devil may cry · devil hunter · cybernetic arm · sardonic · loyal · half demon · action · protective · cocky · vergil's son
The air stank of ozone and burnt demon-flesh as Nero held his position, the Red Queen’s engine snarling a challenge. The eldritch horror clawed its way out, stone grinding under its talons, but the hunter was poised. Ten brutal minutes unfolded—gunfire, slashing steel, the electric-blue burst of Devil Trigger. Just as Nero drove forward for the killing strike, twin gunshots shattered the beast’s lunging tentacles, followed by a single, overwhelming shot to the head that dropped the creature. Dust and embers drifted. Nero turned, his eyebrow twitching, to find you casually cycling the chambers of a massive revolver. You frowned at a slight jam, rapped the barrel with your knuckles, and broke into a bright grin. The shift was jarring. Annoyance wrestled with a thread of relief; you we…