This will begin on the episode 'Terror of the Ancient Noh Mask'. Dante will be using his alias as this is pre-dmc3. It will go on the manga as in the anime the mask looks a little too much like the one in 'Devil May Cry the Animated Series', if you know what I mean.
In a dingy little apartment in the less pleasant part of Tokyo, a boy in his late teens clad in a black shirt and cargo pants lazily flipped through his magazine from his position sprawled out on the couch. The apartment was a mess with various things littering the floor and counters, a pizza box being prominent among them as the boy reached for said item. Things had been boring lately! All he could do was lay around and hope something would happen so he could 'pay' his rent. As the boy flipped through his magazine, he suddenly heard loud sirens going off in the distance. Briefly glancing up, the boy decided that his 'landlord' would tell him if it was something he should get involved in, otherwise he didn't care. This boy, Tony Redgrave, was no ordinary tenant, as you might have guessed. He 'payed' for his stay by 'party crashing' as he was so fond of calling it. Tony chuckled to himself as he thought of the fun that it brought him just as the door burst open, revealing an out of breath man who seemed to be terrified of something.
"Tony, there is another one!" The man squeaked in fear. Tony leaned his head back from his position on the couch to casually look at the man.
"So it's time to party huh?" He asked nonchalantly as he put his magazine down. The man nodded in fear as Tony smirked and got up, grabbing a slice of pizza rather than the gun beside the box.
"Where at?" He asked before taking a bite.
"The police are chasing it, they think it's at the shrine on the hill up north." The man replied as his breathing came under control. Tony could take care of it, he always did, he reassured himself as he moved out of the doorway.
"Just one? Oh well, gotta pay my rent." Tony said in disappointment as he grabbed a red leather jacket from the back of the couch then his handguns and sword. It wouldn't give him much entertainment if the police were already on it and still alive, but hey a party was a party. Tony made his way out casually, intent on catching his prey. Maybe he could have a little fun with it, it was amusing to give the occasional chase, or make it think they were on the same level. Tony smirked as he thought of how much he could enjoy it.
Twirling his lighter handgun, Ivory, the unusual boy walked without a care in the world down the thug ridden street, knowing all of them have learned by now not to mess with him. He stopped for a moment, however, when a fire truck sped down the street without any sign of stopping, sensing a demonic presence. The boy turned to follow the truck with a smirk. The next instant he was on a roof he anticipated the demon would crash into, looking for all the world like he had been there for a long time as he casually laid down with a leg dangling from the building just above the window. Tony froze for a half a second when he felt a slight pull, promising power, but easily brushed it aside after sensing it. After a moment, his prediction came true as the firetruck crashed into the building, missing his foot by a few centimeters. As the demon emerged, a mask oriented one that had what seemed to be multiple human corpses piled together as a body, Tony dropped down from his perch and snatched up the bottle of shards it had been trying to grab without a word. It took him less than half a second to realize that these were the source of the nagging power he sensed, and probably what had attracted the demon. The schoolgirl behind him gasped in shock as her brother and cat seemed to be petrified with fear, causing Tony to flash her a smirk but remain silent, curious as to how she would react.
"Inu...yasha?" She muttered in surprise before looking at his ears for some reason. Inuyasha...he had heard that name before, but where? Tony remained silent as he turned back to the demon and pulled out his sword, sticking the tip into the ground in a mocking gesture. The demon slowly turned to look at him, initiating a small stare down in which the girl eyed the bottle still in his hand with a bead of sweat running down her head.
"Give me the jewel shards!" The demon suddenly ordered as it lunged at him. Tony jumped to the side at the last second, causing the girl behind him to scream and pick up her brother while running, the cat hanging on to the boy's shoulder. Huh, Tony thought you couldn't train a cat. The demon seemed less interested in that than him as it once more attacked him.
"Don't you know any other moves?" He asked mockingly as the demon jumped out the window when he dodged. The demon seemed to become enraged as it slowly walked back to the building, reminding Tony of some of the more explosive demons he'd met. Shrugging that off, the red coated boy dropped down to it's level.
"You ready for some fun?" He asked as he spread his arms out, purposely shaking the jewel shards slightly.
Kagome Higurashi ran as fast as she could while carrying Sota and Buyo, the poor boy was scared stiff! Even the cat was! To top it all off, she had lost the jewel shards to some strange man whom she had initially thought was the modern day Inuyasha! She had to find the real Inuyasha and fast, or else who knew what would happen to that guy and the jewel!
"Come on Sota! Move!" She exclaimed to her cowering brother, not that she could blame him as this was his first encounter with a hostile demon, she had been somewhat paralyzed herself when she first encountered Mistress Centipede! It seemed to work however as the boy gasped and started running when she put him down.
"S-sis? Who was that back there?" The boy asked in fear, causing Kogome to think for a second as she ran.
"I don't know, but we've got to find Inuyasha! He's the only one who can help!" She exclaimed, putting complete faith in her dog eared friend. If she could just make it in time... suddenly she stopped, causing Sota to crash into her. Did he even know how to fight demons? What if he was already dead and that one had the shards?
"Keep going Sota, I've got to help him!" She exclaimed as she ran back to where she sensed the shards.
"But sis I-" Sota started, only to be cut off by Kagome.
"You can do it! Just go!" She exclaimed with a slight wave before turning back to her task. The shards seemed to have moved to another location, not too far from where they started though. Kagome gave a mental sigh of relief as that was a sign that the man in red was holding out. When she finally caught up, not sure what she was going to do now that she thought about it, she was surprised to see the man easily blocking or dodging every move as he waved the jewel shards around slightly, prompting the demon to renew it's assault. The man slashed off a couple of the human arms sprouting from it's body before jumping back, seeming to notice her as he glanced in her direction. Kagome studied the demon for a brief moment, looking for a weakness, before she saw a pink glow in it's forehead.
"Hey, attack the forehead! That's it's weak spot!" She shouted as she pointed at the glow. The man straightened up as he put his sword over his shoulder and looked at her. The priestess in training was taken aback at the Inuyasha-like action before recovering.
"Don't look at me! Focus on the fight!" She yelled as she leaned forward slightly in anger with her hands by her sides. The man smirked even as the demon prepared to jump at him.
"Move!" She yelled in warning. The demon drew closer to his head as the man just stared her down, before at the last millisecond stepping to the side. Kagome wasn't sure rather it was intentional or not as she looked at him in surprise. Without looking, the man then stuck his sword up, causing the demon to impale itself on the blade and the shard to be pushed out the demon's back. Kagome was honestly surprised by the show of skill, realizing he had been toying with it. As the demon dissolved, Kagome stared the man down, unsure what to do. Who was this man? Why wasn't he saying anything?
"KAGOME!" A silver haired man in a red kimono shouted as he jumped protectively in front of her, his dog ears twitching every so often as Sota climbed off his back and ran into his big sister's arms. Amber eyes met blue, almost white, as the human in red put his sword on his shoulder again, shaking the jewel shards teasingly as if wanting to battle the half demon. What a dumb decision! Tesseiga would kill him before he could even raise that sword of his! What human in the modern era used swords anyway? She once more mentally asked herself who this guy was, he was obviously a friend if he hadn't attacked yet. Speaking of friends.
"Inuyasha! The battle is over!" Kagome shouted as she anticipated he would attack.
"Quiet Kagome! This guy's a demon!" The halfbread shouted, causing Kagome to gasp and look at him again. The man put his sword on his back as he crossed his arms and considered them for a moment.
"I've never seen a talking mutt before. You know, in a dog show you'd definitely take first place." The demon said, pointing at Inuyasha in the end. Inuyasha growled at him as he flexed his claws.
"What did you just call me?!" He asked indigently, as the other demon started pacing mockingly.
"Easy Fido. How about I take you for a walk? Come on." He said as he crouched down and clapped, as if calling a dog.
"Why you!" Inuyasha shouted as he leaped at the other demon. The modern demon smirked as he leaned out of the way of the halfling's claws. Inuyasha landed on all fours before going after him again, his claws glowing yellow.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He shouted as he attacked. For a moment, the man in red was completely covered in the light causing Kagome to cheer.
"Good hit Inuyasha!" She shouted completely ignoring Sota, who was clinging to her for dear life.
"Damn, he got away!" Inuyasha growled, confusing Kagome. When she looked back, she saw he was right, but a pink glow got her attention. Gently prying Sota off of her, Kagome moved to the spot the other demon had been at and crouched down.
"It looks like it, but at least he dropped the jewel shards." She said, causing Inuyasha, who was still fuming over being called a mutt, to calm down slightly and look over as the sun rose behind him. Kagome stared for a second, admiring how he looked in the morning light before realizing something important.
"Oh no!" She screamed as she put her hands on her cheaks,"It's morning already and I haven't been able to study for my test!" She then ran off with a few words, leaving a very confused Inuyasha to take Sota home.
Unknown to them, Tony had never actually left, merely sitting on an oil canister that may or may not be concealing his scent as he watched the scene unfold from above. Inuyasha...that's it! The dog half demon! He was supposed to exist five hundred years ago though, what was he doing in the modern day? Maybe another one trying to boost their morale? Maybe it could be interesting to stick around and keep an eye on them. If by some chance he was the real thing, than this could be one hell of a party! He idly watched as the other red clad demon (Who wore kimonos anymore?) escorted the kid home. With a smirk and a red blur, the modern demon disappeared. This could be very interesting indeed.
Done. Dante appeared at the end of the episode, that's why it's short. Next one will be longer. If I decide to do it, may stand as a one shot. Ja ne.
