divinetree | Coming Home from a Dream

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Coming Home from a Dream

Hell has a habit of sucking in hapless, tortured souls... including those from other worlds, it seems, when helped along by portalling magic concocted by Stolas of the Ars Goetia. Hell, in fact, is very receptive to the devised spell, sucking in those that portal from the land of dreams, songerein.

Residents of hell walking through the portal find themselves startled awake where they were, but newcomers? Their forms become physical, tangible, changing them into the creatures they dream themselves to be - for the best and most certainly for the monstrous. It is Hell, after all.

Welcome home, I.M.P. : D.M.C.!

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[Here's a rare thing, someone actually using the office door for once. Another Imp walks in. Dark hair is cut into a short bob with curled ram-like horns on her head.

She's also carrying a rocket launcher and has dual colored eyes, red and green.

She looked around, clearly a bit surprised but I glad that she actually made it. Waking back up to Dante's empty office back home sucked.

She looked down at her new appearance and gave a low whistle.]

And then there's this asshole.

Someone covered Worst Boy in feathers and made him seven feet tall. As for the newcomer... the appearance was different, but something in his expression brightened when he realized who it was. Only one woman carried a rocket launcher like that. "Lady? You... actually made it. What are your memories of Reverein like? Do you remember everything, or..."

"Akechi?" Lady asked, looking up at the bird boy. "The last thing I remember is Madhuri's wedding."

She looked around. "Have you seen Dante?"

That was a relief. "It's something to do with the crossing, I think. No humans allowed, apparently. But yes, you're looking for the red dragon with white hair and way too much confidence for his own good. You can't miss him."

"Sounds like Dante all right," Lady said with a smile.

"It was like a nightmare waking back up in that empty office back home," she added with a sigh.

He crossed his arms. "Well, you didn't miss much. Mostly the apocalypse. At the very least, you're here now."

"Not really surprised. It wouldn't be the first time Dante's been a part of one," Lady said with a light shrug.

Akechi snorted. "Why am I... not at all surprised? When I first signed on with you people, my first thought was how in the hell you all managed to work together. Turns out there's a lot more commonality than anyone would've expected."

He started counting out on one hand. "Witnessed and/or stopped an apocalypse, history of violent tendencies, weirdly common connection to demons or otherwise 'occult creatures', enough relationship problems with our fucking fathers to make Freud shit himself..."

He was definitely right about the father issues. She was glad Dante had been able to stop Nero from killing Vergil.

"You're certainly right about father issues. Hell, that's the reason why I met Dante."

"Well, hopefully none of them show up here. Other than the obvious problems of the natives."

Blitzø matched the low whistle, too.

"Ho-lee fuck. You are fucking sexy as an imp, Lady. I should've figured, yer human mug wasn't half bad to look at either," he chuckled, giving her a friendly pat on the back despite the borderline sexually harassing comment.

"Blitzø?" Lady asked. She didn't recognize the office, but she did recognize that she was an imp.

"So I take it this is your office in hell?" She asked with a grin. She even had a cute spaded tail.

"Sure is! Don't mind the wet carpet over there, Dante fucked up my eel tank, that's all," he gave Lady a full up and down look, grinning. "You make a really sexy imp, he'll fuckin' like that I bet."

"Thanks. I don't feel much different than when I was back home. Stronger maybe, but that's about it," she said, shifting the wait of Kalina Ann on her shoulder.

"Got a place I can store Kalina Ann here?"

He stepped out of the back office, right after getting some stuff sorted to maybe get some food for the crew. The dragon had to pause on seeing the new guest, recognizing the imp's new shape just from looking into her eyes. And the rocket launcher's a dead giveaway, but it's one of several clues. Eyes widen a little and a surprised smile forms on his face.

"...Lady...."

"Dante..." Lady set Kalina Ann down and walked over to the dragon. It took all her control to not to run and jump into his arms.

"Waking up back in your empty office was like a nightmare. I don't know why I got sent back."

"That place did what it wants, when it wants." Dante's ready to drop everything to just pull her into an embrace, instead dropping to a knee to be level with her.

"Stolas' magic got us out...it must've decided to bring you back, too. I owe him some serious favors now, but...you're here again..."

What can he say right now? He thought that might've been the last time he'd see her. Dante's never been more glad to be wrong. So glad that his head ducks down slightly and his breathing becomes shaky. No pretending it's the rain this time around...

Lady said nothing for a moment before wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him close. He was a lot bigger than she was normally, but as a dragon? He was even bigger.

"I'm so glad to be back. Even if we're in hell," she whispered against his scales.

"It's...not our Hell, at least." He softly replies, holding Lady in this gentle embrace. He needs a moment to just...hold her. Let his senses confirm that this is real, and she's back. As physically different as he is, sure, but still the very same Lady he's known most of his life.

"Sparda doesn't exist here, and most demons aren't vicious monsters who kill on sight. That's a good start, if you ask me."

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