Devil May Not Cry
(...) Thought
/.../Japanese Speech
chapter 4: Vision of Temen-Ni-Gru
Yes, yes, I know this chapter is late, but I haven't been able to access the computer with this story for the last couple of months. I just regained the use very recently.
As Kagome and the others ran over to Inu-Yasha, Trish walked over to Dante. After flinging his arm around her neck, She stood up, supporting him, and turned to the others. Kagome looked at her.
"Well, what do we do now?" She asked.
"Right now," said Trish, pointing to a door in the back, "you guys are going out that door, and into an alley behind the building."
She reached into a pocket, pulled out a 'Devil Never Cry' business card. "When you get outside," She said handing the card to Kagome "Get to the roof, and head north, until you see a building with this sign on the front. We'll meet up with you there."
Kagome looked from Trish to the card and back before nodding. "Okay. But which way is north?"
Trish thought for a moment. "When you get to the roof, you should see an enormous tower, not a skyscraper, a tower, which to the west. Use that for orientation. The shop will be on the right."
Kagome nodded. "What are you going to do?" She asked.
Trish smirked. "Provide a distraction, and get paid."
After exiting out of the back of the warehouse, The group entered a dirty, narrow alley. Kagome quickly found a fire escape and made their way to the roof.
Shippo was the first to reach the roof. As he looked around to get his bearings, he got his first good look at a modern city.
/Wow.../
/What is it, Shippo/ asked Miroku as he reached the roof/Is something wr-/ He stopped when he noticed one of the numerous sky scrapers.
Sango was next, quickly followed by Kagome. Kilala, with Inu-Yasha on her back, had simply jumped to the roof. Sango's reaction to the city at night reflected that of Shippo's and Miroku's. Since she lived in a city, Kagome's reaction was much more subdued than that of her friends. She was still no less amazed, however, mainly because she had never been to NYC before.
She turned to her friends and smiled. /Welcome to the Big Apple/ She said.
That snapped the other back to their senses. /'Big Apple?'/ Asked Miroku/I thought Dante
said we were in New York/
Kagome giggled. /'Big Apple' is the city's nickname./
/Oh, OK./ Miroku looked around. /So where to from here/
Kagome took out the card that Trish had given them. /She said to head north, until we see a building with this sign on it./ She said showing them the card. /She also said that there was a large tower to the west./
They all looked for said tower. Not that it was hard to miss, but they were not prepared for what they saw.
The tower was easily the tallest building in the city; a great stone edifice stretching to the heavens that stood out like a redwood in an apple orchard. The base had to have been at least a few miles in diameter, though from the observers point of view it seemed a whole lot bigger.
Shippo was the first to express everyone's awe. /What. Is. That/
Miroku simply stared at the monstrous tower. /I have no idea. Kagome/
Kagome shook her head. / I've never of anything like this./ She looked at the card still clutched in her hand, then to Inu-Yasha. /We'd better get going./
Darkness...
Above him, below him, and to the sides...
Nothing, but unending, all-consuming blackness...
/Are th...okay/
But there were sounds. Garbled, but slowly coming to clarity, they call to him.
/I do...kn...The...ot...da...age./
/...reey..T... ho...er I...pris...ey di...ill eac.../
A beam of light passed his eyes. A groan escaped his lips.
/He...'s wa...up./
The light appeared once again. Instead of disappearing however It widened. Inside were forms too blurry to recognize.
/...nu...sha/
That voice... It was so familiar.
/Inu-Yasha.../
He looked towards the source. Slowly, the face of a beautiful young woman, framed by long black hair came into focus.
/Ka...go...me/
she smiled. He smiled too, then slowly turned his head. Three more faces came into view:
A woman, slightly older than Kagome, with long black hair.
/San...go/
A young man in his early twenty's with short black hair.
/Mi...ro...ku/
And a small boy with a mop of orange-red hair that was tied back.
/Ship...po/
He closed his eyes and tried to sit up. Immediately bolts of pain sparked through his body, particularly in his head where a massive ache blossomed in the back of his skull.
A hand gently pushed him down. He looked up into Kagome's eyes.
/Kago-/
She shushed him. /Get some sleep./ She said/You'll feel better in a little while./
He smiled, closed his eyes, and drifted off into oblivion.
Kagome stood up after tending to Inu-Yasha, and looked around.
They were in the second floor apartments above Devil Never Crys' main office. Dante's room was messy, but also darkly colorful. Hanging from the walls were various weapons: Everything from ancient swords, to modern day guns and explosives. Like the office below them, some of the weapons were stuck through the heads of various demons.
Placed around the bed was a series of 7 weapon holders, five of them holding weapons. Weapons #6 and #7 of the weapons were missing, but the remaining five looked as if they held some significance. Kagome eyed them curiously.
A two-handed sword with a skeleton motif. A pair of feral looking black gauntlets and boots streaked with white energy. An ice blue triple bar nunchucku. A bizarre object that vaguely resembled an electric guitar. A pair of saw-edged short swords with faces on the handles.
Nothing could be determined about the two missing weapons, except that holder #6 had a pair of large scorch marks on it.
Kagome wondered where they were, but then remembered the two weapons that Dante used against Inu-Yasha.
This chapter isn't finished yet, though I must admit it's starting to become boring.
To those of you who've played DMC 3, various elements of this chapter (as well as the title itself) should be recognizable.
To those who haven't, BUY THIS GAME! Seriously, it kicks butt! (Besides, if you haven't, you're probably going to overlook some of the major plot points.)
Until next time...