It feels like just yesterday I held Dante and Vergil as babies, where has the time gone.  Before I knew it 5 years had past.  Watching them grow I learned just how different Dante and Vergil were.  Dante was very laid back, yet mischievous, and a smartass if you got him going.  Vergil on the hand was the more quiet of the two.  He really enjoys books especially poetry.  Dispite their differences they really looked up to me and dad, and never missed a chance to watch us spar.  Though Dante was easily a momma's boy.  It was just after my 10th birthday when dad was heading out to deal with a demon when I asked him something.

"Hey dad what's the difference between demons and us devils?"

"A devil has intelligence and has a sense of self.  While a demon is closer to an animal, though they can follow simple orders of devils.  A demon if it gets powerful enough or lives long enough can become a devil, but it is very rare." Dad eplained while I ran my hand over rebellion.

"Is it a demon or a devil your going after tonight?"

"A demon that is causing others to disappear.  It leaves traces of ice behind so it might be a subordinate of Bael"

"Bael?" I asked.

"An ugly devil in the shape of a frog monster.  It uses lures in the shape of beautiful women when not using direct subordinates." Dad explain before opening the door and turning back to me. "Would you like to come with on your first demon hunt Izuku?"

"Can I?!" Before dad could reply I ran upstairs and grab the gauntlets dad gave me and putting them on.

"Let's go" I said happily when I got back

"Can we come too" Dante and Vergil asked.

"Maybe when your a bit older" dad said before heading out the door.

"I'll see if I can snag a souvenir on the way" I said before quickly leaving myself.  We quickly left redgrave city and the further we got the more ice appeared.

"Its summer why is there still so much ice?"

"Demon/devil abilities usually don't care for time of year since there are no seasons in the underworld" dad stated.

Before I could reply we bothed jumped away from that spot, as a spire of ice appeared where we were standing.  Dad landed on a lamppost and not seeing me immediately he grew concerned.

"Izuku?" He shouted.

"I'm right here" I replied sitting on the giant pillar of ice.

I was looking towards our assailant.  It looked like a woman with blue colored skin.  What she was wearing could best be described as strips of cloth.

"Dad you sure this is a demon and not a devil?  She seems to be observing our movemets."

"The traitor Sparda...." She said slowly.  With every word the temperature in the area lowered.  She turned her gaze towards me.  "I don't recognize you, yet you smell like Sparda."

I put my hand on my chin in a thinking posture.  "Oh I don't know.  Not like I'm his son or anything" I said sarcastically.

"A child of sparda!?  Then I'll enjoy killing you as revenge for my brothers and sisters"

"Izuku get back!" Dad yelled.

"Hey dad, let me handle this ok?" I said calmly.  Dad just nods as the ice woman attacks launching basically a glacier at me.  I jump off my cold throne, and slide down the wall of ice.  "Yahooo!"

"Hold still you little pest!"

"Ok if you say so" I stood completely still.  She skewers me with a spike of ice.  Dad tried to attack her with rebellion as a surge of energy was emitted from me.

"You were planning this huh Izuku?" Dad asked with a hint of pride.

(The middle one.  Credit to the artist for making this amazing piece)

"I just followed my instincts told.  You always said the devil trigger first activates on a near death expirenece" I said as I faced the devil again.

"Izuku use this" Dad tosses me yamato.

"I thought this was for Vergil?"

"It is but use it and finish this"

"Stop ignoring me!" The ice woman charges at us, only to be met with the flat sides of two swords.

I grab the handle of yamato and switch to my trickster style.  If anyone saw what happen next, they saw me disappear from where I was standing.  Only to reappear with my back to the devil as I sheathed yamato.  What followed was the sound of glass breaking and the death cries of one ice devil

"Well on a scale of D to S with S being the best.  I say you were about a C for style" dad stated with a smirk.

"And here I was hoping for a SSS.  SSS for Smokin' Sick Style" I smirked back before me and dad break down into laughter as I switch back from my DT.

"Child of Sparda"

Turning around the devil I thought was dead was standing again, but just barely.

"I have acknowledged your skill and would like to see how far you go." She stated as her body turns to ice and shatters, before turning to light and merging with me.  When the light faded I had some new gauntlets on.

"Well now your officially a devil hunter now Izuku.  Got yourself your own devil arms to boot" Dad said with a hint of pride in his voice

"Let's head home I'm exhausted"

End.  See you all next time in THE FALL.