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"Demon tongue,"

"Angelic tongue,"

-Thought-

"Well now what do we have here?" Karasu inquired smugly.

"We were having a party till you crashed it. Double-crossing bastard!" Dante attempted to launch an attack but fell half way through it, sprawling on the floor.

"Ngh..."Dante groaned his body wasn't cooperating with him.

"So much for the mighty son of Sparda," laughed Karasu. Lady tried to come at him firing several rounds with Kalina Ann and attempting to spear him through with the bayonet on the end. He dodged effortlessly and punched her in the stomach sending her flying. She landed on top of Dante's drum set.

"LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Raven roared at him. She drew Bloody Oblivion and Savage Abyss. "They have nothing to do with our fight,"

"That's where you are wrong he wants the son of Sparda out of the way, as well as any other meddling hunters." A bright orange light flashed and an ornate spear with a blade on the tip that was shaped like a serrated flame appeared. The ends were hooked not unlike fish hooks. The blade blazed and burned like a white hot fire. Lady and Dante could feel the heat from across the room.

"I'm not about to let you kill them. If you even look at them wrong, I'll kill you." Raven snarled at him.

Karasu only laughed mockingly "What? with those tainted weapons? Don't make me laugh."

"You know it's rude to talk to one another when people can't understand you in someone else's home or business." Dante said with irritation in his voice. He stood with Rebellion across his shoulders. He fired several rounds from Ivory at Karasu. Karasu dodged with frightening ease, then charged Dante with his burning spear. Dante barely blocked with Rebellion the heat from Karasu's spear was blistering hot. So hot that Rebellion was blazing red at the point of contact.

"Damn it," swore Dante as his own sword was scalding him. Raven came up from the right side of Dante and slashed Karasu across the face from the upper left side to the lower right. "BITCH!" cursed Karasu.

"I'm sorry, did I do that?" Raven said mockingly. Dante swore the room got hotter.

"I am going to rend you apart and burn you to ashes." Roared Karasu enraged. Gun fire came from the left as Lady fired at Karasu. He deflected the bullets by swinging his spear at high speed, in a circular motion. He charged Lady but Raven blocked the hit that would have surely killed her.

"I already told you, this is our fight." She growled at him.

"I see... well then..." Karasu had an evil smile cross his face. He disappeared in a swirl of flames and made a sweeping attack at Dante. Raven barely felt something brush across her chest as she tried to protect Dante. She had not managed to bring up her swords to block in time. She felt her chest go numb and occasionally sting.

"You cannot win I have already won," Karasu smirked as he lunged at Lady. There was no time Raven only reacted. The blazing spear sliced through her left shoulder and impaled her wing singeing flesh and burning a large portion of the feathers off.

"This is your end," He tore the spear out with brutal force. As he was about to impale her a shout came as Karasu was slammed back, and many sickening crunches were heard from his back as his wings were crushed. Karasu screamed.

"What the hell is going on here? You look like shit Dante."

"Nero watch out!" shouted Lady. Karasu's spear would have impaled Nero if he had not caught it with his devil bringer. Nero quickly launched it back at him clutching his devil bringer in obvious pain. Karasu was not expecting this and was pinned through his right shoulder propelling him out the ruined doorway. Nero raced out to engage Karasu once again. He however, had disappeared. Nero ran back in gritting his teeth his devil bringer was burnt and hurt like hell. He was confused as to what the hell was going on.

"I...sorry..." the woman that had been cornered collapsed. Dante had caught her before she hit the floor. Nero did not want to think about what the outcome would have been if he'd arrived a moment later.

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The only person who was seriously injured from the fight was Raven. Nero had been filled in on a little of what had been going on. Dante was pissed off at the fact that he nearly got his ass kicked, and Lady was indifferent because she knew she had been outclassed. Due to obvious reasons, Lady was left caring for Raven's severe wounds. Dante had helped Nero bandage the burn on his devil bringer.

"OW hey watch it. I know your pissed but geez that hurts" growled Nero irritated as Dante tugged a bit too hard.

"Sorry kid..." replied Dante with a sour look.

"What the hell happened? I mean I know you mentioned that this woman was an angel of death but that doesn't explain how you got your ass kicked."

Dante grumbled about nosy brats.

"As you know that guy that was here hired me to kill her. He had said she was a demon. I got caught off guard which I'd imagine he expected, and she managed to poison me. Woke up this morning pretty damn sore and it screwed with my coordination." Dante grouched.

"Sounds nasty what did she hit you with?"

Dante mumbled something incomprehensible and was red faced.

"What? I didn't catch that..." inquired Nero.

"Her feathers..."

"...*snort*...feathers? R-really" Nero was trying to contain himself but was failing "S-so basically n-nearly tickled you to death?"

"ITS NOT FUNNY!" shouted Dante scarlet-faced.

"I-I am so sorry...*snort*..." Nero replied desperately trying to keep a straight face. But Dante yanked on the bandage.

"OUCH! ok, ok, geezus..." Nero yelped.

"You two are being loud mouths I have a migraine." grumbled Lady as she came from the back of the shop.

"How is Raven?" asked Dante.

"Well...truth be told, I don't exactly know. It looks pretty bad." replied Lady "We can only hope that she is as resilient as you are Dante."

"Well she did take 6 direct hits from the Artemis gun after fighting with two high ranking demons." Dante said. "However, I am concerned about what the hell is really going on...War in paradise or some shit like that."

"Whatever it is she did save our lives, but Nero saved hers and I hope now she will give us some straight answers when or if she recovers." Said Lady.

"Great lets just hope that on top of Hell, we don't get Heaven breathing down our necks too." said Nero.

"I agree," said Lady.

"Well I am going to go keep an eye on her just in case." Dante said getting up from the couch.

"Shouldn't you rest?" asked Lady.

"Nah I will be fine." replied Dante. "Oh, and kid help yourself to my fridge if you are hungry."

"Its probably pizza." groaned Lady "I think I will just order Chinese food."

"Whatever Lady," Dante sauntered off.

As soon as Dante was out of the room.

"Damn its really bugging him that he nearly got his ass kicked, I don't blame him I was like that when he kicked mine," Nero sighed.

"I really doubt he's going to allow it to happen again if I know him like I think I do. Dante will be doing the ass-kicking next time." Lady grinned.

A/N That's another chapter hope you enjoyed it if you didn't...don't be mean.