"Teen Titans: Future Storm"

Story: "Hell Trigger"

Chapter 2: "Duel of the Brothers"

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters present in this story, nor do I claim ownership over any of the locations, either. The characters are largely the property of DC Comics and Capcom. Most of the primary Titans characters are created by Black Panther's Knight, while Nightstar is solely DC, and Mercury is co-owned by Marvel and DC as part of their Amalgam imprints. Dante, Trish, Lady, and any other Devil May Cry characters and locals belong to Capcom of Japan and of the USA. I'm just borrowing them – in the case of BPK's Titans, with permission – to tell this story to you, the reader(s). And for any reference, I'm pretty much going to copy and paste this thing for future installments, because I really hate writing disclaimers.

Author's Note: This story was written with the consent of Black Panther's Knight/Whatever penname he wants to go by in the future, and uses his characters and continuity, and is set in the 'missing year' period that was left up to our imaginations when we read it. Keep reading…you may be pleasantly surprised.

The rain was still falling, though the sounds of the droplets hitting the wooden paneled floor was second to the sound of it falling on the metal armor of Vergil Sparda, the twin brother of Dante. Samara, Dante, and Dante's allies were several feet away from the dark half-demon, who tapped his large sword against one shoulder, an evil smirk on his face. The first one to speak was Samara, a growl escaping her lips.

"Why?! Why did you attack us?!" She cried out, her eyes glowing black, dark energy surrounding her as she prepared to attack. Trish and Lady didn't move, but drew their own weapons – Trish her dual handguns, and Lady her personal rocket launcher – and took aim at the still-waiting demon, while Dante hung back, twirling his guns around some more.

"You got in my way…" came the reply, a smug sound in Vergil's voice as he pulled his left hand back, gathering dark fire around it, and then thrust out, doing a thrusting/pumping motion, firing two more fireballs after the first. Samara wore a mean smile, and just stood there, until…

"Azarath Terra Zaratha," She chanted, a force field appearing around her, made of her dark energy, bouncing the fireballs back at Vergil, who responded by swinging his sword and cleaving each one in two, causing them to explode as they struck the buildings behind him, still smirking. Samara still smiled herself, before repeating her chant, the field reshaping into a pair of massive claws, and with a hand motion, the claws turned into fists and slammed into Vergil, one of them striking his sword, but the other made a hard landing on his face, knocking him back a few feet, into a car, which promptly began blaring an alarm, making everyone wince slightly. Vergil attempted to pull himself out of the wreckage, but was stopped as a sudden click sound caught his attention.

"Bye bye now," Lady said, a little smile on her face, taking aim at the armored demon, and firing a rocket, which soared past Samara, and struck Vergil's armored chest, and exploding. The explosion caused the car he was trapped in to break apart, pieces flying every which way, Lady dodging the ones that came at her, Trish blasting others out of the sky with her electricity based powers, Samara putting up another force field, and Dante idly twirling his sword about in front of him, like a saw blade, the sword glowing red, shredding anything that came near it to little harmless fragments.

"Did that get him?" Samara looked to the Devil Hunters, the women shrugging, as the fireball that had erupted around the former vassal had not yet cleared…but when it did, everyone but Dante tensed – Vergil, in his Nelo Angelo Devil Trigger, was still standing, though his cape was now tattered, and the smirk was gone, replaced by a look of pure hatred and anger.

"Guess not," Trish remarked, gathering lightning in her hands, before making a throwing motion, electricity arcing from her finger tips and slamming into the former Knight of Mundus, causing him to shiver in pain, though he slammed his sword into the ground after a few moments, the energy channeling from him into the sword, and thusly into the asphalt, a grin soon forming on his face. "Damnit…he's gotten stronger."

"It's got to be that sword," Lady said, grimly, while Vergil hefted his mighty blade again, and approached them slowly, forming his energy blades around his upper torso, the blades glinting as they moved back, then launched forward, Samara putting up a shield to block them…only to find that field ruptured, the blades still heading forwards, and the three women unable to move in time to avoid them.

"Oh no…" Samara whispered, closing her eyes, regretting that she hadn't told Jeremiah how much she loved him that day…only to hear gunshots ring out, and the sounds of the swords shattering and dissipating into nothing. She opened her eyes, surprised she wasn't dead, and turned, seeing Dante's smoking guns, and breathed a sigh of relief as the experienced demon hunter walked forward, holstering his weapons, and drawing his sword again.

"Okay, bro…everyone else has had a shot at you…now it's my turn," he said, shrugging as he walked, before pulling his arm back, and then thrusting forward with his sword, red energy coming off of it. "Let's go!" He cried out, striking his brother in the chest and sending him sprawling backwards, leaving a dent in his chestplate from the force of the impact, before Dante then began stabbing rapidly, driving the sword into his brother's armored chest over and over at high speed, which, while not as fast as Mercury, was still pretty damn impressive…especially when the sword broke the chestplate and struck meat, Angelo crying out in pain as he stumbled back, blood trickling from the wound. "Oh, did that hurt? I'm sorry about that…guess I don't know my own strength there." Shortly after that remark, however, the blood flow slowed, and then stopped altogether, as the demonic energies Vergil was tapping into knitted his flesh and sinew back together, though the armor remained damaged for the moment. "Huh…guess you're as tough as you look." He bowed a bit, and clapped his hands together, backing up a little. "C'mon, Vergil…let's finish this fight."

"I couldn't agree more…" his brother spoke, and then, in a sudden flash of energy, he reverted to his normal, 'human' state, his hair still down from all the water, sword in its sheath. The two brothers watched each other carefully for several moments, before, wordlessly, they rushed at each other, blades extended, and began slashing at each other rapidly. Dante would slice and swing roughly, concentrating on dealing maximum damage per hit, while Vergil focused on precise cuts to his brother's torso, slicing open his vest and shirt, while their jackets flapped with the wind they were whipping up, swords more often than not banging against each other, sparks flying, before finally, Dante stabbed Vergil in the stomach, and pulled the blade out by kicking his twin off roughly and with a grunt. "Ugh! Nice try, Dante…but you know that it'll take a lot more than what you're dishing out to deal with me."

"Yeah, I know. But you're bound to be rusty after all these years, so I'm takin' it easy on you," the red-garbed swordsman said with a smart grin, which infuriated his brother, who lunged at him, slicing downwards from an overhead position, hitting Rebellion, then slicing back up, also hitting Rebellion, and then threw out a couple of kicks, striking Dante in the ribs and, for the moment, knocking the air out of him. "Wooph! Guess you're not as rusty as I thought. That just means this'll be even more fun." The comment was somewhat snarky, Dante's grin still in place as he recovered, staggering for a few moments before pointing his sword away from himself, aimed at the ground, red energy gathering around the blade, before transforming into fire, "Get ready for….THIS!" With that, Dante slashed upwards, sending out a wave of energy from his blade, something Vergil blocked with the Bloodbringer sword he still had with him, and began to talk to his brother, a smug look on his face.

"Really, Dante. That was just sad…" However, as Vergil finished, Dante slashed twice more with the side, two more waves launching and forming an X, slamming into Vergil and sending him flying through the air, smashing into part of the damage structure, making a piece of roof fall down at his feet. "Ugh…nice trick, brother. You've learned some new ones since we last fought…"

"Damn straight." Dante grinned, before tossing his sword with both hands, the blade spinning about in midair as it launched directly towards Vergil, who attempted to block every attack, while Dante began firing his handguns, a few bullets striking the other white haired man in the arms and legs, knocking him back again before the final sword attack knocked Vergil down for all of two seconds, before he jumped back up, his body knitting itself back together, an after-effect of his earlier transformation into Nelo Angelo – the energies he tapped into were still seething within his body, contaminating him with their ungodly essence. The swordsman tensed as he recovered, drawing his sword and slashing at the air, causing what appeared to be distortions in space that struck Dante, Samara, Trish, Lady, and the other parts of the shattered building.

"Ow!"

"Damn!"

Unlike the other two, Samara didn't vocalize her pain, simply mending the wound, surprised to find that, unlike with her friends, she could completely restore her own body…then realized that the sword Vergil was using, and the power he was tapping into, was the power of her grandfather, Trigon…whose blood ran through her veins. Concentrating now, she turned to look at a massive pile of rubble, pieces of rebar sticking out of the chunks of stone and masonry, before chanting. "Azarath Terra Zaratha…" she chanted, softly, levitating the stone, and began throwing them at Vergil, who sliced through one, ran along the second, and jumped off the third…taking the forth right in the chest and breaking a few ribs, knocking the son of Sparda out of the sky unceremoniously. "That's for my friends…" she whispered, a soft smile on her pale face.

"You're proving to be more than an annoyance, girl…and so, you'll have to be disposed of before I can finish my business here…"

"You won't get the chance!" came Raven's voice as suddenly she and the Teen Titans, all fully restored and costumed, teleported into the area, in the space between Vergil, and the others. Ibn, wearing his batsuit, produced one of his batarangs, and threw it at vergil, who moved to block it…only for it to explode in the demon swordsman's face, knocking his head back slightly and making him cough a bit as the teargas that special projectile held. Bladefire formed his own energy blades, a fierce look on his face as he went up against Vergil, their weapons clashing and hitting one another, sparks flying.

"Give up, Dante!" Nightstar said, before she heard Samara clearing her throat. "Samara? What is it…it…" She trailed off when, looking behind at her friend, she saw the actual Dante standing behind Samara, arm propped up on her shoulder, a pleasant smile on her face. "There's…two of him?"

"They're twins, Mar'i…like you and Joh'n. Except they're identical."

"No way…" Mercury whistled, before running at Vergil, and began hitting the demonic swordsman. At first Vergil was blocking the attacks, but soon enough Mercury stopped holding back – as much – and began slamming his fists into the white haired man's face and upper torso, using his far superior speed to overcome the more refined skills Vergil possessed. "Sotherestwoofthemnow? Great," he spoke, in a blur, still ramming his fists into the demon's chest, realizing that, if Dante wasn't entirely human, and that Vergil was his twin, then the second son of Sparda had the same durability and quick healing abilities his twin had, and so, he didn't have to hold back as much. Finally, after a minute or two of a severe beating, Vergil fell back, skidding along the wet floor and coughing up blood, spitting it out with an angry look on her face. He stood, shakily, and prepared to draw his blade, when suddenly a magic bolt blindsided Mercury, sending the Shinobi of Speed into Dante's desk, knocking him for a loop. "Guh!"

Wide-eyed, Beast Girl rushed over, calling out his name. "Peter! PETER!" She crouched down, and put his head in her lap, stroking his hair lightly, shaking a bit. "Oh, god, please, don't be hurt…"

"Wuh…T-Terri? What hit me…?"

"Oh, you're alright!" She said, smiling, and hugged him tightly, making him wince a bit. "Oh, sorry…hehe…"

"Children, quiet…" Raven shushed them, before erecting a shield with her old chant: "Azarath Metrion Zynthos!" Another magic bolt, crimson in color, struck her shield, and knocked her back, though she managed to keep the shield from breaking apart for the most part, though it was heavily cracked. "Ugh! This magic…it…it can't be…"

"Hmph…Uriah…I should've known you people wouldn't leave me be as long as I had this sword…" Vergil said, coughing a bit, sheathing the cursed blade he was wielding and placing it at his side. A cloaked figure emerged from the shadows – or rather, the shadows opened up, and out from them emerged a figure in a dark cloak. The effect was rather familiar to most of the people there – it was the same thing as Samara and Raven's dematerializing through solid objects, and moving through shadows. "What do you want now, pest?"

"We want the sword…but the traitor will do nicely…" Came a rough, gravelly voice, as the now-revealed male walked forward, wearing an ornate black vest and matching pants, and dress shoes, and gloves. What could be seen of his flesh was a bright red, and, with a grin, the hood came down…revealing…

"NO!" Raven screamed, eyes going wide in horror as she looked into the face of…her father.

At a second glance, however there were a few missing things, and inconsistencies. This person had no horns, antler-like or otherwise, and had a smooth face, rather than a rough, lined one. Also, despite having four eyes, these eyes were glowing yellow, not red, and the hair was neat and smoothed back, though white still, and was rather attractive, for a demon. However, anyone could see that look of horror wasn't leaving Raven's face any time soon, as she backed up, shaking her head and muttering incoherently to herself. As the cloaked man approached her, she screamed in terror, and fell down. "No! Father, no!"

"M-mother!" Samara cried out, running for her mother, trying to pull her up. She too was panicking, but unlike her mother, she had never known Trigon. She only knew a few things about her grandfather, none of them good. And to see someone who bore his appearance, even altered, was terrifying to the mother and daughter. Inferno, in an attempt to protect his love, sent a wave of fire at Uriah, who merely raised a hand, causing the blast to travel through a portal in front of said hand, and reopen behind Dante and his two associates, sending the women jumping away and singing Dante's overcoat.

"Ugh…and this was my favorite coat, too." Dante said, almost nonchalantly, through taking his sword in hand and preparing to attack. However, Uriah merely chuckled, and shook his head, waving his hand in a peaceful gesture.

"Please…I am not here to fight you…we're merely here for our sword. However, failing that, we will gladly take Raven with us…" He continued to walk forward, a confident manner in his walk. Vergil sheathed his blade, and stood, grunting a bit, and began to walk away.

"We shall settle our business later, brother…when Yamato has been returned to me, and I am at my full power. And these…children…won't stop me next time." Vergil said, hmmphing, and then stepped through the shadow gate that Uriah had walked through, while Uriah began to chant, his hands held out. Meanwhile, the Titans' leader had to have her say.

"We're not letting you take her, demon! She's one of us!" Nightstar cried out, forming her energy whip and lashing out with it at the red-skinned demon, only for it to harmlessly deflect, striking the ground a foot away from the mage-demon. Mar'i raised her arm, and lashed again, and again, only for the energy weapon to be bounced away each time. "X'hal! I can't get through!"

"Let me try, Mar'i…" Cipher rushed forward, and began throwing a series of aimed punches and kicks at Uriah, who calmly took each blow, and, while he was knocked back, that didn't interrupt his spell, as a massive of red energy formed above Raven, and soon sprouted 'tentacles' that would swoop down to capture the Azrathian, until…

…Samara pushed her mother out of the way, letting out a strangled cry as she was pulled into the orb, and soon was gone, Inferno crying out in anguish.

"SAMARA! NO!!" He cried, before turning to Uriah, and threw another bolt of fire at him, and another, and another, the bolts simply curving around him and hitting the area behind him, melting asphalt and metal, the demon sighing a bit. "You bastard! Bring her back!"

"I cannot…that spell was a one-way trip, as you humans put it…we had no intention of taking our cousin with us yet…we wanted our aunt…"

"'Niece'? 'Aunt'?" Ravager tilted her head a bit, her swords still sheathed in her scabbards, a slightly interested look on her face, though that was more to hide her concern than anything else – being part of a team meant she had grown some attachment to her allies, though most of her emotions were saved for Bladefire. "Care to explain yourself, cowboy?"

"Raven was not Trigon's only child. He had others…though none he cared for, and none that could bring him to this world, and none to give him the power he needed to sustain himself. Those children thrived and prospered, both in this world and the underworld, and so myself and my cousins were born…The time for Trigon's return has come…and we intended to offer his traitor daughter as the blood to bring him back…however, that spell was only good once…we shall return for Raven, and soon…you may take this time to say your goodbyes and prepare for the End of Days…"

"Tch, like we haven't heard that before," Mercury said snarkily, preparing to attack, when a sudden wall of black sprouted between the Titans – and Dante and company, and Raven as well – and Uriah, separating them from him for the moment. "Hey! What are you doing, Raven?! We have to save Samara!"

"NO! We have to stay away from him! We don't know what other powers he has!" Raven said, panicking a bit, to which Ibn nodded in agreement.

"She's right. The last time we fought a new, unknown opponent, we didn't fare too well…and this one seems more powerful than Dante's brother—"

"Vergil," Trish cut in. "His name is Vergil."

"—more powerful than Vergil, at least in some respects. We should take this opportunity to prepare, to learn his weaknesses…" He started before Inferno cut in, a furious look on his face.

"NO! We save Samara NOW!" He lunged for Uriah, only to be knocked back – not by Raven's shield, but by a bolt of energy from Uriah's eyes that ripped through the barrier and sent the teenager flying back, a grin on the demon's face.

"Now, that wasn't very fair, was it?" Dante said, rubbing his nose a bit as he walked forward, going through the hole in the shield, and waiting for a few moments before rushing at Uriah, swinging his sword about rapidly, the red-skinned demon jumping back to avoid the attacks, whipping sounds filling the air as the sword flashed about, the demon hunter grunting a bit in surprise, pulling back for the moment. "He's got quick reflexes, I'll give him that much." He then turned back, and motioned to Mercury. "Hey, kid…want to give this a shot?"

"Thoughtyou'dneverask!" Peter breezed past Dante, ramming into Uriah and knocking him back, before flipping over his head, grabbing the demon by the cloak, and tossing him using his speed in place of strength. Uriah didn't travel far, but did crash into a stack of garbage cans, before running between mystic bolts – this time he was ready for them, and the demon-mage couldn't blindside him again. He began punching Uriah, as had Vergil, only to find that the red-skinned 'man' wasn't as tough as Vergil, despite his frightening appearance. In fact, he seemed to be only moderately tougher than Raven or Samara, and so he eased back, leaving the battered demon there, coughing up blood that steamed as it hit the ground, the glow in his eyes weakening as he was roughly picked up by Lady, who held one of her smaller handguns to his head, pressing the barrel up against the side of his forehead, pressing up hard against the temple, grinning a bit.

"Now, this is where you answer our questions, or I pull the trigger and kill you. It's that simple," she said, the scar running along the bridge of her nose curving a bit as she smirked, thinking that they had just beaten the demon. However, Uriah merely smiled back, and melted into the ground, as a pool of shadows, and traveled along the ground, sliming his way up the side of the somewhat-ruined Devil May Cry building. "H-hey! He's getting away!" Lady took out her other handgun, this one a German-style Luger-type handgun, and began opening fire, the bullets ricocheting off the brick and stone of the building, the Titans either ducking or taking cover beneath one of Raven's shields.

"This is not good. Not good at all." Beast Girl commented, transforming into her harpy form again, and flew up after the Uriah-slime, clawing at it, only to find that was adhering to her, and then surrounded her, forming a straightjacket…which caused her to fall out of the sky and land ontop of Ravager with a loud thud, knocking both girls silly, while the goop pulled away from Terri, and reformed into Uriah, who looked somewhat drained by the exertion Then he found himself encased in an orb of solid black, which he couldn't escape from. Raven's earlier fear had mostly subsided, when she realized she was dealing with someone younger than she was, someone with far less experience than herself. And she was quite mad at being tricked.

"WHERE. IS. MY. DAUGHTER?!" She said, angrily, channeling the energies she'd been born with, her two extra eyes opening, all four glowing red as she began slamming the sphere into the ground, the walls, cars, buildings, whatever else she could hit against it, rattling her nephew around, until finally opening it and releasing him in midair, which resulted in him landing on a car, smashing into the roof with a groan. "Answer me!"

"I'd do as the lady says, pal," Dante said, helpfully, standing over Yuri's battered form on the hood of the car, hands in his pockets, weapons all holstered. "Otherwise you're cruisin' for a bruisin'." The Devil Hunter chuckled, while the Titans all gathered around.

"Do you…honestly think…my family would let you take me?" Uriah said, pained chuckling escaping his bloody lips as shadows began to wrap around him. However, these shadows didn't belong to him, and instead pulled him up, and formed into a young woman with long black hair, pale white skin, batwings emerging from her back, and her head, and wearing a skimpy outfit, an amused look on her face, and the mark of Scath on the top of her left breast, which was visible, considering her outfit consisted of a corset, a thong, long boots, long gloves, all adorned with symbols, and the occasional mark of Scath, her eyes almost human but with yellow irises. "Cousin…"

"Shh, now, Uriah, my dear…you did your job well…grandfather will be pleased you brought him his new toy…" The woman said, comfortingly, to her cousin, stroking his long white locks affectionately, a wing wrapping around him and cradling his body to hers.

"Toy? What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Inferno snorted, while Raven once again went pale. When everyone saw the look on her face, she hesitated to speak. "Raven…?"

"Demons…as you are all aware…don't have the same morals as most humans…some demons are especially depraved and…mate with their siblings, or children, or…grandchildren." A sick look passed over the Titans faces, while Dante nodded sagely.

"Mhmm. It's probably only because Raven was raised by her mother that she didn't end up, well…you know."

"Don't even joke about that," the woman said, sternly, an annoyed look on her face.

"I was just saying."

"I know. It's just not something I want to think about. EVER."

"No kidding…" Mercury winced a bit at the thought himself. "It's just so totally wrong."

"Uh, guys?" Lady sighed for a moment giving them all a stern look.

"What?"

"The bad guys are STILL HERE. Morons." The woman sighed, and everyone who'd been talking, except Dante, slapped their faces, while Trish chuckled softly, amused. "Oh, I'm glad you find this so funny."

The succubus-appearing demon also wore an amused look, and continued to stroke Uriah's hair. "They're rather silly, cousin…I wonder if our long-lost cousin will be as fun to mess around with as these…humans are."

"If you even so much as TOUCH her, I'll kill you!" Inferno snarled, a sudden flame erupting from his hands, which were balled into fists.

"We won't touch her, cousin in law…it is up to grandfather to decide her fate…Until then, she shall be perfectly safe. More than likely, Grandfather will want to trade her for her trash mother. I'm positively chilled to think of all the delightful punishments he'll have for her…" the demon woman grinned, evilly, barring her pointed fangs with a dark laugh. Raven growled somewhat up at her niece, and floated up a bit into the air.

"You scum. I'm glad I didn't know I had any other family…because YOU lot are the trash! Despicable, disgusting, ugly trash!"

The amused look vanished from the succubus' eyes as she hissed at her aunt, an angered look come over her beautiful features. "How are you?! We are perfection! While you were tainted by your pathetic feelings for these humans…you even married one. Married! In a pathetic, meaningless ceremony for humans."

"Shut up!" Raven hissed back, eyes glowing a brighter red, the look on her face and the energy she was giving off enough to cow the weaker demon woman into backing up, heading for the shadow gate that was still opened. "Where do you think you're going?! I'm not letting you get away until you give me back my daughter!" She rushed forward, just as the demons vanished through the gate, which promptly closed seconds before Raven got there, her hands slapping up against the wall that had once been the gate. "NO!" She struck the wall with a bolt of energy, causing it to explode, though she soon calmed down and went back to normal, the dark waves of energy she'd been radiating fading into nothing, while everyone made sure to steer clear of her. "Damnit…"

Dante walked over to her, and gave her a look. "Well, I guess I'm off to Europe."

"Huh?" Beast Girl said, blinking, confusedly. Dante turned, and began to speak.

"There's a kid there, named Nero, living a city that used to worship Sparda until recently. He has this crazy arm, and some of Sparda's blood in him. But that's not why I'm going there."

"Then why?" Nightstar asked, slightly frustrated with Dante's off-handed way of talking about things.

"It's because I gave that kid Vergil's sword…and if Verg wants it back, he'll go after Nero to get it. Now, if anyone wants to join me, they can. More likely we'll find Vergil and his new 'buddies' there, and from there we can find Samara, or at least get a clue of where to go next."

"Alright then. We can use our plane. But we need to get in touch Zatara first…we're going to need all the help we can get." Bladefire said, prompting his twin to bristle a bit. Dante just laughed, and clapped his hands together.

"Alright, kids. Let me just get some party favors…" he walked over to the still-intact wall behind his desk, and picked up what looked like a large briefcase – an old fashioned one at that, at first glance – with a skull symbol on one side, with glowing lines along it. When he saw the looks he was getting, he shrugged a bit, and grinned. "Hey, trust me. This thing is awesome. And I'll need…you…" he reached out for a familiar weapon…the blade of Sparda. He then looked to Lady and Trish, grunting. "You two, clear all the stuff out of here, take it to Lady's, then meet up with us." Beast Girl raised a hand, prompting Dante to point over at her with his Sparda blade. "Yes?"

"Maybe we should split up? Half of us go with you, half of us stay here, move the stuff out of the building and to wherever you want it, AND look into any suspicious demon activity here in the city? I mean, there had to be a reason they all showed up here…"

"She's right," Nightstar said, nodding, and started counting on her fingers. "Inferno, you go with Dante and Raven…Bladefire, you, Beast Girl, and Mercury stay here with…uh…"

"Lady and Trish." Dante said, pointing to each in turn.

"Right, Lady and Trish. You guys also get in touch with Zatara…" She growled a bit as she said his name, eyes flashing for a moment, before she calmed down a bit, still pissed over losing Samara. "…and once everything's done here, start looking for anything out of the ordinary, superhuman, demonic, or otherwise. Rose…you're staying here with them…Cipher, Ibn…"

Ibn looked at Rose, and the grin she had on her face as she eyed Joh'n, and cleared his throat somewhat loudly. "What, Ibn?"

"I'll stay here with the others, and aid them in locating the demons. I am the better detective…" He said, attempting to look arrogant, though Nightstar clearly understood why he was staying – in order to make sure Joh'n and Rose didn't do anything inappropriate when they should be helping the others out.

"Of course. Cipher, you're with me and my team. Joh'n, you and your team listen to Lady and Trish. They're more experienced with the underworld than we are, now that we're without Samara." Everyone nodded, and split up accordingly, Dante slinging his briefcase over his shoulder and whistling a bit, looking at Mar'i with a grin. Finally, she sighed, and spoke. "What is it?"

"You have to admit…"

"What?"

"That was one hell of a party." That made Mar'i groan slightly.

"You're terrible."

End Notes: And here we are, ending with a bit of a cliffhanger. Who are these new demons, and why is Vergil working with them? Will the team be able to save Samara in time? All these questions and more will be answered in…the next chapter.

Seriously, thanks for reading, and I hope you stick with this thing. Keep reading, and review if you like; I'd appreciate any feedback.