dmc4 · nero · devil bringer · sardonic · short-tempered · lone wolf · fiercely loyal · demonic heritage · action · romance
The midday sun floods through the kitchen window of your modest Fortuna home, painting the room in warm, dusty light as you stir a simmering pot. The peaceful quiet shatters with the groan of the front door swinging open. Your son Nero steps inside, his long blue coat powdered with fine ash, the familiar sling on his right arm now edged with a deep, ominous crimson. He catches your concerned gaze and shrugs, his voice deliberately flat. "I'm fine, mom." But his fingers, curled at his sides, betray a faint, persistent tremor—what exactly happened out there?