It was the a typical night for the rock 'n' rolling stylish half demon hunter Dante. Nothing about this night screamed work. Like many other sudden out of the blue work nights. Dante leaned back in his chair, feet on his desk, staring at the ceiling above him. He yawned lightly and sighed afterwards. What a dull night it has been so far. Then again the past few weeks have been the same. No work. A few calls but without the password Dante wouldn't take them on. In the darkness of the shop, his mother's eyes of the only picture he owns reflected. Almost as if they were staring right at him. Watching over him as a mother would. A half eaten cold pizza laid in it box by his feet. The phone remained still. Occasionally Dante would allow his gaze to fall on the phone, hoping for it to ring but to no prevail.

'Man what another dull night.' Dante moaned with a sigh as he continued to lean in his chair.

Hoping that out of the blue some work would arise. Like many times in the past. Though it seemed that this end was going to end like the others recently. His sword mounted on the wall along with all the other trophy heads of the demons he had hunted in the past. His drum set and guitar was the only things not collecting dust in his shop. Due to the lack of work, he had been constantly trying to kill some time by playing them. His boredom was beginning to take a bad toll on him. Sure he had gone a while without hunting demons. After all its not always a busy job but he felt like it had been years since the last job even though it had only been a couple of months. His funds for this place was virtually empty. Lucky he had Enzo, he long time friend helping him keep this place.

Enzo had been there for Dante since he was young. Helped him find this place when he first took to demon hunting. In fact he knew Enzo when he was a mercenary going by the name of Tony Redgrave. A past he doesn't really look back on but Enzo uses it to his advantage to get Dante to do things for him if he needed something to be done. In some way without Enzo, he may not even have a shop at times or a place to live. In some way you could call him "family" with a strange sense to the word. After all he had been looking out for Dante for a long time. After all that Dante has bared. At least someone was there for him in the end.

Dante's eyes fell on the door as it opened. Well behold it was Enzo. The person who just crossed his mind. Sitting up, Dante smirked at him in a strange manner. Despite their "friendship" there seemed to be a strange sense of hatred or rivalry between the two. Considering Enzo is a business man it is strange where this comes from. After all, Enzo has only been helping Dante but sometimes causes him more trouble.

'Another quiet night?' Enzo asked as he walked over to his usual spot on Dante's couch.

Dante laughed lightly with a small shaking to his head. 'Depends. Who's asking?'

Unlike Dante, Enzo didn't see the funny side to it. He was quite a serious man but sometimes a evil schemer too but all in all he was there for Dante. 'Well I might have a job for you if your interested. Unless your busy?'

Dante stared at him for a while. Trying to figure out the right answer to say to him. It seemed almost like a small twisted game sometimes between them. Dante says the wrong words and who knows what Enzo ends up doing. 'Depends. What kind of job?'

'What indeed.' Enzo said as he lit a cigarette. He then fell silent.

'Look enough of these games. What is the job you have?' Dante asked annoyed with the long silence. 'You know my situation at this moment. As long as it doesn't turn out like the ones in the past am all ears old man.'

Enzo took a long drag of his cigarette. 'There is this girl…'

Before Enzo could finish Dante interrupted. 'Forget what I said. Am not interested.' Dante said getting to his feet and walking to the pool table in his shop. Taking a pool cue he started to set up the table for a quick game.

Enzo only smiled lightly. A typical response he was expecting. 'If you do this for me. I will completely wipe your debt tab clean.' He said. Dante gave him a sharp look at him through the corner of his eye before breaking. It was a sign for Enzo to continue. Enzo though stood up and walked to the table to watch. 'Is this a way for you not to take your anger out on me? After all. Every time I come, you end up playing pool.' Enzo muttered taking a long drag of the cigarette.

Dante looked at him before taking another shot. 'Okay old man. Tell me about this job.' He said with a heavy sigh. It felt almost as if he couldn't say no. After all, he was to clean up all his debts he had with Enzo. Which most probably is very large now.

Enzo was quiet for a little while longer. 'I lied about the girl part.' He said with a small amused laughter to himself. Dante growled a little with anger. 'No. A group of demons has been causing trouble just outside of town. Apparently they are looking for something. Maybe they want to open the gates of hell. I don't know.'

Dante looked at him and sighed as he stood, leaning on the cue. 'So what. Go and see what these gits are up too? Simple enough.' Dante muttered as he placed the cue down on the table and headed towards his guns and sword.

'Just one thing Dante.' Enzo said and Dante turned to him once he had his guns in his hands. 'That place is rumoured to be a resting place of a great evil. Many years ago, as the story goes. A angel betrayed its own kind. Killing many angels in the process. The angel's power was so great that it was sealed away in a frozen prison on Earth. Unable to see the light of day again but they say that the angel was no ordinary angel. But a half demon as well. Some say that that half angel is the keeping of the realms…' Enzo informed him as Dante prepared himself.

'I see…' Dante's only response was.

Dressed in his signature red coat. Rebellion on his back. Ebony and Ivory in their gun holsters, Dante was ready to leave. Walking past Enzo he gave him a long stare before stopped at the door and turning to him.

Opening his arms a little he sighed. 'So where am I going exactly?'

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Just a little off the topic - about Enzo:

If you have not read the manga's then here is something about Enzo

Enzo is in fact a DMC character. A "close" if that to Dante. He is mainly mentioned in the manga's if you have read them. If not here is it briefly: He has been looking out for Dante since he was young and therefore knows a lot about Dante. He was there for him before he started his demon hunting business and Dante went by the name of Tony Redgrave (DMC 1 manga). He helped him find his shop as well. Also Enzo was in the anime if you have seen that. He was the one who brought the little girl to Dante in the manga.

I am going to slowly bring the storyline of the "past" from the manga - well what i gathered from the past. Some of the mangas do conflict the games. The anime is a mixture of events fromDMC 2 and DMC 3 - Code Danteand a little from DMC 2 - Code Vergil mangas but there was never a little girl in the mangas.

- Guinevere Choiseul