A (late) piece for dmcweek2024 day 4! I was buzzing to put forward something for the week. Prompt was alt universe.
AU where Eva survived the fire and had to figure out a way forward, believing the twins dead. She becomes an RPG shopkeeper selling wares ranging from antique books to magical goods (Devil May Scry). She's also out for Mundus' blood.
Image descriptions are the same as in alt.
[ID: 7 Digital illustrations and sketches.
1: Coloured illustration of a bookshop at sunset. Eva, a pale blonde middle aged woman mans the bright patterned counter. She wears a turtleneck and red shawl, has shoulder length hair, and diagonal facial burn scar and scarring on her left hand. Light rays illuminate her gently smiling face. Besides packed books, on the shelves are potion bottles, statuettes, succulents, and a displayed katana. Roses and plants decorate the shop. On the counter are a thick hardback, bookscanner, and crystal ball. Cards are displayed inside the counter. On the wall hangs a price sign, featuring doodled vital stars (large star drawn with sunglasses), holy water and fortunes. Beneath it is a rose wreathed divinity statue display, with 2 red orb offerings in a dish.
2: Eva from behind, sitting hunched alone at a table where a birthday cake sits untouched. It's a two flavour cake. By her clenched hand are crumpled tissues. Caption: 'Vergil...Dante...happy birthday...'
3: Eva bracing the Devil Sword Sparda across her shoulders, aimed at the ground. She wears a bell sleeved, ruffled funeral/wedding dress with a slit for leg movement. A veil trails behind her like a ribbon. Close ups of her show the headpiece design; a pacifier made of a long bird skill, feather, rose, and four skeletal 'legs'.
4 & 5: Trish taking on teen Dante's image: a tan teen in black, with chin length white hair, a halter neck tank top, leather pants, kneelength boots and black polish. Her leather jacket collar resembles lightning bolts. She leans against an invisible wall, one leg bent to brace her foot against it. She looks askance with arched brows, lifting shades from her face. The 2nd image is a 3/4 profile with shades perched on her forehead and popped collar.
6: Helmetless portraits of Dante and Vergil in armour, expressionless. Dante's hair is shoulder length and falls across his face.
7: Full body of 2 somewhat lanky demonic knights. One (Nelo Angelo) in black and blue with droopy horns rests his palms atop his blue broadsword's pommel, the sword upright against the ground. He stands straight, staring ahead. The other in white and red and curled horns has a palm clapped on Nelo Angelo's shoulder, other hand at his hips. Somehow the eyes on his helmet express playfulness. At his back is the hilt to a flail, the spiked ball resting on the ground by his armoured heels. They're labelled '~16' . End ID.]
Read more for some wordy backstory and sketches. TW for mentions of torture, abuse and solitary confinement surrounding the twins.
I had...so many more ideas that I'm leaving out to keep this short. It's fun to think how she'd mesh with the cast.
Like! her and Lady. Mother that lost her kid and kid that lost her mother. It writes itself how much unwitting projection can go wrong. And pretty much everything about her, the twins, and Trish :)
In terms of backstory:
After the fire she's alone. Her birth family disowned her long ago. She thinks about revamping the mansion but the idea of staying in that empty space with only memories for company is too much. So she eventually opens a small store.
Starts off paranoid and distant. Still is distant but gets entangled with the local community overtime. Greets people by name and they'll chat about how life has been going. This includes demon hunters and demons and supernatural beings living peacefully; her shop becomes a small safe haven to exchange information to stay safe.
Gets very good at forging protective charms. Haunted by the memory of the enchanted closet, smashed in and empty.
A regular is a schoolgirl who originally came to pick up reserved books for her father but stuck around because hey, this place is quiet and interesting, and the owner serves stellar teacakes. Great place to study. To Mary, Eva's kind, though odd, secretive and a little lonely.
I got inspired by Eva's association with the bangle/bracelet of time and the amulets for her fighting style. It's based around item crafting, like an RPG character slapping on every stat boosting item.
She stitches together different outfits for different needs Cardcaptor style. They're all exceedingly dramatic. It's not clear here but I wanted a bird motif to eventually come through. Phoenix motif, really.
[ID: Rough sketches:
A magician esque outfit with vest, feathered tophat and cape.
A longcoat with long skirt and long scarf at her back like a cape.
The cape is tagged with 'spells stitched into fabric'. Close ups on the coat lapel show two pins (strawberry and wing), labelled 'charm lapel pins.' Close up of the shoes show sharp heals and ankle bracelets.
Eva leaping in a black bodysuit and leotard, with feathery collar, quill behind her ear, and ballet shoes with a claw at the heel.
Eva making a triangular 2 hand sign in a hooded cloak and longskirt. Around her shoulders are claws. At her hips is an hourglass. Above her heeded head is a clocklike halo. Beside her is a sketch of a woman with a lionhead mask.
A funeral and wedding dress inspired outfit. Eva crouches, wielding the Devil Sword Sparda in scythe form. Her face is covered by a tattered veil. She wears a knee length ruffled dress, black gloves, and a long, ruffled cape. Close up of her left hand shows a ring and finger claws
Rough comic. Chibi lady talks to chibi Eva. Lady holds up a black body suit with billowing sleeves and a cleavage window.
Lady: "Eva what is this"
Eva (smiling cheerfully): "Oh - that old thing!"
Eva: "My old hunting outfit. Gosh I'd almost forgotten about it. Not the most comfortable thing - so skin tight..."
However Lady fixates on 'my old hunting outfit'. The words go in one ear and come out as a younger Eva in a catsuit, pointing a gun with a serious expression, wind blowing through her hair. Lady stares into the distance, bewildered, and slightly blushing.
End ID]
Meanwhile the twins are having a terrible time but they have each other, even if they don't remember they're brothers. I think it'd be sweet if they have a bond anyway. Everyone else thinks they're rivals at best.
(Nelo is Mundus' favourite to toy with as the proud, eldest son. But when he gets rough, Bianco butts in and acts up for Mundus' attention. This gets him sent to solitary confinement; Mundus figured out Bianco hates small spaces and designed an iron maiden for him. Others think Bianco is a brute who acts out for a fight. But that's ok. It means Bianco can keep buying Nelo time.) (When lucid, Nelo despises his own weakness when this happens.)
[ID: 2 Images. Nelo and Bianco Angelo in fisticuffs in a cartoony dustcloud, glaring at each other as they fight. They're captioned 'Mundus' most competent generals'. Additional text: 'silent, obedient, crushing force when apart. Perfect soldiers. ... until they're put together. Complement each other's battle style OR clash terribly.
Nelo Angelo staring off, arms crossed and furrowed eyes somehow expressing being completely fed up. Behind him, Bianco and Griffin talk at each other. Griffin's glaring. Bianco has a hand up to gesture. End ID]
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Name Meanings/Etymologies of Devil May Cry Characters
Classic Devil May Cry Canon
A:
Agnus - lamb
Alice - noble, of nobility
Alex Lowell - to defend, to protect | young wolf
Alyssa Martin - rational, noble | warlike, of Mars, warrior
Amanda - worthy to be loved
Angelina Hagel - messenger of god | farm
Arius - warlike, devoted to Ares
Arkham - happy
B:
Beryl - colour of the sea
Bobby - bright fame, shining glory
Butler - servant in charge of the wine cellar
C:
Carlo - man, free man
Cindy - light
Chen the Cannibal - dawn, morning, great, tremendous
Christopher Lowell - bearer of Christ | young wolf
Claude - lame, disabled
Credo - I believe
D:
Dante - enduring, steadfast, lasting
Ducas - leader, to guide, general
E:
Elena Huston - bright, shining light | hugh's town, settlement on the hill
Elise - oath of God, God is satisfaction
Ernest - serious, determined
Enzo Ferino - home ruler | iron
Eva - life, living one
F:
Fredi - peaceful ruler
G:
Gloria - glory
Grue - shiver, shudder
I:
Isaac - he will laugh
J:
J.D. Morrison - son of the dark-skinned
Jeffrey Turner - pledge of peace, district, traveler | lathe worker
Jessica - to see before, god beholds, to behold
Joe - he will add
Julio - youthful, youth, downy bearded
K:
Kalina Ann - viburnum tree, to make red-hot | grace, mercy, favour
Kerry Marcus - dark, dark-haired | warlike, dedicated to Mars
Kyle - narrow, strait, channel
Kyrie - lord
L:
Lady - noble, bread kneader
Lucia - light
Lynn Marcus - lake | warlike, dedicated to Mars
M:
"Mad Dog" Denvers - crazy, insane | canine | green valley
Margaret - pearl
Mary - bitter, beloved, drop of the sea
Matier - friend, friendly
Michel - who is like God
Mike Hagel - who is like God | farm
N:
Nell Goldstein - bright, shining light, weaver, merciful, god is my light | gold stone, touchstone
Nero - black, strong, powerful
Nesty - place to sit down, pure, chaste
Nicoletta “Nico” Goldstein - victory of the people | gold stone, touchstone
Nina Lowell - little girl | young wolf
P:
Patty Lowell - noble, patrician | young wolf
Patty Lowell (heiress) - noble, patrician | young wolf
Paul - small, little, humble
R:
Rock Goldstein - crag | gold stone, touchstone
Roy Martin - king, red, redhead | warlike, of Mars, warrior
S:
Sally - princess, noblewoman
Santa Claus - saint, holy | victory of the people
Sanctus - holy
Simon - he has heard, flat-nosed
Soldier “Crew Cut” - mercenary | short-length haircut
Solemnis - annual, ceremonial, religiously fixed
Sparda - sword, simple, frugal
T:
Tiki - hope, waterfall, image
Tim - to honour
V:
V “Vitale” - Roman numeral for five | life giving, lively
Vergil - flourishing
Vincent - to conquer
X:
χ (Chi) - christ, Greek numeral for six hundred
BOSSES and/or DEMONS
A:
Abigail - father's joy
Argosax - bright, shining
Agni - fire, flame
Artemis - butcher, safe
B:
Bael - lord, master
Balrog - demon of might
Baul - snail, slow like a snail
Beastheads - wild animal | top of body, leader, ruler
Belphagor - lord of the gap, lord of the opening
Beowulf - bee wolf, war wolf, bear
Berial - worthless
Bolverk - evildoer, worker of evil
Bradley - broad meadow
Brian Lowell - noble, high, hill, strong | young wolf
C:
Cavaliere Angelo - knight, horseman, rider | messenger of god
Cerberus - hound of the earth, black wolfhound, death-darkness
D:
Dagon - grain, fish
Demon of Capulet City - spirit | hat | citizen
Demon of Morris Island - spirit | dark-skinned | watery land
Director - to guide
Doppelganger - double-goer, double-walker
E:
Echidna - snake, viper
Elder Geryon Knight - old | earth | boy, youth, servant
F:
Freki - greedy, ravenous
Frost - to freeze
Furiataurus - fury of the bull, furious bull
G:
Geri - rules with a spear, greedy
Geryon - earth
Gigapede - giant foot
Gilgamesh - the ancestor is a hero
Gilver - [ERROR 404: meaning of word not found]
Gilbert - bright pledge
Goliath - to uncover, reveal, running, destroyer
Griffon - curved, bent
H:
Hell Vanguard - to cover, conceal | before guard
I:
Infested Chopper - to attack, hostile | helicopter
Infested Tank - to attack, hostile | reservoir of water
J:
Jester - reciter of romances, minstrel
Jokatgulm - [ERROR 404: meaning of word not found]
K:
King Cerberus - ruler | hound of the earth, black wolfhound, death-darkness
L:
Leviathan - to twist, coiled
M:
Machiavelli - bad little nail
Mad Hatter - crazy, insane | maker of hoods, maker of cowls
Malphas - mischief
Modeus [Asmodeus] - wrathful spirit, demon of wrath
Mundus - world
N:
Nefascapitis - head of sin, head of violation of divine law
Nefasturris - tower of sin, tower of violation of divine law
Nefasvermis - worm of sin, worm of violation of divine law
Nelo Angelo - black, strong, powerful | messenger of god
Nevan - little saint, little holy one
Nidhogg - malice striker
Nightmare - a female demon suffocates sleepers
Nina Lowell (demon) - little girl | young wolf
Noctpteran - night wing
O:
Orangguerra - war orangutan
P:
Phantom - an apparition, specter
Plesio - near, close
Plutonian - relating to wealth, relating to riches
Pride - brave, pomp, valiant
Priest - one who leads cattle
Q:
Qliphoth - husks, empty shells
R:
Red Eye - airplane flight that deprives travelers of sleep, raw and inferior whiskey
Rudra - howler, roarer, to cry
S:
Sara - princess, noblewoman
Secretary - one entrusted with secrets
Sid - wide
Sloth - indolence, slowness, laziness
T:
Tartarussian - relating to a deep pit
Tateobesu - vertical, length, height | fat, stout, plump
The Savior - the one who saves others
Trismagia - three magicians
U:
Urizen - your reason, to limit
W:
White Rabbit - bright, shine | young rabbit
Ninja Theory's DmC: Devil May Cry Canon
A:
Assiel - created by god
B:
Bob Barbas - bright fame, shining glory | beard, uncle, stammering
D:
Dante (DmC) - enduring, steadfast, lasting
E:
Eva (DmC) - life, living one
H:
Hollow Dante - empty place | enduring, steadfast, lasting
Hollow Kat - empty place | pure, clear
Hollow Vergil - empty place | flourishing
Hunter - one who chases wild animals
K:
Kat - pure, clear
L:
Lilith - spirit of the night
M:
Mundus (DmC) - world
Mundus's Spawn - world | to spread out, expand
P:
Phineas - mouth of brass, dark skinned, serpent's mouth
S:
Sparda (DmC) - sword, simple, frugal
Succubus - to lie beneath
V:
Vergil (DmC) - flourishing
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