Chapter 1

(On one of the most beautiful nights, where the moon fills the sky, strong winds breezes through the woods as a large flock of crows appears and suddenly comes together forming into a man wearing an all-black attire with slim fit pants with a silver shinguards upon his all-black string less shoes & a long sleeve shirt with an engulfing Crow Feather Cloak & a paper thin black mask covering his face. As the masked man begins to walk through the forest, two men suddenly appear behind him with matching symbols on their arm.)

Dante: Search the forest. Kill anyone you deem a threat, then meet me at the Lockheart Barrier. Once we're in, I'll give you both further intel on your mission.

Fuu: Are we sure you can actually get us in?

(As Fuu says this, his partner Zakan puts his hand on his shoulder & looks into his eyes.)

Zakan: Are you trying to get us killed, Fuu? He's the Bloody Crow!

Fuu: Right! My apologies Sir Crow.

Dante: Forget it. Just follow the plans as I say.

Fuu & Zakan: Yes sir, Crow.

(As they both say this, they scatter, while Dante slowly walks through the forest analyzing everything, taking in his environment. As he continues to do this, he notices some footprints and squats down. As he does this, he reaches out his forearm as a slightly larger, shiny black crow with the same silver eyes as him, comes and lands on his arm.)

Dante: Find whomever footsteps these belong to Yatagarasu. I'll kill him upon your discovery.

(As Dante gives Yatagarasu these orders, it caws as it flies off. Shortly after this, a patrolling Royal Guard of the kingdom comes up behind Dante with a sword in hand.)

Royal Guard: Don't move. You're trespassing.

(As the guard says this, Dante stands up and turns around facing the guard. To the guard's surprise, he quickly realizes who is standing in front of him and clutches onto his sword.)

Dante: Given the sudden shift in your body movement and heartbeat, I can only imagine that you just have realized who is standing before you.

Royal Guard: You're....You're the Bloody Crow...The same Bloody Crow who's responsible for the massacres of both the Oiaga and Hirushina clan. Not to mention the destruction of several empires. You're the third most wanted man in the land. The bounty on your head is in the millions of gold.

Dante: And do you aim to collect?

(As Dante asks this, the guard begins to sweat and tremble more than he already was. Once Dante notices this, he opens his left hand and suddenly a sword burst out of crow feathers into his hand.)

Dante: Are you not going to attack? If not then I'll be on my way.

(As Dante says this, he begins to walk off, but the guard regains his composure & strikes at Dante, but Dante felt his attack coming and sidesteps the attack, only to slice off the guard's arm, covers his mouth so he can't scream, then proceeds to stab the guard deep with the center of his chest, then completely shredding the guard as he slashes up through his chest & head as his blood starts to splatter. After this, Dante conceals his sword and walks away. A few moments after this, Yatagarasu finds the person whose footsteps that were found and Dante quickly vanishes towards the guard & rips out his heart with his left hand.)

Dante: Good work Yatagarasu. Keep your surveillance going until the mission is done.

(The Yatagarasu caws as it flies off. While this happens, Dante finally begins to move towards the Lockheart Kingdom's Barrier as he bursts off with speed, running on feet & jumping from branch to branch until he reaches the Lockheart's Barrier, which is a Magical Wall created by the Scarlet Sorceress then, now Queen of The Lockheart Kingdom, Kate Lockheart.)

Dante: Such a strong wall. Not one of the other three kingdoms were ever able to penetrate this defense. Luckily for me, I created this passage in my younger years before he made you seal away all of my powers that make me a Para.

(As Dante says this, he places his hand on the barrier & applies a little force, then suddenly a slit slides open as if he was a sliding door. As this happens, Fuu & Zakan both appears.)

Fuu: The forest is now clear. No more living guards are in the perimeter.

(After Fuu says this, Zakan points at the entrance within the barrier.)

Zakan: I told you. He's the real thing.

Fuu: I can see. Just how did you break through this wall?

Dante: The how is irrelevant. Follow me.

(As Dante says this, they all enter the Lockheart Kingdom undetected. Elsewhere, deep within the inner ring of the kingdom, at the Royal Palace, the Young Prince Stephen Lockheart leaves the palace and begins to take walk through the city. While this happens, Dante sits perched on the edge of a high rooftop on a tower overlooking the entire Royal City.)

Dante: There he is. He is your target.

Zakan: That's Stephen Lockheart. Prince of The Lockheart Kingdom and First Crimson Blood in over a thousand years. He's our target?

Dante: Surely it won't be a problem for the likes of you.

Fuu: Excuse me Crow, but if I may ask a question?

Dante: You want to know as to why I'm having you two to kill Stephen and not just do it myself? Well, that's because you aren't doing this mission by yourselves. I will be assisting. I picked you two because I thought you were promising of becoming Crows, so don't let me down.

Fuu & Zakan: Yes sir, Crow.

Dante: You both now know, with my Yatagarasu's flying through the sky, where all the guards and the important people in this kingdom are. You both have ten minutes to steal what you want until the Yatagarsu tells you to get into position and await my signal to strike. Is that understood?

Fuu: Yes sir, Crow.

Dante: Then scatter.

(Just as before, both Fuu & Zakan leaves to loot things, as Dante's plan begins to take motion. A few moments later, Dante is in another, more high-class attire, all black long sleeve shirt, pants, shoes, and a long slim fit designed coat. He also wears a less noticeable black mask that simply covers his nose and mouth. His eyes are as pure as silver and his hair is a long shiny black and hangs past his shoulders slightly with his left side of his face covered by his hair. As he continues to walk through the Royal City, he makes his way into the Lockheart's  Cemetery of The Disgraced, walks all the way to the back to a gravestone that sits atop of a hill, that is much larger than the rest.)

Dante: "Here lies the Fallen Prince, Dante Lockheart. May wherever he may be, may he rest in peace." Well, I must say I'm resting quite fine.

(As Dante says this, he senses that Stephen has arrived at the cemetery. A few moments pass as Stephen walks up alongside Dante.)

Stephen: Did you know him too?

Dante: Yes I did. He was a huge part of me growing up. I wasn't the same since his wrongful execution seven years ago.

Stephen: You say wrongful? Why is that? You wouldn't happen to know more surrounding this incident, would you?

Dante: It's just my opinion is all. So I gathered by that Royal Crest Medallion on your coat suggests that you are in fact the Prince.

Stephen: You'd be correct.

Dante: So is it only you who comes to see Dante on the anniversary of his death?

Stephen: Yes. Mother secretly leaves home here and there to visit. My father, on the other hand, is different. I don't think he's even said his name since his execution. It's almost Dante never existed to him.

Dante: I see. May I ask a question, your Highness?

Stephen: Please. Call me Stephen.

Dante: Very well. Do you believe that Dante really killed that family, all those years ago Stephen?

Stephen: I.....I honestly don't know. Part of me says that he didn't, but he did leave the palace without notifying anyone that he was leaving. The details surrounding this are a bit hazy, but without Dante or any witnesses, I will never know. You know, my brother never had a good relationship with our father Mason. When he was born, our father was filled with joy, but after some time passed, things felt different. You could feel the tension between them. I am completely sorry. I'm putting a lot onto you right now, it's just that I never really have had the time to properly make my peace with my younger brother's death.

Dante: It is okay Stephen. I understand.

(As Dante says this, he gives the signal and both Fuu and Zakan come soaring through the sky. As they begin to get closer, Dante summons his sword.)

Dante: Watch out, your Highness!

(As Dante says this, he swaps places with Stephen, pushing him onto the ground & quickly pierces Zakan's chest with his sword while covering his mouth. As he does this, Dante leans forward to Zakan's ear.)

Dante: Is this not what you signed up for?

(After he says this, Fuu, who was frozen still by Dante's sudden betrayal, tries to escape, but Stephen stops him only for Fuu to blow very potent ash into Stephens eyes blinding him & hits him with a swift kick to the gut, sending him crashing into the wall behind him. After this, Fuu continues on with his escape.)

Dante: Stay here Prince. I'll go hunt the mercenary.

Stephen: Go on. Be safe mister. Whoever he is, he packs a punch.

(As Stephen says this, Dante begins to dash towards Fuu at maximum speed. After only a few moments Dante is already on Fuu's trail into the forest. As he closes the distance between one another, Fuu notices that Dante is on him, so he turns around only to see Dante back in his Bloody Crow gear, gazing at him with killer intent. While being trapped in Dante's gaze, Fuu is completely unaware that the real Dante was right in front of him as Dante forcefully puts his arm through Fuu's chest, heart in hand.)

Fuu: Wh...Why?

Dante: Why not?

(As Dante says this, he rips out Fuu's heart and squeezes it until it burst within his hand. After this, Dante's gear disappears and returns to the clothes he was wearing before as he returns to Stephen.)

Stephen: There you are. Did you find him?

Dante: No. I did not. It appears that he and his partner have killed a few of your guards around the barrier and have stolen some valuables.

(As Dante says this, Stephen turns around to think about the matter.)

Stephen: This is strange. Just how did they get in? I must tell my mother about this. On the other hand, you fought well. A thank you is in order, sir-

(As Stephen says this, he turns around only to notice that Dante is nowhere to be found, but in the distance, Stephen sees the Bloody Crow standing atop of the Watch Tower holding Fuu's lifeless body, then dropping it to the ground. As he does this, he continues to stare at Stephen only to then fade into Crow Feathers.)