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A Start
Lady took a gulp of her soda. It had since become somewhat warm in her hands as she had been listening to the Hunter she was interviewing.
"Thanks Abe. Anyway I should be going. I have a few other calls to make before nightfall."
"No problem." Abe was stocky with long brown hair tied back in a ponytail. His arms, which lay on the table, were knotted with muscle, which was a good thing as he needed them to wield that gas powered crossbow of his. "I could seek out some more info for you if you want?"
"That'd be good. Keep me posted." Lady rose from the table and walked out the door. That made four she had interviewed that day alone. All of them had the same thing to report, demons on the rise, jobs going down.
The Devil Hunters of Capulet city were a mixed bunch. Some, like Abe relied on tried and tested methods, using weapons that had been made holy, or wielding ancient or arcane weaponry. Some, like Mrs Lowell, had inherent powers and wielded them to incredible effect. Others used modern weapons and equipment. A few even managed to use weird equipment. One hunter she had interviewed had a suit that made every single one of his motions a hundred times more powerful. That plus the buzz saws on his wrists made him a force to be reckoned with. Being a Devil Hunter was a hard job, but if you could survive then you became very dangerous. Lady knew. She was considered the second best hunter in the city. Everyone knew Dante was the best, but he was also the most careless. Hellfire, in one mission he managed to collapse a bridge! Others could be equally careless, but never did the same amount of damage that Dante did. Vergil now was a different matter. He never ever made a mess. He just made a swipe of that sword of his and anything in front of it died.
Lady frowned. Why had she even agreed to do this job? If it had been Dante asking her, she would have said no, but Vergil was more persuasive than his twin, and far more deserving of an acquiescence. She shrugged and went back over what she had learned. Every single hunter in town was losing custom, despite the fact that incursions were increasing. No angels had been sighted, but no one really knew what they would look like. Oh Trish, why did you have to leave? Lady grinned to herself, that was a story she really wanted to hear. One day Trish is here and dealing with Dante's little childish problems, the next she's saying goodbye and leaving carrying a shoulder bag. Now if she was here, then they would know what an angel looked like. Dante would have had a bit of an idea, since he had been in Fortuna when the Silver Giga's incident had happened. They weren't real angels, just animated armours, but they were a good idea of the real thing.
Lady drove the bike to another part of town and pulled in. Good old Enzo lived here and the swarthy man was a great source of info. Him and Dante still got together every now and then for a few beers and a game of bowling. They were good too, most of the bowling teams in the city couldn't beat them on a good day. She walked up the steps to the entrance of his office and knocked. Enzo had his feet up on the table, just like Dante, and a magazine over his face. It was a glamour model mag, and from the look of it, it was just like his favourite beer, plastered with triple x's.
"You really need to get out of Dante's company Enzo. You're starting to develop his bad habits."
Enzo almost fell out of the chair with surprise. "Lady," he almost yelled with delight, "You've finally decided to marry me, yes?"
Lady laughed at that. Enzo was trying to get her to marry him, but the thought of marrying someone that much like Dante wasn't too appealing. Anyway, she hated guys who were over fond of themselves.
"No Enzo. I'm doing a bit of an investigation for the guys."
"Ah, Lady you're breaking my heart."
"You break a few of your own you know."
"Good one."
"Anyway," Lady grabbed a chair and sat, "have you had many jobs in the past few weeks?"
Enzo laughed, then became serious. "No. I have had none. I have been sitting here in my office drinking coffee to keep myself awake. All in vain hopes that a customer will come in my door."
"Really?"
"Why do you think I was asleep when you came in."
"Good point." Lady was silent for a few moments. "Did Dante tell you he was attacked?"
"No. Who by?"
"Some unknown creature. Looked human though."
"I bet it was one of them!"
Lady was shocked for a moment as this sank in. "You've seen him!"
Enzo looked annoyed. "The only night this week I had some action. I went out looking for it. It was dark and it was overcast, but there was enough light for a hunt. I was driving along minding my own business, which meant I was looking around, when I heard a roar. Sounded like a beast of some sort so I jumped out of the car and drew my guns. The next thing I know, there's a couple of slashing noises, a bubbling sound and then these two guys jump onto the wall in front of me. Literally, jump onto the wall! They didn't see me, but I saw them. There were two of them, and they disappeared when they reached the top. What do you think of that?"
"That's, quite the story." Lady really couldn't believe her ears. "So there are more than one of them."
"Most likely. At least two anyway, that I am certain of. They are dangerous. The beast was quite large when I saw his corpse. They had killed it very quickly."
Lady shook her head. "Yeah. Vergil was right. This is getting pretty dangerous. I'd better get going Enzo, thanks."
"I'm here all the time, baby, if you need a shoulder to cry on and all." He called out as she left.
Immediately she went straight to a phone box. Vergil had installed a car phone in Dante's car and had given her the number should she need it. It rang for a few minutes before being answered by the owners voice.
"Hey Trish?"
"Sorry Dante, it's me."
"Oh alright. Vergil it's your girlfriend!"
"Gimme that you moron!" Vergil had a small fight with Dante over the controls. "Hello Lady. Sorry about Dante."
"No problem, I had to deal with him for years until you returned, I know what he's like. Besides I think he's expecting Trish."
"Probably. Any news?"
"Everyone has been feeling the effects of this guy, but that ain't the worst thing."
"No?"
"No. He's not alone!"
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