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[ It's Christmas, and Dante is lonely, and bored. Any such thing as a christmas demon already got taken out earlier in the day and now he's just alone in Devil May Cry. Nobody to spend time with, nobody to spend the holiday with. ]

Wah, wah, wah.

[ he pours some cheap booze and knocks his boots onto the desk. ]

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[The box does what a box does. It boxes.

In other words it's sitting there. Some of the demonic presence is coming from it, though.]

[ And some is coming from the closet. Dante has no idea which way to go.

Keeping one gun trained on the box, he backs towards the closet. ]

[Yup, there's definitely something demonic in the closet, and the sense of power gets stronger as he gets closer.

And maybe as he's about to throw the door open, he might hear someone-something-hold their breath.]

[ He throws that door open! And instantly looks up, as that's where he hears the intake of breath coming from. ]

...

...

Nero?

...

Trish said you were out fighting that Krampus.

[He drops to the ground feet first with a huff.]

Didn't think you'd be back so soon!

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I got back hours ago! That thing was weak!

Did you -

[ He gestures towards the box. ]

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[s i g h.]

Yes, I was trying to keep it a surprise.

What's in it?

[ Dante, you have to open it? ]

Hey now, no telling. You gotta open it.

...but it has demon energy?

[ Dante is unsure, even as he settles his hand on the lid. ]

Hey, I promise it's a good present and not a "oh no the world is gonna end if I open this" present.

If it was a good present, you'd be inside the box.

[ He pushes the lid off. ]

Just sayin'.

Yeah, no, I'd prefer to not have a repeat of last year.

[There's a lockbox in it, similar to what one would use for guns. Hm!]

…do I have to search for the key?

[snort.]

Like I said, I learned my lesson last year. You can open it.

[ He laughs, and proceeds to open it. ]

[Its a set of guns! They're dark blue and blood red, and it's clear demonic power is in them. They may even be Devil Arms.]

Well?

Do they have names?

[ He picks each up, weighing them in his hands, looking them over. He slowly smiles. ]

Modi and Magni. They were tough to bring down, but I did it.

[A cocky smile.]

I don’t think anyone was going to remember me this year. But you did this…

[ He’s touched. ]

Hey now, we're family. I'd have to be dead before I forgot that.

[ Dante leans over, pulling a box out from underneath the bed, and tossing it at Nero. ]

We kinda thought the same.

Oh, hey.

[He catches it.]

...Thanks, Dante.

[Now what do we have here? He starts to open it up.]

[ It's a long knife, which also happens to be a devil arm. It's dark blue with red lines running along it. ]

The colours reminded me of you.

Sweet.

[He twirls it around in his hand.]

Does it have a name?

Ctesiphon.

[ He keeps a straight, non prideful face at that. Somehow. ]

Bit of a mouthful, isn't it?

....you don't know who I killed, do you?

One of the Fury demons.

...No shit?

[He feels the knife, tries to figure out the power it might contain.]

Yep.

You're worth the trouble.

[ The knife is the kind that instantly pierces, no matter how lightly it's touched. ]

Uh, be careful!

No worries, man. I got this.

[He sheathes the knife. Carefully.]

Even I can feel the power coming from this.

Of course you can. You’re getting stronger.

[ He leans in and kisses him. ]

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