The final chapter. It is a bit short, but it hopefully leads into the first Sons of Sparda

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Twenty years later…

"Vergil, come here"

Vergil walked over and bowed before the statue of Mundus. However, this was no longer the Vergil of old. He had been defeated and humiliated by Mundus ten years earlier and now served him as the Dark Angel Knight known as Nelo Angelo

"What does my lord require of me?" Vergil asked

"Your brother, Dante, is here. He wishes to stop my resurrection. I fear that I might not have enough power to stop him by the time he gets here. If he continues at the same pace he's going. He's already defeated Phantom and Griffon. I have something I need you to do"

"Ask and I will serve"

"There is a demon sealed away in the human world. His name is Balthazar. I fear that I may need his help to stop Dante and aid my resurrection. Go to him and release him. Tell him to serve me in return for his full powers"

"Very well then. I shall carry this out"

Vergil straightened and walked away, as Trish stepped out of the darkness beside Mundus

"Are you sure about this?" Trish asked, "Bringing Balthazar here? To serve you? Remember the last time you did that? He turned against you and tried to resurrect Beelzebub. What makes you think he won't try again this time"

"He doesn't have what he needs to unleash Beelzebub," Mundus answered, "I can give him his full powers and I can take them away easily, just like that"

"Alright then. I'm just not so sure about this plan"

"Trish, go do something useful. Like spying on Dante?"

"You got it"

She disappeared in a flash of lightning, as Mundus sighed

"Soon, my time will come"

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One year later…

Dante was sitting at his desk, bored out of his mind. He was flipping a coin, trying to pass the time. It had been a year since he defeated Mundus on Mallet Island and Trish joined his side in fighting against demons. Lady dropped in from time to time, but so far, there wasn't much work around. Dante sighed, looking over at the Sparda sword. He had retrieved it from Mallet Island after defeating his twin brother, Vergil. Dante's thoughts drifted to his twin. Ever since Mallet Island, Dante noted he had changed somewhat, becoming a little more like Vergil in an attempt to keep his memory alive. This had resulted in Dante talking less and when he did, it was usually only a few words or a couple of sentences. He was taking the silent persona of Vergil. He didn't even make wisecracks anymore, knowing it wasn't like Vergil at all. He knew Trish and Lady were concerned about his sudden change in personality and appearance, but he wanted to keep a part of Vergil alive in some way, even if it changed him

Suddenly, the front door swung open and Trish walked in, carrying some envelopes and sitting on Dante's desk, sorting through them. Dante watched her as he continued flipping his coin. It was a double-headed coin and Dante had been using it to make decisions. He was starting to leave things up to fate, after seeing what had happened to his twin on Mallet Island and also his family. Trish frowned, as she handed a bulky package to Dante. He raised an eyebrow at her

"It's for you," Trish said, "Don't know who its from however"

Dante flipped his coin once more and caught it, before grabbing the package and opening it. An amulet fell out onto his desk, as well as a small note. Dante frowned, picking the amulet up and looking closely at it. It had three cutouts: one circle, another a crescent moon shape and the other like one half of the yin-yang symbol. Dante frowned again, before reading the note

"The amulet used to belong to your father. Before he died, he returned it to my care, telling me to give it to you when I need your help. Well, it seems I do. Come to Vie da Marli and help me search for the ancient treasure known as Arcana. Please help us. We can't let the Arcana fall into the wrong hands and someone with the wrong hands is looking for it, seeking to unleash hell upon the world"

"So, are you going to go?" Trish asked

Dante flipped his coin. It landed on heads. Funny that

"I'll go," he said

Getting up from his desk, he grabbed Rebellion and sheathed it, before grabbing his handguns and holstering them, leaving the shop as Trish watched him go

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Three weeks earlier…

Gloria walked into the meeting room of the Order of the Sword. She was wearing a low cut white outfit that had blue stiff feathers on the shoulders. Over the last twenty years following Sparda's death and Balthazar's imprisonment, she had been in hiding, waiting for her moment. Now it had come after she learned that Dante had the Sparda sword in his possession and that the blood needed for the ritual was at the Order. Turns out there was another spell to help release her father. She sauntered into the room, as Sanctus and Credo got to their feet

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Credo demanded

"My name is Gloria and I have a proposition for you"

"Let her speak," Sanctus said

Gloria smiled and walked around the table

"I have a feeling you are looking for demonic power"

"That's not true," Credo said

"I can help. I can help you achieve full demonic power if you help me out"

She touched Sanctus' shoulder, channelling her power into him, corrupting his way and putting him under her sway. She did the same to Credo and the rest of the Knights at the table, without any of them realizing

"What do you need?" Sanctus asked, now fully corrupted by Gloria's power

"I need the sword of Sparda. And I know where it is. With the sword, we can open the gateway to the demon world and gain all that power we need. Interested?"

"We are interested," Credo replied, "Tell us where the sword resides"

"I was hoping you see it my way. Very well. The sword resides at a place called Devil May Cry. Have fun"

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