Back to Form

Dante looked at the 12 demons in their Inferno mode and then to Mia's face. His eyes followed where her hands were at. At that moment, the 12 demons were stuck especially Jax. Jax's face was frozen stiff. Mia's hands caressing Jax's neon claws and scaly hands froze midway and as Dante looked at her, Mia stared right back at him with a tilted head, giving off a puzzled and innocent face, which melted Dante's anger right there and then.

As he turned towards the other 12, his grave expressions overshadowed and the suffocation began.

"What exactly do you think you guys are doing?", Dante asked again, this time his anger rising back.

The 12 demons quickly returned back to form and went into military mode salutations.

"Master, you have arrived.", the 12 chorused together.

Mia was a little disappointed. "Hey! But I'm not done yet."

"That is enough.", Dante cut her off.

"You're such a party pooper", Mia exclaimed and ignored Dante walking around in hopes she would get to explore the others.

As Mia started to back out, Dante grabbed on to her right arm and gently held her.

"Regroup and I need a detailed report of the terrains." Dante directed a statement towards the 12 there.

"And you. We need to talk.", Dante was curt to Mia.

Dante dragged Mia alongside to her room in the mansion in the midst of Mia's muffled struggle to free herself. "Hey... what about? Can you let me go?"

Once they reached her room, Dante turned her around to face him. He still kept a possessive hold on to one of her arms. "Do you want to talk about it?" Dante gently asked Mia.

He scanned Mia's face for her to look back at him puzzled by his question.

"Talk about what?", Mia asked.

"What you just saw? With my demons? I mean my men?", Dante replied nervously studying Mia's face.

"Oh their inferno mode? What about it?", Mia questioned.

"Did it scare you?", Dante asked with caution.

"Honestly I thought I would be but when they transformed. I was felt curious and definitely not scared of it.", Mia answered.

Dante gave her a concerned look.

Mia thought for awhile and then it hit her. She understood his concern, she was a mere human and she was in Hell and in the midst of Demons who showed her true form. But weirdly enough, that did not scare her at all. In fact, thinking back to her childhood and her growing up in the orphanage, she had seen far worse.

"I really am not scared." Mia reassured Dante's look of concern.

"Unless there is indeed something I should be aware of? With them?", Mia questioned.

"No. There isn't. They are here to protect you. You have nothing to be worried about as far as your safety is concerned. That is my number one priority.", Dante answered.

"Well that's great. I heard I'm getting lessons from you? What lessons are those?"

Dante looked at Mia again, his hold still on her arm but by the unconcerned look Mia had, Dante felt himself relax. "Why yes, I want you to know about this place. I know it's not the ideal place right now but I promise you once you get to know your surroundings, it will grow on you."

"You should get ready. Consider it like camping in the mortal world but in Hell.", Dante finally let go of Mia as he urged her inside her ginormous closet.

Mia went in and paused. "This is too much, Dante." As she pointed to her closet and her room in general.

"Well it is rightfully yours. Whatever you wish to do with it. You can throw it away if you like.", Dante spoke behind her.

'Am I not being wasteful if I threw it away?', Mia wondered. 'Well if its there, might as well enjoy it.', Mia thought to herself.

"I will be back from my briefing with my men." Dante said as a parting goodbye.

As he turned, he felt a tug on his sleeves. He froze for a bit.

"I am not scared. I never have been even if I'm in Hell. I do not feel threatened by your men.", Mia quietly spoke.

"And by you either.", Mia almost whispered.

Dante felt a tightening in his chest. He didn't know what to say and just hummed his reply "Hmm." and left quickly.

As soon as Dante left, Mia breathed out a relief. "Now what do i need for camping." and when on to rummage around for clothes and shoes in her closet.