Discord may cry

Darkness surrounded Dante, then a light shone in front of him blinding him. As his eyes adjusted he could see that the light came from a street light, it was bent and dented but still in one piece, which is more than could be said for the city. Bits of sidewalk jutted out here and there, the buildings were in ruin for the most part and the few that still stood were in serious disrepair. "Look's like they didn't bother cleaning up from my last visit." He said kicking aside a piece of rubble. He walked down the dingy street occasionally lighted by a flickering light post or two. Eventually he came across the corpse of an exceptionally large daemon with a single red eye in the center. The eye in question had been blown out by something inside was lodged a, of all things, daemons bone.

"Freeze pendeho." A voice from behind said as the barrel of a gun was pointed at the back of his head.

"Yeah freeze." A second voice chimed in with a slightly higher pitch and a British accent.

Spinning on his heel Dante kicked the stallion behind him in a purple jacket in the stomach and pulled his pistols out pointing them at his head only to find his gun in a similar position. The stallion behind him was a tall Hispanic stallion, his face covered in scars from battles long ago. He wielded a gun resembling a bunch of bones with a tiny skull on the end its mouth open from witch the barrel protruded. The gun then flashed a bright gold and converted itself into a floating skull. "Dante!?! What are you doing here, remember me, Johnson?"

Dante smiled and sheathed his guns. "Hea Johnson, been a while. How have you been?" he said offering his hoof out.

The skull bumped into it smiling (as well as a skull can) "Been good, I see you're still in the business. Oh! How rude let me introduce my boss, Garcia Hotspur." Garcia looked less than pleased at the skull.

"You mind telling me why your getting all friendly with this maricon?" He said to the skull. To witch the skull drew back.

"You mean you don't know who this is?" The stallion glared back at him. "Ok, ok, this is the legendary daemon hunter Dante. He's killed more daemons than Michael Moor has teenagers. He and I used to get Strawberry sundaes together back when I was flesh and blood. He's the reason I quit the daemon business." Garcia looked at Dante then back at Johnson.

"And you didn't tell me this before I almost blew his brains out why?" He asked a little miffed.

"Sorry, it's been a while and I only saw him from behind. Anyway it's all cool now, right Dante?"

Dante smiled, "As the ninth circle of hell." he said.

Garcia smiled. "Good to meet you mister Dante." he said shaking his hoof. For a moment they met eyes, you could almost feel the intensity between them. They eventually broke off the stair apparently satisfied with what they saw.

Dante leaned back. "So what brings you down here."

Garcia lost his smile very quickly. "Some pendeho took my Angel. I plan on taking her back and leaving him in pieces."

Dante frowned, "Best of luck to you then, I have a mission as well so I doubt either of us has time to stand around idly. Catch you for a sundae after this Johnson?"

"You bet."

"See you then." and with that the two set off in opposite directions each on their own mission of vengeance.

Dante stood in the middle of the town square, he looked around before suddenly the place was filled with daemons of all caliber and at the center was Discord. "Hello there mister Dante, I'm afraid I cannot let you progress to the castle. Time to die." And with that he left in a flash of light. Dante smiled and ran forward, his eyes turned red and a red aura swam about him with a demonic intensity. Drawing Rebellion he jumped into the air and slashed down several incoming daemons and took another several out using Ebony. Landing spinning he cleaved several more before throwing his sword spinning and drawing his other two pistols. He ran behind his sword as it plowed through daemons spinning and cutting them in two, with his pistols he blasted daemons on either side of him taking out several dozen. Then sheathing his pistols grabbed his sword and arched it up in time to block and counter a large scythe from a Reaper daemon. Shattering the blade of the scythe he destroyed the daemon in a flurry of strikes before spinning around to kill several more daemons. His blade moved like water between rocks as the destroyed hundreds upon hundreds of lesser daemons. Finally he stood over a mountain of dead beasts victorious.

He trotted away without looking back saying, "Now, the real party starts."

Wood shattered as a Daemon corpse was flung through the giant wooden doors, Before Dante stood Discord, and a shackled Twilight Sparkle in a large castle hall around witch glass stained windows depicting horrifying images. "Well, well, well. Looks like I didn't miss the party after all." and with that he drew his pistol and turned sideways.

"NO!" A feminine voice screamed. Locating the source it happened to be the purple mare in chains beside Discord. "It's not him it's..." She didn't get to finish her sentence as a booming voice echoed throughout the chamber.

"Dante! So glad you could join us." And with that a giant six armed daemon stood before Dante sitting upon a throne. For the first time he noticed an ethereal chain linking him to Discord who upon closer examination had a collar around his neck.

Dante smiled and shrugged. "All this for me Mundis? I'm touched really I am but really you could have just called, I would have happily come and kicked your ass if you wanted."

Mundis laughed, "Such arrogance, you truly are the son of Sparda."

Dante laughed, "I guess I am. Tell ya what, you let them go and I don't kill you."

At this Mundis laughed, "Pathetic half breed, as if I would bow to you." Suddenly spikes rose though the floor crucifying Dante. Blood rushed down the spikes and pooled at the bottom. Twilight screamed and Discord looked scared, "No." he said looking upon the fallen champion. "The last son of the great Sparda lies dead, slave gather his blood for the ritual." Discord stood their stunned. "What? Did you think the half-ling would set you free from me and you could return to you precious Celestia. Hah as if such a pathetic.."

Laughing filled the chamber as Dante broke the spikes that impaled him. Opening his eyes Dante looked at Mundis, "Is that the best you've got?" And with that he charged the daemon rebellion in hoof eyes burning like vengeance in red.

Dante fell back on his couch and sighed, he was happy. He has a pizza on the way, his debts were paid. And soon enough A royal guard would be coming with his, a knock on the door shifted his thoughts. Trotting over to the door he opened it to find himself face to face with a blushing Twilight Sparkle, "Um, mister Dante? I just wanted to t-thank you for saving me." Dante smiled.

"No problem beautiful, all in a days work." At this the blush deepened and she looked down shyly.

"Um, Celestia told me to tell you that 600 thousand bits have been transferred to your account and that she was very thankful for you recovery not only of her student but her love as well."

Dante frowned, "That's more than we agreed upon."

"She said consider it a bonus for, style."