Blood Hunger Betrayal

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## **Main Background**

The Cocytus

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**Blood Hunger Betrayal** is the 38th Standard Ultimate Wizard quest released for the Global version of Crash Fever, albeit at Hell difficulty.

## Summary

* After arriving at the Cocytus, Megera angrily scolds Tisifone and Aletto for abandoning their role at the gates of Dite.
* Megera then tells Dante that the Unnamed is waiting for him, and that they should go.
* Argenti expresses his confusion that she isn't hostile towards him, and Virgil mentions how they are a free soul, a Half-Blood, and many damned that reached the Cocytus without her permission.
* Franciska & Poul mention how they were expecting to fight her, but Megera says that there are worse things in the Empyrean than eternal punishment that they wouldn't want to experience.
* Dante inquires about the demons they saw in the Cocytus, as many were dead or suffering.
* Megera explains that they were the Malebranche, ancient demons from before this area became Inferno.
* She explains that, with the Unnamed weakening the forces and structure of Inferno to aid Dante, the Malebranche lost all sense and reason.
* She says that she had to deal with them all by herself, to ensure that Dante could reach the Unnamed.
* Dante suddenly hears a voice calling out to him, and Megera says that it was one of the most ancient beings in Inferno speaking to him.
* Dante identifies the voice as coming from some city, but soon realizes that it is actually a Giant encased in ice.
* Megera explains that the Giant is Nembrotto, an ancient being who built the Babel Tower, the remains of which are around them.
* Megera says that, if Nembrotto is speaking to Dante, he must have something important to say, but they must hurry.
* Nembrotto tells Dante that he is surprised to see him there, given that the free soul is sacrificing themselves to reach this far.
* He notes that the free souls were feared for their power, and thus punished in Inferno and prohibited from ever reaching Paradise.
* Nembrotto then speaks about how the first Half-Bloods were all sacrificial maidens sent by the gods to appease the mortals, but only increased their hatred.
* He also mentions that Pandora was created to be the mother of all the sacrificial maidens.
* Dante recalls Pandora's name from the records of his brotherhood, though he notes that only high ranking members directly under the Supreme Master could access them. He wonders if Pandora was his own mother.
* Nembrotto starts to feel pain, and then explains to Dante about his own history as a traitor to humanity.
* He explains how he sought to reach the divine by building the Babel Tower, but was struck down and punished by the gods.
* He notes that the people of the Empyrean were made unable to understand each other as punishment, which led to them committing atrocities against each other, which Nembrotto feels immense guilt for.
* He then says that he is punished to eternal loneliness all alone where he will never see the light of day, and that only those who trap him here can understand his language.
* Nembrotto's speech then becomes unintelligible, and the Furiae warn Dante to get away as Nembrotto is losing his mind due to the weakening of Inferno.
* Dante and the others escape while the Furiae hold off Nembrotto, though his final words make Megera wonder who Dante's mother is, if it isn't Pandora.
* Dante and the others arrive at the Judecca, where they are greeted by the Unnamed.
* Dante demands to see Beatrix and know what happened to her, but the Unnamed just speaks cryptically about getting his revenge against the Eternal, his master.
* The Unnamed talks about how, when everything is finished, people will say that the Unnamed was the one who freed them.
* Virgil realizes that what Plutone said about what Dante's journey was really about was actually true.
* Dante once again demands to see Beatrix, and the Unnamed makes her appear before him.
* Completely changed from what he remembers, Beatrix says that she finally understands what her role is after all this suffering.
* She also notes that Virgil's protection, and existence, won't last much longer, and she quickly takes out Virgil, who disappears after she says taht she wanted to tell Dante about this before.
* Beatrix says that her role is to bring death to him, and now the moment she's waited for is finally here.

## Full Story

After the events of Fraudulents Among Us, Megera glares at her two sisters, Tisifone and Aletto. Nobody else hears what they say, but Tisifone and Aletto walk back to the group clearly ashamed. Megera tells Dante that the Unnamed is waiting for him, though Dante expresses his surprise at the response. Argenti says he thought she would be mad at them, and Virgil explains that they are a group of a free soul, a Half-Blood, and damned souls that made it all the way through Inferno until they reached the Cocytus, without her permission.

Franciska & Poul say that they were expecting that they would have to fight Megera, and that they aren't afraid of her. Megera says that they should consider themselves lucky, as there are things worse than eternal punishment in the Empyrean. She assures them that it isn't a fate they want to experience, and warns them to never talk to her like that again. The couple quickly shuts up.

Dante then asks Megera what the demons they saw along the way in the Cocytus were, as many of them were dead or suffering. Megera explains that those were the Malebranche, ancient demons that were around this area before it became Inferno. She then says that the Unnamed had weakened the forces that hold Inferno together, the Contrappasso, in order to aid Dante on his journey, which led to many of the Malebranche losing all sense of reason, to the point they would attack anything in their way.

Megera states that she had to deal with all the Malebranche before he arrived, or else he would have never made it to the Unnamed. Virgil realizes that Megera helped them, and Megera says that she knows that Dante is searching for answers. She says that they should not waste any more time, and should go to the Unnamed. Argenti expresses his shock that Megera managed to take on all of these demons alone, and Attila notes that Megera doesn't even seem to be scratched at all, remarking that her power must be stronger than they could have imagined.

As the group passes through the Cocytus, they see the gargantuan giants frozen in the ice. Virgil admits that she didn't think the Cocytus was this huge, and Dante expresses his awe at the terrifying giants before them. Dante suddenly hears a voice telling him to stop and come to them to hear their words, before some ramblings in an unknown language are spoken. Dante asks who is speaking to him, and what language is it. Megera takes a moment to process what he said, and then says that he must have heard the voice of one of the most ancient beings in Inferno.

Megera tells Dante that he should be able to make out the source of the voice through the darkness. He tries to look in the distance, but can only see a group of huge towers. He asks Megera and Virgil if it is a city speaking to him, but Virgil says that he's probably too far away and the visibility too poor in order to comprehend what he is looking at. Megera tells them to stay close to her and keep up to her pace, as they don't know what will happen.

Franciska & Poul look at the towers, starting to realize what they might be, and Attila focuses on the tallest tower. Megera says that the towers are part of what used to be the Babel Tower, a massive structure whose creation was ordered by one of the Giants there, Nembrotto. They look up and see a massive giant encased in ice, preventing him from moving. Megera explains that Nembrotto was the voice that Dante heard. She says that only divine beings can understand what he is saying, and if he is speaking with them that means he has something important to say. She advises him to hurry if he wants to listen to what Nembrotto has to say, as the Unnamed will not want to wait much longer.

Dante walks up to Nembrotto, fighting back senses of terror. As Nembrotto begins to speak, he also begins to move, and the ice covering him falls down and crashes into the Cocytus. As he was only able to partially free himself, Nembrotto then turns slightly to look at Dante. He states that their arrival is truly odd, as nobody would have expected a free soul to go this far along with Dante and thus sacrificing her freedom. He says that free souls, those who did not sin but were punished for not knowing the new gods, are feared throughout all of the Empyrean as their powers are unknown. He also says that the Contrappasso placed upon them is quite unfair, as they are denied Paradise and are subject to the 24 hour rule.

Dante asks if he is talking about Virgil, and he responds that he is. He then says that she made a mistake coming this far, as she will disappear as punishment for trying to get too close to Paradise. He explains that this is how much they are feared, in order to prevent their souls from ever leaving the Antinferno as they would face eternal annihilation otherwise. Dante says that he doesn't understand, as she can turn around as soon as they reach the Judecca. Nembrotto states that it is already too late for her to make it back in time, and says that Virgil already knows that as she has chosen to sacrifice herself to divine blood.

Nembrotto then asks why Dante should care, as this place is not meant for him. He then talks about when the first Half-Bloods were created, when sacrificial maidens were sent to mortals as gifts. He remarks that the maidens only further the hatred that the mortals had for the gods. Dante asks if all the Half-Bloods up until this point were only maidens, and he confirms that they were. Nembrotto says that, soon, the maidens will serve as soldiers for him and his friends.

Nembrotto says that it is for this reason that Pandora was created, in order for her to be the mother of all maidens. Dante recalls that his brotherhood had records on Pandora, though he notes that the only ones allowed to consult it were the fathers who were right below the Supreme Master's authority. Dante wonders if this means that Pandora could be his mother as well.

Nembrotto suddenly has pain in his head, and warns that he doesn't have much time left. He says that he is the traitor of mankind, and explains that he witnessed the birth of human civilization, but in an attempt to reach the divine he built a tower to challenge the heavens. He further says that, as punishment for his sins, the people of the Empyrean were no longer able to understand each other, which led to them committing atrocities against each other. He says that his guilt increases every single day, and that the gods will never forgive him for what he did. Nembrotto then says that he became one of the giants, and was imprisoned by giant snakes that kept him stuck in the Cocytus, where he would never see the light of day again. He says that he will be alone forever, and nobody will ever understand what he says except for his executioners.

Nembrotto feels more pain, and says that it must be due to the weakening of the Contrappasso. He starts speaking gibberish, and Megera and Virgil ask Dante what is happening. Dante says that Nembrotto can't speak clearly anymore, and seems to be suffering from some internal pain. Megera warns him to stay away from Nembrotto, saying that he might be losing his mind just like the Malebranche did. As Nembrotto continues to speak more nonsense, Dante asks him what is happening to him. Aletto says that only them, the Furiae, can understand what he is saying now, and Tisifone warns him to get away. Megera says that Nembrotto is saying that he must kill Dante, so that he won't kill the Unnamed nor the Eternal.

Megera tells Aletto and Tisifone that the Unnamed wants Dante to get to him as soon as possible, and says that she is likely the only one that can fight back against the Giants. She says that she will need the two of them to help her escape when the time is right, and the two sisters nod. Megera then plays her violin and sings, getting ready to fight against Nembrotto. Dante sees the Three Mythical Beasts once more, who mention that he seems to be at the end of his journey, and that Dante better be prepared to fight and to keep struggling, lest he die at the very end.

Megera finally manages to subdue Nembrotto for the time being, though not before he mutters something about Beatrix, Dante, and Pandora. Megera ponders over Nembrotto's words, and wonders if Dante was really that different from the other Half-Bloods. Aletto admits that he didn't seem to resemble the others, and Tisifone suggests that maybe he took after his father. Megera contemplates who Dante is, exactly, if he isn't Pandora's son.

Dante and the others arrive at the center of the Cocytus, the Judecca. Dante is greeted by the voice of the Unnamed, welcoming him to his "home", though the voice seems to be actually three voices. The Unnamed states that their name will not be said, as he is a servant of the Eternal and must obey his wishes. He says that he has waited long enough, and awaits Dante's questions. Dante demands to know where Beatrix is, and what happened to her. The Unnamed remarks that love is the only emotion forbidden to him, yet it will be through pure love that he will finally be able to be defeated, and from there be able to get revenge against his father.

Dante asks what he means, but the Unnamed says that he is not ready to fully understand. He says that they are at war now, and no sort of magic can hold them back. He declares that people will look at the Eternal and the Empyrean, and declare that the Unnamed had freed them. Dante says that he won't just sit here listening to nonsense while Beatrix is still waiting for him. The Unnamed asks if she really is waiting for him. Virgil quietly thinks back to what Plutone had said, and says that everything seems to be connected after all.

The Unnamed says that, if Dante wants Beatrix, he can have his beloved Half-Blood maiden. He says that he will make her appear in front of Dante one more time, though Virgil quickly warns Dante to not go through with it, but it is too late. Beatrix appears in front of Dante and greets him. Dante tells her that he doesn't understand, as he was told that she would be there. Beatrix asks if he remembers what she told him earlier, and says that his journey isn't over until its over. She says that her role doesn't mean waiting for him in Inferno anymore, but his role is to use everything he can against her unless she can give him what he wants - the pure, beloved Beatrix from 731 years ago. She remarks that that Beatrix is now long gone, and will be gone forever unless he can make her come back from the gates of hell.

Beatrix remarks that this will be impossible for Dante, as his time is almost up. She says that Virgil's protection won't last much longer, and neither will her existence. Dante asks Virgil what that is supposed to mean, but Beatrix just tells Virgil to stop pretending that this would end any other way. She says that even Plutone tried to warn her, as he knew the end result of Dante's journey would be the destruction of Inferno.

Beatrix suddenly appears in front of Virgil. Virgil tries to apologize to Dante, but Beatrix says that she will not get to choose to die and be a martyr. She says that she will not offer their new god sacrifices that aren't a sacrifice, and tells her to say her prayers. She then tells Virgil to prepare herself for her last journey, so that she may be blessed by the presence of their new god before she vanishes. Beatrix then says farewell to Virgil, and easily takes her out. As she lays on the ground, she tells Dante that she wanted to tell him something, but disappears before she can. Beatrix says that this is even better than she imagined, and that Dante should see the look on his own face.

Franciska & Poul ask how could she do this, while Attila & Minotauros just remain silent. Dante says that he doesn't understand any of this, and begs for this to all be a dream. He asks Beatrix who she is and what happened to her. She just responds that she was created to be his love, but also his death. She says that he can cry all he wants, but their lives aren't worth it. She then says that she used to be like him, crying for centuries, until she finally understood what her only purpose was - to kill him. And that moment that she has waited for has finally come.

The story is continued in Puritanical Masquerade.

## Counter Units

The Regional Festival counter unit to this quest is Megera. The Regional quest counter unit to this quest is Arunte.

## Quest Overview

* [Prologue] Sisters
* [Hell] The Babel Giant
* [Epilogue] Amor e Morte

## Trivia

* The main line of nonsense that Nembrotto says, "Raphèl mai amècche zabì almi", is taken directly from the actual Dante Aligheri's Divine Comedy.

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