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A motorcycle pulled up outside Dante's shop. Dante looked at the dumpster which had five letters which spelled the word 'NEVER' sticking out of it.

"Those letters have been there since I left for Vie De Marli and they still haven't been taken away." Dante sighed.

The sign above the door read 'DEVIL MAY CRY'. Dante had changed the name 'devil never cry' back to the original name for his shop since Trish left. Dante and Lucia walked up the steps to the front door. Dante searched for his key and noticed that the lock had been broken, suggesting that someone had kicked the door open. Dante turned to Lucia. She smiled nervously at the Demon slayer.

"Don't worry it always happens. In fact I was thinking about removing the door all together." Dante smirked.

They both walked inside.

When did you come to my shop?" Dante asked.

"I waited for you, but you didn't come." She replied.

Dante walked into the back of the shop. Lucia followed him.

"Wait in there a second will ya, I'll need your help." Dante said.

He walked into another room and Lucia walked into his bedroom. She sat on his bed and looked around the room. Several posters of female models scattered the walls. She noticed a corner of a photo sticking out of a draw of a small cupboard. She opened the draw and looked at the photo, it was of two young children boy identical and both with silvery white hair. She heard Dante coming out of the room and quickly put it back. Dante walked into the bedroom. He was holding a fairly large marble box, which he put on the small cupboard. He sat on the bed next to Lucia and removed his armoured arm guard and dropped it to the floor with a thud. He also removed his trench coat. Lucia stared at Dante.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"A small bit of that demon's chain stuck into me and I don't think I can reach it." He said.

Lucia looked at a deep cut in Dante's chest. She reached inside it and pulled out a piece of metal. Dante strained from yelling out. Lucia put both her hands on Dante's chest and moved closer towards him. Dante also moved closer towards her also. She felt his warm lips touch hers. He fell backwards on the bed with his arms around Lucia. Dante took Lucia's jacket off and threw it to the floor. Suddenly the phone rang. Lucia rolled off of Dante.

"You better go answer it." She said.

Dante got up and walked out of the room, the phone stopped ringing and Dante began talking.

A few minutes later Dante walked back in the room and grabbed his coat and opened the marble box and put on two strange looking black gauntlets.

"I'll be back soon, I…I need to go." Said Dante, before leaving the shop.

Lucia took off her gloves and boots. Suddenly Mavado appeared. Lucia grabbed her daggers. Mavado stared at her and she unwillingly dropped them to the floor. Mavado looked at the blood stained blades.

"Tell me does Dante know about your little mortal killing?" He asked.

"No" She said.

Somehow Mavado was making her answer him.

"Now then I am going to ask you a few questions. First you are going to tell me your name and then you are going to tell me anything important." He commanded.

"M…My name was Chi, but is now Lucia. I am 'The Protector' from Vie De Marli. I was created by the sorcerer Arius. He told me that I would one day turn against the humans!" She said unwillingly.

"Turn against the humans, eh. Now that could be interesting, Lucia." Mavado Laughed.