Chapter 7: "Unleashed Power"

[Guitar Hero: "It looks like the fight is finally over."]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "His regeneration... how fast it is! They cut him, and he's already good as new."]

[Cat Guru: "For a moment, I thought Dante might be killed, but it seems he can regenerate all the time."]

[Blooming Butterfly: "It reminded me of the moons in my world. Also, Dante and his brother seem very skilled with swords, without needing any breathing techniques."]

[Golden Lady Caged in Ice: "Well, it seems that after taking on that demon form, he's now tired. I wonder how long he'll stay that way."]

[Demon Hunter: "I'm ready now; I just needed a second to catch my breath."]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "It seems they can only knock you out for a short while."]

[Cat Guru: "By the way, shouldn't his brother's sword appear now?"]

[Blooming Butterfly: "It was a katana. I'd like to know what it's made of."]

[Added: 'Yamato', 'Hybrid Lineage of Sparda (awakened)']

[Cat Guru: "Yamato... a sword left to the elder twin son, a sword that can cut anything or even separate."]

[Blooming Butterfly: "It sounds like a family heirloom, but the idea of cutting anything is vague, isn't it? And what does 'separate' mean?"]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "It might be something more conceptual, perhaps."]

[Guitar Hero: "Looks like it's the priciest thing there is, with Sparda's lineage and the Rebellion sword."]

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Dante slowly rises from the ground, then walks toward his Rebellion sword, tearing off the ripped sleeve of his coat. After picking up his sword, he begins to walk toward the edge of the Temen-ni-gru tower. The music ("M-8 Start (Temen-Ni-Gru Dive)") starts playing. Dante stops at the edge and looks down. After a moment, he angrily punches a nearby column, shattering it to pieces. Now ready for the fight, he jumps off the tower.

As he falls, he sees flying demons. Dante unsheathes his pistols, Ebony & Ivory, and shoots the demons trying to ambush him in mid-air. He twists in the air, performing acrobatic spins with grace, enjoying the thrill. Every bullet flies with precision, taking out his enemies as he continues his fast descent, surrounded by dust and demonic energy.

After a while, he lets the demons surround him and then, with his sword and pistols, he starts spinning to eliminate them all. Following this, Dante throws his sword downward; as it falls, the sword takes the bodies of the demons with it. With precision, Dante shoots the hilt of his sword to make it fall faster, creating atmospheric friction. He then speeds up to grab his sword, and when he reaches it, he uses the tower wall to jump outward just as a flying demon whale swallows him.

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[Guitar Hero: "Music again, and this time it has lyrics."]

[Cat Guru: "How strange, there aren't any strong demons this time. It seems to be just for ambiance."]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "Looks like he's taking out his anger on the demons."]

[Blooming Butterfly: "How fast he is. Also, it seems he's just playing with these demons while he falls."]

[Golden Lady Caged in Ice: "How can he create atmospheric friction by running? Only space shuttles entering Earth can do that. I wonder what the limit of his speed is."]

[Guitar Hero: "Oh, they ate Dante."]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "!!!"]

[Cat Guru: "!!!"]

[Blooming Butterfly: "!!!"]

[Golden Lady Caged in Ice: "!!!"]

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After finding himself inside the demon whale known as Leviathan, Dante made his way through hordes of demons, fighting his way to the beast's core and destroying it, causing Leviathan to fall from the sky.

With the beast's body on the ground, a girl observes the scene. She points at the carcass, and suddenly a cut opens from the creature's eye, unleashing a rain of blood from which Dante emerges.

Dante, covered in blood, looks around, and the first thing he sees is graffiti written in blood, with an arrow and a clown face, accompanied by the word "Welcome." Seeing it, Dante sighs and comments, "Does this never end?"

Dante starts to leave, but a voice behind him stops him, "Stop!" Without turning around, he jokes, "If you're going to ask me on a date, forget it." He turns around and adds, "Because I made a rule not to date girls who shoot me in the head." The girl responds sarcastically, "Date a demon? I'm not that desperate." Then she adds, "Besides, I don't like guys who wear blood as a perfume."

Dante sniffs himself and, with a grimace, admits, "You're right." However, he quickly points his gun at her. They both stay tense for a moment until they shoot in unison, not at each other, but at the demons lurking behind them.

While they take down the demons, Dante asks, "Anyway… is now a bad time to ask for your name?" She responds indifferently, "I don't have a name."

Dante raises an eyebrow and asks, "Then what should I call you?" The girl responds with little interest, "Call me whatever you want."

Dante grins and replies, "Then, Lady, it is."

Getting ready to leave, Dante jumps and, before departing, tells her, "I'll leave this to you because I don't want to miss the party." He waves goodbye and leaves, leaving the girl and the demons behind.

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[Guitar Hero: "Looks like they get along a bit better now."]

[Cat Guru: "He left her alone with the demons... Not sure how well they actually get along."]

[Crimson-Haired Princess: "Well, she did shoot him first."]

[Blooming Butterfly: "In time, maybe they can forgive each other."]

[Golden Lady Caged in Ice: "I don't think either of them actually cares."]

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Dante, after venturing into the tower to retrieve the amulet his brother took, faces waves of demons until he reaches a cave with a towering door at the end. Without hesitation, he enters, and before him unfolds a scene surrounded by shadows and bats flying in all directions.