(I hope that looks okay, I kinda tried tying in some of Dante's actions and hopefully it's not too out of character... whoops.)
Nukala woke up to the sounds of seagulls and ocean waves. The sun beat down on his body, causing him to groan and sit up slowly, rubbing his tired eyes which shut tightly in the sun's harsh light. He squinted, trying to adjust to the brightness of the morning. He could tell he was on a beach.... a long, vast beach surrounding a heavy forest. He looked around and wiggled his ears.
"What the...?" He slowly stood up and looked around more. "That's strange..." He muttered to himself. "I remember dozing off in the palace! Not a beach." He stared out into the water, feeling utterly confused. "Did... did Hallucina drop me off here, forcing me to take a vacation?" He stared off onto the ocean, completely lost in thought, trying to make sense of his situation. Little did he know, he was not alone... a tall man was slowly approaching from behind, wielding a crowbar in his dominant hand. He slowly approached Nukala, closer and closer... until just a few inches behind! He slowly raised his crowbar with a wide, toothy grin on his face. Nukala finally noticed a shadow raising before him! He widened his eyes, turned around, and by sheer instinct, he blasted the man with a beam of magic! The man skid back in the sand, losing his grip on his crowbar. Nukala's heart was pounding from the sudden "attack," but other than raising his melee weapon, the sneaky demon didn't seem to take much interest in harming Nukala. He stared at him, Nukala stared back, and instantly, the man started laughing. Nukala narrowed his eyes.
"What?" He asked. "You think it's funny?" Apparently, yes. Nukala could tell that this man had no other interest in harming him. He rolled his eyes and walked along the shoreline. "I have no time for this." He huffed. "I need to find a way out of here."
Hours had passed. Nukala wasn't finding any answers, nor a way out. He stamped his hoof in the sand in frustration. He let out a frustrated groan, then perked his ears at the sound of rustling in the bushes behind him. He looked around, but didn't see anything... but he had a slight suspicion as to who it may have been. He sighed.
"I know you're back there." He called, unenthusiastic. "I don't know WHO you are, but if this is some game of yours, I'm NOT interested." No response. Nukala slowly started to narrow his eyes and grin.
"Okay, then..." He murmured. "Have it your way..." He walked away from his current location and sneaked his way into the forest.
About another hour had passed. Nukala was waiting silently in a thick shrub, watching out into the shore. Eventually, the man from before could be seen pacing around. Nukala grinned, clenching his hand into a fist, which summoned a strange, red cloud around it. When the stranger wasn't looking, Nukala blew into his now open hand and the cloud flew out into the breeze, forming into a large, screeching beast from behind Dante! Dante immediately turned around to swing at the monster, which disappeared into a fizzled cloud. Nukala bust out laughing and poked out from the shrub.
"GOT YOU BACK!!" He cackled. "I bet you thought that thing was real! Oh boy, if you could see your face!" He disappeared into the forest. He felt satisfied to get his revenge, but he also couldn't help but believe he needed to keep his guard up now... did he anger the demon? Was he going to hurt Nukala for real now?
Well, as the next couple of hours passed, Nukala was greeted by another jump scare from the demon, but no physical harm. He knew EXACTLY what the theme of this mysterious island visit was going to be like.
"It is ON." He said with a smirk.