Redemption of the Fallen

Darkis: Well it's certainly been a while internet.

Solstice: Too long if you ask me.

Vergil: No one asked you. *huffs in annoyance* Can we get on with this so I can go back to my reading?

Darkis: So mean Vergil. *pout* Anyway before I begin, I do apologize for this extremely late chapter, life happened along with writers block for this story. I own Solstice, the plot and any other made up characters that may or may not appear in this story. All recognizable characters, titles, etc, I don't own. Demonic speech is in bold italics.

Chapter 8

The trio walked through the automatic doors of the huge shopping mall. They all received a variety of stares, Sparda and Vergil particularly. Sparda stared back at them while Vergil ignored them.

"Ignore them, let's move." Shadow said casually, and walked ahead expecting them to follow. The shoppers unconsciously moved aside allowing the three to go by. They know not to bother the dark agent, since he helps keep the peace in the city.

The young demon knight had a bit of trouble keeping up with the taller males, since he was so interested in looking at everything. He ended up walking into Vergil several times, gently pulling at his borrowed shirt and pointing to something that interested him. Sparda was very excited to see the new technological advancements the humans came up with.

When they reached the floor dedicated to clothing shops, Sparda had calmed down, but was still pretty giddy. The threesome entered a clothing store specifically for men. Vergil looked about the store trying to determine what he wanted, though his face remained passive and uninterested. He picked up items to inspect them better, before putting them back and moving on. Shadow watched the half devil browse for a few minutes.

"Vergil, you can choose whatever you like. Don't worry about the cost, just make sure you have enough to keep you happy for a while. There are other stores to look through if you're looking for something specific." The blue devil nodded. "I have an errand to run. I assume you'll be fine on your own for a few minutes?" He nodded again.

With that Shadow left the half devil and the mini devil in the store. The dark agent quickly made his way back to the car and grabbed a bundle out of the trunk. He let a smirk pass over his face as he went back in. He headed to a tailor on one of the lower floors.

"Oh Shadow what can I do for you? Got another special for me?" The tailor smiled.

"Of course I do. All you get from me are special orders." He replied and handed him a picture and the bundle.

"Wow, you want me to make this? It's gonna cost you big."

Shadow smirked. "No I want you to repair it. That bundle there used to look like the picture. I expect you to do the job perfectly."

"You know I will, since I'm the the only one you trust you tailor your clothing." The tailor grinned. I guess you want the usual time and delivery right?" The agent nodded. "Alright then, consider it done."

With that taken care of Shadow took his time getting back to Vergil and Sparda.


Vergil wasted no time in picking and choosing what he wanted after Shadow left. The store itself seemed to have everything he preferred in style. Not know exactly how long he was going to be with Shadow and Solstice, he had racked up enough clothes to have over one-hundred different combinations. To half devil it didn't look like much, but to others it said the opposite. The sales lady started to scan the items and bag them. By the time Shadow entered the store, she had just scanned the last item.

"You certainly didn't waste any time."

"I despise wasting time."

"So do I."

Luckily for the dual hair colored male, every item that was scanned had some kind of discount or was on sale.

"Your price is $567.32." She smiled at them.

Had Shadow been any other person, he would have sweat dropped at the revealed price. Since he's not he swiped his card and paid for the clothes. The sales girl waved them off while saying 'Come back any time'. Vergil felt he needed something else so he headed into another store, picking out several pairs of shoes. Satisfied that that's all he'll need for now he left the store with the items after they were paid for.

"Anything else you need?"

"No, I believe I have enough."

"Alright then, we'll drop these off at the house and find a restaurant to dine at later."

With that said the trio headed back to the car and neatly stuffed the clothes in the trunk. Sparda climbed on the hood of the car and laid back against the windshield, causing Shadow to pinch the bridge of his nose and sigh as they waited for Sonic and Solstice to get back. In the next 5 minutes or so the two bluenettes showed up carrying bags of food and such. They put the bags in the car and everyone piled into the car.

"When we get home Solstice, find something nice to wear. We're eating out tonight. Sonic, you are going home."

"Then why did we buy food?"

"Because it is needed."

That said, Shadow drove out of the lot and started heading home.


Dante woke from his restful nap to see the alluring succubus, Nevan straddling his waist with a sexy smile on her face.

"Nev, what are you doing~?" he decided to humor her for a bit.

"I was going to have a little harmless fun with you~" she gently caressed his face, slowly moving hers closer to his.

"As much as I'd love to-" he gently grabbed her chin and looked he in the eyes. "I like my soul where it is." he smiled. "Besides, I'm sure you feel that strange chaotic energy coming from that house. I know you want to check it out as much as I do."

"Alright, you win this round Dante." she said playfully and sat upright before reluctantly sliding off smiling younger Son of Sparda. "After all, I have eternity find out how to claim your soul~"

Dante stood up and walked past the redhead towards the house. She followed him, easily matching his strides and they entered the house. "Looks like a pack of demons decided to visit this guy I'm suppose to be meeting." he said while kicking a pile of sand. "Come on Nevan, let's explore." he said playfully and walked around the first floor of the house. "What's with all the black? It makes the place seem depressing." He started up the stairs and stopped in front of Solstice's bloodstained room. "Either someone died, or an Abyss had a party in here with someone and it died."

"Sugar, I think it was the Abyss dying."

"I know Nev. At least others didn't decide to show up. You know how they are. One dies and others decide to show up." the silver haired half devil said while leaving the room and checking the other rooms on the floor. He stopped infront of Shadow's door, finding it locked. "Well that sucks. Whatever that chaotic energy is, it's the strongest beyond this door."

"I think this one likes privacy~" the vampiric succubus chimed, followed by a giggle. "I know what you mean. I can feel that energy very clearly now. Well, you can always break down the door, but there is a Hell Gate nearby." she grinned.

"I'd rather take down that Hell Gate instead." his eyes held a glint of playfulness. "I'd have more fun with it than a door. Besides, it'd give me some time to kill while we wait for the guy to return, plus I need some action."

The two exited the house and headed into the surrounding forestry to find and take down the Gate.


During the ride home, Sparda kept bouncing giddily in his seat, earning a strange look from Vergil. The Demon Knight was sure his older son could feel the resounding power of the younger as they moved closer to the house. Whenever the blue twin asked him what made him so happy, the devil responded with 'Can't you feel it', before he was no longer able to make out what he was garbling out in demonic tongue. For the duration of the ride, the car was filled with the demonic garbles from Sparda and the hum of the engine. Immediately after pulling up at the house, Shadow noticed a bike that was not his parked in his driveway.

'Who has my address other than the G.U.N.' he thought to himself. 'None of Sonic's friends drive a motorcycle nor do any of them come here, except Sonic himself.'

Vergil opened the car door and stepped out to stretch. Solstice got out as well and Sparda took the chance and bolted out of the car, heading towards the surrounding woods. The devil ran as quickly as he could towards the familiar power sources he felt. He started picking up speed, flying across the ground, a blur to the naked eye. He growled to alert them that he was coming.

"Why'd he run off?" the blue wolf asked, highly confused. "Vergil?"

"He obviously needed to get out and run." he said smoothly, it wasn't a complete lie, but it wasn't the truth either. "He'll be fine anyway because he can properly take care of himself." he said while removing his brand new clothes from the confines of the trunk and taking them into the house. Shadow followed him in and showed him to the guest room, before leaving him to his own devices. The dark agent went back outside to take a look at the bike. He walked around the stationary vehicle, his blood red eyes eying the tag.

'Capulet City? This person is from Capulet. They must have some connection with G.U.N. They don't just give out my address to anyone, there must be some reason for this.'

He whipped out his phone and sent a quick text to the Commander's personal cell phone. He waited for a few minutes before his phone went off with his answer.

"Dante"

Shadow growled quietly. That didn't tell him anything. All he had was a name and no description. There could be hundreds of individuals named 'Dante'. The Commander could've at least given him a defining feature of this person to help him out. Deciding not to dwell on it he turned to Solstice, whom had just finished taking in and putting away the groceries and Vergil who just came back outside.

"So?" he drawled out. "Are we going to go get Sparda now?" the blue wolf asked. "He's not that far away. I think he's where I found Vergil half dead." They're response was walking into the woods. "Hey wait for me!"


"Hey Sugar did you hear that?" the seductress said, looking towards forest. "It sounds familiar~"

"Familiar? I don't remember ever hearing that sound before. Anyway, what's it saying? Most demons talk in growls anyway." the hunter shrugged.

"It's saying "I'm here" over and over." She relayed the repeating message. "You really need to learn demonic tongue, it's really helpful when you know what you're enemy is saying."

"True." He thought for a minute. "Are you going to teach me~" He questioned playfully.

"I would love to~" she caressed his face. "But, our company is here~"

They both looked to the forest and watched the young Sparda pop out of the foliage. The small devil walked eagerly over to them and stopped in front of Dante. The half devil stared down unknowingly at his father as the devil stared up knowingly at his youngest son. The gears in Dante's mind started to turn, as he tried hard to recall where he'd seen, or at least thought he'd seen this demon before. He knelt down to get a closer look.

"Don't think too hard Sugar, you'll give yourself a headache~" Nevan teased.

"Nope, I don't believe I've ever seen this demon before, but the way it looks is disturbingly familiar." he stood to his full height and tapped his chin thoughtfully, glancing at the she-devil.

"Shame Sugar, I bet he remember me, just like I remember him~"

"You're Nevan, from Temen-ni-gru." The little devil told her.

"And you're the Dark Knight Sparda~" The lightening witch responded back happily.

"Nev what are you two saying? I'm lost here." he scratched his head in confusion.

"I told you Sugar, he remembers me~" she patted the devil's head.

The devil hunter blinked. "How do you know each other?" He questioned. The succubus only giggled in response.

"Its really a shame that you don't remember you father's demon form 'Te." she chided him gently.

"My father's demon form?" He quickly looked back at Sparda, taking in the small devils features and mentally comparing them to the images of his father he'd seen before. "You have got to be shitting me." He looked at Nevan, who shook her head of vibrant red hair. "I can't believe this?!"

Dante paced like a caged animal, throwing heated glares at the Dark Knight. He didn't know what to make of the situation. So many thoughts were running through his head, most of which on the path that this could not be happening. Other thoughts strayed to the path that this was a trap set by one of his many enemies. Not a single thought even remotely considered that the devil was just alive and free to do as he pleased. The red clad hunter didn't know what to do, so he stiffly walked over to the destroyed Hell Gate and took out frustration on the broken pieces.

Sparda watched his youngest son decimate the the remains of the demonic gate, while avoiding the chunks that were 'indirectly' aimed at him. His son's anger and frustration was understandable. He was quite happy that the boy didn't take his anger out on him. The young devil felt the rage pouring off of Dante in waves. By the time the half devil was done with the ruins of the Hell Gate, it had been reduced to a rather large pile of pebbles and dust. Only then did he calm down enough to talk again.

"Feeling better now Sugar~?" The lightening witch asked coolly.

"Yeah, I am good for now."

"That's good to hear~" she gently ran her fingers over his shoulders as she circled him, causing him to smile in the process.


They were so caught up in Dante's rage, the two spectators fail to sense the approach of Shadow, Vergil and Solstice. The former was watching the interactions between Nevan and Dante, the latter was looking back and forth between the twins, and the middle was trying to blend in with the surroundings with no success. Sparda was the first to notice their presence and bounded over to them happily.

"Other nestling, free other half of soul~!" The devil garbled out happily to Vergil.

Sparda happily bounced over to Shadow, who looked at him curiously at his bright ruby eyes. The young devil knight grabbed the taller male's hand and led/dragged him over towards Dante with surprising strength for his size. Shadow resisted the sudden urge to roll his blood colored eyes at the mini devil's antics and opted to look over the half-devil he was now facing. He could see the distinct similarities between the devil before him and Vergil, but the one in front of him had more muscle and a slightly darker complexion than the Dark Slayer. His hair was like a mop of white atop his head, unlike Vergil's which was swept back. His eyes were a sapphire-like shade of blue, whereas his twin's were a blue-grey color.

"Do you know the person that is suppose to be living around here?" Dante asked casually.

"That would be me. Your name wouldn't happen to be 'Dante' would it?" The black eared hybrid asked.

The look on Dante's face darkened slightly at hearing that and his hand unconsciously made its way to Rebellion's hilt. "Where did you hear that?" He asked seriously.

"My boss. I'm sure you've met him already, since you have my address." He said dryly. "Only a select few know it."

"Well...alright then, you're the guy I'm suppose to be working with I suppose." He said calmly, still a bit unsure about Shadow. "What's your name anyway?"

"Shadow." He looked in Nevan's direction and she winked back at him. "Who is she?" He mentioned to the half dressed succubus.

"Oh her~?" His carefree grin plastered on his face. "She's my devil arm, Nevan, the lightening witch."

"A devil arm? Interesting." Shadow said after a few moments.

He was about to say something else when Dante's attention turned to Vergil and started advancing on him. The elder twin mirrored his movements until they stopped face to face. Dante's eyes held a serious playful glint and Vergil's glared coldly at him. Their silent standoff was a spectacle to see, as their own unique colored auras rose up and clashed. Their respective colors of red and blue created a soft hue of purple in the middle. Neither twin moved as they sized each other up before locking swords in one extremely swift move.

"Its been a few years since we last met. How about a kiss from your little brother?" Dante asked playfully.

"Don't start that again. You said that at the top of Temen-ni-gru." Vergil said passively, laced with an undertone of anger.

"What wrong Verge, can't handle it~" the younger twin teased. "That was a nice party you threw back then."

"Was it? I believe you would like to get run through again I presume." the elder growled out in annoyance and pushed against his grinning twin.

"Just like old times~" Dante pushed back.

Shadow looked between the two brothers, then at Sparda, whom was watching his sons fight. He may not know of their history, or why they are against each other in such a hostile manner, he does know that a battle will ensue once the twins get serious. The dark agent moved swiftly off the soon to be battlefield and stood by Solstice.

"This looks like it will be interesting." He said aloud.


Darkis: Okay really didn't know how or where to end this chapter. So the ending kinda sucks. I know. You can flame me for it if you want to. The story was updated and that's all that matters.

Vergil: You are certainly right. This chapter is pathetic.

Solstice: Its not that bad, its just not as good as it could be.

Dante: It's not that bad cause I'm in it. *smirks*

Darkis: Towards the end strayed too far from what I had actually written, so I had to make it up as I go. Unfortunately, I lost my train of thought to where I was taking the story since it decided to write itself for a bit. So again I apologize for this crappy chapter. Some suggestions would be nice from those of you that are reading this story. I'll hopefully see you all in the next chapter.