As Dante and Applejack reached the HQ to meet back up with the others, they were startled to be greeted by thunderous applause. All the members of the Order were giving them a standing ovation. Despite being confused, Dante happily lapped up the adulation, bowing gracefully. "Thank you, thank you," he told them all. "I'm not sure what you're applauding for, but-"
"Encore, Applejack, encore!" someone shouted out.
Dante blinked. "Wait...they aren't clapping for me?"
Looking up, Applejack saw that her speech in the old opera house to Agnus before dividing him against himself was being played on a large screen on repeat. Letting out a sound akin to a frightened goat, she dove under Dante's coat, climbing up him to hide clinging to his back.
"Bit camera shy?" Dante joked, walking through the applauding crowd.
"I didn't know there were so many watching!" she whimpered in response.
Reaching the front of the room, he nodded to Kyrie, Credo, and Trish. "Are Nero and Virgil back?" he asked.
At that moment, there was a flash from the other screen. Nero and Virgil stood on either side of Sanctus, their swords drawn. Sanctus' demonic form dissolved off of him, revealing his human body. As both Dark Knights sheathed their swords, Sanctus' body split into four parts, perfectly quartered as each piece dissolved into light.
As the congregation gasped in shock and began to mutter angrily, Kyrie stepped up. "The Children of Sparda have spoken in the name of the Dark Knights!" she proclaimed, bringing silence. "The one who was Legend, his message has been warped by those who have claimed to speak for him! But His children bring us a new Revelation! Sanctus was warped in his quest to become more like Sparda, and his heart was lost, warping his mind and his goals! A new prophet comes! A new savior for us, to guide us on the right path! He who returned from beyond death itself for his son! Father and Son in the name of Sparda have cleansed the warp from our faith, and lead us in the new path!"
As the congregation began cheering, Trish leaned towards Credo. "...what just happened?" she asked in a whisper.
"To prevent the entire congregation from descending into madness and mob rule, Kyrie made Virgil into our new leader," Credo replied.
Dante did his best not to burst into laughter. Applejack kidney punching him helped.
"...well, Virgil had been talking about settling down to teach Nero what it really meant to be of the blood of Sparda once we'd reunited," Trish admitted. "Here's as good as any place."
"...I can't wait to see Virgil's face when that gets dropped on him," Dante gasped out through suppressed chuckles.
After a bit, Applejack popped her head out of Dante's collar. "...I kinda wanna see that, too," she added eagerly.
Not long after, the doors swung open, and Virgil and Nero stepped in.
The congregation swarmed towards Virgil. "Your Holiness!" they cried out eagerly, bowing to him, practically genuflecting in some cases.
Virgil twitched. "Dante, did you have something to do with this?" he demanded angrily.
Dante pointed to Kyrie. "She did it!" Applejack nodded confirmation.
"Your Holiness, is something wrong?" one of the congregants asked.
Virgil's eyes narrowed. "Don't call me that," he growled.
"Then...how should we address you?"
"Try Virgil," he spat. "It is my name, after all."
"Our new leader preaches a message of equality!" another member shouted. "That we should call him by name as though he were no more than any one of us...what a glorious message!"
Virgil groaned, burying his face in his hand. Nero did his best not to burst into laughter. He made his way up to Kyrie's side. "Nicely done," he complimented her.
She smiled back happily. "I do what I can," she murmured modestly.
"Sweet Kyrie," Agni suddenly sang out.
"Sweet Kyrie," Rudra, Alastor, and Nevan echoed.
"My Kyrie," Agni continued.
Nero groaned, burying his face in his hands as the Devil Arms continued their barber shop quartet serenade. Kyrie blushed brightly. Dante, Applejack, and Trish failed to contain their laughter. Virgil facepalmed.
"Is this...normal?" Credo asked.
"Yes," Beowulf replied.
"I'm glad I'll be staying here with Virgil, then," Ifrit commented dryly.
"I'm not a very good singer," Berial pointed out.
"Then you can do sound effects with me when it's acapella!" Cerberus said happily.
As Dante stopped laughing, his eyes widened. A large portion of the congregation had pulled out various instruments, and others were obviously preparing to sing. "We're out of here," he said quickly, hopping onto Griffon's back. "Let's fly!"
As the music began to play for serenades, Griffon quickly leapt into the air towards the sky.
"We'll swing by next year for a family reunion!" Applejack called out as they headed for home.
As Griffon slowly flew to home, Applejack leaned up against Dante, laying her head in his lap as she prepared to sleep for a while. "So...we found Nero," she pointed out.
"Yup," Dante agreed.
"That's pretty much been our big goal since Uncle Virgil showed up, right?"
"Yup."
Applejack scratched her head. "So...what are we gonna do with all our free time now?"
"Same thing we always do," Dante replied. "Hunt demons, have home cooked family meals, let the Devil Arms practice their singing, and find a new school to send you to."
"More school?" Applejack whined. "Ah thought it was just Uncle Virgil who kept pushing that..."
"I saw his point," Dante replied. "Not only are you a more effective demon hunter for your education...you seem happier when you're able to be somewhat normal. So I've picked out a good school to send you to."
"Oh?" Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yup. I've even made arrangements to enroll you mid-semester," Dante replied. "It's another school in Japan...but given your problems at Youkai, I decided to pick an all girl's school this time. I mean, you aren't looking for romance anyway, right?"
"Eeyup," Applejack agreed. "So what's the school called?"
"Kuou Academy," Dante replied. "The information I was able to get on it is a bit old...but the Headmaster was happy to enroll you. All the paperwork's cleared through. You start next month."
Applejack smiled. "At least I got a month to rest and brush up on my Japanese," she mumbled, pulling her hat down. "But I'm taking my Devil Arms."
"Just keep them out of sight, okay?" Dante chided, shifting his jacket to tuck her in for the trip home.
Anyone know what kind kind of shenanigans AJ will be pulled into this time? I have no idea what that school is from, or if it's just a generic one.
6089225 u wish...it was an all girls school...but then it went co-ed and three of the boys there r referred to as 'the Perverted Trio'...
So far this has been glorious and i have no doubt that our magnificent master, Lord Tatsurou, will continue to grace us with more.
6089225 A quick Google search shows that it's from High School DxD. Haven't seen the anime myself but I've heard that it's good
6089261 What is going to be left of the school after the first month if they set their eyes on AJ? I'm almost afraid of the results.
WHen Dante said an All Girl's School, I was kinda half expecting Mahora Academy.
Good girl. Always be prepared! Scouts motto!!
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YUS!
At least Applejack's gonna be getting a solid education.
Something tells me I've been missing out with High School DxD
can we at least see some story writen with her at the school and not just a recap? I would enjoy it.
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We are, Tatsurou hinted at a story about her academic exploits.
Another enjoyable chapter. Well done.
Just how old is AJ here? It could help pin on how long she could be dealing with the cast of High School DxD. So the question is how powerful is she compared to everyone else on the show?
6089487 good i wanna read it.
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14-15. She was 0-2 during DMC3, DMC took place ten years after that, and DMC4 is four years later. DMC2 is four years after that.
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So about old as Rias. I hope AJ makes some more friends here, it seems like she has not made many friends.
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Actually, given how Japanese schools work, about the same age as Issei.
And just to give you an idea of where this part of the story might go...in Season 3, Highschool DxD establishes the existence of different but concurrent mythologies. For example, the introduction of the Asgardian Pantheon, stating that such mythologies have their own jurisdictions and they all exist side by side.
...think about that for a bit in terms of the Devil May Cry backstory.
6089261 God the name escapes me but I read the first chapyers of that...or was it watch, meh its been A while
Kyrie blushed brightly, . Dante, Applejack, and Trish failed to contain their laughter. Virgil facepalmed.
1. Extra comma and spacing.
Too bad it wasn't just Nero chosen otherwise he would be... The One.
Well I hope a certain phoenix makes nice jambalaya. Plus, I wonder how dante's respond to the coed, the the oppai dragon, and countless other funny events. Oh wait I wonder how applejack will discipline a pervert devil. I bet issei will think applejack has a human form or imagines her human form and perv's on it. The best friends between a cat and a pony since the cat loves sweets and would love the jambalaya. Last ramble, how many mighty dragons shall fall by Applejack logic.
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She does have a human form, and even a Devil Trigger human form as demonstrated last chapter.
So, will Applejack use her devil arms and summons and devil pieces, or being a half demon, she is incompatible with the system?
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I wonder if she does become compatible will they give her evil pieces.
I forgot she has a human form, so I know issei punishment from applejack will be justify and near crucifying and pervness for applejack would mean a nice chat with dante probably.
Sorry it's just funny thinking about issei when he goes oppai judgment overdrive or something.
I am sorry for spamming about this, so I will stop chating about it.
From what I remember, his 'demonic' form looks mostly normal. He just glows a lot and swings around Sparda.
*Edit*
Ok so I forgot about the wings of light
Also I found some pictures and a video of the fight.
http://file1.npage.de/010584/98/bilder/sanctus_diabolica_with_the_sword_of_sparda.png
Unless you're talking about some other form, I don't remember him having any more, he goes from human, to statue, to demonic.
My memory could be wrong so apologies if it is.
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I'm referring to this form.
img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100425023200/villains/images/7/7f/Alto_angelo1.jpg
When Angelo Agnus flees after fighting Nero, that appears to stop him from trying to fight again. Agnus addresses him as, "Your Holiness", meaning that's Sanctus. That's the form Sanctus attacked Nero and Virgil in last chapter.
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Hmm. Are you sure that Sanctus wasn't communicating through an angelic knight? That's what that pic kinda looks like.
You might be right though, it has been quite a while since I played dmc4. I'll do some more digging around and get back to you.
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The angelic knights are all white and silver. That one is plainly golden.
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Alrighty, found this bit of info on a wiki.
Link to the site if you want to check it out.
http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Alto_%26_Bianco_Angelo
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...and now I have a whole plot point screwed over by the wiki...
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...And now I feel that I should have just left that alone. I try to be helpful and things get broken
I could delete the comments so that no one knows... Unless they go digging.
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Well, it also says they were made from fragments of Nelo Angelo, who is Virgil. That was never destroyed. So I can just say that in this timeline the armored knights were made based off Sanctus' original demonic form.
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Hmm. Kills two birds with one stone. As long as I didn't break anything, I don't want to break things that I like.
So... when is Applejack going to ask Dante and Lady about her getting a little brother or sister??? And Dante better be drinking something when she does so we get an epic spit take.
6089280 Same. It would be interesting to see AJ's Pactio card and artifact.
DxD all the way!
I wonder how she will react being thrown into the realms of fanservice once again...
Issei is in for a treat...
Isn't it "Kuoh Academy"?
6091067 Yeah! though i don't think Vergil would be too thrilled about her kissing a 9, almost ten year old if he found out.
I don't think I'm familiar with Kuou Academy.
6091652 Well, given that AJ would probably treat Neji as a younger sibling (Which is a scary thought considering the family she already has) I think Vergil wouldn't have a problem. It's Negi constantly blowing girls' clothes off that would make him go crazy.
6091959 Yeah! Of course, that's mostly due to Negi's affinity for Wind Magic. but Yeah, I can see that. Hey Tatsu! We want to see a spinoff story with AJ at Mahora Academy!
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Depends on if you're going with subs or dubs. I go subs.
6092144 Ah.. I went with what google said.
Reads entire story in a week.
Is now waiting for more.
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Nor am I, really, but apparently its from High School DxD
6089261 That wasn't even what I was asking about.
6095961 i will explain my response, as i admit is was a little misleading. u said u were unsure as to where the school comes from, if it was from a comic/anime or if it was generic. my statement was to ur last inquiry, how many could wish the school was generic. Dante had said it was an all girl school, and he was right for a while. it is no longer all girls, and three of the male students have earned the nickname title of 'the Perverted Trio'. i can foresee a great many shenanigans coming as a result of Applejack attending there based solely on that aspect, demon students or not...and more likely, AJ getting a few new Devil Arms out of the attention she will surely be getting in her human form from said male students. it is a very good thing that shes taking her weapons to school with her this time...
6095991 Some pain to inflict on the dumb-trio.
...I'm at the point to where I'm curious about AJ's education.
His demon form is supposed to be a alto angelo, so wouldn't a mix of how he fights as a human and the way alto angelos fight be about right?
You mean she sounded like this?
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That would have been funny. And I can see her getting moved by class 2a