Renewed Contract

After Dante killed and absorbed the soul of the King of Wrath, he kept advancing until he reached the Abyssal Gates, guarded by Cerberus.

However, the guard dog showed zero intentions of stopping him, letting Dante go through the gates as if he had always been allowed to do so.

On the other side of the Abyssal Gates, a colossal river called the Sea of the Dead flowed before Dante, where the evil souls would go to be reincorporated in hell.

An ordinary person wouldn't have been able to enter the sea without withering into a husk, but Dante jumped in and searched for Beatrice's soul for days until he found her drowning away.

With no other options, Dante absorbed her powers, making Beatrice's soul reside inside of him and allowing him to use some of the skills that she had as a combat priestess.

"That's why you saw her when I needed to cleanse the curses…" Dante said with a sad tone.