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"Not hardly, not in such a narrow sense," He smiled grimly,"Call it insurance if they ever do unlock the key." his grinned broadened, he quickly regained his old sense of evil. the Television flickered black, "though it seems that won't happen." he grinned, and the T.V. flickered to the scene playing out with Asriel and his new companion, " Thet've brought a God, or at least a Demi-god, into the mix, and sometimes, they think too much. too often in fact."

"Part of the reason wy I'm here."

"you seem so sad my dear.." he said, with false concern. he opened the dresser, and pulled out a somehow familiar set of heart print boxers, "if ou don't mind.." He said, gestring for her to turn her head. he stripped off his clothes and put the nightwear on, "I suggest you do the same," he said, as more of an order than the proclaimed suggestion. the multi tasking door opened and a rod thrust out, revealing a rack of conservitively cut nightgowns, in various colors, "I won't watch," he said, truthfully, " I promise."

"then content yourself with the fire, but I'm off to bed." he snorted derisively, laying down amonst the sheets, setting the pillow Art had clung so desperately to aside, if she felt like using it later.He slept on his back, his breathing slow, and he was soon asleep.

The same dark nightmare plagued Dante, as it has these past few millions of years, except before it hadn't been a dream.

three cloaked figures and three greater demon kings stood aroud the bound and chained Dante, what he was changed to he could not tell, the white expanse continued on forever in all directions. He could tell through his swollen eyes that the demons were uncomfortable with the realm, but they knew they needed to be present in the tribunal. They talked in ominous voices, contemplating what to do with the accident, the abberation known as Dante. He was to dark to be allowed to roam the shadows of any hell dimension, as recent history had shown. they would keep him here, they decided, and torment him in ways only three Gods and three Demon kings could.

White hot pain flared though his boady as Dante writhed against his chains, feeling all at once as his existence was nearly destroyed in one blast. his wrists broke, such was the force against the chains Dante pushed with. Soon, he was ablaze, in a Holy Hellish torment that seared his flesh a permanent black, and altered his entire being over the course of a few million years.

Dante awoke in a cold sweat, Screaming in horror. He gasped for air, and quickly realized he was not alone, he looked at Art pleadingly, as if her company would rid him of his own horrors.

Dante looked at her curiously,"Perhaps it may help.." He blinked tears away from his eyes, " Long, long ago, it seems, I was sentenced to Hell for my misdeeds on another world, called Realm. I tore through that place as easily as I do now, back when I was purple, not blackened." he smiled at the anecdote, many demons were felled that night.
"A tribunal captured me, and decided I was too powerful to be placed anywhere, so they created a lovely little hellhole just for me, called FLUX. The six tormented me endlessly for a few million years. endlessly. however, they unwittingly conscripted their own demise, which is ironic, my creator met the same fate... eiter way, I eventually learned to absorb thier power, and I killed them, the six of them.
Apparently, that wasn't such a good Idea. the most powerful of both Heaven and Hell came knockin, and threw me into a beutiful world known as Non, where i had tormented before. only a few decades had passed here, and the first to defeat me's daughter was around. After the long ensuing battle that sapped me of my strength, I still do not know how she did it, i was bound once more and sent into the Realms of nonexistence, though, when she opened that void, it caused the slow drift on nonexistence into Galen, and the crash of the SPleen-Eater's ship into that cavern finally gave me the strength to leave, and I suppose you know the rest... "he said, sounding almost apolegetical for his actions.

"Millions of years.... " he whispered.

"Are you really?" He asked, alowwing himself to be hugged, " I thought you would say that I derserved it all, as a few have said before." He hugged her back, then released her, "Thank you, for you kindness... It has given me much to think about..."

"Are you sure you are not tired?" He said, smiling slightly, "I'm sure you would find a nigt's rest most refreshing..."