Extreme fear no longer made sense; it was as if... that man were the embodiment of Fear.
Everyone in the pseudo-demonic war in the Empire didn't know what to do. Since the skies turned black, it seemed like an apocalypse was imminent.
The problem was that... even Ethan couldn't move anymore.
"Dddddd-Dante!" He yelled, seeing the man hovering in front of him. He was different, very different, but Ethan knew who he was; it was impossible not to identify that man... that smile... it even disrupted the control of Greed.
Ethan's fear was so great that one of the Seven Deadly Sins lost its grip on its vessel.
"It's good that you remember me, in fact, it's very good that everyone still remembers me," he said with a malicious smile, making everyone tremble in fear again.
"Greed, introduce yourself," Dante said, and there was no response. "I understand, you're going to make it difficult," he murmured and then, a demonic pillar twenty meters tall emerged behind Ethan's body, impaling him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" He screamed in pain, a pain so... agonizing that it seemed to reach his soul.
"Hm, these powers are convenient, attacking you like this is cool," Dante said, looking at his hand. "How about this!" He said, and more pillars began to pierce Ethan's body.
"Ahhgth!" He felt such a deep pain; his chest was opened several times, but... "Ah, yes, you won't die. You still have much to learn," Dante said, healing all of Ethan's wounds, after all, he had much better control over the demons.
"It's better if you leave soon, Greed," Dante said, but still got no response; then he had no other choice. "Well, do as you please," he commented and again.
"Ahhhgt!" Ethan roared in pain as he felt his entire body being opened in various holes. His whole body was trembling; he had never felt anything like this.
In the distance, everyone watched that scene... not knowing what to feel. I mean, Dante Scarlet just reincarnated and is... killing a demon? Why is a Demon King punishing demons? Wasn't he supposed to join them?
Not only that... He was torturing him in a surreal way, an indescribable torture.
If it were just that, it would be fine but...
"Eldrax, he's all yours," Dante said, and a Black Dragon appeared. It wasn't gigantic, but it was big enough to cause a commotion. "Roar!" A deafening roar fell upon everyone watching that scene.
"Damn it, he has a dragon!" In the distance... Nagasawa couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Hm? I'm a dragon too," Voralith, who was now gathering everyone, said, and they all turned to her... At the location were: Aaralyn, Vex, Sara, Nagasawa, Voralith, Aldria, and finally.
"This bastard... wasn't content with three, so he gathered this bunch of bitches, Tsk," Morgana roared, appearing with Skyla by her side.
After all this commotion, Dante appeared in front of Ethan's fallen body, who pathetically had already given up.
Dante looked into the man's eyes, while the demonic dog began to release a black air of hunger, which quickly reached Ethan's nostrils, making them bleed.
"You lived well, didn't you?" Dante questioned, while sitting on the ground. Yes, he sat on the ground to talk.
"A life of lust, a healthy life, a life with only one concern, living as necessary," Dante said, and his words sounded like a sinister melody.
"You know, I thought a lot about what to do with you after they used my body to summon a Level One Demon inside Kryoris, and I came to the conclusion that just killing you wouldn't be enough," Dante said, smiling. "So I'm going to offer you something," Dante spoke.
"Cut off your two legs, and I'll let you live," Dante said with a macabre smile. "W-what?" Ethan stuttered, feeling so afraid that he no longer knew what was real or illusion.
"So, you see," Dante said, and his hand waved and the dog attacked him. "ARGH!!" He screamed in pain, while the Dog tore apart all his leg muscles in a brutal way, tearing all the tissue and breaking his bones.
"ARGH!" He roared in pain. 'I need to get away!' He quickly thought, trying to concentrate his strength in his body but...
"You're quite naive, you know? Do you really think Avarice would let you use his Rays after consuming your whole body? Hahaha, you're so foolish," Dante laughed as he stood up, his hand swaying again.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" He screamed even louder as he felt the Cerberus tear his other leg apart.
"It's funny, isn't it? Since childhood, you've always looked up at me from down there," Dante said with a malicious smile. "How about we play a little game?" Dante said and healed Ethan's legs again, this time, however...
"You're banished," Dante said, and from Ethan's body a being was thrown away, a woman to be precise.
She had black hair, emerald eyes, and wore a kind of black mist dress with small traces of green.
"Bastard," Avarice muttered, seeing Dante's confident face. Dante calmly analyzed the woman, and the Cerberus returned within his demonic wings.
"It's good to see what tormented my old friend, isn't it Ethan?" Dante questioned, but the man... was already unconscious on the ground. "Well, your torture will continue later, now we have something to resolve, don't we?" Dante said, looking at the woman.
"I have nothing to resolve with you!" She said, unsure how to refer to the being in front of her, which seemed... something different from the Demons she knew.
"Oh... that's a pity, I had many matters to deal with you," Dante said, and then, a destroyed throne began to be summoned, and a floating black crown appeared.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kerehsha, The Sin of Avarice." As he pronounced her name, Kerehsha's existence trembled.