DVYL May Cry

Dante and Vergil were slowly making their way from the site of their battle with the former Demon King to where the rest of their group was waiting. They could've gotten there quickly with the use of one of Vergil's portals but both wanted to use the time of the walk to rest and just enjoy the moment now that their mission was finally over. They had recovered completely from their battle; Jaune was no longer limping and Vergil's arm was no longer aching. Both just kept walking with content smiles and comforting silence between them.

The two brothers eventually saw their group in the distance and Dante's smile grew a bit bigger. They all looked like they were talking to each other or trying to get Yang to calm down. The group looked towards them as they heard their footfalls coming closer, all their faces looked relieved to see that they were no worse for wear from their battle with the Demon King. Before anyone could do anything, Yang took off in a full sprint towards them. She collided into him, causing him to take a step backwards, and she wrapped her arms tightly around him. Before he could try to do the same, she took a step back and looked him up and down. She placed her hands on his cheeks and stared into his eyes with a concerned look, "You are okay, right?"

Dante just smiled more and gently held her wrists as he closed his eyes to bask in her warmth for just a bit longer. He opened his eyes and looked back into her's, "Yes, Yang, I'm fine. I'm here." He told her reassuringly.

Her answer was to smile at him and lean up to kiss him fully. He just returned it and felt truly at peace for the first time in years. As they pulled apart, Dante had two more people run into him, Ruby and Nora, who hugged him tightly. He just chuckled as he hugged them back. The rest of his new family walked over to see him as well, all checking in their own way if he was okay. He looked past them to see that Ozpin was making his way over to them as well with Qrow. He had a small smile on his lips, "Very well done, Dante, Vergil."

Vergil just nodded with a satisfied smirk and Dante looked at him with a grin, "Thanks, Ozpin." Qrow just pulled out his flask and raised it to him in cheers before taking a drink from it. "Are the rest of you okay?" he asked as he turned to everyone.

Nora saluted him, "DVYL is fine, Fearless Leader. We're low on ammo but we're fine." She said cheerfully. Dante gave a sideways look to Ren, just to be sure Nora wasn't hiding if anything was wrong with her. Ren just nodded, confirming that his girlfriend was right.

He looked over to Ruby but Weiss was the one to answer, "We're also fine, Dante. We are low on ammo and I'm practically out of Dust but we are fine."

That caused him to sigh in relief, "That's good."

"So, what happens now?" Yang asked as Dante wrapped an arm around her waist to have her close to him.

Vergil was the one to respond, "With Mundus gone, the demons no longer have anyone to lead them. They will fall into disarray. Plus, I'm certain that Mundus drew upon the power of not only the demons here but the Kingdom as a whole. In short, revolution is in the air."

"So, does that mean what I think it does?" Ruby asked in excitement.

Dante nodded to his little sister, "It's the beginning of the end for the demons. Faunus and mankind will be free."

Vergil nodded with a smile, "Yes. Free of the demons, the path is clear for us to rule."

It took a few seconds before everyone turned to Vergil in shock, no one more so than Dante himself, "What did you just say?"

Vergil just turned to him like it was obvious, "The path is clear for us to rule, Dante."

"To rule what?" he asked in disbelief as he slowly let go of Yang to fully face him.

"This." He said as he motioned around them. "Everything. We can guide Remnant as a whole now."

"What is he talking about?" Weiss asked in fear.

"You mean like Mundus?" Dante asked with a hard tone to his voice.

"No." Vergil chuckled. "No, we will be nothing like Mundus. We'll respect out subjects, not enslave them."

"Subjects?" Blake asked in fear and anger.

"He means you. He means Faunus and Humans both." He said as he started to walk around Yang to get closer to his brother.

"I thought you were fighting for freedom?" Pyrrha asked, just beyond stunned.

Vergil just looked at all the mortals around them, not saying a word. Dante was looking out over the distance as realization hit him, "It was his freedom we were fighting for…Not yours." He turned back to his brother in shock and anger, "This wasn't the plan, Vergil."

He turned to his brother calmly, "This was always the plan, brother." He turned to him fully. "The Brothers created our kind to guide humanity and because of their absence, they have fallen into chaos. They need someone to guide them onto the right path."

"Humans need to have their freedom, to have choice. That's what the Brothers gave them." Ozpin spoke up in a stern voice.

Vergil turned to the Headmaster, "And what have you done with that choice? You slaughter each other constantly to gain whatever you want out of greed. You kill each other for being Human or Faunus while ignoring the Grimm as a whole. If we let your kind have their choice, you would just bring about extinction. And that would go against your mission and what they wanted this world to be."

"The Nephilim were not meant to rule, Vergil." Dante spoke up again, "That was not what our kind was supposed to be."

"Don't be so simplistic." Vergil said as he took a few steps closer to his brother. "Mortals are frail. They are like children. They need protection." He started to walk around Dante, "Not just from demons or angels, but from themselves! We, you and I, have saved them."

Dante turned to face his twin in an instant, "You and I saved them?"

"Who else?" Vergil asked in annoyance.

"Mortals." He motioned to their group as a whole before pointing at Yang, "This mortal especially."

Vergil just shrugged dismissively, "They were useful-"

"Useful?" Yang said in anger.

Dante took a step closer to Yang, motioning to her as he did before he walked around Vergil like he did prior, "Yang saved my life. Yang held out under imprisonment and torture to keep your existence a secret. Yang was the one to lead us here to Mountain Glenn and to Mundus' lair. Everyone here risked their lives to hold off Mundus' soldiers so we could kill him." He was standing in front of him once again, "We would've failed numerous times over if it weren't for them!"

"Listen!" Vergil spoke up loudly but not angrily. "If you can't see the chaos the mortals will cause, if you don't want the responsibility of protecting them, then stand aside. I'll rule alone."

Dante stepped forward and pointed at Vergil's face, "I didn't help you destroy Mundus so you could take his place!" He then spoke in a very serious voice as he stared into his eyes, "I can't let you do this, Vergil."

Vergil just narrowed his eyes at him, "And I can't let you stop me, brother. Stand aside."

"Don't do this." He warned.

"Okay, I think you to need to calm down-" Yang started

"Stay out of this!" Vergil turned and shouted at her.

The air started to feel cold and hot all at once. Everyone turned to Dante to see his eyes glowing and the air circulating around him, "Do NOT talk to her like that." He all but commanded.

The two just stared at each other and Vergil scoffed, "You're really going to make me do this? For them?" he hissed out viciously as his own eyes began to glow.

"You've given me no choice." Dante said in finality. Their eyes stopped glowing as the two just stared at each other. The tension in the air was so intense, it almost felt like raw energy was surging through it. "Yang." Dante spoke up softly, "Get back over to the others."

She nodded before walking behind him and to her friends and family, "Kick his ass." She told him.

He just nodded to her, "Ozpin. Protect them." Dante said out loud.

The Headmaster nodded, "You have nothing to worry about." He then slammed his cane onto the ground, creating a dome like forcefield around all of them.

The two slowly started to walk towards the center of the ruins they were in, where a huge clearing was for them. Neither turning away from the other as they walked to their sides and backwards for more space. They didn't even blink until they stopped walking. Vergil pulled Yamato in front of him and held the hilt with his right hand. Rebellion manifested onto Dante's back and he slowly started to reach backwards for his sword. He stopped when his hand grasped the handle.

In an instant, both shouted and charged towards the other. Their blades met and sparked dangerously with power. Both spun clockwise as they met. Dante could see Vergil's eyes glow with demonic power for a second before both were pushed back several feet from the other, now standing on the opposite side they started at. The shockwave from the first strike kicked up a lot of wind. If not for the barrier, the mortals would've been knocked dozens of feet away. All of them now nervous as the two of the most powerful beings on the planet were about to do battle. No one more so than Yang, but not for herself.

As they stopped, Dante rested his sword on his shoulder while Vergil sheathed his katana. Their eyes locked and they charged again. Dante pulled his sword over his shoulder while Vergil performed another quick draw. The next few seconds were filled with numerous flashes of lights and the sound of metal clashing against metal.

Dante was slowly gaining the advantage in their fight so Vergil jumped back and away from him, creating six swords of white light with his Sword Illusion and firing them at his twin one after the other. Dante in response, started to bat them away with Rebellion before placing it on his back once again. He drew Ebony and Ivory and started to fire a storm of bullets in return. Vergil however just started to easily deflect the bullets with his sword, it looking like pure light as he did.

Dante stopped, seeing that it was useless and holstered the twins once again. He drew Rebellion just in time to see Vergil clear the distance between them in an instant before moving past him. A second later he stopped and several flashes of light were seen and cuts erupt across Dante's form. He grit his teeth and performed a series of lightning fast stabs to his brother's back as he was sheathing his trusted katana. Vergil slid across the ground before turning and standing again.

Both Nephilim stared at each other as the wounds across their bodies started to heal quickly. Both just fully analyzing the other and neither serious so far. Neither using their demonic or angelic powers yet, let alone their Devil Triggers. Dante was debating on what form he should use to get the flow of battle back into his favor when he saw Vergil create six more swords and fired them all simultaneously. Dante immediately drew the shotgun he received from the brother he was now fighting and blasted the two middle swords into nothing as he charged forwards. The other four swords flew past him without even touching him.

He started to fire rapidly with Revenant as he closed the distance between them. Vergil was managing to knock most of the buckshot but some was still getting through and damaging him. With each impact, he was forced to take a step backwards. When Dante found that he was close enough, he holstered his gun and drew his sword once again. With a flash of light blue, Rebellion had taken the form of Osiris. He gave a sweeping slash with his scythe and caught Vergil on his ribs. He was sent skidding backwards but he still had Yamato drawn. He quickly imbued his katana with angelic energy causing it to glow light blue.

Before the fallen Nephilim even came to a full stop, he moved forward quicker than the eye could see. Dante's foot barely touched the ground before he did the same thing. The mortals couldn't hope to keep up with them at this point. They would just feel gusts of wind and flash of light blue just to see the two clash before they would disappear again. They reappear and disappear every other second in many different spots across the clearing. Sometimes Dante would gain a hit and other's it was Vergil but more often than not, it was just a clash of weapons.

"This is insane…" Pyrrha said quietly. She was considered the best of her age but seeing this just showed her just how little that meant in the grand scheme of things.

"I can't even keep up with them." Ruby said, both starstruck and terrified all at once.

"So, this is what Nephilim can really do." Qrow said while keeping his hand on Harbinger in case things went from bad to worse.

Both Nephilim reappeared near the center of the clearing, a good twenty feet between them. They stared unblinking as the two were preparing for their next moves. With a flash of red, Dante was now wielding Arbiter. Vergil had a similar idea by imbuing Yamato with demonic energy, it making it now glow a deep red. They leapt at one another, each pulling their arm back for a full powered swing. They met in midair and the force of their two weapons created a huge displacement of air, kicking up all the dust around them.

They were forced back a few feet from the attacks but as soon as they landed on the ground, they brought their weapons forwards again. The two were practically unmoving, every clash of their weapons would cause small tremors and cracked the ground around them. Once in a while, one would cause the other to take a step back and get damaged by the force the other had used. But that would just cause him to dig deep to deal just as strong swing in retribution. The strength they were using was even starting to cause the nearby buildings to crack severely and start to collapse on occasions. Meanwhile a crater slowly formed around them with each clash.

Ren took a step closer to Nora as a building close to them collapsed, "If those two aren't careful, they may just bring this whole cavern down on top of us."

Nora was just staring wide eyed at the two, "I wouldn't be surprise if the ground underneath them hasn't given way completely yet."

A resounding crash of metal was heard as the two weapons slammed into each other and created a massive shockwave. It knocked the two of them thirty feet away from each other and collapsed another half dozen ruined building around them. It even had enough force to weaken Ozpin's barrier, the dome shimmering and almost fading. The man in question fell to one knee and a grimace went across his face. "Oz, are you okay?" Qrow asked as he placed a hand onto his boss' shoulder.

The Headmaster just nodded, "I'm fine, was just surprised. Forgot just how much two Nephilim can do."

Vergil's eyes flicked over to the weakened barrier and a smirk came to his lips. Dante's eyes widened in realization just before Vergil started sending another volley of swords at the barrier. The first few impacted the barrier before one impaled halfway through it. At that point, the winded Professor was forced to drop his barrier as the last sword was flying in a direct path for Yang.

At that point the world seemed to move in slow motion. Acting on reflex, Dante pulled his axe back and with another flash of blue, he was holding Ophion- Angel Lift. He whipped it forward and the snake-like head grabbed onto Yang's gauntlet, after she raised her arms to offer some sort of defense. Dante was pulled quick towards his girlfriend and he managed to get in front of her with his arms out wide as the sword impaled him through the center of his stomach.

Dante let out a gasp of pain as they all shouted, "Dante!" in shock and fear. Yang being the loudest of them all.

Before he could do anything to reassure them or otherwise, the sword in his stomach started to glow red before he was teleported right in front of his brother. Vergil started to deal a series of lighting flash slashes with Yamato, after imbuing it with angelic energies. Dante was about to shift his weapon into any of its other forms but he was sent flying backwards by two more of Vergil's swords impaling him in either shoulder.

As he was flying back, Vergil imbued his katana with demonic energy again and the swords in his shoulders started to glow light blue. Using that brief second, Dante reached for one of his firearms. Vergil was then teleported in front of him and he swung a full strength swing into Dante, sending him crashing through a pile or rubble that used to be a building.

Everyone just stared in disbelief, "He didn't just lose, did he?" Weiss asked, afraid for her friend.

Blake shook he head, "No, that isn't possible. This is Dante we are talking about." She said trying to reassure them as well as herself.

"Come on, Dante. Come on." Yang said under her breath.

Vergil meanwhile stood tall as he sheathed his katana. He raised his right hand and with a flash of red form the rubble, Dante was now laying in front of him, both bruised and beaten badly. He was breathing weakly as Vergil looked down at his brother, "This is what happens, Dante. This is what happens when you align with the people you should be ruling over. Please, reconsider, brother."

Dante just started to chuckle weakly, "You know, brother, for being 'smarter' than me. You made a mistake by giving me this." He raised his right hand just enough to show him holding Kablooey, the gun he grabbed before Vergil attacked. Vergil's eyes widened and he looks down to see a glowing dart stuck to his stomach. Before he can do anything, Dante smirks, "Kaboom." It detonated and threw Vergil backwards through the air.

Dante manages to roll over and fire a barrage of darts at his airborne brother. Only about half of them hit before they detonate consecutively and slammed him into a building that was still standing. That gave Dante just enough time for him to get to one knee but he was still in no condition to close the distance. He pulled out his weapon and shifted it into Aquilla before sending them flying towards his brother.

Vergil was back on his feet and was slowly making his way back over to Dante but he had to stop to deflect the flying blades coming towards him. Dante focused more energy into them to divide them into six to keep up the pressure and buy him more time to recover.

Vergil was still trying to knock them all away but he was slowly growing annoyed by it. He quickly summoned six of his swords around him, blades pointed outwards, and started to have them revolve around him for protection. He started to charge once again towards his brother as he deflected the flying blades with his katana or they would hit his Sword Illusions, shattering them.

Seeing his strategy wasn't working, Dante recalled his weapons before shifting it into Ophion- Demon Pull. He whipped it forward and Vergil was prepared to knock the grappler away with his sword but to his shock, it wasn't aimed at him. Instead, it grabbed one of his Sword Illusions still revolving around him by the handle. Dante pulled the sword to him but before it could reach him completely, he spun it over his head and whipped it forwards. This sent the Sword Illusion back at its creator.

Vergil quickly used his last sword to stop the one flying at him. Both shattered and he looked up in time to see that Dante had jumped towards him with Eryx around his arms. Vergil tried to stop himself so he could better counter but it was too late, the gauntlet, with demonic energy stored in it, collided with the side of his head and sent him tumbling across the floor.

Dante was standing tall but he was breathing raggedly, he hadn't recovered enough to keep this up and he was using his energy excessively. But he had to keep going, he couldn't let Vergil get away with his plan. Vergil was back on his feet but before Dante could consider taking another step forward, a circle of swords formed around him all pointed at the blonde Nephilim. On Vergil's mental command, the swords impaled him from all sides causing him to scream in pain.

Not taking any more chances, Vergil sheathed his katana and slammed the end of it on the ground, releasing a blue aura and activating his Devil Trigger. His coat started to glow white as his body started to just radiate this blue aura. And around him were four blue, shadow-like doppelgangers of himself. Dante could barely flinch before Vergil dashed forward and past him, delivering a series of slashes across his chest. Not even a second later, each of his clones did the exact same move but not even a second between them. The swords that were still impaled in him were shattered and Dante fell to the ground.

Vergil turned back to him and sheathed his sword as his clones all did the same. Dante's vision was going dark at this point as he was losing consciousness. But as he was about to pass out, he quickly dug deep into his soul to draw upon his Devil Trigger for hopefully the last time today. He was beyond weak and he had no idea on what would happen to him. But to hell with the consequences.

With a shout, his oppressive aura erupted from his body and his body took on his usual physical alterations. He stood up straight and stared down his brother with nothing but pure power surging in his eyes. Dante shifted Rebellion back into its sword form and sent an unusually large amount of energy, nearly everything his Devil Trigger could offer, into his blade as he flipped it into a reverse grip.

Vergil knew exactly what he was planning and he went to draw Yamato to stop him with his clones trying to do the same. But he was too late, Dante swung his sword upwards and sending out a shockwave thrice the size of anything he had created prior. The attacked surged towards him but Vergil sent his clones to try to stop it but each one crumpled under the shockwave, only slowing it down marginally. Vergil had no choice but to use Yamato to try to block it but it quickly overcame his meager defense. Before he could be completely consumed by the energy, he teleported away and the shockwave tore up the rest of Mountain Glenn. Leaving all the others to stare in terrifying awe on Dante's full power.

Vergil reemerged a few feet away from Dante, out of breath and with his Devil Trigger exhausted. He quickly turned to face his brother but that was when Dante drove Rebellion through the center of his chest, the blade ripping out his back. Vergil had a look of shock while Dante's was just bloodthirsty. Yamato fell from Vergil's hand as he looked down at the blade in his chest with a grimace of pain. Dante gripped the handle with both hands to drive the sword deeper but Vergil placed his hands on either side of the blade trying to stop him.

He was grunting in pain as Dante forced him onto his knees. With another push, Dante shoved him onto his back, with the blade impaled into the ground below him. Vergil's hands fell away and Dante shoved a few more inches of the blade into him causing him to cry out in pain.

The rest just looked on in shock, "He's won, why hasn't he stopped." Ruby asked in horror as she looked away. Pyrrha wrapped her in a hug to try to shield her from the terrifying image.

Ozpin spoke up in grim realization, "His Devil Trigger as degraded too much of his humanity. Right now, he is no better than demon. He won't stop. Not until Vergil is dead."

Yang ran past them as they all shouted out to her. She knew what this would do to him if he was allowed to do it. It would destroy him. She couldn't let him do this. When she was close enough, she saw Dante shove more of his blade into Vergil and him screaming more. "Dante! Dante, don't kill him! Please!"

Dante ignored her and shoved a few more inches into his chest. Vergil reached up to him before his arm fell to the side. Yang slid on her knees next to him. He wasn't listening, he was too consumed by the power and negative emotions to give her any notice. She needed something to get his attention, something to cut through to the person he still was at his core. And it hit her, "Jaune!"

His head snapped over to her. She flinched back in shock by seeing his eyes empty of all the warmth and kindness they used to hold. Just clouded over by anger and bloodlust now. She shook herself and kept going. She couldn't lose him. She still needed him, now more than ever. "I know you feel angry and betrayed but you can't kill him. If you kill him, kill your brother, you can't come back from that. I know you and that pain will destroy you. Don't let that happen now. Not after everything we've been through."

Her eyes started to tear up, "I need you, Dante, more than anything. So, I am begging you. Please stop. For me."

His eyes widened slightly before he turned back to Vergil below him. His eyes started to roll into the back of his head and started to close. With all of his will, Dante pulled his consciousness from the fog that his Devil Trigger was creating in his mind. With that, his Devil Trigger reverted and he was back to normal, except now his hair was completely stark white. He pulled his sword from his brother's chest and he took in a deep breath. He started breathing raggedly as the wound was very slowly closing.

Dante stood up and placed Rebellion on his back before it disappeared into his tattoo. He then reached down with his right hand, offering it to his brother. Yang was still knelt down and was just staring in shock and relief. Vergil had one hand on his wound as he took his brother's hand.

Dante pulled him back to his feet but didn't let him go. He just stared into his brother's eyes. "Remnant is under my protection now." Was all he said as he dropped his hand.

Vergil just shook his head slightly, "You've chosen the wrong side. You're not mortal, Dante, and you never will be."

He looked at Yang, who was now back on her feet and walking over to Dante. He turned his back on them both as he slowly hobbled over to his sword. Yang stood behind her boyfriend and he put one arm out, just in case he needed to protect her. Vergil reached down and picked up his katana, he slashed to form a portal before he turned back around to look at his twin. He shook his head, "I loved you, brother..." was all he said before walking through it.

When it closed, Dante just looked down and dropped his arm. He clenched his fist and started to shake slightly. Before Yang could do or say anything, he fell to his knees and looked up to the sky before he wailed in sorrow and pain. The pain of losing the last member of his original family. The rest of the people in the ruins just looked down, knowing just how much pain he was in. He looked down once he was done and was shaking terribly.

Yang slowly knelt down beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked up slowly with tears falling from his eyes. In a broken and lost tone he said, "I don't know who I am anymore."

Yang placed her other hand on his left cheek, "I know exactly who you are…You are Dante. Nothing more and nothing less."

Dante just looked at her for a bit. Shocked that she was still by his side after all of this. He slowly shook his head, "No. I'm not." He looked back into her eyes, "I think it's time for Dante to finally rest. Maybe it's time for Jaune Arc to have a chance." He gave her a tiny smile.

Yang just gave him a tiny smile, "Jaune Arc, huh?"

He gave a weak nod, "Old name for a new look. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue and I think the ladies will love it." He gave her a weak smirk.

That got a small giggle from Yang, "Well, this one does." The hand that was on his shoulder started to play with his hair, "And I think I'll have no trouble getting used to this either."

His smile became a bit stronger with that, "I love you, Yang." He told her honestly.

She smiled at him, "I love you too… Jaune." With those words, the two came together for a kiss as they held the other close. The rest of their group started to walk towards them.

It would be many years later that Vergil would reemerge, now leading the demons as their new King. The demonic energy that he was infected with from the Gate to Hell had corrupted him far beyond what anyone would've thought possible. But instead of declaring war on humanity, he went straight for Salem. His hope was to finish her and claim the army of Grimm under her control. That way it would be child's play to subjugate the mortals under his rule. The war on her dark continent is still going on to this day, neither of them ready nor willing to surrender. And neither of them exactly bound to the rules of death.

Because of that war, demons and Grimm alike were being pulled to the fight. This gave humans and Faunus the chance to expand their lands and prepare for when the Grimm would come again. None of them knowing about the demons still besides only a handful of select people.

During that time, the new Jaune Dante Arc stayed with is team and sister team at Beacon, training to be Hunters of both Grimm and demons. As his new family learned how to become Demon Hunters, Jaune learned to be more mortal. He wanted to be more like the people he swore he'd protect. Plus, he found removing his necklace and being mortal from time to time was something he enjoyed greatly. Having a loving girlfriend like Yang also gave him more incentive to do so.

He knew eventually he'd be called to deal with Vergil and/or Salem. It would be the only way to make sure Remnant would be protected. And when that was finally accomplished, he swore to himself and the love of his life, that he would remove his necklace for good. To fully become mortal, that way the two could spend the rest of their lives together in peace. Even have a family for them to love fully. The way it should be. The life that Jaune Arc wanted above all else. And no one would argue that he'd earned it. Although, if the world ever needed the Nephilim, he would take up the mantle once again to protect the world. But more importantly, the third family he swore to protect.

A/N- Here it is, the last chapter of DVYL May Cry. Honestly, it's been a hell of a ride, pun intended. This was an interesting story to write and I loved writing it every step of the way. I hope the ending was as good as you all were expecting. Although if you knew the ending of the game, you probably had a good idea on where this was going. Hope I did it justice. It's still an odd feeling when I finish writing a story, very hard for me to describe.

As you all should know by now, Khor Evik Vlakhavlakh was the Beta Reader for this chapter. So go check him out. He is a good friend and writer, so it would a lot to both of us if you did.

With all that said, I hoped you all enjoyed this story of mine. Hopefully as much as I did writing it. And maybe you'll check out some of my other works. See you all in the the next update!