originally posted in:The Roleplay League
[b]Having a bad time.[/b]
Dante was running out of time.
The dark wound his brother left behind had grown, and was starting to fester. It was only a matter of time before the darkness inside him completely overtook him. The voice of the darkness had gotten much louder, if Dante wasn't already crazy, he'd probably go insane. His inner demon taunted him as he fell to his knees, clutching his chest.
[b][i]Hahaha.... Not long now boy. I wonder, how many will die by your hand?[/i][/b]
"Shut... The hell.... Up........"
Dante started rummaging through the folds of his robes, frantically scrambling to find the journal of his father, Toland the Shattered. He found it, but the old time fell from his shaking hands. He scrambled to pick it up, only to watch as his brother's blade easily pierced through it's cover. The book started burning. Loose pages drifted off in the wind, engulfed in an unnatural, black flame.
"No!" Dante tried to reach out, but he could barely move. Vergil was looming over him, tapping the hilt of his sword impatiently.
"Finally... I get to see the face that killed my siblings."
Dante tried to respond. "Verg....... What...... I'm not......"
Vergil cut him off by putting the tip of his sword to Dante's neck. "My brother died the moment he murdered my sister..."
"..."
Suddenly, Dante's pupils shrank as his entire body started spasming uncontrollably. He yelled out in pain. The air around the two brothers seemed to distort. It was as if the entire area had lost all light, and everything was in monochrome.
[b][i]Heheh... Goodbye, Dante.[/i][/b]
Dante's head snapped upwards. His eyes were white, his skin was black, and his appearance was much more.... Demonic.
Without warning, a massive pillar of dark energy erupted and engulfed Dante. The wave of darkness was so intense, it was visible from orbit. Vergil was forced to take a few steps back.
"Damnit... Seems I've made a miscalculation.... I'm not ready for this...... Yet."
The blue robed warlock took his sword, and with it he cut a rift to an unknown location. He stepped through, leaving whatever was left of his brother behind.
(Open. Primarily to Vaax, but whoever else wants to jump in feel free.)
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[b]xerox sees that and runs to him, trying to save Dante from the darkness[/b]
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The dark storm rages on. Smaller structures and debris are kicked up in the torrent of dark energy.
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[b]xerox creates a dome of taken energy as she moves, trying to get to the eye of the storm[/b]
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As she nears the center, Dante started to stand up.
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"Dante! Please, calm down!"
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He shifted his head to look at her. His entire body was enveloped in a dark aura, not unlike that of a sunsinger.
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[b]xerox walks to him, a worried look on her face[/b] "Please, you promised to fight the corruption, don't give up."
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He started breathing heavily, like he was struggling to say something. When he spoke, his voice was distorted. [b][i]"I'm....... Sorry......"[/i][/b]
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"It's not too late to save you." [b]Xerox reaches out to him, trying to comfort Dante[/b]
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Dante moved back defensively. His eyes were mad, like a rabid animal. Dark winds buffeted the outstretched hand.
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[b]Xerox moves her hand away as she realizes what was wrong[/b] "You don't understand any of this, do you?"
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"Dante" shuddered for a second, then started... Laughing. [b][i]"Hehe... Hahahahahahaha! I'm surprised he actually managed to get a peep out! Learn something new everyday, huh? Hahahahahahaha!"[/i][/b]
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"Let him go. What has he done to deserve this?"
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[b][i]"Haha... To put it simply... He was born."[/i][/b]
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[b]Xerox growls as she begins to force her will on the darkness inside him, trying to force it out[/b]
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[b][i]"Haha... That ain't gonna work, lady. You're pal Dante's taking a nice long nap... It's my turn at the driver's seat, and... Hohoo boy..."[/i][/b]
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[b]xerox grabs him by the throat and growls[/b] "Leave now."
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"Dante" just grinned unsettlingly, slightly chuckling to himself.
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"Give me one good reason to not have you locked in a cell that I designed to contain you?"
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[b][i]"..."[/i][/b] He didn't respond, but there was a faint flicker of light in his eye. Seems like there was still some semblance of the old Dante in there, somewhere.
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"I think I know what to do." [b]Xerox cuts open a vein that held white blood made out of light, she forces his mouth open and pours the blood in. Hoping that it would force some of the darkness out[/b]
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He coughed and spat up some of the blood. "Oh... Ohhh g[i]od t[b]hat's disgusting...."[/b][/i]
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"Did it work?"
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"S... S[i]omew[b]hat[/b]... Not... Su[b]re[/b][/i] how long I've got..."
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"Do you want to be locked in the cell until I can fully free you?"