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Dante: Corrupted Soul

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Ari was wandering around her old town in the rain, her wings hanging limply. The now-corrupted Harbinger was quiet for now. For the past several years, the dragon’s presence was wearing her down. She didn’t have the courage to find Dante and the Nightmares because Harbinger pretty much threatened them. She held onto her self-made promise to protect Dante and that was what she was doing. Ari figured out that some of Vergil had corrupted the dragon and now he controlled her at times. She ran a hand through her hair and thought about her body. Harbinger’s takeover had altered her body to include horns and wings and her eye color changed. One eye was green and the other blue. She remembered Kurai Mayakashi having green eyes and Kumori Hokousha having blue eyes. She figured her eyes changed to reflect the Nightmares while the rest reflected the dragon. Ari was able to hide the horns and wings and move about with ease. Whenever she met with a particularly strong demon she couldn’t beat on her power alone, Harbinger’s power would compensate.

Ari nearly missed hearing a gun cock behind her. A shot sang and she moved her head without looking back. The bullet whizzed past her head harmlessly. She looked behind her. Behind her was a young man who had a gun in his hand. A strange energy emitted from his right arm which Ari realized was demonic. “Who are you?” she asked, backing away. “Who cares? I’m here to kill you. I’ve seen you in a fight with some lesser demons. I saw you for what you really are, demon.” the man said. “You call me a demon? You have no idea.” Ari said. She wasn’t sure who this guy was but she could tell he hunted demons like Dante. She felt Harbinger’s corrupted soul rise up to control her again but she fought. “No, Harbinger.” she hissed, trying to keep her wings and horns in. The man put his gun away and pulled out a sword with some motorcycle components. He flew at her and Ari was forced into a fight. Due to the dark ally and the rain, the man couldn’t really get a good look at her face.

Ari only let enough power flow to her bracers to make spikes. She held her arms in front of her face side-by-side to block the sword. The man twisted the handle and Ari felt the sword vibrate hard. She was sent sailing backward from the power and she landed in a street lamp’s light. She barely managed to stop the sword when it came at her again. This time, they pushed on each other. Ari’s bangs kept her eyes shadowed and she looked up into the face of her attacker. Her eyes widened when she saw he bore a striking resemblance to Dante. His blue eyes pierced hers and his silver hair shone. He struck out with his demonic arm and hit her. Ari slammed into the pole and her opponent threw her to a wall while she was dazed. Ari fell to the ground and she dizzily watched his footsteps come closer. His hand grabbed her hair, which had grown out again, and pulled her to her knees. Ari screamed at the pain.

The man pulled her head back and stopped suddenly. Ari’s watering eyes met his blue ones. “What? I thought you were going to kill me.” she said. “You, you’re not a demon, are you?” he asked. “Of course not, genius. I’m a human.” Ari said as he let her hair go. “But this power I’m feeling…” he said. “Is a dragon’s power. You better skedaddle before he mistakes you for Dante.” Ari said, slowly standing. The man’s eyes darkened. Ari didn’t see it as she looked at his arm. “You’re a mystery to me and we only just met. You look like him and that arm has me suspicious.” Ari said before she found her back to the wall, the demonic hand on her neck. “This arm isn’t my original arm. I just got it somehow. I hear this voice in my head that says it wants power. Whatever this arm is, it seems to know you. I know Dante. He murdered members of the Order of the Sword and I will kill him.” he said. Ari remembered hearing about that Order and how it revered Sparda. Suddenly, she realized who she was talking to.
I hope you enjoy part one. Unlike Act 1, I'll only be uploading a part a day or two so I don't run out of pre-written material.
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It’s been several years since Ari disappeared after losing herself to Harbinger. Dante and Kumori Hokousha had never stopped looking for her. Each had his own reasons. Dante because he loved her and Kumori Hokousha to destroy the Dragon Amulet in order validate his existence as a true Nightmare like his dead partner, Kurai Mayakashi, wished. They stuck together all that time. After Ari’s disappearance, they returned to Dante’s demon-slaying business, Devil May Cry. They had decided not to chase after her since they didn’t know where Harbinger took her and simply wait until she resurfaced.
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Ari, Kumori Hokousha, and the story are mine.
Dante, Nero, and DMC belong to Capcom.
© 2007 - 2024 Erix19
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I'm a DMC fan myself. I played the games and i read most of the stuff around here and i must say yours is the best.