"Why don't you wait with the rest for the other summons?" Dante suggested to Scathach who nodded and went to join the group behind him
As the ladies were getting to know Scathach, Dante turned back to Solo "what else do we need?"
Solo looked at his list "we need a magic teacher"
"Can't Rossweisse handle it?" Dante asks him
"It's not enough. We need several as the population is going to increase eventually" Solo replied
"Ok, I guess that means… Caster?" Dante concluded then turned to look for who to summon. Most summons gain power through their history, but that is not what he wants or needs. He needs mages. Actual magic users "Hello there"
The three figures showed up in front of him "Well this is a surprise… so you make me an offer and I do the same" spoke a young and handsome man holding a staff and wearing a cloak of sorts "so, what can you offer me?"
"Access to magic from around the omni-verse" Dante spoke in an obviously chipper manner
This intrigued the second man "you have access to the omni-verse?" he said. He was wearing robes and had long light coloured hair and many rings on his fingers
"Yup" Dante answered simply
"What is it you want from us exactly?" asked the woman in the trio, she was wearing robes and an odd cowl that hid her eyes
"It's really simple" he shrugged then continued "I want you to teach my people magic in a school, I want you to do it earnestly and to the best of your abilities, I want you to never betray me and finally I want you to live in my world as one of its people. Anything beyond that is your choice" he finished "let's start with you, pretty boy, you in?"
"I know I'm pretty, thank you very much" said the man in a flamboyant fun manner, he then turned serious "I will agree to this as long as I have unobstructed access to knowledge and can continue to seek magic" he stated his condition
"Welcome to the family merlin" Dante said smiling, surprising the audience. Though the girls from the Shinobi world didn't know about him, when they started learning magic, his name came up a lot. As such, this caused them to be surprise, just as much as the next one.
"What about you Solomon?" Dante addressed the long haired man
"I can feel demonic and angelic power from you" he said with wariness "what are you?"
"A God" Dante replied simply
Solomon thought for a second "I wish for the same thing as Merlin, but with the addition that you can't betray me" Solomon spoke, his eyes focused on Dante as if to see his reaction
"OH, NO" Dante raised his hands and started flailing them "what do I do now? My plans are foiled" he started to weep comically causing the girls to giggle and the guys to chuckle
"It's an acceptable concern" the female summon spoke
"hehehe, sorry, it's just a bit ridiculous as I was the one who made it so you can have a choice of working for me or not" he smiled at the shocked faces of those summoned "I also spent a few million points on each I summon, so if I betray one of you, it's like feeding my money to the fire"
"I see, I guess wisdom is not everything" Solomon looked contemplative
Dante waved it off "it's fine, welcome to the family" he said with a kind smile and turned to the last one "well Medea?"
"I want the same as Solomon" she said in a monotone voice
"Tsk tsk tsk no you don't" Dante said in a 'disappointed parent' tone "I won't betray you Medea, and I won't use you either. It is why I suggested a trade" Dante smiled gently "tell me betrayed maiden, what is it you want?"
The witch chuckled in absent amusement "the title is witch of betrayal, my lord" though her eyes were covered; sadness can still be seen on her face
"Not to me, betrayed maiden" he said as he approached her ghostly visage "you were controlled, betrayed, and then abandoned by the man you love" as he spoke tears started flowing down her cheeks "You were betrayed and now you have a second chance, what do you want?"
"To be loved" she said as she sobbed. Next thing she knows, she is engulfed in a hug
"Welcome to the family"
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After Medea calmed down, the girls took her among them and surrounded her in a protective yet caring way. As she was summoned, they are covered in term of magical instructors for the foreseeable future, so they moved on.
Solo checked his list "we need researchers and scientists"
"Right" soon enough another five figures are in front of him "hello ladies and gentlemen, allow me to begin by saying what I want and then I will ask each of you what you want"
Dante took a deep breath "I want you to research, study and share your knowledge, I want you to do it earnestly and to the best of your abilities, I want you to never betray me and finally I want you to live in my world as one of its people" he is getting tired of saying this over and over again "any questions?"
A woman wearing a short skirt raised her hand, when Dante nodded at her she asked "How many worlds?" she asked
"At the moment, I have knowledge from four worlds. A twenty first century world of man, a world of Devils, a world of angels and a world of Chakra users, any other questions?" the other woman raised her hand "yes Ms, Chase"
"Please just call me Martha" she said smiling nervously "is there a limit to what we can ask for in return?" she asked
"Yes. The limit is decided by several factors, but you are free to ask and we will see what I can do" he said smiling to put her at ease. Dante looked around, when no one looked about to ask anything he looked at the first woman
"What is your decision, da Vinci?" Dante asked her
"I'm in. And call me Leona. As for my request… I don't have any" she said smiling
"Welcome to the family then" Dante said and she materialised in full. He then turned to Martha
"And you Martha Chase?" he asked her
She rung her hands in nervousness "Can I study your and the others DNA?" she said in a way that tells you if she wasn't a ghost she would be blushing up a storm
Dante took a thoughtful stance "I don't mind you studying mine but some rules. First, no taking DNA without asking permission and Second, no cloning anyone, ever" he said looking her in the eyes
"Deal" she said in a relieved manner
Dante smiled "welcome to the Family" Dante welcomed the scientist that helped confirm the DNA is the genetic material of life. He then turned to another Scientist "Sir Isaac Newton?"
"Can I have complete freedom in research?" he asked straight to the point
"Sure, but no human experimentation and no endangering others, deal?" Dante countered
"Deal" he replied in a no nonsense tone
"I want the same deal" spoke the second man
"Me too" spoke the third
"Perfect" Dante smiled "Sir Isaac Newton, Mr Nikola Tesla and Mr Albert Einstein" Dante spread his arms "Welcome to the family"
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"What more do we need?" Dante asked Solo after a few more summons for teachers of modern sciences
"Just modern weaponry and tactics specialists, the Shadows requested formal training in it" Solo answered
Dante sighed as he was growing tired of just sitting here while the girls turned the field they were on and turned it to a gathering of the greatest minds and picnic… he wanted to play too damn it.
As he searched for military combat specialists he started getting giddy. He found quite a few names he wants to summon "hello gentlemen and lady"
"So you're the 'God' that's summoning us, huh?" a rugged man with a bulletproof vest with a white skull on it asks "if you're a GOD can you give me my family back?" he asks with a sneer, in disbelief, as no god helped his children
"Sure" Dante said much to the shock of the man "I can summon them just as I summoned you Frank"
"Please" he said going to his Knees "I'll do whatever you want, just please"
"First let me say my piece" Dante said, all humour gone. He never enjoyed seeing good people suffer he took a breath "I want you to train recruits in the use of modern weaponry and military tactics in the Sparda academy, I want you to do it earnestly and to the best of your abilities, I want you to never betray me and finally I want you to live in my world as one of its people" he is getting tired of saying this over and over again… again "any questions?"
"I'll do it" Frank immediately said from the ground on his Knees
"Give me a sec" Dante told him as he proceeded to summon the spirits of the family "Maria Castle, do you want to be revived alongside your children to join Francis Frank Castle and in return you shall never betray me?"
She looked confused for a second but answered "Yes?"
Dante smiled and opened his hands "welcome to the family" suddenly all four were corporal, and just as fast they were in a group hug. Dante smiled and enjoyed the pure joy rolling off of Frank "what about you Carter?"
"Can you really bring him to me?" she asks
"Sure" I say then summon Steve Roger in ethereal form
"Hi there captain" Dante greats
"So… you're a 'god'" he said looking at Dante, sizing him up
"Steve!" Peggy calls
"Peggy!" Steve replies
"Dante!" Dante chimed in "… I just want to be included" he says mock crying then went back to smiling "I'll offer you the same thing I did them…"
*One explanation later and Bucky barns revival (with metal arm)*
"Frank Martin AKA the Transporter, what do you want?" Dante turned to the summon before the last
"a garage and cars" he said with a scowl on his face
"Deal, welcome to the family… I love how simple that went, no chain revivals and no bullshit" he said with a satisfied smile. He then turned to the last one "want her back John?"
John nodded "bring her back, and I will burn the world for you"
Dante simply smiled "Deal"
The Shadows of Sparda shall become the mightiest army
Queue maniacal laugh
Song of the chapter
Home – Pentatonix
A good mix from different songs by very talented people
Peace