*- eah, & what's the deal with toaster ovens? You go-*
*-on't you do it, Sam! You gotta hang on-*
*-are the winners of our charity parkour run!*
"Nero!" Come down here quick!"
"Why?"
"Nero, get down here now!"
"Alright, alright!"
...
"What's wrong?"
"LOOK!" On screen were a bunch of people in the background, & in front was some host & some girl with… white hair… cloudy blue eyes. Pale as heck.
"She looks like you! She might be another descendant!"
*What an amazing feat! Running twice as many rounds as last year's endurance champion! & in the span of 1 hour, you kept going & going; you didn't even need a break! You passed through most water stations, how'd you do it?*
*Just conditioning & practice. Eating good too.*She appeared to look uncomfortable on camera, but her answer to the question was quite convincing.
*You did pass the drug test, right?*
A sweaty guy from the side went up to the microphone & wheezed out *She did, hooonnnnnneeyyy*. Everyone laughed.
Her hair was untied, reaching down to where the back just started to curve inward. The left side she brushed back often. She wasn't an exact copy, but the resemblance was nonetheless there. Kyrie noted how their lips were the same, but her eyes were a bit bigger. Poise, feminine nose &…. Oh yeah, the same ears. Definitely the same ears. Not to mention, her hair was the perfect white that Nero had.
She was like a girl him. It was a bit weird.
"This is just-" Kyrie's voice trailed off when she glanced to Nero. He was just staring at the screen, & tears started trailing down his cheeks.
"Oh, Nero…" Kyrie sat him down on the couch, & gave him a big hug, resting his head on her shoulder, & running her hand through his soft hair. They stayed like that for a while, letting the TV drone on. After giving him a peck on the cheek, Kyrie said "Let's call Dante…"
...
"What's on TV?"
"Cat fashion show"
"Really, Dante? Really?" *ring* "I'll get it…"
...
"… Lady has this big job in LA. She wants us to come with. & the sword."
"… Which one?"
"You know which one…"
"… LA, huh. Never needed to go to the other side of the country before…"
"We'll also need to transport her equipment. Wants to keep a really low profile."
"… As long as we're paid extra… when do we head off?"
...
"You're gonna call him, right?"
"If I had his number, I would. He just… left."
"… Is there any way we can get it?"
"… I guess I can find a way to hook us up to the internet again, maybe search him up somehow… It's gonna be hard. I mean, the TV can only get like, 3 channels. Plus, the guy's an enigma!"
"So? Let's try!"
"… LA, huh… I guess if I can't find Dante, I can find her. Did you catch her name?"
"Oh, no, I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't. I guess through all the excitement, I missed her name…"
"That's fine, Kyrie. It's-it's cool…"
"We've already hit a dead end, huh"
"Probably"
"… As I said, let's try… as of now, Dante is our only option"
...
"Why is the sword needed?" Dante nonchalantly asked.
"… Something about a power source…"
"Well if she needs a vessel, she can just find another sword"
"Dante, I don't know if you realise this, but business has gone down. We don't bring Sparda, we don't get paid. Lady promised that we'd get what we're actually entitled to this time. "
"That sword can't just be brought out willy-nilly. I mean, come on, the thing's a Halloween prop. Don't wanna scare the other kids, right?"
"… We'll fly on Karnival in a day or two; Lady's contemplating whether to fly with us or commercial."
"Whatever…"
DEVIL MAY CRY: Fate & Fortune
PROLOGUE END