"Cure her. Sara ran off desperately after her mother and forgot about her friend. She used what she had and left her behind, that crazy girl..." Simon murmured. Dante looked at Vex. "Go down to the Subterranean. You can teleport to me if you need to talk," Dante said, and she nodded.
"Vex will work hard! I demand payment! Dante's love!" she said, mimicking Eldrax who pouted. "Yes, go quickly before I punish you," Dante sighed, watching Vex smile and vanish completely from the scene as he continued to tend to Akiko's condition.
"Luckily, I'm here..." Dante murmured, observing Akiko, who, despite being healed physically... well, her energy was another story. "She focused on the wounds and forgot to purify her energy. I can't purify it, but..." Dante said, placing his hand over her. A black mist oozed from her pores, mainly from her mouth and nose. "Tsk, disgusting," he muttered as he absorbed the demonic energy. Quickly, Akiko stopped gasping.
