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"Alright. Make sure to keep an eye on her, okay? And let the old man know that his newest Teacher's Assistant was responsible for bringing this delinquent in to face justice," Dante said as he walked backwards out of the Nurse's Office. He pointed two finger guns at her before turning and walking down the hallway. He kept up his smile until he was far enough away from the office. Then he let it drop and put his arms behind his head. After knocking Spider Girl unconscious, he carried her back to the school. Thankfully, most of the students were either in class or where out for the day, so no one really got in his way. He made his way to the Nurse's Office and explained what had happened to her. Particularly making sure to let her know that Mikogami should know about what happened. While this Committee wasn't exactly the Anti-Thesis guys he was after, he doubted someone who wanted humans and monster to get along would want them around.
And he figured it was his duty to let him know. Nothing to do with trying to get his suspension ended early. Not at all.
He stretched and yawned while he walked, mind wandering to what he was going to do now. This was a good distraction but he was still suspended. Still couldn't really hang around the school for a while. Hmm, perhaps it was about time to head out and see what this human world was like? It was better than just standing around in that forest doing nothing. However, just as he was starting to think of a way to Smokey to let him leave and come back, he heard familiar voice call his name. He stopped just in front of the entrance to the Academy and turned around, smiling as he saw two familiar faces, "Verg! Lover Boy! How's it hanging?"
"Brother," Vergil stated, stopping an arms length away from Dante. Tsukune stood to his right, his head bowed and looking nervous. Granted, the boy almost always looked nervous, so it wasn't much of a change. Vergil spoke up, "We require your assistance."
Dante raised an eyebrow, "What's this now? My oh so powerful and intelligent brother asking for my help? It must really be my birthday."
"Please refrain from your inane jokes. We require your serious effort," Vergil rolled his eyes but kept his voice as neutral as possible.
Dante stopped, looked between Vergil and Tsukune, then let his arms drop with a shrug, "Ah, I see. So, ya decided to go ask Vergil for help then?"
Tsukune flinched but nodded, "Y-Yes. I-I'm sorry, Dante. It's just-"
Dante held up a hand and shook his head, "No, no, no. No apologizing. I get it. My methods would've taken ya too long, and the situation's starting to get complicated. So, might need to take the path that will expedite things."
"Then that flair of power was you?" Vergil says, Tsukune looking between the two in confusion.
Dante nodded, "Yep. Let's just say there's more going on that the old man told us and leave it at that. Don't worry too much about it, Lover Boy. It only tangentially concerns you."
"Um, alright?" Tsukune didn't sound confident but something told him that neither Dante nor Vergil were going to tell him what they were talking about. He instead asked, "S-So, what are we going to-"
"Hold up, one last thing," Dante's expression turned serious as he walked in front of Tsukune. He made sure to hold the young man's gaze as he continued, "Before you go through with this, you should know this: I didn't just offer to teach you the normal way because I happen to like it. That's certainly part of it. But there's another."
"Once you do this, there is no going back," Vergil continues, his words making Tsukune step back, "You will still be human, if that is what concerns you. But something else will fundamentally change about you."
"Wh-What?! Wh-What are you going to do?!" Tsukune asked, now much more concerned than before.
Dante and Vergil shared a look. After a having a silent conversation, Dante spilled the beans, "You're gonna be contracting with a Devil."
School had finally let out for the day. Both the staff and the students had either gone home or went to their dorms to rest. The sun had fallen behind the horizon, leaving the school shrouded in darkness. Which made it the perfect for the purposes of Dante, Verigl, and Tsukune. Though mostly the Sons of Sparda. The three were in the large gymnasium, the lights in the room off and leaving it in darkness. That is until Vergil lit a match and began lighting a circle of candles on the floor. The wax of the candles slowly began to melt as the orange flames lit up the center of the room.
"A-A-Are we really gonna...do this?" Tsukune audibly swallowed, beginning to have second thoughts about this, "W-W-We're really gonna summon a D-D-Demon?!"
Dante held up a finger from his position next to the young human, "Not a Demon, a Devil. Where we're from, those two are completely different things. The first aren't that smart, and tend to follow the second type around like lost puppies. The second are smart, strong, and tend to be the big dogs in charge. We're gonna try to summon the second kind."
"B-B-But why?!"
"Because, boy," Vergil began, snuffing out the match after lighting the last candle. The eight candles formed a circle in the center, their flames casting an ominous light across the room. Vergil continued, "it is the only possible path for you to learn the mystic arts. In this world, humans cannot use magic or supernatural abilities, as such powers are all locked behind Yokai Power. An energy source exclusively usable by Yokai due to their nature. If you were to gain this power, you would have to stop being human."
Tsukune felt a shiver go up his spine at the thought. He tried to hide it, but Vergil and Dante saw through his attempt at a facade. Dante patted his shoulder to try to comfort him while Vergil continued his instructions, "Even learning how to summon other creatures to do your bidding requires Yokai Power. Not to mention it is widely inferior considering even summoning the weakest of monsters harms the user. Completely foolish if you were to ask me."
"Yeah, yeah, Vergil. We get it, you don't like the way things are done here," Dante rolls his eyes, jerking his thumb at his brother while smirking at Tsukune. Tsukune didn't get any calmer so Dante chose to drop the smirk. He instead continued where his brother left off, "So, if we want to keep you human while giving you a fighting chance, we need to find someway to get you magic without the Yokai stuff. Which leads us to fall back on our methods."
"By contracting with a Devil, you will gain immense magical power while still retaining your humanity. The Devil will act as an intermediary, letting you draw upon its power and while also protecting your body, mind, and spirit from being burned out by the amount of power," Vergil said as he sat down in front of the candles. He placed the Yamato on his lap and a piece of paper on the floor in front of him.
"B-B-But isn't that bad?! Won't the...thing possess me?! Or ask for something unreasonable?! Or try to trick me into giving it my soul?!" sweat was pouring down Tsukune's face at this point. His legs were shaking as his eyes darted from the candles to Vergil and back again.
"To answer your questions in order," Dante held up his hand and began counting off on his fingers, "Only bad if you did it by yourself, and the rest are why we're here. Well, me specifically."
"If you remember, I stated we needed Dante for protection. This is what I meant," Vergil waved his hand at the circle of candles, "I will be focusing on summoning the Devils from the Underworld. They will appear within this protective circle. Once they do, we will see if they are a Demon or a Devil, and if they match our specific criteria. If they are a Demon, they will attempt to break the circle and Dante will kill them. If they are a Devil, Dante will check their criteria and see if they would make for good contracting potential. If they do not, he will kill them and we will try again."
Tsukune shut down for a few seconds. His pupils dilated while his heart seemed to stop for a moment. A nervous laugh forced its way out of his throat as his sweating intensified. He pointed shaky finger at Dante and said, "V-V-V-Vergil-sensei. Um, it-it-it sounded like you just said that...y-y-you'll summon a D-D-D-Devil...and then D-D-D-Dante would...kill it."
"That's exactly what he said, Lover Boy," Dante confirmed with a smile.
Tsukune blinked multiple times, "Y-You're serious?"
"Yep."
"...You...You can kill Devils?"
"Yep."
"And Demons?"
"It's my job."
"...Your job...was to kill...Devils and Demons."
"That it was. Now, I'm a Teacher's Assistant. Weird how things turn out isn't it?" Dante's smile never waned as he continued to answer Tsukune.
Tsukune could only stare at Dante as his mind tried to catch up with what he just heard. Then the strength left his legs and he nearly fell over. The only reason he didn't hit the floor is because Dante was close enough to hold him up. Tsukune's body shook as he looked at Dante with newfound fear, "I-I-Is that what you were talking about before?!? When you mentioned killing monsters and stuff?! Why didn't you say anything?!"
Dante shrugged, "Didn't think it would matter, Lover Boy. You were all fire and brimstone about how killing was wrong, and I didn't want to get in your way. Besides, I never said anything you said was wrong."
"But you were talking about DEMONS and DEVILS," Tsukune emphasizes those points, "Vampires and stuff are one thing, but aren't those like...evil incarnate?!? Why would I have a problem with you killing them?!?"
"Well, it wasn't exactly that we were talking about. We were talking about me killing the Art Teacher."
"Something that I do not disagree with, but do believe was a mistake," Vergil admitted, opening one eye to glare at the two of them, "Not killing her, but doing it too soon and with too many eyes upon you. It would've been better to knock her out, drag her to Mikogami, info him of what was happening, then end her life. If you had done that, your suspension could've been avoided. Now, both of you be quiet. It's time we began."
Dante waved dismissively at his brother, "Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. Last chance to back out, Lover Boy. You sure you want to do this?"
Tsukune very nearly said no. If it were any other circumstance, he would've ran away from these two crazy men as soon as he was given the option. He would've ran out the door, headed to this dorm, put his head into his bed pillow, then wait for the nightmare he was in to end. He would wake up and never interact with Dante and Vergil ever again.
But then he remembered what had happened over the past few days already. How Saizo threatened him, and nearly took Moka away. How Dante and Vergil fought off Moka with him just sitting there dumbstruck. How Gin-senpai tried to pin the blame on him and it took Vergil to bail him out. The only time he had actually done something of worth to protect himself or his friends was when he protected Kurumu from Vergil. And, if what Dante and Vergil were saying earlier was true, things were only going to get worse. He knew any normal training wouldn't be enough. He wouldn't results in time and he doubted he could match the strength of a Vampire. Or worse.
He had to do this.
Both to protect himself...and to protect his friends. Especially Moka.
He closed his eyes, put a fist against his chest, then swallowed whatever fear remained. When he next opened his eyes, all that was left was determination. He nodded at Dante without saying another word. Dante gave him a somber smile and one last pat on the shoulder. Then he turned to Vergil and put his usual jovial smile back on, "We're all good over, Verg! So, what? You gonna summon them in this circle and I'll cut them down if they ain't any good?"
"That is what I said, yes."
Dante started doing some stretches, "Awesome. You gotta a way to close the opening once we're done, right?"
"I will use the Yamato to sever any connection between this world and the Underworld once the Ritual is complete. I have prepared for every scenario, Dante. You need only focus on performing your role in this. Now, silence," Vergil said, his tone brokering no argument.
Dante rolled his eyes but stayed quiet. Tsukune did the same, standing a few feet away so not to get in the way. Once things had been silent for a few seconds, Vergil put both of his hands on the Yamato. His sword glowed a dull blue as multiple ethereal blades began to form around him. They flew forward until they appeared above the candles, one for each. Once they were all in place, they began to spin in a counter clockwise circle. Their movement increased with each passing second, until they turned into a blur of blue light. The flames of the candles beneath them suddenly shot into the air and wrapped themselves around the swords. Within moments the floor beneath the eight swords turned into a bright blue circle, that expanded until it touched the edges of the candles. Within the circle was a dark expanse that no light seemed to get through. Wind blew in from somewhere despite all the windows and doors being locked. Tsukune felt a chill run down his spine and took a few more steps away from the ritual.
For the longest time, nothing seemed to happen. The only light in the room was the summoning circle. Vergil remained silent with his eyes closed and Dante stood by completely nonchalant, putting a hand to his mouth and yawning. For a moment, Tsukune thought that maybe something had gone wrong.
Then a black, chitinous, monster jumped from the depths of the circle. It was a man sized insect-like creature with two scything claws for arms. Its back legs were needle-like, its wings were blue and sickly, and there were strange barbs on its head. Two sharp mandibles formed its mouth and its eyes were red-beady looking dots. Tsukune nearly screamed as it appeared in the middle of the circle of blades and-
BANG
The explosion of a gunshot cut off the creature and Tsukune's screams. Blood burst from the center of its head as its body instantly went limp. In seconds its body turned to dust and fell back into the circle. Standing nearby, Dante had one Ebony out with its barrel smoking. He relaxed his stance and said, "That's one. Better sit tight, Lover Boy. This might take a bit."
And he figured it was his duty to let him know. Nothing to do with trying to get his suspension ended early. Not at all.
He stretched and yawned while he walked, mind wandering to what he was going to do now. This was a good distraction but he was still suspended. Still couldn't really hang around the school for a while. Hmm, perhaps it was about time to head out and see what this human world was like? It was better than just standing around in that forest doing nothing. However, just as he was starting to think of a way to Smokey to let him leave and come back, he heard familiar voice call his name. He stopped just in front of the entrance to the Academy and turned around, smiling as he saw two familiar faces, "Verg! Lover Boy! How's it hanging?"
"Brother," Vergil stated, stopping an arms length away from Dante. Tsukune stood to his right, his head bowed and looking nervous. Granted, the boy almost always looked nervous, so it wasn't much of a change. Vergil spoke up, "We require your assistance."
Dante raised an eyebrow, "What's this now? My oh so powerful and intelligent brother asking for my help? It must really be my birthday."
"Please refrain from your inane jokes. We require your serious effort," Vergil rolled his eyes but kept his voice as neutral as possible.
Dante stopped, looked between Vergil and Tsukune, then let his arms drop with a shrug, "Ah, I see. So, ya decided to go ask Vergil for help then?"
Tsukune flinched but nodded, "Y-Yes. I-I'm sorry, Dante. It's just-"
Dante held up a hand and shook his head, "No, no, no. No apologizing. I get it. My methods would've taken ya too long, and the situation's starting to get complicated. So, might need to take the path that will expedite things."
"Then that flair of power was you?" Vergil says, Tsukune looking between the two in confusion.
Dante nodded, "Yep. Let's just say there's more going on that the old man told us and leave it at that. Don't worry too much about it, Lover Boy. It only tangentially concerns you."
"Um, alright?" Tsukune didn't sound confident but something told him that neither Dante nor Vergil were going to tell him what they were talking about. He instead asked, "S-So, what are we going to-"
"Hold up, one last thing," Dante's expression turned serious as he walked in front of Tsukune. He made sure to hold the young man's gaze as he continued, "Before you go through with this, you should know this: I didn't just offer to teach you the normal way because I happen to like it. That's certainly part of it. But there's another."
"Once you do this, there is no going back," Vergil continues, his words making Tsukune step back, "You will still be human, if that is what concerns you. But something else will fundamentally change about you."
"Wh-What?! Wh-What are you going to do?!" Tsukune asked, now much more concerned than before.
Dante and Vergil shared a look. After a having a silent conversation, Dante spilled the beans, "You're gonna be contracting with a Devil."
School had finally let out for the day. Both the staff and the students had either gone home or went to their dorms to rest. The sun had fallen behind the horizon, leaving the school shrouded in darkness. Which made it the perfect for the purposes of Dante, Verigl, and Tsukune. Though mostly the Sons of Sparda. The three were in the large gymnasium, the lights in the room off and leaving it in darkness. That is until Vergil lit a match and began lighting a circle of candles on the floor. The wax of the candles slowly began to melt as the orange flames lit up the center of the room.
"A-A-Are we really gonna...do this?" Tsukune audibly swallowed, beginning to have second thoughts about this, "W-W-We're really gonna summon a D-D-Demon?!"
Dante held up a finger from his position next to the young human, "Not a Demon, a Devil. Where we're from, those two are completely different things. The first aren't that smart, and tend to follow the second type around like lost puppies. The second are smart, strong, and tend to be the big dogs in charge. We're gonna try to summon the second kind."
"B-B-But why?!"
"Because, boy," Vergil began, snuffing out the match after lighting the last candle. The eight candles formed a circle in the center, their flames casting an ominous light across the room. Vergil continued, "it is the only possible path for you to learn the mystic arts. In this world, humans cannot use magic or supernatural abilities, as such powers are all locked behind Yokai Power. An energy source exclusively usable by Yokai due to their nature. If you were to gain this power, you would have to stop being human."
Tsukune felt a shiver go up his spine at the thought. He tried to hide it, but Vergil and Dante saw through his attempt at a facade. Dante patted his shoulder to try to comfort him while Vergil continued his instructions, "Even learning how to summon other creatures to do your bidding requires Yokai Power. Not to mention it is widely inferior considering even summoning the weakest of monsters harms the user. Completely foolish if you were to ask me."
"Yeah, yeah, Vergil. We get it, you don't like the way things are done here," Dante rolls his eyes, jerking his thumb at his brother while smirking at Tsukune. Tsukune didn't get any calmer so Dante chose to drop the smirk. He instead continued where his brother left off, "So, if we want to keep you human while giving you a fighting chance, we need to find someway to get you magic without the Yokai stuff. Which leads us to fall back on our methods."
"By contracting with a Devil, you will gain immense magical power while still retaining your humanity. The Devil will act as an intermediary, letting you draw upon its power and while also protecting your body, mind, and spirit from being burned out by the amount of power," Vergil said as he sat down in front of the candles. He placed the Yamato on his lap and a piece of paper on the floor in front of him.
"B-B-But isn't that bad?! Won't the...thing possess me?! Or ask for something unreasonable?! Or try to trick me into giving it my soul?!" sweat was pouring down Tsukune's face at this point. His legs were shaking as his eyes darted from the candles to Vergil and back again.
"To answer your questions in order," Dante held up his hand and began counting off on his fingers, "Only bad if you did it by yourself, and the rest are why we're here. Well, me specifically."
"If you remember, I stated we needed Dante for protection. This is what I meant," Vergil waved his hand at the circle of candles, "I will be focusing on summoning the Devils from the Underworld. They will appear within this protective circle. Once they do, we will see if they are a Demon or a Devil, and if they match our specific criteria. If they are a Demon, they will attempt to break the circle and Dante will kill them. If they are a Devil, Dante will check their criteria and see if they would make for good contracting potential. If they do not, he will kill them and we will try again."
Tsukune shut down for a few seconds. His pupils dilated while his heart seemed to stop for a moment. A nervous laugh forced its way out of his throat as his sweating intensified. He pointed shaky finger at Dante and said, "V-V-V-Vergil-sensei. Um, it-it-it sounded like you just said that...y-y-you'll summon a D-D-D-Devil...and then D-D-D-Dante would...kill it."
"That's exactly what he said, Lover Boy," Dante confirmed with a smile.
Tsukune blinked multiple times, "Y-You're serious?"
"Yep."
"...You...You can kill Devils?"
"Yep."
"And Demons?"
"It's my job."
"...Your job...was to kill...Devils and Demons."
"That it was. Now, I'm a Teacher's Assistant. Weird how things turn out isn't it?" Dante's smile never waned as he continued to answer Tsukune.
Tsukune could only stare at Dante as his mind tried to catch up with what he just heard. Then the strength left his legs and he nearly fell over. The only reason he didn't hit the floor is because Dante was close enough to hold him up. Tsukune's body shook as he looked at Dante with newfound fear, "I-I-Is that what you were talking about before?!? When you mentioned killing monsters and stuff?! Why didn't you say anything?!"
Dante shrugged, "Didn't think it would matter, Lover Boy. You were all fire and brimstone about how killing was wrong, and I didn't want to get in your way. Besides, I never said anything you said was wrong."
"But you were talking about DEMONS and DEVILS," Tsukune emphasizes those points, "Vampires and stuff are one thing, but aren't those like...evil incarnate?!? Why would I have a problem with you killing them?!?"
"Well, it wasn't exactly that we were talking about. We were talking about me killing the Art Teacher."
"Something that I do not disagree with, but do believe was a mistake," Vergil admitted, opening one eye to glare at the two of them, "Not killing her, but doing it too soon and with too many eyes upon you. It would've been better to knock her out, drag her to Mikogami, info him of what was happening, then end her life. If you had done that, your suspension could've been avoided. Now, both of you be quiet. It's time we began."
Dante waved dismissively at his brother, "Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. Last chance to back out, Lover Boy. You sure you want to do this?"
Tsukune very nearly said no. If it were any other circumstance, he would've ran away from these two crazy men as soon as he was given the option. He would've ran out the door, headed to this dorm, put his head into his bed pillow, then wait for the nightmare he was in to end. He would wake up and never interact with Dante and Vergil ever again.
But then he remembered what had happened over the past few days already. How Saizo threatened him, and nearly took Moka away. How Dante and Vergil fought off Moka with him just sitting there dumbstruck. How Gin-senpai tried to pin the blame on him and it took Vergil to bail him out. The only time he had actually done something of worth to protect himself or his friends was when he protected Kurumu from Vergil. And, if what Dante and Vergil were saying earlier was true, things were only going to get worse. He knew any normal training wouldn't be enough. He wouldn't results in time and he doubted he could match the strength of a Vampire. Or worse.
He had to do this.
Both to protect himself...and to protect his friends. Especially Moka.
He closed his eyes, put a fist against his chest, then swallowed whatever fear remained. When he next opened his eyes, all that was left was determination. He nodded at Dante without saying another word. Dante gave him a somber smile and one last pat on the shoulder. Then he turned to Vergil and put his usual jovial smile back on, "We're all good over, Verg! So, what? You gonna summon them in this circle and I'll cut them down if they ain't any good?"
"That is what I said, yes."
Dante started doing some stretches, "Awesome. You gotta a way to close the opening once we're done, right?"
"I will use the Yamato to sever any connection between this world and the Underworld once the Ritual is complete. I have prepared for every scenario, Dante. You need only focus on performing your role in this. Now, silence," Vergil said, his tone brokering no argument.
Dante rolled his eyes but stayed quiet. Tsukune did the same, standing a few feet away so not to get in the way. Once things had been silent for a few seconds, Vergil put both of his hands on the Yamato. His sword glowed a dull blue as multiple ethereal blades began to form around him. They flew forward until they appeared above the candles, one for each. Once they were all in place, they began to spin in a counter clockwise circle. Their movement increased with each passing second, until they turned into a blur of blue light. The flames of the candles beneath them suddenly shot into the air and wrapped themselves around the swords. Within moments the floor beneath the eight swords turned into a bright blue circle, that expanded until it touched the edges of the candles. Within the circle was a dark expanse that no light seemed to get through. Wind blew in from somewhere despite all the windows and doors being locked. Tsukune felt a chill run down his spine and took a few more steps away from the ritual.
For the longest time, nothing seemed to happen. The only light in the room was the summoning circle. Vergil remained silent with his eyes closed and Dante stood by completely nonchalant, putting a hand to his mouth and yawning. For a moment, Tsukune thought that maybe something had gone wrong.
Then a black, chitinous, monster jumped from the depths of the circle. It was a man sized insect-like creature with two scything claws for arms. Its back legs were needle-like, its wings were blue and sickly, and there were strange barbs on its head. Two sharp mandibles formed its mouth and its eyes were red-beady looking dots. Tsukune nearly screamed as it appeared in the middle of the circle of blades and-
BANG
The explosion of a gunshot cut off the creature and Tsukune's screams. Blood burst from the center of its head as its body instantly went limp. In seconds its body turned to dust and fell back into the circle. Standing nearby, Dante had one Ebony out with its barrel smoking. He relaxed his stance and said, "That's one. Better sit tight, Lover Boy. This might take a bit."
Hey there, guys. Sorry it's been...a long, long time.
Being honest? I just kind of lost my want to write this fic. I don't really have any other way to explain it. I just...stopped wanting to write it. Only recently got that spark back.
Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this and are looking forward to seeing where I take this fic.
