Virgil sat back at the front desk of Devil May Cry. At the end of last summer, Dante and Applejack had headed off to Death City to see about enrolling Applejack in DWMA. The only communication he'd gotten back since was from Dante, stating that he would be taking up free residence in Death City - a gesture of respect and honor to their father's blood in his veins from Death himself - until such time as Applejack graduated from DWMA. He would also be doing a few odd jobs for Death that called on his special talents. Apparently, some of the jobs that Death needed doing were too much for even 5 star Meisters and Death Scythes. The message had also promised to come visit for summer.
That had been nearly a year ago. It was now the first day of summer. Virgil and Trish - with occasional help from Lady - had kept the business going. They'd brought in quite a bit of money on their various jobs, and Virgil had also taken the time to research the group that had taken Nero. He hadn't gotten many leads yet, but the few he found looked promising if he was careful in their pursuit. He was almost glad Dante wasn't involved in this part, as his approach would likely have involved breaking down doors and taking names, which would have gotten nothing.
He would have liked Applejack's involvement, though. Not that her strategy was any different from Dante's, but her irrepressible optimism would have been welcome as lead after lead seemed to go nowhere...not that he'd ever admit that out loud.
A knock at the door drew him out of his musings.
"I'll get it," Trish said, sauntering easily to the door. She'd taken over greeting new customers, as she generally made a more favorable first impression than Virgil did. This was a relief, as Virgil didn't like dealing with people...although he refused to admit that her flirtatious manner with potential customers upset him.
"Honey! We're hoo-oome!"
Virgil groaned aloud as he heard that voice, though he inwardly smiled. "Back for summer vacation?" he asked as he approached his brother. Trish had already pulled Applejack into a warm embrace, kissing her on the cheek. "Going to be heading back to DWMA come fall?"
"Nope," Dante replied. "She's already graduated."
"What?' Virgil asked in shock. "But she's only been there one year!"
"According to Death, the only reason she was kept there that long was to help with certain anticipated events and to let her interact with others her own age," Dante pointed out. "Had a positive effect on all involved."
"How did she graduate so quickly?" Trish asked curiously.
"The only requirement to graduate is for a Meister's Weapon to be upgraded to a Death Scythe," Nevan said calmly as she sauntered in. No longer nude save her hair and miasma, she was now garbed in skin tight black leather zipped halfway down to expose her cleavage. Her hair was bound up in a long braid that hung down over one shoulder. "All that takes is 99 kishin egg souls and one witch's soul."
Applejack chuckled. "And those kishin egg beasts weren't much stronger than Seven Hells," she pointed out. "I could kill 99 o' them before breakfast."
"And the witch wasn't even as strong as Arkham was when he merged with that mass of demonic energy," Nevan added, "although she was a better fighter."
"The hard part was learnin' ta fight as a human instead of as a pony," Applejack admitted. "Threw mah balance off."
"You learned to assume a human form?" Virgil asked, glancing at the little pony.
"Yup!" Applejack bragged. "First thing ah learned!"
"Can I see?" Trish begged, setting her down.
Rolling her eyes, Applejack closed her eyes and focused. Her body flared with light.
The top of her head came up to Dante's elbow. Her hair was the same as her mane and tail had been. Her orange coat had become a slightly tanned skin tone, with freckles on both cheeks. She was garbed in a button down white t-shirt that bulged just slightly over the beginning of what would likely one day prove to be a 'bountiful harvest' and blue denim jeans. Beowulf had taken on the form of white, sparkling gloves and cowboy boots, giving her a 'rhinestone cowboy' look. She brought her right hand up to tip her hat down over part of her face as she smirked, showing her even white teeth.
Virgil grinned. "Nice look for you," he said dryly.
"You're adorable!" Trish squealed.
"So you're a Death Scythe now?" Alastor asked Nevan.
"That's right," Nevan replied. "I can even maintain my physical manifestation - complete with combat abilities - all on my own now."
"Impressive," Alastor replied. "But...has your weapon form changed?"
"It has."
"May I...see?"
Smirking, Nevan took Applejack's hand.
In a flash, Nevan had assumed her guitar form. The body of the guitar was still the electric violet it had always been, but the strings were now pitch black, like threads of darkness. The riffs were gold, glittering in the light. The headstock was now a bone white Death's Head skull.
Alastor was silent for a time.
"Why is my shoulder getting wet?" Dante demanded of the blade.
"Coincidence!" Alastor proclaimed as Nevan and the other weapons giggled.
Smirking, Applejack began playing.
Virgil noticed something interesting about the music. When it was dark like a dirge, he felt his power being drained away. When it shifted to upbeat, he felt his energy being replenished. "Your music influences the energy levels of those around you?" he asks in surprise.
"In addition to summoning my bats," Nevan replied before shifting to scythe form. The shaft was the same purple, the arch holding the blade golden, the blade itself a shifting void of blackness. The white Death's head now held the shaft and blade together.
Dante blinked. "Do I want to know why my back is wet?"
Alastor hesitated. "...no, but you might want a bath."
i think dante is going to stop carrying alastor on his back after this day
so now is she going to go to the other school, or is she done with all that? i mean, all she needed to get in to the other school was a human form, and now she can do that and more.
Brilliant. Now for the other school since AJ didn't get any general education in this one. But damn the side stories are going to be a treat.
Wow... I can see why Nevan left him if he's that easy to please...
Is it just me or has this story got fetured like three times?
5978117 Practically half a dozen of this authors stories have each been featured as much. Tatsurou is just that good.
Oh, Alastor
5978142 I believe he said he would, just as a separate story.
5978167 If i can say, Tatsu is probably of the the best Crossover writers here.
Does this means that she can attend Yokai Academy now, A crossover with Rosarios+ Vampire would be awsome :D, plus the one with Soul Eater, this owuld be a major crossover.
They'd brought in quite a bit off money
1. Of.
Poor Alastor and Dante. But I find it a bit odd this is the first time he's seen Nevan's new form. Or is that always his reaction to seeing her and this was just the first time he was on Dante's back for it??? I love Nevan and AJ's new human forms. For Nevan, I"m just picturing Black Widow from the Avengers movies with the zipper down, AJ is more Magical Cow Girl than anything else.
5978679 Nope. Just slang from the world. Check out Urban Dictionary for it!
BACK STORY PLESE ON HER TRIP TO DWMA!
So... Now she can transform in human and already passed DWMA so... Can she go to both schools?
if it was so easy for AJ to upgrade Nervan, y didnt she do the same for her other Devil Arms?
5978050
She needed a human form to attend Youkai Academy. So that's next.
5978142
That will be a side story, titled "Apple Far From the Tree". It will cover all her schooling adventures.
5978351
Yes, yes it does.
5978514
He didn't bring Alastor with him to Death City. He brought Rebellion. He put Alastor on his back when he got back, though, because he missed the lighter weight of the lightning sword. And yes, that's more or less their new forms.
5978825
"Apple Far From the Tree" is on the list of "to write" stories.
5978829
Yup.
5978842
Because Beowulf would be dangerous to upgrade that way (he's not completely tamed) and Cerberus didn't want to get upgraded...and Sparda is a completely different type of weapon that's so far beyond being a Death Scythe it didn't matter.
5978825 That's going to be a side story.
5978935 funny, i thought Beowolf was on a short Jambalaya flavored leash...
5978961
He is. He behaves because otherwise he doesn't get Jambalaya. That doesn't mean he's reformed.
5978514
no, when Nevan turned into her first form he drooled on Dante's shoulder and in her second form he peed on Dante's back. He was that scared/
5979068
Unknown.
5979089
...that wasn't pee.
5979113
oh. sorry. ^^"
Wait.........
Nope. you did NOT just go there.
5979152
They're Weapons.
5978955 For real? Who's writing it?
5979200
with human forms.
5979152 He did.
5978935 OH FUCK YEAH!
Well, thankfully AJ is a nice kid, or she would just exterminate all the bullies in Youkai Academy.
5979387
5979406
Oh yeah, that did NOT just happen.
5979437 The fact that Astrum somehow jacked off to Nevan while in weapon form? Is that what is bothering you? Because I'm trying to figure it out. Unless weapons somehow get an orgasmic like feeling when rubbed. Wonder how that makes slicing, bashing, hitting, cutting, and etc. etc. work?
5979451
aaaaaauuuhhh... don't you mean Alastor, not Astrum?
^^"
http://media.japanpowered.com/images/kaichou-wa-maid-sama-ep-24-2.jpg
5979494 Yup. Alastor. I wonder how sexy she was?
5979494 So how was my explanation?
5978167 okey. Thx for the info.
Every time I read the beginning of this chapter, I keep thinking about that Spider-Man picture of him sitting at a desk. Now it's Virgil there.
Ew.
Will there be an anthro tag for this story now?
5979809
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me too
5980837 Wonder if the other guy got freaked out...
5978935 Soo... Apple Far From the Tree will be like My Little Medic in the Twiny series, in that it's a side story that chronologically happens before the current state of the main story, but is written during and after the main story?
5982055
It takes place chronologically during the story it will be marked as a sequel to.
5982069 Yeah, so what I said but less confusing.
I just knew DWMA seemed familiar. Now I know why.
5978935 Well it's been nearly a year. How's the research/planning going?
6933307
"Apple Far From the Tree" is not going to be written until the higher priority stories - like the rest of the PWNY-verse - are written.
Is that a regular Death's Head or the Soul Eater version?
6993405
Soul Eater version.
Hah! Knew it!