you want to know what i think right... this may seem a little...mean. i'm sorry if it does.
"From the back the "old lady" tried to dropkick Dante in the face" i don't understand how she dropkicks him in the face from the back (or tries too at least). using "smarter" like that seems a bit redundant to me. and i don't think dante would normally answer something like "well i am the son of sparda" (i just can't see him doing that) he'd probably trashtalk by saying something like "maybe you're just dumber than you thought" (or something along trash talk lines). i also don't think throwing his sword would be something he'd normally do when he hasn't guaged his enemy's strength. it's risky. i don't think Dante would go into DT unless he really needed it. he could just as easily kill the demons without it so DT makes extra work and would then be kinda pointless. and if dante thought that figure could have been his mother, he probably wouldn't attack it.
ok now on to the good things. the note was kinda trivial, yet innovative at the same time because no one would expect that. the way dante killed the first demon was good as well, just shouldn't have happened right away. i also like the idea of using some sort of execution ceremony for dante. it's kinda befitting in its own way.
keep it comming, you'll improve on the way :D
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