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A/N: Hey, everyone! Our favorite Demon Hunter, Dante, is back and ready to kick devil ass! This time, he and all of his friends are playing in a whole new ballpark. There are lotz more demons and a new threatening enemy to fight. Literately, the world is going to Hell and it's time to save the day once again.
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Time To Hunt Again
Chapter One
"It's said in the bible that sooner or later Hell would break loose and the demons would crawl out of the Hell gates to conquer mankind, making the world their own. It was suppose to be just a legend, a myth.
But it's happening now. The devils in hell have finally decided that they had enough of their fiery world and to take over the human world.
Unfortunately for them, there is only one who stands in their way of truly escaping. There is only one who can stop them from leaving Hell and taking over the human world. That would be me, Dante, the son of Demon Warrior Sparda.
But…..even I have my limits. The war against Hell is getting worst and worst every day. A new Hell gate has opened up and there are too many demons coming through. Hundreds and hundreds of demons are spilling out of Hell, while I'm trying to fight them back in. I'm afraid that I, Demon Hunter Dante, am having too much trouble in keeping the devils back. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I need help. And there's only one I can think of that can help me. And that's Chaos."
It was night time, yet the sky was a fiery red color as if the heavens itself was in flames. And it probably was. After what was happening now, no one could doubt that Heaven was in the same fiery flames that the human world was in right now. Terrible things were happening now and there was nothing to stop it.
It was the Day of Judgment, or that's what it felt like.
A terrible battle was happening in the world of mankind. A Hell gate had opened only a few weeks before and demons were spilling out, causing havoc for all humans. People were living in more terror than they ever had been now. It was horrible.
Now, usually the demons that were arriving in the human world were no match for the world famous Demon Hunter, Dante. He was always able to take down the strongest of the strong demons. He had defeated more demons than anyone ever had. He had slashed enormous demons in half with his trusty swords, Rebellion and Alastor. He was able to shoot down almost a hundred aerial demons from the sky with Ebony and Ivory.
However, this time, things were truly going to Hell. Literately. There were hundreds of demons coming out of the Hell gates at once. Almost thousands. And they just kept coming out. Soon the city that Dante protected was being over run by the demons. People were killed or were running in fear. So many screams of terror filled the air, letting the demons savor their victory. It truly was Hell.
Even to Dante as he found hard day and night, trying to kill as many demons as he could. He had been spending several weeks fighting, nearly without food or rest. He had to get rid of the demons and he fought along side his new friend, Zack, a large gray wolf he had befriended while on a different world, other than Hell itself. The wolf helped him tear the demons apart before throwing them back into the fiery pits. But it still was bad. They fought non-stop, fighting demons after demons.
Eventually, Dante had to call on his three lovely lady friends.
Trish, Lady, and Lucia showed up only a few weeks after the war on Hell had started. They had heard and seen what was going on and had been spending their time fighting what demons were in their cities. But finally they had gotten it under control. Still, the demons kept coming and eventually they went to the Heart of the matter. Soon, all four old friends and the wolf were fighting in a demonic and hellish war to save what survivors there were, which weren't very much. There was only a decent 1000 people left, and that was all of them left in the world, not just the city. The survivors of Dante's city eventually had to flee for their lives while the Demon Hunter and his team were fighting the demons off.
The worst news; it was not enough.
There was an explosion as bullets slammed into a gas station's tanks, sending demon body parts flying every where and the souls of the demons back into the Hell Gates. Fire flew into the sky as smoke curled into the sky, surrounded by flames. It was a terrible mess.
"Dante!" The beautiful blonde, Trish, yelled into her com-link, trying to get a hold of the Demon Hunter himself. She was having a helluva time fighting the demons on her own, and she was not a bad fighter at all. It was wearing her out. "Dammit! Dante! Pick up your com-link!"
"What is it, Trish? I'm a little busy here." Came the annoyed voice of the handsome half demon.
Trish swore as she balled up a fist and threw a wave of electricity to send demons flying back into the Hell Gates. "Doing what?! I saw you up there, you jackass!" She cursed loudly as she ducked under a demonic cat's claws before she kneed it hard in the head, sending it flying backward. "You better get your ass over here! I'm getting the best I can but there's just too many! I need backup right now!"
On the top of a building, sitting on a bunch of dead demon bodies, Dante lit up a cigarette before he stood up and moved away from the large pile. He took several puffs as he held his com-link up to his ear. He hated it when Trish started yelling at him. Sometimes she yelled at him for the dumbest reasons. But still, he had seen what kind of mess she was in right at the moment.
"All right. All right. Don't get your thong tied up." He grinned when he heard her scream at him through the com-link. He took another puff off his cigarette before he flicked it over his shoulder onto the pile which was actually drenched in gasoline. The pile of carcasses lit up quickly from the small cherry of the smokes. "I'm on my way." Dante sighed as he went over to his motorcycle and climbed on. He kicked it alive, revving it loudly. "Judgment Day really is Hell, isn't it?" He muttered to himself before he sped the motorbike right off the roof of the building he was on top of. The bike went sailing through the air until he landed on a few demons on the road below, killing them instantly.
Within minutes, he was at the drop point and blasting demons left and right with his shotgun as he sped up to where Trish was. He quickly braked and went sailing towards a large demon, slashing it with Rebellion before he began firing off his twin handguns. He glanced over to see Trish nearly barbiequing demons with her electric powers.
"Not bad." He said smirking before he quickly got into a fighting stance and began fighting the demons with his hands, soon taking out his guns and blasting the brains out of the demons that attacked him. The two were quickly joined by an angered wolf and two annoyed women where were slicing and blasting demons apart with their weapons. It was an apocalyptic fight and full of devastation.
Finally, after hours of endless fighting, it quieted down.
The demons stopped coming through the Hell Gates, yet it was still open. It was just swirling above the city with fiery red clouds and sparks but at least the demons had decided to take a break from fighting the Demon Hunter, the three lovely ladies and the savage wolf. Still, the women and the wolf were exhausted.
"Damn it." Lady snapped as she sank down on her haunches then fell onto her rear, while hugging her large gun to her. "That was way, way too close."
Trish nodded as she sank down next to her, pulling her hair back into a ponytail to air out her sweaty neck. Her black leather top was drenched in her sweat and demon blood, making her pull a face at the smell. "They're getting way too strong, guys." She stated the obvious. "Too strong and there's too many." She sighed. "Face it, but we're fighting a losing Apocalyptic war. We need a whole lot more fighters."
Lucia cupped a hand over her mouth, looking as innocent as ever. She also looked pale and tired. She was more paler due to all the fighting, not to mention the death of her mother had taken a toll on her. "I wish there was something we could do."
All eyes flickered up to the pacing white haired half demon, who was staring off into the distance. He looked so lost in his thoughts. It was something that the women weren't used to. He never had deep thoughtful moments. Not until lately that is. It scared the three that he was growing too serious because of this war. Dante knew that this war was getting out of control. Too many people had and were being killed because of the demons. It scared him to know that there was only a thousand people left in the world, mostly adults. But what men that were left were not fighters. There were only four people and one wolf fighting the demons.
"Dante."
Dante's eyes flashed open and he turned around slowly while his three lovely friends jumped to their feet. Though the demon hunter knew that voice, the women did not. They did not know Zack the wolf's true form. They only knew that he was a large gray wolf that had started hanging around Dante. And nothing more. When they looked at where Zack had once been, the wolf was gone but was replaced by a spikey, black haired man.
The real Zack.
Dante smirked when he saw Zack's true form and that made him shake his head as he completely faced the man. "Hey, Zack." He told him with a lazy shrug. "I was wondering when you were going to show off the real you." He shook his head. "You got a plan of what to do? 'Cause we could use a real good one right about now."
"Dante, who the hell is this? Has this stranger been your dog this entire time?!" Lady asked bewildered.
Both Dante and Zack snorted as they glanced at one another, while the black haired warrior stood up and began stretching his limbs. "Nope. Not a dog. There's a difference between dogs and wolves. But I am a friend." He said before nodding to each of the women. "My name is Zack Faire. I'm a friend of Dante's, and an Ex-Soldier of Shinra Inc. Reborn as a Nibel wolf but now and then I can change forms." He then turned to Dante, letting his sapphire blue eyes look into the half demon's icy blue ones. "Yeah, Dante. I have a plan and you might just like it. Vincent. He and Cloud could help us out here. Your world is going to Hell, so why not have an Avalanche put out the flames?" He suggested.
Dante paused from turning away before he looked right back at Zack with a sly smile on his face. It was obvious that he nearly forgot about his old friends from a different world. "Valentine. Didn't really think of him. It's been a while since I've even thought about him and the others." He paused to scratch the back of his neck. "Eight years has passed since I've see them. Hmm."
"Dante, maybe you'd care to explain. 'Cause you and your weird wolf man there is confused the hell out of the rest of us." Trish said moodily.
The half demon only glanced at her and the other confused two before he shrugged. It was true he hadn't told them of where he went eight years ago and how even came across Zack. He hadn't told them anything, as the matter of fact. He had just kept it to himself and didn't spare a word about other worlds. "All right. But you might want to sit down. This'll take a while. Eight years ago, a woman named Jenova, Jen for short showed up at the Devil Never Cry to hire me for a job. She wanted me to kill a demon named Chaos……." And so he began his story.
Almost an hour and a half later, Dante finished his story about how he met the Chaos Demon, who indeed was living in a kind man, Vincent Valentine. He explained how Jen was actually a tyrant and everything. He told them about Cloud and Avalanche, Jen's true intentions and how he had helped them get rid of their problem.
"So, I returned here with the help of the infused White and Black materia." He even showed them the silver materia embedded in his mother's old amulet.
"So, this Vincent Valentine, he's a demon like us?" Lucia asked, trying to digest everything. "How strong is he?"
Dante only shrugged as he began to pace again. "He's nearly as strong as me, Luc. Maybe stronger. That Chaos demon is one tough S.O.B." He then nodded. "As for everyone else of the Avalanche group. If there were any I know that could help us, it'd be Avalanche. I know they could and probably would help us. All we have to do is go to the Planet and ask them. We'll tell them our problem and they'll come help us get rid of the demons." He told them.
Lady frowned as she stared at the careless looking Zack, who was lounging against a stone slab before she looked at Dante. "And you expect us to believe that some strange orb can open up an unearthly portal to a whole different world besides Hell?" She asked sarcastically.
"I don't expect you do anything, Lady." Dante said making a face at her. He hated it when she got like this. She was the most impossible out of the group. If she couldn't see it, then she didn't believe it. He touched the amulet resting on his chest. "But I'll show you that it can do that if we decide to go." He then shook his head. "But first we have to decide on when we should go and how long we are going to be at the Planet. We don't know when the demons are going to decide to come out again."
Lucia frowned as she looked at the ground, looking as if she was searching her mind for that answer. "The last time they came out it was five days ago. And it was the same before. They're attacking in a pattern. Five days later after the last attack." She told them, looking around at everyone now. "I suppose we will have five days before they attack again." She announced. Dante slowly nodded. He hoped that was the case. So if he went back to the Planet, he had five days to find Vincent and the Avalanche before the next hordes of demons decided to show up. That did give him a little time. But still, to leave the Hell Gates unwatched wasn't smart. There was a good chance that one of the demons might stick their heads out to see if it was clear or not. "The only thing we need to worry about is who goes and who stays. I know for a fact that if we left the Hell Gates unattended, the demons will show up."
Trish nodded as she stood up and folded her arms. "You got a point. We will have to decide who stays and who goes. I guess I can say I can stay. I'm strong enough to hold them back. But you'll have to go, Dante. This Valentine knows you so he probably trusts you." She told him.
Both Lady and Lucia nodded as they both stood. "She's right. You go." The black haired beauty said. "I'll stay too. I've got the big guns while she has the big power." Then Lady turned her amber colored eyes onto Lucia. "Lucy, you should go too. He could use some help staying out of trouble." She said with a smirk. The other two women and Zack smiled while Dante eyed her dully. "Oh, thanks. I'm glad you trust me that much." He paused as then smirked at her. "Mary."
"Shut up!" Lady snapped. "Don't call me that! You know I hate that name, Dante!"
Dante only laughed while waving a hand at her. "Yeah, yeah. I know. Don't get so technical." He then turned his icy gaze onto Zack. "So, Zack. Going or staying?" He asked. He couldn't care less if Zack went or stayed. It might help if he did go. In his wolf form, he could sniff out Cloud and the others.
As if he read his mind, Zack stood up and hooked his thumbs onto his suspenders. "Going. It's been eight years since I've seen my old pal, Cloud. Besides, who knows where they are. I can find them as a wolf."
Dante nodded as he turned to his female friends, touching the amulet at his neck. "Well then. Let's get going. We have five days to get to the Planet, find Valentine and his pals, convince them to come help us out here and then get back here before the demons come back out of Hell." He told them. "So, I guess we better get started." He rose his free hand away from them and concentrated on the power of the Silver materia.
Suddenly, there was a loud crack of thunder and a very strong breeze picked up all around the five. The women were startled while the men were relaxed. The two were actually used to stuff like this. Before them, electric ripples began to swirl in the air, swirling round and round like a cyclone. And before them, the portal opened. It was swirling like a aerial maelstrom with only little sparks sparking up now and then. But unlike maelstroms, tornados or any kind of swirling storm, it was on its side, facing the Demon Hunter and his comrades.
"Well, here we go." Dante said as he looked at Trish and Lady. "You two going to be okay? If it gets too rough back here, just hide. The 1000 surviving people of this world are across the ocean, so they should be safe until we get back."
"We'll be fine, Dante." Trish tried to reassure him, though she was trying to convince herself too.
Lady nodded in agreement as she leaned against her Kalina-Anne. She didn't look too sure that it was going to be all right, but then again, she didn't care. As long as she got to fight. "Just get out of here, Dante. Hurry it up and find Vincent Valentine. We'll be just fine."
Dante nodded slowly as he looked back at Lucia and Zack. He didn't want to leave Trish and Lady in such danger but he knew that he had no choice. They needed help to stop all of these demons and find a way to close the Hell Gate. "Well, let's head out. Time's ticking away." He told the angelic woman and the wolfman. Lucia and Zack both nodded before they turned with Dante and rushed towards the portal. All three jumped right into the swirling portal, vanishing right away.
"Good luck, guys." Trish said as she watched the portal disappear once they had entered. But then her eyes flickered over to the Hell Gates, which started to glow an even more fiery red as loud roars came from within. It sounded like the demons were celebrating. "And hurry."