WARNING: This story deals with drug abuse, suicide, rape and violence
Chapter 1:
He was returning home from a night out, as usual, he had drunk enough alcohol to make him feel a little dizzy but was still perfectly conscious of his surroundings. He didn't know exactly what time it was but calculated it was around 2 or 3 am given there was no one else on the street. It had been a few months since the last time he brought any girls home and wasn't planning on doing it anytime soon, he had become kind of a loner ever since "that" happened.
The demon hunter kept making his way home until he noticed something was different, he didn't know exactly what it was and was trying to figure it out as he looked around a little confused. At first, he thought it was the alcohol's effect, but then he heard someone screaming.
- Leave me alone! – a female voice said
Dante shook his head as he went back to his senses and ran in the direction of the voice that sounded angry, not so much scared. When he got there he saw it. It was a young woman being dragged by the arms by two demons. And then it hit him, he was no longer in the real world, he was in Limbo, that's what was different. He pulled out his guns, Ebony and Ivory, and started shooting at the demons nonstop till they died and faded.
- What are you doing here? – Dante asked in a concerned voice since humans are not supposed to be able to cross to Limbo so her being there didn't make sense in the first place
- What? – she said still in shock from the shooting, but then her face changed as if she had realized something – What are YOU doing here?
Dante just gave her a puzzled look. He could tell she was very pretty but she seemed a little lost, like her body was there but her mind was somewhere else.
- Apparently saving you – he was still wondering how the hell she was able to be in Limbo and why and where were those two demons dragging her.
- I don't need to be saved, this is MY nightmare
- Your what? – He replied almost laughing - You think this is a nightmare?! Let me tell you something, this is real! Those demons were attacking you
- Demons? – she asked sounding very confused
At that moment the atmosphere started changing again, they were going back to the real world and both of them seemed to notice it.
- See? This is the real world, moments before we were in Limbo, that's the place where the demons dwell
She seemed very confused and started looking at her hands to see if it was indeed reality and then she poked Dante in the arm, he seemed pretty real.
- How did you get into Limbo? Humans are not supposed to be there – he said turning serious
- I have no idea – she answered shrugging - and look who's talking, you were there too
- It is my job, I am a demon hunter, my name is Dante, I can get dragged in there by demons and apparently you too, but I don't understand why
- Well I don't understand either – she said in an irritated voice - My name is Helena by the way
He stared at her for a couple of seconds. There was definitely something off about her, but he just couldn't put his finger on it. He thought that maybe she was just drunk or something like that.
- Hey, where did you get that? – Dante asked pointing to the girl's necklace, it caught his attention since the pendant looked similar to the symbol he had on his back.
- It was my mother's, but that's none of your business – she answered sharply
Dante could clearly tell she was not the friendly type of girl, in fact, her body language screamed "stay away from me".
- You know, a little bit of gratitude would be nice since I just saved your life – he was beginning to get irritated by her whole attitude
- I have to go now, and yes ok fine, thank you I guess – she said sounding a little bored as she turned around and began walking away
This was definitely not what he had expected saving girls in danger to be like, not even a smile in return, she said "thanks" but it was obvious that she didn't mean it.
- Nice hair by the way – she said turning again and in a mocking tone referring to Dante's peculiar hair color that at the time was white with chunks of dark brown hair here and there, and then she kept walking
- Hey, be careful, I won't be there to save you again – he didn't really mean that either, he was just a little bit annoyed but her little joke made him smile slightly
Dante became serious again once she left, he had lots of things going through his mind.
Why was she in Limbo? Maybe she is a medium and doesn't know it, but mediums only go into Limbo in astral form not physical form like she did. What if she is not human, she had that pendant with that symbol after all…. Besides, something was off about that girl, I mean she was attacked by two freaking demons and I told her I'm a demon hunter and she barely reacted! I expected her to, at least be, you know, impressed, but no! Maybe I should follow her to see what's the deal with her.