"What?", was all that came out of Nero's mouth. He couldn't believe what he had just heard; his father and uncle had left the utopia. "Yeah, man", Mathew continued, "Sanctus believes that you and your family had betrayed us. He's gone mad" "How could they do this?", Nero asked, pacing back and forth, "I mean, th-they just up and left" He stops and said, "It's unless they found a way to the surface" Mathew just stood there confused saying, "You mean, you never knew about this?" "No, my father never told me anything. It may be the reason he was so distant" Mathew stood silent then spoke up, "There may be a way to the surface, but it's dangerous" He then pulled out what looked like a gun that people called a revolver, but it was double barreled, and it had a name carved on it saying, "Blue Rose" while Mathew said, "I could get into trouble but you're my friend, Nero, and I know you're innocent, but Sanctus believes you're as guilty as your family" Nero took Blue Rose as he went to the door of his father's room. He was still staying with Vergil, until he had enough money to buy his own house, but that was now out of the question. Nero took a deep breath and opened the door; he saw it was neat like his room. It had a desk on one side and a bed with the end of it facing the entranceway to the room and a chest was at the end and it made Nero wonder what was in it. He kneeled and opened it with a small piece of paper saying, "For Nero" and he saw a dark blue jacket and a red hooded vest. He quickly closed the door and changed into the hooded vest and trench coat and rolled the sleeves on the jacket up until they were a bit passed his elbows.
He put the device Vergil got for him for his birthday eight years ago on and with Blue Rose he was ready. "Alright", Mathew said, "The way there is tricky with the police out looking for you, but I know a way around that. And you won't like it" "Anyway is fine", Nero said, "I just need to find my dad and uncle before Sanctus finds them first" Mathew nodded his head and approached the door and opened it to make sure no one was around. When the coast is clear both men hurry down the streets, avoiding the Police Force as much as they could. They soon stopped in front of an old building with a rusted door that had fallen off its hinges while they walked inside. Mathew stopped in front of a wall and said, "My father told me that there was a secret passages hidden in Fortuna that would lead to the surface, maybe your father was looking for one of the passages and eventually found one with your uncle in the force, made it easier to find more" Once the wall opened it revealed a tunnel that was dark while Nero held onto a flashlight. "This is as far as I can go", Mathew said, "I can keep the force off of you for as long as I can. Good luck, Nero Sparda" Nero watched the wall close back and in the dark, he was alone.
Nero didn't know how long he had been in the passage when he noticed a door leading to what looked like a lab. He opened it and once he did, the lights came on and he noticed some sort of light blinking. He pressed the button, and Vergil showed up on the screen, wearing a light blue coat with three coat tails and Dante wasn't in the Fortuna Police uniform, but a red trench coat, black shirt, black fingerless gloves, red and black pants, and red and black boots as Vergil's voice said, "Nero, if you find this, this means your uncle and I have left Fortuna. Listen very close" Whatever Vergil had to say got Nero's attention quickly, "The device I gave you on your tenth birthday, keep it with you at all times, never let it out of your sight. Second, if Sanctus is after you because of us, hurry to the surface and head for a town called New Capulet City, it's a city from long ago when the war broke out. You were told all of your life that Fortuna was the last hope for humanity, but they're wrong" New Capulet City? Fortuna wasn't the last hope for humanity? All of these questions began to fill in his mind as Vergil continued, "Fortuna believed that the poor would infect the population and so many people were denied entry into the city, so they built a city underneath a city that was known as Capulet City. Your grandfather had the opportunity to visit the city when Dante and I were children, but that's a story for another time" Dante soon stepped in and said, "Kid, we want you to get out of the city as fast as you can. Go to New Capulet City and ask for someone by the name of Credo. He will help guide you to us"
"Just be careful, my son", Vergil said, "We'll see each other soon" The message ended and Nero looked at the device and it pointed to a locker and he opened it to reveal a sword different from the ones the police use when a banging noise could be heard, signifying they found him as someone shouted, "He's in here, he's got a sword with him!" "Be careful!", another shouted, "Sanctus wants him alive. Don't let him get away" Nero remembered seeing this sword and that it was called, "Red Queen" as he took the sword and looked around and saw another door on the opposite side. He looked towards the console in the middle of the room and muttered, "Sorry, Dad" He took the message and placed it into the device while he erased all of Vergil's hard work while setting it to self-destruct while the door was being broke down. Once it was finished, Nero hurried to the other door and by the time he closed it, the force made its way in when the self-destruct went off and exploded.
Nero had never felt so sick in his life at what had happened. He killed members of the Fortuna Police, which would add more anger towards him, but he couldn't think of it yet as he took a deep breath and walked forward to see a place he'd never thought he would see, it was the entrance to the surface and he found it when the sound of a gun cocking got his attention. Lady stood a few feet from him as Nero held Blue Rose in his left hand and Red Queen on his back. They both stared at each other when Lady lowered her gun and said, "I know better than to kill you" Nero lowered Blue Rose cautiously and asked, "You on my side or are on Fortuna's side?" "I've always been on your father, your uncle and your side", Lady said as she walked over to a small console and began pressing a few buttons while Nero asked, "Why are you helping us? You could be charged for treason" "I know", she said not looking at him, "but your family has always been there for me when my father was too busy being Sanctus' head councilman. Plus your father and uncle are like brothers to me"
The entrance was finally opened as Lady said, "I would like to help find Dante and Vergil, but I was told by them to stay here" She hugged Nero and said, "Be careful and best of luck" Nero nodded his head and hurried out of the now closing door. Nero walked for a few miles and came upon a door and as he turned the door knob, the young man was once more, all alone as he thought, 'Hang on Dad, Uncle, I'm coming'