Coming Home from a Dream

[helluvaboss]

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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[herewardbound]

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..."

[notladyluck]

"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?"

[herewardbound]

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."

[notladyluck]

"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.

[herewardbound]

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

[notladyluck]

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

[herewardbound]

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..."

[notladyluck]

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."

[herewardbound]

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