An intense aura surrounds the area where our friends are, and the atmosphere is somewhat tense.
BELL: Hello, are you all right? Sorry, I'll lower my aura pressure; maybe that's affecting you. (Closes his eyes and then opens them after two seconds.) Okay, that's it, you can breathe now, right?
DANTE HERALDI: (Breathing heavily) Um, wh… Who the hell are you or what are you?
REX: DANTE… this is dangerous. He… he called us mortals. He knows who we are. What do we do?
DANTE HERALDI: Calm down, we'll try to escape. I… I'll create an opening so we can fly out, with the power of the wolves, okay?
REX: Okay, hurry up. I'm scared of him. (Trembling.)
The demon in front of them just stares at them, intrigued, waiting to see what they're going to do. Suddenly, Dante draws his katana, striking the ground with such force that it raises a huge cloud of dust. He immediately runs from the demon before them, activating his "wolf power" to gain even more speed to escape. Confident, they both run off together.
DANTE HERALDI: I sense its energy. It's behind us. We're getting there, Rex.
REX: I can smell it. It's behind us.
They come out of the dust cloud. Suddenly, they can no longer feel the demon's energy. In an instant, he appears right in front of them. The demon had reached them in seconds, even though he was so far away. Surprised, they stop dead and step back from him.
BELL: What are you trying to do? If I wanted you dead... (he makes a terrifying, demonic face) ...you would be dead already.
DANTE HERALDI: Curse it! There is no other choice. REX, get back! I will attack now!
REX: DANTE, wait! This guy doesn't want to hurt us.
DANTE charges directly at BELL, activating the "Power of the Wolves." With his "Magic Perception," he believes he can defeat BELL. He swings his sword again and again, but BELL dodges everything easily, watching every move in slow motion.
BELL: (while dodging) Hey, kid, are you sure you want to keep doing this? I don't think you can hurt me.
DANTE HERALDI: SHUT UP! HAAA! (he delivers a massive sword strike).
With a swift movement, Bell disappears from Dante's radar. Desperate, Dante looks around frantically but can't find him. Bell arrogantly says "hello" from above Dante's head, grinning broadly. Dante is annoyed that Bell is just mocking him.
Dante swings his sword upward to knock Bell off his feet, but Bell simply dodges the attack. Dante then focuses his energy to prepare for another attack. Quickly, Dante charges at Bell again, but Bell, as always, easily dodges. This time, Bell becomes more serious and counterattacks.
Dante merely blocks Bell's blows with his katana, but each strike lifts him off the ground, making him realize how strong Bell is. Suddenly, Rex attacks Bell from behind, scratching his wing. Surprised by the dog's actions, Bell backs away in astonishment.
BELL: Hoo… I'm surprised, I didn't know that dog would attack too.
REX: How the hell do you know who we are? Who are you really?
BELL: You wouldn't like the answer, I'll just say I'm a higher demon; you guys are entertaining me more than that giant demon, yay! (claps femininely)
DANTE HERALDI: I knew that monster was damaged, but look, so it was you. STOP TALKING, get on with this fight.
BELL: You know, I'm tired of this. (puts on a more serious face)
Suddenly, Bell, standing about 10 meters from Dante, appears in front of him in a split second, striking him and sending him flying into the air. Dante, spinning and soaring through the air, wonders, "What happened?" Then, Bell, waiting for him above, punches him in the stomach, sending him crashing back to Earth. But just before he hits the ground, Bell reappears and, before Dante can touch the earth, delivers another punch, sending him flying into a large rock, shattering it beneath his body.
Dante coughs up blood and, with numerous wounds all over his body, his healing factor activates, but it's not as fast as he expected. Bell laughs in a effeminate manner and approaches Dante.
BELL: Is that all?... oh, yes. What is your name, dirty human?
DANTE HERALDI: (Dante gets up slowly) I... my... my name is DANTE and I will get out of this cursed place no matter what.
DANTE squeezes the katana with all his strength, lifting the katana over his head in BELL's direction. BELL looks surprised at how DANTE is concentrating his energy and giving it to the sword. BELL walks toward him and, already being a few meters from him, suddenly DANTE launches a cut in front of him and a black-colored energy comes out that cuts everything in its path. BELL stays still with a serious face and receives DANTE's cut; DANTE falls to the ground tired and with his hands wounded after using all his power in that cut. The dust clears and we see how BELL is standing with a very tiny cut on his chest and with his tuxedo cut.
BELL: Jujuju, this is very funny. I thought you wouldn't hurt me, but this tiny cut you gave me has saved your life. I will leave you in peace.
REX stands in front of a wounded DANTE and then growls at BELL.
BELL: Calm down, killer dog (REX is surprised); I'm not going to do anything to you anymore. In fact, for this wound, I will give you a prize.
From a distance, BELL heals DANTE with a snap of his fingers. DANTE immediately stands up and analyzes the situation, seeing that BELL is not attacking. Then, he sits down because of everything that happened and asks himself: "Why didn't BELL kill me?"
BELL: Kid, are you okay? It surprises me that you wounded me, even if it was something tiny (his small cut closes and his clothes return to normal). You have the potential to do what you want to do, so I'll leave you alone; I would like to see what else you can do, maybe you will get stronger. It would be boring to kill you now. Umm, hey, do you like video games?
DANTE HERALDI: (Sighs) What the hell are you talking about? Well, I know a little about video games, I've played a few, but what does that have to do with this?
BELL: Good, you know the concept. (Smiling) Out of respect for what you did to me, I will give you a reward.
DANTE HERALDI: Seriously? Do I have to thank you? (Sarcastic) Don't screw with me, I don't know anything about you. Who are you?
BELL: Didn't I tell you my name already? What kind of memory do you humans have? My name is BELL and I'm just saying that I am a wandering demon. Well, take this (he raises his hand and a blue energy surrounds DANTE).
DANTE HERALDI: What the hell are you doing? Aaah… Aaaa!
DANTE writhes on the ground for a few seconds and then the light evaporates, entering DANTE's body. He gets up scared; REX only watches, incredulous and surprised by everything that is happening.
DANTE HERALDI: (He gets up in pain) What did you do to me? You damn demon or angel, whatever you are.
BELL: Nothing special, I only gave you the power to break your limits; now say the words "open status."
DANTE HERALDI: Why? Do you think I trust you? Don't be ridiculous.
BELL: (A demonic voice) Just do it, kid, or I really will kill you.
DANTE HERALDI: Curse you... fine. "Open status."
In front of DANTE, a blue holographic screen appears, showing his original name, his level, and his skills. Below that, there are options that say strength, agility, intelligence, dexterity, resistance, and vitality. DANTE is confused by what he is seeing.
BELL: Good, now you will have no limits to grow. I will make this like a game for you until you get out. I give you the power of "Limitless Surpassing." This power gives you that blue window; every time you kill a monster, it will give you experience so you can increase your level. Every time you level up, you will have points, in addition to the stat increases you will get per level. You can distribute them in those options below and you will become stronger. Depending on the path you choose, you will get strong in certain aspects. If you train on your own, you will also increase your power; maybe in a few centuries, you will have the power to surpass me. Well, I'm leaving. I also gave one of these to that dog (pointing to the blue window), but it's not the same as yours. He won't get points to distribute; he can only see his skills, and every time he levels up, his power will also grow, but nothing more, he will only increase levels. Well, I also gave you the power to "Examine"; this can give you a small summary of anything you want and you will know what things can help you, just like in a game, hahahahaha. Well, goodbye, that is all from me. I wish you luck and I hope to see you again (he makes a big, evil smile).
BELL takes flight quickly, leaving at a great speed, and our protagonists are left stunned.
DANTE HERALDI: This is weird. Why the hell did he give me this? That guy is not normal; it's a good thing we got rid of him. On top of that, he gave us more power. I'm not complaining, but getting it this way is a bit suspicious. (DANTE closes the window by sliding it down). The names of my skills and their levels also appear here; everything is so strange.
REX: Yeah, that guy is not normal, but look on the bright side: we have new help. He scared me so much, I almost peed myself (he lowers his head). I'm sorry for not helping you more, but I was terrified.
DANTE HERALDI: Don't worry, it's all over now. Come on, let's continue the journey.
REX: Yes, let's go, I'm a bit nervous.
For today, this fierce fight ended without any problems, obtaining a great power, and our friends continue along the path toward a large dry forest, continuing their adventures. What awaits them further ahead?