pushing the idea that Beowulf was essential to Vergil's core moveset.

Also altered the songs played in both battles.

Listen to Dream Theater.

Devil May Cry is owned by CAPCOM

RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth

WARNING

This fanfic contains scenes of explicit violence and gore

HYA!

CRKK!

Bzz. bzzz.

"Sweet dreams!"

"I'll try it your way for once."

"Remember what we used to say?"

"DON'T DO IT!"

Click

"JACKPOT!"

BLAM!

As the two brothers pulled the triggers, their demonic energy manifested themselves into red and blue bullets, filled with enough power to put down the power-hungry Arkham for good.

"I HAVE THE POWER OF SPARDA!"

The blue-coated demon brother, Vergil, scoffed at his remark all while returning a handgun back to his red-coated twin. "Not very classy for someone's dying words."

Their journey would've ended there, had the two amulets belonging to the twins not emerged from the gelatinous corpse alongside Force Edge. Upon recognizing the items, Vergil pushed aside his brother Dante in attempt to reclaim his heritage. Dante followed suit, not wanting his twin to selfishly take their father's power for himself.

The half-demons leapt inside a hole, where the amulets and sword fell through. Vergil was successful in grabbing his amulet in conjunction with his father's dormant sword, but Dante reclaimed his amulet as well. The two continued to fall with no end in sight... that is, until a bright flash of light swallowed them whole...

[Music: Sparda - Devil Sunday (Devil May Cry OST)]

Two millenniums ago,

there was a war between

the human world and the other,

the Underworld.

But somebody from the Underworld

woke up to justice

and stood up against this legion

alone.

His name was Sparda.

Later, he quietly reigned the

human world and continued

to preserve harmony until his death.

He became a legend.

The Legendary Dark Knight,

Sparda.

These were the words forever encrypted on the back of a hard cover book currently in a young girl's hands. Her name is Blake, a cat faunus living as a human. Night has fallen over the prestigious academy known as Beacon, and everyone, save for her, was asleep.

She was about to open her book when she felt a faint, white light flash dimly for half a second. Curious, she looked out the window, wondering what it was. Strangely enough, she found nothing.

Maybe it was just a passing ship, she thought. Or perhaps a light went out.

Blake decided it would be best if she went to sleep like everyone else. She gracefully leapt over the other students towards her sleeping bag, her eyes resting for the initiation to come.

MISSION 1:

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

A new land calls for a new adventure.

MISSION START

The Emerald Forest, while beautiful to visit, isn't exactly the safest place to be in, especially in the dead of night. It was a time where demons freely roamed the grassy planes, looking for their next meal, making it a terribly bad choice for a camping site. Even worse if you ended up there without a choice.

Nevertheless, Dante's icy blue eyes slowly came to light as the demon hunter strained himself to get up from off the ground. What happened? he thought hazily.

His feet wobbled as he tried to find his sense of balance. The half-breed looked up to the night sky, as he recalled what happened not so long ago.

Oh yeah. Vergil and I blasted that Arkham guy to hell. Speaking of which, where art thou, brother?

Out of panic, Dante raised his right hand, opening it up to see his amulet, still safe in his palm.

If Vergil really was here, he would've taken this thing without a second thought. I better keep this safe, though. No telling when he'll show up. Dante slid his half of the amulet into his front pocket before continuing on to more pressing matters.

"Like WHERE THE HELL AM I?"

His sudden outburst didn't go unnoticed, as he soon heard faint growls from behind the bushes. The red-coated devil turned towards the source of the growls, reaching for his twin handguns Ebony & Ivory.

Slowly, the beasts revealed themselves, slowly emerging from the bushes in the forms of humanoid wolves. Dante, however, was unfazed by their appearance, laughing at them with a condescending tone.

"What?" he asked between chuckles. "Were the big dogs downstairs havin' a day off?" By the time one of them lunged, Dante whipped out Ebony and shot the demon dead square in the head. The wolf demon was knocked back by the bullet's impact, getting flung towards a tree where one of the stray branched impaled its core, the beast dissolving in death.

Another beast tried to take Dante from behind, but the half-demon was faster. He didn't move, instead thrusting out Rebellion to stab the monster behind him, before slamming it down in front of him with a deadly smash. "Alright... who's next?"

[Music: Dragula - Rob Zombie]

The other wolves wasted no time in avenging their fallen brothers, circling around Dante in a menacing fashion in an attempt to catch him off-guard. All this did, however, was making it easier for him to know where to strike. One of the demons growled and lunged at him with claws at the ready, but Dante was able to gut the beast through its head before it got the chance to slash.

One by one, the demons evaporated into nothingness, with another herd jumping through the thick, black fog. Dante had a split second to dodge them, and while he was successful in avoiding a few of them, two got lucky and knocked him back with well-timed slashes. Despite the sudden attack, Dante was able to get back on his feet, ready to retaliate. One of the wolves charged in, ready for a follow up, but the red-coated hunter slammed his sword to the ground, the force applied causing it to bounce right up and into the demon's gut.

"C'MON!" Dante cried as he stomped his foot onto Rebellion's hilt, piercing it even farther into the doomed demon. The wolf went flying, but not before Dante dislodged the sword, swinging it back as it exited the fallen creature… all while unintentionally beheading another wolf that was standing right behind him. Eh, I'll take it.

Dante holstered Rebellion, twisting around as Cerberus orbited his arm. He flicked and spun the triple-headed nunchaku around his body as he whooped out Kung-Fu battle cries. The demons were unimpressed with his theatrics, jumping at him all at once with murderous intent. A glare from Dante's eyes were seen as he smirked at their actions, orbiting Cerberus around his body to knock back the wolves, before splashing the weapon onto the floor, pillars of ice erupting from the floor that knocked the demons away and sky high. Dante slid on his knees through the shattering ice, Cerberus replaced with Nevan as electric bats surrounded and erupted from his fingertips. The demonic power chords created a pillar of electric energy that trapped and zapped the demons with each note.

Dig through the ditches
And burn through the witches
I slam in the back of my
Dragula!

Dante sensed another demon as he finished his chorus, so he flipped to the side of the wolf before whipping out his shotgun, blind-firing at its leg to stagger the beast. On its knees, Dante spun around, delivering a backhand courtesy of Beowulf. He knelled down, light glowing from the gantlets as Dante unleashed his power in a tornado uppercut. Beowulf disappeared as Dante exchanged it for Agni & Rudra, trapping his unfortunate victim in a sky dance of wind and fire, ending with a cross slash that evaporated the demon to pure smoke.

Time slowed down as Dante observed the demon swarm below him. His eyes moved all over the place, recognizing his next plan of attack. He whipped out Ebony & Ivory, repositioning himself so he was now upside down just to unload a Rainstorm of bullets down on to the wolf army. He narrowed his shots so he could safely land on his feet, surrounding himself in the wolf's den once more. Not like something like that would stop him. He raised one of his guns in the air, finger still on the trigger, and began to spin it around, firing a shot each time it passes a demon.

BLAM!

"WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!"

Over the time the demon hunter was slaughtering the pack, one of the Hellspawns got wise and realize just how dangerous this person was. Not wanting to taste the half-demon's wrath, the lone wolf turned tailed and ran, which didn't go unnoticed by Dante. "Oh no you don't!" he yelled as he threw his gun at the fleeing demon. The gun's muzzle impacted the unprotected black fur of the creature, leading it to fire off one last bullet through its head. Ivory returned to Dante's hand after killing the last one. "Nice work, guys." He praised his guns as if they were human.

Dante holstered both handguns after sensing the once plentiful army diminished. "Now that, was stylish!" He stretched out his arms, having finishing his workout, and shortly shook out his body as he began to venture through the forest for an exit to civilization.

Easier said than done. The hunter knew in the back of his mind that he wouldn't get much results in this darkness. Strange... why does it feels like I was being watched? The demon hunter shook his thoughts and decided for the best to find some place to turn in for the night and get a better chance of escaping tomorrow during the day. Coincidentally, he found a cave.

It was a spacious, yet dank, cavern, shrouded in darkness. Of course, Dante knew no light could get in a cave... until he spotted something glowing. Sweet, this cave comes with a night light! And then, magma eyes met blue, with deadly snapping to accommodate their meeting. Oh, you have got to be kidding me.

Vergil woke up from his crash in a daze. He looked around him to find nothing but the ruins of what he assumed was a once-lively village. He got up, Yamato sheathed in one hand with Force Edge and an amulet in the other. The blue demon placed the amulet around his neck and tucked it under his shirt before putting away the dormant sword on his back, which soon disappeared from public eye.

No doubt Dante ran, Vergil theorized. Let it be known that sooner or later, I will get what I deserve.

The second son was about to leave the ruins before an ominous sense of danger stopped him in his tracks. Demons...

[Music: Pull Me Under - Dream Theater]

Suddenly, black creatures of various forms popped from the rubble, each seemingly based on the animals of the wilderness. Wolves howled as they appeared, armored bears made their presence known, a gigantic scorpion covered in bone plating erupted from the ground, all while two ravens of large proportions circled the make-shift battlefield. The blue son of Sparda was unfazed by the opposition that stand before him. But that didn't stop his eagerness to fight from rising.

Click. Yamato's blade peeked through the sheath.

"This may be fun."

The wolf pack launched first, all of them attempted to slash their victim into bits, but faster than the eye can see, he warped above them, sheathing his katana until an audible click was heard. The wolves were then surrounded by a dark mist, with slashes of navy blue piercing through their frozen bodies before rupturing with light, as the creatures were then split to pieces.

SCRAAWK!

One of the ravens made themselves present behind the airborne demon, so Vergil used his Trick to phase out of its attack, then slashed off the bird's right wing with one, lightning-fast swing, causing it to spiral out of control before crashing into a nearby forest. He wasn't able to avoid the second bird, however, as he soon found himself bouncing on its blackened beak. Damn it, Vergil cursed himself. The blue demon was able to jump onto the raven's back, and soon dashed down to its tail, using Rapid Slash to ensure maximum damage. The strikes from Yamato left deep scars that gashed open with blood, as all feeling left the demon bird's body, causing it to crash down to earth, just like the one before it.

Vergil surveyed the swarm below him, sensing a large pack of wolves guarding the armored bear in the area. Vergil merely chuckled at their attempts to assert dominance, focusing his power in a set of eight energy swords that spiraled around him. The wolves took this as a form of mockery as they tried to attack the Darkslayer. However, the Spiral Sword barrier made it clear that Vergil is to remain untouched, as the wolves were staggered and sliced by the blades. The bear roared at Vergil, believing his defense to be a form of cowardice, but Vergil's ability to parry the animal's claw strikes with Yamato's own put those doubts to rest. Vergil repaid the bears pitiful attacks with a rising slash of his own before gripping the hilt of his blade with both of his hands, allowing him to deliver a more powerful strike that cleaved the ursa in two. Having no need for the blades any more, Vergil commanded them to target the remaining wolves behind him, sending them blistering off to finish the beasts off all at once.

Suddenly, the grounds began to crack, and dark creatures sporting two legs and a tail erupted from the ground. Vergil reached behind him to pull out the weapon Force Edge, as he used Yamato in conjunction to rush down on these creatures one by one. Feeling one behind him, he quickly sheathed Yamato and pierced its body with his father's sleeping sword. Time stood still as the blade went through the monster's abdomen, as the blue-coated demon removed the blade, only to stab it again and again in different areas. His stabbing rate increased as time went on, and before long, Vergil was delivering a Million Stabs per second, with the last strike causing complete disintegration.

As for the scorpion, the armored beast lunged its stinger at the son of Sparda, only for it to miss its mark each time due to his far superior speed. Eventually, the large scorpion lost its patience and rammed its stinger into the ground with all of its might. Sadly, for the demon, this backfired as the stinger was now stuck in the earth. Seeing it as his time to strike, he knelt down and delivered his demonic energy into Force Edge until it glowed a solid black. Locking on to his target, Vergil delivered a Drive strong enough to split the stinger from the scorpion's tail, causing it to screech in horror before dying when its wound was penetrated by Blistering Summoned Swords.

Vergil putted away Force Edge as he killed the armored scorpion. He would've left by now had he not felt something off about his environment. He was about to dismiss his paranoia when he suddenly heard the sound of a boulder approach him. The Darkslayer turned around and slashed the giant projectile with Yamato, but was left wide open as a giant fist knocked the air out of him, sending him flying towards an abandoned clock tower in the process. The fist reeled back, revealing itself to be part of a giant, black gorilla with one glowing eye of a magma hue. The great ape roared in triumph as it repeatedly slammed its fists onto its chest, celebrating its victory against the human.

But Vergil is no human...

...Far from it.

The gorilla looked in confusion as dark energy flew past his feet, rising above to the top of the broken clock tower where it seems to be collected. Then, from out of nowhere, a strike of lightning came down, destroying the roof, exposing the inner walls to the open air. From out of the rubble emerged Vergil, no longer human. His head was protected in an organic covering that warped his design to something more reptilian. His coat now had rough scales that are not only flexible, but firm, with his fingers turning into sharp claws. While Yamato remained unchanged, the sheath was now connected underneath his left forearm.

Vergil was now surged with power, an ominous blue aura radiating off his person. He leapt downwards to the gorilla that struck him, and menacingly walked towards the primal ape. The primate took his actions as a challenge, as it winded up its punch and launched it at the blue demon. This proved to be useless, as thanks to his increased speed and strength, Vergil was able to effortlessly block the attack with just his hand. The beast strikes again, determined to cave in his face, and like before, was deflected away from the son of Sparda. The monkey roared in frustration, as he decided to use both of his hands to kill its opponent.

It was a fatal mistake, as Vergil brought out Yamato to slice off both of its hands. The ape staggered backwards, all sense of superiority replaced with fear as it tried to back away from the demon's wrath, its way of pleading for mercy.

But Vergil isn't one for forgiveness.

He stepped back, leaving his right foot forward, bending at the knee. He clutched the hilt of Yamato, energy coursing through his veins as the world shook violently in response to his might. The ape's eyes widened in fear knowing that no matter how hard it tried, the beast couldn't escape. Its fate was sealed when Vergil's eyes glowed a deep, violent blue.

"You will not forget this devil's power!"

The world froze as Vergil busted into energy, invisible to the naked eye. The frozen gorilla was now covered in slash lines all over its most vital parts and then some, each slash the size of a city block. The half-demon then materialized back in his human form, kneeling with his back to the beast, the clock ticking down as Yamato slowly slid back to its sheath.

Click

GRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

A blood-curling scream reverbed throughout the world, as the once powerful beast was falling apart at the seams, due to the severity of the cuts. Vergil, however, payed no mind to its dying screams. By the time the screeching stopped, the monster deteriorated, and the battle was won.

Clap.

The Darkslayer rose his head to the direction of the clapping, spotting a young woman in a red dress and amber eyes, with jet-black hair flowing down her back.

"I'm impressed," she complemented. "In all my life, I have never seen someone take down a large amount of Grimm in such a short amount of time. And with such gracefulness as well."

Vergil wasted no time in pointing Yamato towards the mysterious female. "Who are you?"

The woman pushed aside the katana before speaking. "I am like you. Someone who was denied the right to the strength I- we deserve."

"Quite a bold accusation you have," the demon responded. "You don't know what I'm after."

The woman paused as she studied his eyes. "A man's eyes can tell me everything, especially when they crave the same thing I need. 'Power' they say. 'Give me more power'."

The son of Sparda still had a hard time trusting this woman... but he was willing to humor her. He sheathed Yamato before standing up. "What do you want?"

"I have a... friend, you could say. Someone who could help you with your goal. I merely wish to introduce you to her."

"...Very well. I'll play your game for now. But be warned of what might happen if you're merely wasting my time."

[Music: Mission Start Version 2 (Devil May Cry OST)]

The woman gave a satisfying smile in response to that wager. "My name is Cinder. Cinder Fall. Come, I'll take you to my 'friend's' location." Cinder reached out to an open spot before a blood-red rune hovered over her hand, followed by a black aura manifesting on the floor. The aura transmuted into a small portal that led into some sort of underworld. Cinder stepped aside, allowing Vergil to enter first, before following suit, the portal closing after she stepped inside.

Unbeknownst to them, however, a middle-aged woman in samurai attire, her face covered by a mask save for her raven hair, was watching the conversation play out from behind the ruined buildings of the village. This cannot be good...

MISSION CLEAR

Demon Hunter Rank: S

I had way too much fun writing Vergil's battle scenes. You know it's true when he takes up half of the god damn chapter.

Now, some might be wondering that since I got this fic out, I'll be going back to MGR: REMNANT. To answer your question: no. Wait, wait, shimmer down, put the pitchforks down, the reason being is that I want to do a 4-4 rule, where every four chapters, I'll be switching back and forth between the two fics. When they'll be up depends on how much free time I have (and if my Motivation Gauge is at max). So stay tuned for three more chapters staring the Sons of Sparda!