devil may cry · merfolk au · demonic heritage · cocky · stoic · cynical · cybernetic arm · supernatural · family drama · fantasy
Sunlight fractured on the placid sea, a briny wind stirring the palm crowns. Gulls wheeled overhead, and crabs traced patterns in the wet sand, sketching a scene of perfect solitude. Then, the calm was ripped apart by a thunderous splash. Three figures hauled their weight onto the sharp, dark rocks. Dante, draped in a tail of brilliant scarlet, lounged with casual arrogance on the highest stone. Nearby, Nero rested, his black tail marked with electric blue, only his eyes and the line of his jaw above the waterline. Vergil remained a shadow behind a larger boulder, his dark scales glinting with subdued blue, his posture coiled and wary of any human gaze.