SEVERAL YEARS LATER, (Y/N)'S POV

Fortuna City, the city that was home to the Order of the Sword, an order that worshipped the Dark Knight Sparda as their god, I had arrived as a horde of Demons were killing the people of this city, I had come here to retrieve something that was stolen from Vergil after he had... left this world.

"I still don't understand... why did you throw me through that portal? And send me away?" I asked myself this question a lot, I was there when Vergil had summoned the Temen Ni Gru, as well as all those Demons that had come with him, while he and Arkam were furthering his plan, Vergil had sent me to fight the Demons that prowled the Tower.

During the years of training with Vergil, he had helped me to unlock my Demonic Blood, mostly focusing on my Demonic Power, under his care I had grown stronger, faster, and learned much, I had even unlocked my Semblance during my training, I had inherited a version of the Schnee Glyphs, though, they had changed, and instead of looking like the Glyphs that those abusive shits could do, they looked more like demonic summoning circles.

I had also learned how to summon swords, and with some help from Vergil, had crafted a demonic sword of my own.

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Vergil had always told me that this sword would be a stepping stone to gaining more power, though... I had always hoped to use his sword someday, but then... I saw him fall into that abyss with his brother reaching out for him, only for Vergil to cut a hole into the Human World and send me away.

"Perhaps, he was trying to protect me? Well, for now, I need to claim what he left behind, and use it for myself" I said, before I walked into the city, and saw many people running and screaming from the center of town, before I saw what they were running from.

Ahead of me, was a pack of low level Demons that looked like Scarecrows, they were chasing after the Humans, who ran away in terror, I stood still as the people ran past me, then I drew my sword and attacked the Demons, slashing them rapidly, using the Dark Slayer style that Vergil had taught to me to attack them quickly.

"These Demons are so weak... but, there are a lot of them here" I said to myself as I kept slashing at the Demons, killing them off easily with my enhanced speed, soon the area was clear and I moved on, sensing the power of Yamato and Beowulf was somewhere close by.

I had to go through the city, towards the mountains that were close to the city, but... I could sense another demonic power, similar to my own, it was ahead of me though so I started to hurry.

"Is this another half-demon? Are they after Yamato and Beowulf too? I'll not let them have it!" I said as I growled and used my enhanced speed to rush toward the mountain and also kill more Demons along the way, until I soon found my way into what seemed like a laboratory.

I walked through the halls of this hidden lab, also stopping to look at some of the notes left here, it would seem that the Humans of the Order of the Sword were experimenting with Demonic Power, mostly to possess and power suits of armour.

"So, not only do they worship a Demon as a God, but they also seem to be trying to become Demons themselves... I wonder if there is anything here to grant me power?" I said as I walked through the halls of the lab, but then, I started to hear what sounded like gunshots, slashing and breaking glass ahead of me, before I heard the sound of voices beyond the door.

"Yamato is in there, all I have to do is go in a take it back, but... I sense two other beings inside, one is the one I sensed earlier, and the other one seem, unsightly" I said to myself as I went to open the door, only for three large spikes to burst from the wall to the left of the door, I looked at them as blood dripped from them, but, my training with Vergil got me used to blood.

"See what just a small fraction of my research has yielded? Look! How beautiful this white armour stands!" came a voice from behind the door, it would seem that there is a fight going on inside.

"So, they've been experimenting with Demonic Power? Hmm, I wonder if their research could yield anything of value to me?" I wondered to myself, it would be good if I could gain more power, along with Yamato and Beowulf.

"You... should rest" came that same voice again, before what looked like the point of a sword came through the wall, with more blood, and the sound of someone in pain.

"Soon you shall be my next subject of experimentation, so that I can learn a little something from you... and that arm" the man said again, it seems whoever he was talking to had something interesting about their arm.

"T-t-t-t-t-t-take him out!" the guy said, it seems he planned to kill this person pinned to the wall, well, now is as good a time as ever to go in and take Yamato.

"Guess it's time to go in-huh?" I said as I sensed a sudden surge in demonic power from one of those inside, I decided that it was time to go inside and cut down the door with multiple slashes, before I walked inside, I saw white feathers were fluttering down, and in front of me was a man, he had white hair and was wearing a dark blue coat, blue pants and brown boots, and I saw that he had some strange astral projected Demon behind him, then I saw his right arm, it was letting out a lot of Demonic Power and in that hand... was the Yamato!

"How... not even I could succeed in restoring it!" came a second, distorted voice from the lower floor, I stood back and listened as the two were talking, though it was kind of surprising that neither of them had noticed my entrance.

"From that day forth... my arm changed... and a voice echoed... "Power"... "Give me more Power!"" the guy holding Yamato said, this surprised me quite a lot.

(That... sounds like something Vergil would say) I thought to myself as I felt confused, how did this guy know something that Vergil would say? Was it because he's holding Yamato perhaps?

"What...?" the second voice said in shock, so... the Order of the Sword were planning to use Yamato for something?

"And if I become a Demon, so be it, I will endure the exile... anything to protect her" the boy said as he swung Yamato, creating a sword beam that missed the one below and blew a hole in the roof of the room, then I saw the second one who is in the room, they seemed to be a humanoid beetle, with a white carapace, and a single red compound eye, he opened up the carapace on his back, revealing insect wings and then used them to take flight, only to stop when he saw me.

"What? Who is that?! Are they helping you somehow?!" the second one said, as he pointed one of his fingers at me, also making the guy with Yamato turn around and notice me.

"Be silent, you scum!" I said, as I flared my own Demonic Power, this seemed to scare the talking Bug, and the guy with Yamato also looked on guard from my display.

"Ah! A-A-A-Another one?! Th-This is preposterous! Preposterous!" the insect said, before he flew away through the hole the other guy made in the roof, leaving me alone with the one who i have to take Yamato from.

"Who the hell are you supposed to be?" he asked, as he looked at me, his eyes were glowing red from all the Demonic Power he had surging through his body.

"That sword does not belong to you..." I said to the man who had Yamato in his Demonic Hand.

"Your point being?" the young man said in an aggressive tone of voice, it seems he was itching for a fight.

"Surrender the sword, or I will take it from you" I said bluntly, I wouldn't let this guy steal my Teacher's prised weapon, and use it for himself, I should be the one to wield it!

"I'd like to see you try, if you get in my way, I'll just kick your ass!" he said as he pointed Yamato at me, giving me a glare as the ghostly blue Demon behind him mimicked his movements.

"Foolishness, very well then, let's see your... motivation" I said as I got myself into a stance, and was ready to fight him, and claim Yamato for myself.

I started the fight by charging him with my sword and slashing at him, however he was blocking my strikes with Yamato, before he counter attacked, but his attacks were sloppy, it seems that he didn't know how to use this power properly.

The two of us fought for a while, he was actually able to hold up quite well, perhaps due to his Demon Blood and the rapid healing, but my training by Vergil was superior to his sudden power increase, soon after he was pushed back and was on one knee, panting as I was stood in front of him.

"Well, that was a bit of a work out, your quite skilled, but, I believe we should end this here" I said with a smirk on my lips, he was indeed a more interesting fight than the Demonic rabble in this city, perhaps because he seems to be like me, he's also a half Demon.

"Screw you, bastard!" he shouted as he rushed at me, his anger seems to have gotten the better of him and he was just charging in blindly now, I closed my eyes and calmed my breathing, listening as he rapidly approached me, then, when he was close enough, I dodged to the side and kicked his leg out from under him.

"Down you go!" I said as the boy fell to the ground, before I raised up my sword and slashed at him rapidly, and then gave him a hard kick to the back, slamming him to the ground hard enough to crater the metal under him.

I could hear this guy groaning in pain on the ground, and try to drag himself up onto his feet again, I walked closer and stamped on his back, to keep him down, he was done, but too stubborn to admit it, I then reached down towards his Demonic Arm and took away Yamato, gripping it by the handle as I took it away.

"At last... Yamato, I finally have you" I said as I adjusted Yamato in my hand, and took my foot off of his back, I could see my eyes reflecting back at me on the blade, I was in awe at the design and beauty of this sword, but... what happened to the sheath?

"No... please, I-I need that sword, it's the only way... I can save her..." the guy I was stepping on said as he reached up, seeming like he was going to try and take the sword back, though he was obviously too beat up to even try.

"That, is none of my concern" I said bluntly to the boy, while I was still admiring Yamato, I would be using this sword from now onward for sure, I glanced down to the young man and saw him glare at me angrily.

"However... this Order of the Sword does concern me, it wouldn't do to leave them to do as they please, besides, perhaps I can find myself more power here" I said, it would make sense that they would also have Beowulf here, and perhaps some other powerful Demonic relics and such, that could make me even stronger.

"Why, do you need more power? Your already so strong" the guy said, as he was laying on the ground glaring up at me.

"Fool, power is important, without power you become nothing, nothing but a victim, a doormat, a punching bag, besides, you should know, without power, you can't protect anyone, especially her" I said as I gave him a cold glare, I was searching for power so that when the time came, and I would return to the place I came from, I would not allow them to control me, or walk all over me again.

"Kyrie..." the guy said as he was struggling to stay awake, I just stared down at him as he struggled to stay awake, but then I turned my back to him so I could leave.

"Rest, heal your wounds, then go and save her, for now... I want to test out my blade, and find more Power" I said as I started to walk away from him, going towards the door that was on this lower floor, to see if there might be any other powerful artefacts or if I could find Beowulf.

"Damn, you..." I heard the guy mutter, before I walked out of earshot of him, walking down the hallway towards the area that I assume that boy had used to get to that room, I wonder if I will find more power in this place?

ELSEWHERE, THIRD PERSON'S POV

In a meeting room within the hidden fortress, several men and one woman were sat around a table having a meeting, right now, a young man wearing an outfit that consisted of a long white coat with silver buttons, white pants and brown high boots, and a red and black belt around his waist, his had brown hair and a beard, he also had a sword on his hip, in a white and gold sheath.

"And that's the situation so far" Credo said to the head of the Order of the Sword, an old man named Sanctus, he looked like an old man, wearing bishop robes that were coloured white, gold and red, he had a beard also that was white, though, he now possessed a lot of Demonic Power within himself.

"Credo!" came a loud shout, before a door was slammed open and in walked Agnus, an Alchemist who was ranked high within the Order, and the lead scientist for research into harnessing Demonic Power, and had also just returned from an encounter with both Nero and (Y/N).

"You knew it all along!" Agnus yelled angrily as he got really close to Credo.

"How dare you raise your voice in the presence of his Holiness!" Credo said calmly, not at all affected by Agnus and his yelling.

"That arrogant kid possesses D-D-D-D-Demonic Power!" Agnus shouted, as he pointed back in the direction that Nero was supposed to be.

"Absurd" Credo said dismissively.

"Absurd!?" Agnus shouted, sounding even angrier at how Credo was dismissing his claims.

"D-D-D-D-Don't play me a fool! Is he not your subordinate?" Agnus said loudly, as the other people at the table watched this exchange, though, Credo had turned his head away from Agnus, who stamped around him to his face.

"He resurrected Yamato! But then s-s-s-somebody else, wielding Demonic Power arrived!" Agnus shouted loudly, the news of another person who wielded Demonic Power caught the attention of the people sat around the table.

"And your quite sure of this, Agnus?" Sanctus asked Agnus, sounding intrigued about the possibility of another Half Breed walking the city.

"Y-Y-Y-Yes, your holiness, another strong fighter has arrived, and he oozes Demonic Power! Just like that boy" Agnus answered, stuttering as he remembered just how deadly the new comer's power felt.

"It was bad enough that Dante had come here to interfere, but now... we have an unknown wandering the city, he must be dealt with, before he disrupts our plans" Credo said, he was conflicted on what Agnus had told him, was Nero really a Demon? No, impossible, the only things to worry about were Dante and this new comer.

"Credo, can you apprehend, Nero?" Sanctus asked Credo, who seemed a little surprised that their leader seemed so interested in Nero all of a sudden.

"If that is your wish... though who will then track Dante or find this other boy?" Credo said, before he then asked Sanctus about who would search for the other two.

"I will find Dante" came the voice of the only woman in the room, her name was Gloria, she wore a rather revealing white outfit, it was a lacy white one-piece with orange accents that exposed her chest and inner thighs, the chest area was held shut by a thick, orange cord, she also wore a loincloth with a long tail, she also wore white thigh-high, high-heeled boots, long white gloves and blue feathered shoulder pads, her skin was a shade of light brown, she had blonde hair cut in a chin length bob and blue eyes.

"No, I want you to pursue this unknown man, I want to know who he is, and why he has come to this city, especially since he arrived so soon after Dante has appeared" Sanctus said, it would seem this new arrival worried him slightly.

"I see, then I'll get it done, it's good to see your Holiness has recovered" Gloria said as she stood up from her chair, and gave Sanctus a bow, before she walked away to begin her search.

"Is she reliable?" Credo asked, the suspicion clear in his voice.

"She once brought to us the sword "Sparda" and hastened the completion of our Saviour" Sanctus said, as he crossed his arms on the table.

"But she remains almost a stranger to us all..." Credo said, making his distrust of Gloria apparent to Sanctus.

Unknown to the group of men, Gloria was hiding behind a pillar, listening to them, she quietly chuckled to herself before she walked away, to go and find the mysterious boy.

"Which will only concern us should a situation arise, as for her identity, I have already investigated..." Sanctus said calmly, though, both Credo and Agnus were still uneasy about Gloria, especially since they didn't know her all too well.

"Now Credo, find us Nero and Yamato and bring them back to me" Sanctus said, as he placed his hand on Credo's gloved hand, and then patted his hand, while Credo looked down to the table.

"As you wish your Holiness" Credo said, before he stepped away from the table, and left to go and confront Nero, leaving Sanctus with the other members of the council.

"That menace Nero appears to be quite close to Credo's sister, Kyrie, more than once he called out her name..." Agnus said to Sanctus, speaking into his ear, Sanctus then smiled to himself, as he formed a plan to capture Nero, using Kyrie as bait.

SOME TIME LATER, (Y/N)'S POV

I was walking through the city, I had been easily killing off the Demons that prowled the streets, as well as many of the Order of the Sword's little projects, like those suits of white armour, I had also managed to find Beowulf, a set of clawed boots and gauntlets that looked like beasts.

They were very good for punching and kicking, and with Vergil's Dark Slayer Style, it was very powerful, as I walked I soon arrived at a plaza with a large fountain in the middle, however, I stopped walking and stood still in front of the fountain.

"You know... it isn't very polite to stalk people" I said, as I sensed someone behind me, I heard the clack of shoes on the stone ground behind me.

"Hmm, aren't you a perceptive one?" came a female voice, and looked back to see who it was that was following me around this city, I saw a woman, wearing a very revealing white outfit, she had tanned skin, blonde hair and blue eyes, and stood there smirking at me.

"Who are you?" I asked as I looked at this woman seriously, I could sense that she possessed Demonic Power, perhaps from a Devil Arm? Or, perhaps she is a Demon?

"My name is Gloria, and I work for the Order of the Sword, I was sent to capture you" said this woman I now knew as Gloria, but, she was obviously lying.

"So, the Order of the Sword have Demons working with them now?" I said to the woman, her eyes widened for a second, before they went back to normal, as I fully turned myself around to face her.

"Why don't you drop the disguise already? I can already tell your not Human" I said, as I watched her, she might be a strong Demon if she could disguise herself as a Human.

"Hmph, well, you really are perceptive" the woman said before she removed her disguise, and I saw her true form.

She had pale skin, long blonde hair and blue eyes, and her outfit was just as revealing as before, she wore a black corset that showed off her "assets" with a lightning bolt design on the front, black leather pants held up by belts, knee-high high heeled boots, a black choker around her neck and a wrist braced on her left arm.

"Well, your Demonic Power is showing slightly, plus I can feel the power of that sword your carrying" I said as I looked at the large sword she had on her back, it was a large sword with a curved blade, and what seemed like flesh and bone attached to it, a large red jewel that was close to the guard too.

"Hmm... observant too, who are you?" the Demon woman asked me, as she stood with her hand on her hip, seeming like she was trying to seduce me.

"My name is of no importance to you, leave me, I have Demons to kill and power to find" I said as I turned and began to walk around the fountain, to continue my walk through this town.

"Sorry, but I'm afraid I can't do that!" the Demon-woman said, before I heard gunshots behind me, in a flash I summoned Yamato and unsheathed it, before I spun the blade in the air, deflecting her bullets before I stood and faced her, sheathing Yamato as I watched her, now her eyes seemed focused on Yamato.

"Huh, so, you've taken the Yamato? Be a good boy and hand it over to me" she said, as she held out her hand towards me, acting like she owned the sword.

"And if I refuse?" I said as I tightened my grip on Yamato's handle, I wouldn't surrender the sword to anyone, it belonged to me now.

"Then I guess I'll just have to take it from you!" the Demon Woman said, as she pulled out two guns and pointed them at me, I kept a hold of Yamato's handle and got into my stance, ready to fight this woman, and perhaps... take that sword of hers for myself.