5 Chapter 4: The Trials of a King 3/9

The king watched in awe and fear as he saw the 'boy' tear through countless monsters, some that would have even given him in his prime trouble! As for the boy in question he was smiling like a child in an arcade as he slaughtered the monsters when the monsters attacked him, he would only dodge by a hair's length before countering, and in most cases killing them with one strike. Finally, he finished the initial part of the trial by finishing off a dragon that called itself Jabberwock. Still covered in blood from the monsters Dante looked up at the king and said, "That was 219 so all that is left should be the boss, right?" The king was awoken from his shock when Dante spoke. Giving a long sigh he looked at the boy that he almost thought was a monster and said, "Yes you are correct, but since you have defeated all of the beast with such ease I will have to bust out something a bit bigger if I am to turn this into a proper challenge. However, this is where the problem comes in, I don't know any man or beast that could contend against you. So, I decided that your final opponent shall be your own choice." Dante stabbed Rebellion into the ground as he sat on a monster's carcass thinking. Finally, an hour later Dante snapped his fingers and said, "Can you summon Nevan, so I can unlock one of my sealed weapons?" The king looked at Dante searching his memories, so he can know who he is talking about. After a few minutes the king snapped his fingers and all the gates disappeared, then a single gate around the size of an average door appeared. "Very well, I am curious of what this vampire is capable of. When that door opens you will face the final stretch of this trial, good luck, even though I doubt you need it." He gave Dante a small smile before sitting down to watch the boy who had shattered all of his expectations. Dante gave the king a grateful nod and turned his attention to the door that had slowly started to open, the figure that stepped out caused Dante's mind to stall. He knew Nevan from the game, but it did little justice to the voluptuous vampire in front of him. Nevan was around 5'5" with pearl white skin, large breast but not too large a round but toned ass, and a beautiful face that must have been carved from diamonds. Nevan's beautiful amethyst eyes fell on Dante. "Well, well, I didn't expect to meet a boy when I got here, but from the looks of things when you grow up you are going to be quite the lady killer. I heard you wanted my power, but to get it you are going to have to prove it little boy." Dante took some pride in Nevan's first sentence but her second made him get serious for the first time during this trial and this didn't escape the eyes of the king. Dante grabbed Rebellion and prepared for a fight. Nevan gave an amused smile as bats materialized around her creating a barrier, Dante undisturbed threw Rebellion into the air as he pulled out Ebony and Ivory, unleashing a torrent of bullets at the vampire killing numerous bats in the process but none of the bullets made it to the vampire. Nevan's smile was now not one of amusement but of excitement with the idea of what this boy in front of her could do if he had her powers, but she had her pride as a vampire, so she was going to make him work for it. Nevan looked at Dante before putting up her hands and a new group of bats and used their voices to make a sonic cannon, Dante's eyes went wide for a moment feeling the power behind the blast heading towards him he quickly dodged the blast and continued his onslaught of bullets. When he saw that the barrier was about to break he grabbed Rebellion that had just fell right into his hand as he planned and threw it like a javelin breaking the last of the barrier and before Nevan could react he grabbed the sword and did numerous slashes, Nevan tried to retaliate by sending a blast of energy but instead of hitting him she simply hit Dante's afterimage. From behind her Nevan heard a voice say, "Nice try sweetheart but this is the end." When she turned around her eyes went wide as she saw Dante with his hands-on top of each other holding Ebony and Ivory and she heard him only say one word, "Jackpot!"

The king was dumbfounded, he had never seen someone fight like Dante. In his place the king would have had a hard time dealing with those bats that formed a barrier. Also, even though she would raise her hands when Nevan fired her cannon it was random and there was no charge, the cannon was fired instantaneously, this alone would make her a very dangerous enemy but Dante dealt with it like he had done so a million times, and to top it off in the last moments he had moved to fast that not even he a king and warrior himself couldn't even see! Dante looked at the body and was pleased when he saw it turn into a white ball of light and enter him. He had a wide smile as he pulled out a purple electric guitar, it had a sharp look to it and the strings were made out of lightning. He tried it and was pleased when he heard it play, he started playing a song he wanted to play for a long time, Devil Trigger by Casey Edwards. The king was surprised by the song to say the least, but he wasn't against it as he himself enjoyed more upbeat music. When he finished playing Dante smiled as he grabbed Nevan by the handle and started to spin her around and just as he was about to question Dante's actions, he was shocked to see the guitar transform into an electric scythe. Dante gave it a few practice swings and tried a few moves before reforming it into a guitar and giving it a kiss before he sent it into his private armory where he kept the rest of his weapons. Seeing the look on the kings face Dante scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Sorry, I have just been really looking forward to meeting Nevan. I didn't mean to get caught up in my own world and start playing and trying out new moves." The king gave a wry smile and said, "No need to apologize as the song was good and I was impressed by the skill you showed when using the guitar. Now then, back to the matter at hand. First off, congratulations in completing the trial of the conqueror. Secondly, I hope you will show as much passion wielding my ax as you did with her. With this the trial is concluded, go forth on to the next trial king." When he finished the king turned into a crystal ax that could also pass as a halberd, the ax pointed at Dante and entered him. With a satisfied smile Dante wasn't even mad when he was transported this time.