After the long cutscene, Dante will be in a large mansion in limbo. Follow the path straight to a scene as you enter the foyer. Once you have control again, go up the main staircase and continue right until you spot the Copper Key #2 in a room near the front of the foyer. Return to the stairs and cross to the other side of the foyer and enter the hallway on the other side with a Divinty Statue just inside.
Lost Soul #8
If you look to the left of the Divinity Statue, you'll spot a small hallway with glowing blue vines. This area requires Dante to have either the Osiris or Aquila to get the Lost Soul behind the vines. Come back when you have either.
Continue into the gallery for a cutscene and then a wave fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Lesser Stygian x4 | Lesser Stygian x4 | Death Knight |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Stygian x3, Death Knight x2 | Death Knight x2, Butcher | Blood Rage x2 |
| Dante Must Die! | Stygian x2, Elite Stygian x2 | Dreamrunner | Blood Rage x2 |
| The Lesser Stygian should be no problem for you by now, so take them out until the Death Knight shows up. For now, without a proper weapon for these, the Death Knight's can be quite deadly. Focus on either attacking them as they prepare to attack Dante or getting behind them for rear attacks. If you do pound on their shields enough you can manage to guard break them, leaving them vulnerable. | |||
After the fight, approach the Sparda painting and retreive the Arbiter axe, which we will get to put to use right away. In order to use the Arbiter, you must hold down R2 to equip it and then attack as normal. This will quickly break the Death Knight's guard and leave it open to attacks with your sword. Be careful, as you can not dodge mid swing, when Dante is vulnerable due to the slow swipe.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Death Knight | Lesser Stygian x4 | Death Knight x2 |
| Enhanced Difficulties | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Dante Must Die! | ??? | ??? | ??? |
After testing out your new weapon, leave the gallery out the other side for an obvious Lost Soul.
Lost Soul #9
Although this soul may look close, the wall retracts as Dante approaches and a large gap is revealed. This gap, which is actually too big for a normal jump, must be traversed after gaining the ability Angel Boost, which allows Dante to glide across.
Note: I actually got this Soul with a double jump, but I may have been lucky with GREAT timing. It's possible, but if you miss there you shouldn't feel bad.
As you fall into the pit below, turn around to spot the Lost Soul #10 on the wall nearby before continuing into the next room.
Argent Key #1
Spot the glowing red Eryx crystal on the floor. Although you can not get it now, due to needing the Eryx, this is the hidding place for an Argent Key.
Follow the path down and back to the foyer for another fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Lesser Stygian x3, Death Knight | - | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Stygian x2, Ravager x2 | Stygian, Ravager | Elite Stygian x3 |
| Dante Must Die! | Stygian x3, Elite Stygian x3 | Frost Knight x2 | - |
| By now you should have tactics down for these two enemies. Focus on avoiding the Death Knight when possible, but don't be afraid to switch to the Arbiter when they get all bunched together and attack them all. If you want to take out the Death Knight quickly, on the other hand, launch a Lesser Stygian nearby into the air to buy any time you need to get a few swipes of the Arbiter on the Death Knight. | |||
Lost Soul #7
If you enter the hallway you just left, there is a glowing blue symbols high above on the right that will require Angel Lift to get up to the Lost Soul above.
After a quick scene, following the fight, head up the the glowing door and smash it with the Arbiter to enter. Turn around right away and kill the Lost Soul #11 directly above the door frame. Now continue onward.
Lost Soul #12
As you follow the ghostly children, you will see glowing blue vines. This means you will need an angelic weapon, Osiris or Aquila, to break through and get the Lost Soul.
Follow the children, into a abandoned bedroom for another fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Death Knight x3 | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Death Knight x3 | Death Knight |
| Dante Must Die! | Death Knight x4 | - |
| This fight is best done defensively, to avoid too much damage. Evade attacks as you slowly hack the Death Knight's life away with the Arbiter 1-2 hits at a time. Do not get into a chain of attacks that leave you vulnerable to other Death Knights walking up and smacking you. | ||
After a cutscene, Dante will be in a dream-like area. Follow the path, and the tutorials, to learn how to use Dante's devil powers and make your way through the area. What you basically want to look for is glowing red spots in the distance that say "use the Arbiter and Square/Y" to pull them closer.
When you reach a flat platform, the game will tell you to use Demon pull to grab the Bathos and pull them closer. After a easy fight, to learn how to use this in battle, you can move on to destroy the large stone with the Arbiter.
Back in limbo, drop into the new room with the Copper Door - Simple Eradication and a Eryx crystal on the floor.
Lost Soul #13
In the room with the Copper Door is another Eryx crystal on the floor that blocks a Lost Soul. Come back for it later.
When you are ready, head through the linear hallway with Demon Pull to allow you to advance. When you reach the glowing red door, attack it with Arbiter and advance for a quick scene. Take a right and return to the foyer for a fight.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Shielded Bathos x2, Lesser Stygian x2 | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Shielded Bathos x3, Death Knight x2 | Stygian x3 |
| Dante Must Die! | Harpy x2, Death Knight x2 | - |
Although the Shielded Bathos may look intimidating, they are just as easy as normal Bathos when you deshield them with Demon Pull.
After the fight, follow the floating platforms and break through the glowing door to reach a Divinity Statue.
Lost Soul #14
Once again, you will need an angelic weapon to break through the glowing blue vines ahead. Don't worry, you will be getting this soon.
Follow the hallway to another gallery with another painting of a woman named Eva and more fighting.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Lesser Stygian x3, Death Knight | Lesser Stygian x12 | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Ravager x2, Frost Knight | Dreamrunner | Ghost Rage x2 |
| Dante Must Die! | Lesser Stygian x4, Ravager | Lesser Stygian x4, Butcher | Ghost Rage x2 |
| This fight is actually broken up by an event, with the first wave before and the second after. Start by defeating the first wave, in the normal fashion, and then examine the portrait to gain the Osiris. The second wave is you playground with the Osiris equipped by holding R2/RB. This is a mob killing weapon that causes a wide AOE damage with every swipe and is great for gaining points on a cluster of weak enemies. The more you use the Osiris in battle, the stronger it becomes as it charges up. | |||
Backtrack out of the gallery and turn left to open that previous glowing blue doorway by slashing multiple times. Inside, above the doorway, is the Lost Soul mentioned previously. Now, head straight out back to the foyer for a scene.
Using the floating platforms and Demon Pull, reach the glowing red door and break it with Arbiter. Now blast through the glowing blue vines and check out the large gap on the right side of the hallway.
Lost Soul #15
This Lost Soul is clearly visible across a large gap. Even with a good double jump, this gap is too wide and will require Angel Boost to glide across.
Note that this room also has the other Copper Door - Stylish Victory in this level.
Now follow the path into the library for a scene and another dream-like level.
It is now time to learn Angel Lift, the angelic version of Demon Pull, but instead of pulling the environment it pulls Dante from place to place. Use this to follow the linear path. As Demon Pull can move enemies to Dante, Angel Lift moves Dante to the enemy. This can be used to cross gaps or vault up into the air to reach an enemy. Use these tactics to continue through the level. Be careful of the last lift which requires you to quickly switch to Demon Pull.
When Dante returns to the library the game will prompt you with a valuable tactical advice and another battle.
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |
| Normal Difficulties | Shielded Bathos x4, Lesser Stygian x3 | - |
| Enhanced Difficulties | Ravager x3, Death Knight | Ravager x2, Death Knight x4 |
| Dante Must Die! | Lesser Stygian x2, Ravager | Lesser Stygianx2, Witch |
| Although the game has just taught you how to shoot the bombs back at the Bathos, it is much more effective to Demon Pull them into their own grenades. Evade frequently to avoid damage from incoming grenades and focus on the Bathos first. | ||
You can now exit the library for a cutscene. With your past mostly figured out, you will have a rough time exiting the mansion as you have to switch between Angel Lift and Demon Pull to progress. When you reach the long hallway, watch out as the hallway tilts left and right to make you miss jumps over gaps or slide you off your currently area. When you reach the other side the mission will end.
