Dante’s Inferno - 5 - Greed

Cool

Dante was once again lying on the ground with his eyes closed. But he immediately got up after noticing how hot the ground was. He looked down and saw sand. But upon closer inspection, it was actually… gold? That explained why it was so hot. Dante could feel the heat of the golden sand under his feet, even though he was wearing shoes.

The land was a large mountain range, all of them covered with the same golden sand that glistened under the bright sun. Many people could be seen on the mountains, pushing boulders up them for whatever reason. Maybe it was their eternal punishment. Their feet were covered with blood, probably from stepping in the burning sand for years and years on end.

Suddenly, Dante was tapped on the back. He turned around to find a red-skinned, scaly humanoid with golden armor.
8aye87.jpg (click to show)

???: Hello there. I am Divitae. I have heard your name is… Dante?
Dante looked over at Divitae in surprise. Nobody in Hell has tried being nice to him. He wondered what Divitae would do.

Divitae: Those weapons and armor of yours looks nice… give them to me.

…oh. That’s what he’s gonna do.

Dante tried to walk away, but Divitae grabbed him by the arm. He took out a sword, and put it up against Dante’s throat.

Divitae: I wasn’t asking.

Dante raised his hands, signaling that he surrendered, and slowly reached for his gun to give it to Divitae. After he had given it away, Dante tried to step away.

Divitae: Nuh-uh, you’re not getting away yet. Give me the bazooka strapped to your back. And your fancy armor. If you could get past Cerberus with those, then I could make use of them.

Dante wanted to resist, but Divitae had both a knife and a gun up to his face. So he gave him his rocket launcher, as well as his hat, mask, boots, and vest. Although he didn’t want to do this, it was probably better to survive a little longer without his things than to die in such a stupid way.

Divitae: Good… nobody deserves to thrive in my domain. *chuckle* I am the only one who gets things here.
Divitae pushed Dante to the ground, and walked away.

Dante slowly trekked through the endless dunes, thinking to himself. How would he get his stuff back? How would he get to the next area of Hell? How would he survive? The heat was excruciating, and Dante not having any shoes to shield him from the hot sand made it worse. Dante tried using a nearby piece of driftwood as a means of protection, but he had no luck, as it was too thin and broke.

Not too long after, Dante saw Divitae, around 100 meters away. Dante hid behind a nearby rock, as he was supposed to be pushing boulders up hills.

Dante peeked out, to see what he was doing, and saw Divitae… walk into the sand? He simply just walked towards a steep spot in the dunes and went into the sand. He left a hole in the sand when he walked in, too. It seemed to lead into a cave?

Dante, aware of the danger of following the man who has access to all of his weapons, waited for a few seconds before walking into the hole. The sand above the hole fell back to the ground as soon as Dante walked into the cave, as if the sand kept the “door” open just for Dante.

Greed is actually the layer Hades sentenced Sisyphus too

Because he cheated death twice

Dante walked through the cramped, rocky cave, glad that he could finally walk without burning himself. His feet were coated with blood at this point. He wondered how the gold didn’t melt after being in the hot sun for possibly thousands of years.

Soon, Dante reached a metallic doorway. There was a keypad with a code, but apparently Divitae forgot to close the door. He would take advantage of his forgetfulness. Dante snuck into the room, making sure there were no hidden cameras, and went to find his stuff. This could possibly take hours, as he didn’t know how bi-

Oh wait, it’s right there. Nevermind.

Anyways, Dante got his gear, put his armor back on, and took a few extra things, just in case. He took a few grenades, as well as a sword and a strange object with a handle and single button on it.

Dante left to go find the man who took his stuff from him in the first place but suddenly, Dante felt a hand across his neck.

Divitae: You have 5 seconds to drop your shit before I stick this sword halfway through your spine.

Dante pretended to put his hands up, before kicking Divitae in the male reproductive area and throwing a grenade next to him. Dante made a break for it, and ran back into the cave.

Divitae: YOU CAN’T RUN FROM ME!

Dante proceeded to run from Divitae, lacing more grenades along the ground. He made it outside, and wondered what he would do know. He was aware he’d have to kill Divitae if he wanted to go anywhere, and now was that moment. So Dante took out the weird object with the button he’d grabbed earlier, and once he heard Divitae coming, he pressed the button.

The lights on the object started glowing. An eerie humming could be heard. Electricity could be heard crackling inside the object, as it charged up whatever attack it was about to unleash on Divitae. The machine vibrated intensely as Divitae stepped out of the cave, with a look of fear painted on his face. And then, the moment came.

*POP!*

Confetti shot out of the object. The colorful strands of paper littered Divitae’s face, leaving him completely unfazed. …that was embarrassing.

Dante, not knowing what else to do, randomly pounced on Divitae and punched him in the face multiple times.

Divitae: AUGH! GET OFF OF ME! YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR PLACE, YOU FILTY PEASANT!

Dante, mildly insulted by this comment, pried off Divitae’s mask and helmet, and pinned his face to the hot sand, before standing on top of him to make sure he couldn’t get up.

Divitae: AUGH! AUGH! STOP IT!

Dante refused to step off of Divitae’s head.

Divitae: Ow… YOU FILTHY BASTARD! THIS WILL N-NOT BE FORGI…

Suddenly, he stopped talking. Dante flipped over his body to find that his face had completely burned off. Only a charred skull remained. Dante prepared himself for being transported to wherever he may end up, and soon enough, it happened.

Dante was submerged in murky water.

Saike: Wanna go for a swim when you get here?

*another postcard*

Kinda wish we'd seen Divante's face

how come

He got his helmet ripped off

i was too lazy to draw another template for a character that gets killed in the same story they’re introduced

That was so GOOD