Hey everyone! Sorry it's been awhile. Just got back from vacation. Next chapter is coming soon.
Nero shot the devils in a line, sweeping blue rose across them. The prides dissolved into ash as a wraith descended on him from above. Nero swung red Queen up to parry the blow, grabbing the devil's neck he dragged him to the ground ramming the devils face into the concrete. More demons poured into the street after him as he ran towards the rift in the sky. "Damn it, there're so many!" he cried, shooting two more prides and dodging a lust and another demonic trooper.
A mega scarecrow rolled down the street, slashing and crushing cars as it barreled towards Nero. Nero watched the demon approach and when it was close enough he brought the devil bringer around. The massive blade ground against his arm before being repelled with a roar from Nero. The demon staggered, Nero slashed the devil several times with Red queen before launching it into the air. Nero followed the demon and slashed several more times, before grabbing it with his right arm and hurling it to the ground.
Nero landed and looked around to the devils still in the street. Many had departed after the humans who had run off, they didn't have a chance. Suddenly a new set of screams rose into the street. It was much closer than the distant screams of other humans. Nero glanced down the street in time to see a young blonde girl running down the street, a gang of demons parading after her. Nero dashed towards the young girl, using his arm as battering ram to plow over the demons in his path. "Get down!" He yelled to her as he cleared the demons. The girl looked up at him and seemed more to trip than throw herself to the ground.
Nero swung the devil bringer around, the ghostly hand smacking all the devils aside into a building. More demons leaped over Nero towards the girl, but were stopped as Red Queen drove up, cutting them down. Nero charged out against a team of demons, cutting them apart before hearing the girl scream again. A pride had slipped past Nero and was raising its scythe against the girl. Nero launched out his devil bringer, clasping onto the devil. "Get over here!" He hollered, yanking the demon towards him. He drove Red Queen into the devil, revving the blade to finish it off. "You ok?" He asked the girl.
Suddenly she stood up firmly and glared at Nero so powerfully and angrily, he thought for a second she would turn into a devil and attack him. "What's wrong with you, you idiot!" She hollered at him. "You could have killed me swinging that weirdo arm around. You nearly took my head off!"
Nero stared at the girl briefly, baffled by her accusations. "What?" He yelled back. "I just saved your life! You would be dead right now if I didn't help you!" He said pointing his finger at the girl.
"Hum." She pouted. "With how you fight you might have killed me too!" she yelled into Nero's face.
A pride demon jumped behind the feuding pair, but Nero swung his arm around, backhanding the beast into a car without looking away from the girl. "You got a name you little brat?" He hissed. He couldn't believe she was complaining that he had just saved her!
"Patty Lowell." She spat out. "Now since you nearly hurt me you should help me. It's only the gentlemen thing to do." She said, batting her eyes and trying to appear feminine. Nero cocked his head at this bizarre, dolled up little girl. She just went from being scary enough to be a devil, to being a sweet little girl. Creepy. "I want you to take me to Dante."
"Dante?" Nero snapped back to paying attention. "You know Dante?"
"Of course. I need to see him. Now take me to him." She demanded
Nero grabbed the girl by the back collar of her dress and lifted her up to eye level with him. "Okay listen up brat." He said ignoring her protests. "I don't know who you think you are, or how you know him, but tell me where Dante's shop is now and I'll take you there. But stop being such a brat."
Suddenly Patty smacked Nero across the face. The devil hunter glared back at the little girl. "That is no way to treat a lady!" She snapped. Nero clenched his devil arm in anger trying not to beat this annoying brat.
"Where- is -Dante's- shop?" He said grinding his teeth and glaring at the little girl.
Patty stared back at the man, not yielding to his threats. "Down the street here and west from there." Patty shook slightly, trying to get free. "Will you put me down now?"
"Nope." Nero replied throwing Patty onto his back and taking off down the street. Patty screamed at being thrown around yelling more threats. When she calm down enough, patty looked the man over. "Why are you trying to find Dante?" she asked.
Nero didn't answer for a moment. "I need to ask him about a devil. One he might know. Now shut it you brat."
"I told you that's not how you talk to a lady!" Patty hollered as she smack his head.
Kids. What can ya do? Sorry it's been a while, next chapter will be better. Reviews? Maybe? Anybody?