Return of the Supreme Exorcist

Dante spent sixty years in Hell. When he finally walks back into the mortal world, he has one question: how is his family doing? The answer waits at Thornton manor, where a butler blocks the door and no one recognizes his face.

Aiden Thorn lies dying. A curse has burrowed into his soul, and every healer who's tried has failed. Ronan says his father held on this long only because of an obsession—he's been waiting for someone. His father. Sixty years ago, Dante went alone to suppress Hell and never came back. Aiden never stopped believing he would return.

Dante announces himself. The name lands like a joke. The Thorn family sees a young stranger claiming to be their greatest ancestor, the most gifted exorcist in history. Ronan's daughter Claira attacks him. He disarms her without effort and notes he'd have killed anyone else, but she's Aiden's blood, so she walks away breathing. The family still doesn't believe him.

A grandmaster named Henry arrives. The Thorns greet him like salvation. He begins his treatment, and a pure holy light fills the room. His method is aggressive—too aggressive. Dante warns them the old man's body can't withstand it. They tell him to shut up. Moments later, Aiden flatlines. Henry blames Dante for the interference. Claira rounds on him, screaming that her grandfather's blood is on his hands.

Dante doesn't argue. He steps toward the body. Henry reminds him that even the legendary Dante from sixty years ago couldn't resurrect the dead. "Just because Dante couldn't do it sixty years ago doesn't mean I can't do it now." Sixty years in Hell taught him something. They're about to see what.