Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.
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				Title: <strong>Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 05:51:34</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a4/DMC_Brooklyn.jpg)</div><br>It wasn't the fact that they were attacked by strange, angelic looking demons that set the Devil Hunters from Devil May Cry into action.&nbsp; It wasn't the forewarning that something big was coming down on all of their heads either, nor the rumors of demons of all types were either being found dead by their allies or simply disappearing either.&nbsp; It was a visit to an old fortune teller in downtown Brooklyn that set them off with Dante leading the charge with a simple message from the old woman regarding the leader's presumed dead brother, Vergil.&nbsp; <em>"If you want him back, follow my instructions to the letter.&nbsp; What you do after that is up to you."</em>&nbsp; Sure they were already out checking on the rumors regarding the disappearances, the missing Devil Arms from Dante's office which was pretty torn up from the unbidden attack, but it was the mention that Vergil might still be alive that was the true driving force behind their new assignments.&nbsp; If that was true, they would stop whatever mad scheme he might be cooking up if he was up to his old tricks, but otherwise fate wasn't about to make this easy on any of them.&nbsp; Welcome to Devil May Cry.<br><br><div align="center">(http://i52.tinypic.com/2ymiuef.jpg)</div><br><div align="center">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f4/928376_20070921_screen004.jpg)</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 18:20:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/Racaro6980/1312732993915.jpg)</div>Serene had been scoping the place out for a while now. A few days in fact. She hadn't gotten a good look, or even reading for that matter, from the figure who she guessed ransacked Dante's office. She had been tempted to step in, if she'd caught him off guard she might have been able to take the Devil Arms for herself. She had to recall though the words of the old woman... the seer as she called herself. <em>The demon hunter will lose things precious to him... you mustn't intervene until he is moved to action...</em><br><br>She'd been given very vague directions in the first place, and she figured the seer was a psionic of some kind. Her thoughts reflected her words, and almost seemed like the images were planted there on purpose to help guide her. With the return of the Devil Hunter, Dante as she had gathered, she was moved to action herself. She'd pull out her journal, flipping through it and picking out a name she'd used about 20 years ago; Sasha, a Russian Sniper who'd lost one of her eyes to an enemy sniper, which eventually led to her retirement. That of-course, led to her early death, and Serene had taken it due to working a double job.<br><br>She lifted her foot to push the broken door open, standing in the doorway to absorb the surroundings and it's occupants. "Is zis the office of Dante, ze Devil Hunter?" she asked in the strong Russian accent this identity came with. Serene's empathy was on full steam, listening for anything that might help her figure out what was really going on.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 18:37:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images.wikia.com/devilmaycry/images/a/ae/Trish0.jpg)</div><br>Trish was sitting lazily on the edge of Dante's desk, Luca and Ombra resting comfortingly on her slender hips and within very easy reach of her just as perfectly shaped slender hands, the twin guns in a leather brown belt with matching holsters on both of her hips.&nbsp; Wearing a black dress with a lightning bolt like opening in the front to show off her cleavage, long blonde hair that shone brightly in the sun which did nothing but enhance her pale skin, adding more to her allure than was often beyond human possibility, (although she wasn't human so it helped in the end.)&nbsp; Trish turned her gaze to the front door, or rather what was left of it and stood gracefully from the desk, looking the doppelganger up and down.&nbsp; She couldn't know that was what this woman was of course, but there was something about her that felt off.&nbsp; Maybe it was the fact they had been robbed blind that had her senses on high alert, but regardless, something just didn't feel right about the Russian woman before her and the others.&nbsp; "Yeah, this is Devil May Cry.&nbsp; Dante's out at the moment but he left me in charge until he gets back.&nbsp; Name's Trish."&nbsp; She winked, her right hand placed on her right hip while her left brushed through her long blonde hair, a sultry smile on her face.&nbsp; "As you can see, we have had a bit of trouble, but we're still open for business.&nbsp; What brings you out here to the outer slums of Brooklyn?"&nbsp; The office wasn't TECHNICALLY in the slums, but neither were they out of them either.&nbsp; Regardless, it worked for them since they weren't the usual kind of detective agency, dealing in demons and devils that sought to bring the world down in some form or another to simple demons that murdered innocent people for the sheer joy of it.&nbsp; Either way, the Devil Hunters did their best to stop them all one way or the other.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 19:14:50</strong>
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				Serene was, to say the least, not surprised. The suspicion the woman showed was not uninvited, she'd come in relatively soon after the place had been ransacked. Trish was a woman worth interest herself, the unearthly beauty and sex appeal speaking volumes about the kind of profession she worked in. Serene, or Sasha to be more precise, smirked slightly and shrugged. "Well... if ser Dante iz out, zen I will have to wait for him..." she said, stepping in casually and looking about.<br><br>"Iz ze office uzually zis messy, or are ze rumors true?" she asked a loud, stopping a few feet away from Trish before quirking her good eyebrow at her. She answered the question that might arise before it could be asked. "Ze one zat says you were recently robbed..." She'd turn away again, seemingly giving Trish nearly no attention. In fact though, Trish had all of her attention, listening closely to her thoughts trying to get a sense of her state of mind, her demeanor, or maybe even where Dante was. "What did zey take?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 19:43:03</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://i53.tinypic.com/ilyq0h.jpg)</div><div align="center"><strong>The Black Library</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>London, England</strong></div><br>The Black Library was renowned not just as one of the largest book stores in England, but the largest collection of occult works in quite possibly the world. It occupied the entirety of a two-story building and nearly every available surface was lined with books both modern and ancient. Such a collection, one would think, would more than likely be in the hands of some rich old man or avid, aged reader. Yet the owner was purported to be a young woman in her twenties. How she could've amassed such a collection in the few years (and how she could afford it) was a mystery that never seemed to find an answer. The place was decorated with fine, polished dark wood and lush red carpeting. Massive oak tables sat on the lower floor, providing shelf space for overflowing volumes and a place to read for the occasional customer. A half-circle shaped desk on the lower floor was where the proprietor could usually be found, reading one of her many volumes. <br><br><div align="center">(http://i55.tinypic.com/4rzs5i.jpg)</div><br>Who would've guessed that the young owner of the store was none other than Jack The Ripper? Ah, but the story of how she came about getting that name could fill a book in itself. Jacqueline Whitechapel was, as usual, standing behind her desk with a book in one hand. Busy reading yet another obscure title, no doubt. She'd dressed that day in a pair of black slacks, black vest with a dark blue tie, and a white blouse beneath it all. Her signature bowler, as usual, rested upon her head, brim tilted slightly downwards. Business was slow, as usual, so she'd occupied herself with reading. This would be the fifth time 'round her massive collection of books and she'd comitted almost every one of them to memory. Funny, the things you could do when you had mountains of time on your hands.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 19:54:21</strong>
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				<em>Damn she's fast, I'll give her that.&nbsp; Makes me wonder if she knows something about our Exalted friends.</em>&nbsp; Trish thought to herself, shrugging since she honestly didn't know where Dante, Nero, Lady, and Kyrie were at the moment, along with their new friend Kei, the Shadow Kitsune they had running about the place.&nbsp; "Suit yourself hun but you might be here awhile.&nbsp; As for the office, the rumor's indeed true that we did get robbed.&nbsp; They stole quite the collection of Devil Arms from us, though why we have no idea or who did it for that matter."&nbsp; Every case and parts of the wall where they'd been stored and mounted was either smashed or ripped clean off, clearly indicating demonic strength and magical abilities since most of them had been locked up pretty tightly.&nbsp; Alastor, Ifrit, Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Pandora, Sparda, and all the rest that didn't already have homes with the respective Devil Hunters was gone.&nbsp; All the team had found were a few faintly glowing white feathers which disappeared when they were touched by any of them.&nbsp; Nero hadn't gotten his Devil's Arm on any of them, otherwise Trish was sure he might have absorbed a bit of the being's power if he had as he was apt to with anything else along those lines.&nbsp; Oh well, nothing for it now but to look and see what came up.&nbsp; "The question remains though is how do you know anything about it?"&nbsp; Trish asked, walking up to the woman and stepping in front of her quite fluidly, a spark of lightning appearing across her right arm.&nbsp; The sultry smile was back, but it was tinged with a hint of danger, letting the 'Russian' know she wasn't about to take a lie for an answer.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 20:15:03</strong>
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				She observed all of the cases, broken or missing, and thought deeply for a few moments. The figure she'd seen enter the office, and then leave, seemed human in appearance, and didn't seem to be burdened by any sort of luggage. She only knew it had been him because of all the smashing, tearing, and shattering she heard. She smiled slyly to Trish, deciding to entertain the woman. "I was told by zis old blind voman to come here... she also told me to speak only to ser Dante on ze subject." She stepped back, her hand running along one of the legs of a case that was still in tact, save it's glass.<br><br>"Was Gilgamesh taken by chance?" she asked, looking back to Trish to quirk an eyebrow. She had been particularly interested in taking Gilgamesh for herself, seeing as it's abilities would enhance her combat abilities considerably. It wasn't that she had a problem with Steel and Thunder, but Gilgamesh was renowned for its brutality. She didn't know much about those... Exalted friends... that Trish had thought about, but she would find out from Dante when he returned.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 20:49:45</strong>
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				<strong>Devil May Cry office in Brooklyn.&nbsp; Trish and 'Sasha'.</strong><br><br>"The seer sent you huh?&nbsp; Well, that changes things."&nbsp; Trish replied, letting her lightning crackling across her right arm disappear, but she still kept her guard up just in case Sasha, or more accurately Serene, decided she would be doing a bit of fighting.&nbsp; It'd be a bad idea considering how strong Trish was even on a bad day.&nbsp; Of course, that was in the case of most normal human beings, but fortunately for Serene that wouldn't be an issue, although it would be for Trish if she proved too much of a match for the experienced Hunter.&nbsp; "Dante met with the Seer as well, told him a bit of interesting news regarding his twin brother, Vergil.&nbsp; Said he was alive, but according to Dante who saw him fall, that couldn't be true.&nbsp; Me, I'm of the mind that he doesn't give his brother enough credit from what I've heard about him myself."&nbsp; Trish shrugged, but again had to narrow her eyes to slits as the question regarding Gilgamesh came up.&nbsp; It was one of the few that hadn't been stolen since it had a home with Kei, but why was this woman interested and how'd she know about it to begin with?&nbsp; Didn't matter in any event since Trish had already decided she probably hadn't been the one to steal their Devil Arms.&nbsp; "It wasn't here when the attack happened, but why do you want to know?&nbsp; Guess it doesn't matter, the woman that has it now would part with it only if she died first."&nbsp; Trish grinned, speaking the truth since the woman in question was every bit as strong as Lady and Dante in her own right.&nbsp; Even Trish had to admire her strength, but they had never fought against each other personally.<br><br><strong>The Black Library.&nbsp; Nero, the Devil Armed Hunter.</strong><br><br>"Well, well, well, every time I come here it seems to be more crowded than ever."&nbsp; The silver haired youth and the youngest of the Devil Hunters as far as experience went said as he entered the Black Library, a grin plastered on his face.&nbsp; Kyrie was with Kei and Dante, wherever they were, she having wanted to help them out with whatever they were up to.&nbsp; "How you doing Jacqueline?"&nbsp; The young man asked, displaying his Devil Bringer arm which glowed faintly in the dark library, Red Queen in his other hand which was resting across his shoulders.&nbsp; "Can't stay for long, the others are expecting me with some news about the attack back home.&nbsp; You ever hear of the Exalted by chance?"&nbsp; Nero asked, approaching the front desk and leaning against it casually, his eyes seeming to shine as wide as the grin on his face.&nbsp; "That's the name that's been going around back home along with rumors of demons and Devils either turning up dead or not turning up at all.&nbsp; Not only that, but Devil May Cry got attacked today from what I heard on my cell from Dante a few hours ago, and every Devil Arm that was at the office went missing.&nbsp; Something's going down and since I was in the neighborhood anyway, I thought I'd drop in and see if you might have something on these fellas.&nbsp; In the meantime, how's business?"&nbsp; He had just cleared up a rather nasty haven of demons across the city himself and hadn't had a chance to get cleaned up, so the smell of sulfur and demon blood was still a bit rank on his person.&nbsp; Appearance wise though, he was perfectly clean as if he hadn't just came from such a fight.<br><br>((You won't be able to find anything beyond the fact they're supposedly angelic beings.&nbsp; Beyond that, the rest is up to Katra to reveal.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 21:26:40</strong>
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				Jackie didn't even glance up as Nero entered the book store. From the reek of demons hanging around him and the way he moved, it was obvious who he was. At least to Jack. "The Exalted?" She mused aloud, raising her free hand and running her thumb and forefinger along the brim of her bowler. A few long moments of silence passed, and Jack shattered it by suddenly snapping her book shut. She lobbed the leather-bound volume at Nero underhand. It had no title, no table of contents, and was written entirely in Latin. <br><br>"As it 'appens, there was a passage written about them in one of the books I was readin' the other day. But it was only a passage, nothin' more. An' that's the only time in any one of me books I seen 'em mentioned." She tilted her chin up and pushed up the brim of her bowler, then thumbed over her shoulder at the massive library of books behind her. "It's 'Angelus Libri', if I do recall. Second floor, third case on the left, bottom shelf, fifth book over from the right."<br><br>The young woman pursed her lips and wagged her finger at Nero in a 'tsk tsk' gesture. "What's got you so bloomin' interested in readin' all of a sudden? Usually you lot don't bother with no researchin'. Jes' pop off and start slicin' people to bits, usually. These 'Exalted' blokes really so hard to find? You'd think you'd be able to track down people wot broke in and stole some of the most powerful weapons on the bleedin' planet. Another thing.." She paused, briefly.<br><br>Jack pulled out her umbrella from behind the counter and pointed it at Nero, lightly prodding him with the tip of it. "You smell like a bloody tire fire. You been fightin' demons in my London? What kind of daft fool are ye? You could be draggin' 'em right back to me shop as we speak! Goin' waltzin' around like that."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 21:47:11</strong>
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				Serene grinned at the woman, seeing the cackling fade as she lowered her guard, if only slightly. "Trish... waz eet?" she said, turning to face the woman once more. "You know ser Dante personally, do you? Work with him often?" she asked, shifting her top slightly. She was beginning to wonder just what this woman could do. Her eyes wandered down to some of the glass scattered around the ground, cringing inside as there were a few large enough for her to see herself in... the lack of a face showing. She'd step slowly away, hoping that Trish was not perceptive enough to notice it.<br><br>"You're not human... zat is certain... I voodn't expect zem to be capable of such zings..." she said, lifting a hand to inspect her nails. "Zo... are you like ser Dante, and a half-devil?"
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 22:42:11</strong>
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				<strong>Trish at the office.&nbsp; Brooklyn, New York.</strong><br><br>Trish just happened to look about the same general direction that Sasha had been, and somehow wasn't surprised to see that the woman in question had no face.&nbsp; Demon or Devil, either way she too knew that the person before her wasn't human.&nbsp; Of course, that didn't mean anything in the long run since she wasn't human, and in fact had tried to kill Dante once upon a time before they ended up working together.&nbsp; If not for him, she wouldn't be where she was today.&nbsp; Returning to the present though, Trish nodded as she took a step forward when Sasha took a step back.&nbsp; "We've been partners for quite a while, so yeah you could say I know him pretty well.&nbsp; When it comes to family though he's not very forthcoming.&nbsp; On the other hand he's not forthcoming about much of his personal life to most people save for those he trusts with his life, which I could number on one hand for you.&nbsp; As for now being human, I'm a full Devil, originally created by the demon Emperor Mundus, slain by Dante and myself on Mallet Island.&nbsp; But, that's a story for another time my little faceless friend.&nbsp; Oh, was I not supposed to notice?"&nbsp; Trish asked, a sarcastic smirk on her face as Luca and Ombra seemed to appear in her hands by magic, pulling them out in less time than it took some people to blink before she aimed both guns directly at Sasha's face.&nbsp; "So, want to tell me why a doppelganger is wanting to talk to Dante, or should I just fry you now and call it a day?&nbsp; Sorry, but the way today's going, new people tend to make me a bit trigger happy."&nbsp; Electricity roiled and crackled around Trish's body again, and this time she didn't hold back her immense power, letting 'Sasha' see just how strong she truly was.&nbsp; "Before you go switching faces or anything on me hun, just be aware I can move pretty damn fast.&nbsp; Just as fast as the lightning I control.&nbsp; So, unless you want to see it for yourself, I suggest you lose the disguise and face me for what you really are.&nbsp; Now, answer truthfully and I might not have to kick your ass."<br><br><strong>Nero at the Black Library.&nbsp; London, England</strong><br><br>Catching the book in his Devil Bringer hand, Nero opened the page she had indicated and wasn't surprised to find it written in Latin.&nbsp; Why couldn't these things ever be in English?&nbsp; Kyrie could probably read these chicken scratches, but he couldn't.&nbsp; He didn't need to though since 'Jacqueline' told him what it said in a nutshell anyway.&nbsp; Closing the book just as quickly as she had her own, Nero turned to where it had came from according to Jack's directions, and extended his power in his arm, making the Devil Bringer glow before it shot out and stretched.&nbsp; He slowed it down so he didn't end up smashing the shelf or the book in his hand, and gently put it back into its proper place before turning back to Jack, her tirade just beginning.&nbsp; He waited calmly until she was done before roughly batting away the umbrella she was pointing at him before speaking himself.<br><br>"First of all, if it was so easy, you're right and I wouldn't be here right now.&nbsp; Second of all, we do research, just most of the time it's just as easy to simply go in and kill the demon bastards plaguing this world since they normally don't have anything special about them to worry about.&nbsp; The few that do however, there's always plenty of lore in the locations we find them in to make up for the lack of studying beforehand.&nbsp; Third of all, they were coming this way anyway from what I was able to overhear.&nbsp; They're just as freaked out as we are about all the rumors going around, and their allies going missing if not slain by things other than us.&nbsp; Scared demons are dangerous demons, more so than usual even, which says something about how crazy things are getting.&nbsp; Yes, they stole the most powerful artifacts on the planet, but Dante already has plans to get them back, one way or the other.&nbsp; If it was just that I wouldn't be worried, but we also heard tale that his brother might be alive.&nbsp; I hear he used to visit this library often in his search for more power.&nbsp; Think about that before you go pointing that damn umbrella at me again Jack."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 22:57:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/Racaro6980/jo-burst-angel-228825.jpg)</div>She cursed under her breath, the Russian accent now gone from her voice. "I'm surprised... not many know of my kind..." she said, shifting back to the form she usually preferred. "With what's been going on though, can you blame me for doing that?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow slightly. She was a bit startled, but knew when she was beat. She shrugged in defeat, her hands coming up. "I wasn't lying though... some old one eyed coot offered to tell me my fortune... and led me here... talking about the coming of some Exalted thing or whatnot... and that I needed to join the Sons of Sparda..." she said, finally lowering her hands. "And I'm not so ignorant as to think that it could be none other than Dante..." she said, slowly turning to circle Trish. "I had been hoping to speak with him in person before I had to reveal myself... but you're sharper than I anticipated..." she said, motioning at the broken glass. "Well... your wits are anyways... bullets are usually pretty blunt..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 23:07:11</strong>
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				Trish easily tracked the slowly circling devil with her eyes as well as her weapons, but she seemed honest enough, if a bit peeved her disguise had been seen through so easily.&nbsp; With her explanation so forth coming, the Devil Hunter had little choice but to believe her since she couldn't honestly tell if there was an ulterior motive or not here.&nbsp; Shrugging though, Trish holstered Lucha and Ombra before crossing her arms over her breasts, a hand resting lightly under her chin.&nbsp; "No, I guess I can't really blame you.&nbsp; That old woman seems to be popping up everywhere I go these days, but so are the Exalted, whatever they are.&nbsp; Something big is coming, that's certain, so if you really are on our side, we could use all the help we can get but Dante would never admit it probably."&nbsp; She chuckled, then laughed and shrugged, her own hands coming up briefly as she shook her head in amusement at Seren's comment.&nbsp; Sitting back down on the desk, she folded her arms over her breasts again, crossing her right leg over her left and idly bounced her knee as she looked at the woman's preferred shape.&nbsp; "I might not know a whole lot about your kind since you're incredibly hard to track down, but what I do know helped to identify you.&nbsp; I do have to ask, what's your real name?&nbsp; I'm assuming Sasha is dead otherwise you'd be driven to find her and slay her, as most doppelgangers I've heard tell from my time with Mundus, short as it might have been, are apt to do.&nbsp; You intrigue me a great deal, but beyond that neat trick, what else can you do?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>20-10-2011, 23:34:29</strong>
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				<strong>Back In Black (Library)</strong><br><br>As Nero swatted her umbrella aside, her arm just went with the movement before coming back up again, this time with the blade extended from the front and pressed against the side of the boy's neck. She smiled darkly at him, "Cor an' what does that have to do with me? Sure, Vergil's been 'ere once or twice, but at least 'e used to behave 'imself. Very quiet an' well-spoken, that one. Not unlike his brother."<br><br>Jack took a step back and pulled her umbrella away from Nero's neck, twirling it smoothly in a circle before leaning on it. "So, first ye bring up these 'Exalted' lot, then yer tellin' me Dante's shop been all busted up, an' now yer askin' about Vergil. Why, I'd be a daft bird not to assume it's all connected somehow. An' here I thought that Vergil had gone an' died. 'Course, with out kind it is right 'ard to put us down, ey? I'll tell ye wot; I know you lot aren't good with research an' all that." Here she leans forward, "An' by 'research' I do not mean 'breakin' into demonic towers an' readin' the scribblins on the wall' - I mean actual book readin'."<br><br>"So, in exchange fer 'elpin you blokes out with the things that require actual smarts, you tell me-" <br><br>But Jackie was cut off. Nero had been right about the demons running scared. They were also searching rapidly for answers and a rather large cadre of demons had followed Nero to The Black Library. The front door burst open and in swept a sand storm that whipped around the store and blew books off the shelves. It swirled all around the place and slowly began to gather into physical bodies. The sands formed the ghastly figures of every kind of Hell demon. Lusts, Prides, Sloths, every member of the family was showing up to do battle, letting out unearthly screeches and wails and brandishing scythes. Jack brought her umbrella up and rested it on her shoulder with a little sigh.<br><br>She ran her fingers over the brim of her bowler with one hand, "This is yer bloody fault, kid. You better get started cleanin' up the place."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>21-10-2011, 01:12:43</strong>
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				((Sorry for the delay, was waiting for a reply from Ashia but forgot she cannot do so just yet.&nbsp; Ashia, sorry for rushing on ahead of you hun.&nbsp; Also MissFire, did you read my mind by chance?&nbsp; &nbsp;:P))<br><br><div class="floatright">(http://www.product-reviews.net/wp-content/userimages/2008/02/devil-may-cry-4-no1.jpg)</div><br><strong>Nero, cleaning up the Library for Jack. - Black Library.</strong><br><br>Nero used his Devil Bringer hand this time and grabbed hold of the umbrella's blade, easily pushing it away from his neck just as Jack began to pull it aside.&nbsp; "He might have been, but he's also a homicidal maniac, or did you forget that part when he brought back that same tower to get to their father's power and the rest of us be damned in the process?"&nbsp; Nero replied, a growl just passing his lips as he locked eyes with the legendary demonic serial killer who only targeted other demons, evil demon to be precise.&nbsp; "Still, any help you can give would be welcome Jack, just remember what side of the line you're on."&nbsp; He continued, briefly scratching the bottom of his chin with his demon arm as he turned, his Devil Bringer glowing before the Hell Guards swarmed into the library.&nbsp; The gust of wind only served to make his outfit flutter about in the wind storm they generated before they took shape and form.&nbsp; "Save that thought, looks like I have to get back to work.&nbsp; I must have missed one in the last raid, otherwise these fellas wouldn't have came here so quickly.&nbsp; But yeah, I'll clean up alright."&nbsp; Grinning from ear to ear again, Nero let fall the Red Queen and revved the specially crafted pommel that started an engine like device within the sword before the blade burst into flames as magical fire coated the blade, given form by the gasoline that covered the sword from him revving it up like a motorbike.&nbsp; "Feel free to help out though Jack."&nbsp; Nero taunted as he dashed in fast, his blade already slicing a Hell Pride in two on his way by as he grabbed a second one with his other hand, squeezing the life right out of it as the two exploded in a burst of sand and didn't come back again.<br><br>"Sorry fellas, we're closed!"&nbsp; Nero yelled, slashing a third into the air before his double barreled pistol popped out of its hidden holster behind his back in his glowing demon hand.&nbsp; One squeeze of the trigger had the Blue Rose spitting two bullets at the same time, and the demon that was in the air came down in a cloud of smoke and sand.&nbsp; A Hell Wrath was next in line as Nero actually grabbed the bomb bearing beast after putting his gun away and chugged the creature, bomb and all, into a densely packed group of the cadre before it could explode violently in front of him.&nbsp; Instead, the Hell Wrath exploded on its allies, clearing a fourth of the creatures with that one blast alone, but there was still plenty to go around.&nbsp; Sheathing the Red Queen, Nero's Devil Bringer glowed brightly as Yamato, Vergil's personal Devil Arm, appeared in his glowing hand as a blue silhouette of his own Devil Trigger appeared behind the warrior.&nbsp; His eyes turned bright red and he radiated an awesome amount of demonic power, his voice taking on an unnatural timbre at the same time.&nbsp; "This sword might have had a maniacal owner, but it has served me well since I earned the right to wield it, to protect Kyrie.&nbsp; Now, it's used to protect EVERYONE!"&nbsp; Shouting that last word, Yamato sang its death knell as a powerful energy blast came out with a single swing, taking down four of the creatures in its line of attack.&nbsp; Nero turned just in time to stop a scythe from finding his chest by using the blade in his hand as a shield.&nbsp; The offending weapon, as well as the arm attached to it, came clean off in that single move before Nero kicked the creature square in its jaw hard enough to pop its skull like head clean off before punching the body away with his free hand.&nbsp; Turning to the rest that yet lived, they backed up in fear, actual fear, and Nero simply grinned before turning to Jack just long enough to offer a thumbs up before going back into the fray.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>21-10-2011, 01:35:58</strong>
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				She propped herself up on the wall, crossing her own arms under her breasts. "Most of my kind who use their abilities to the fullest don't remember their true names... it's lost in the jumble of identities names and memories we have to conserve... but I go by Serene..." she said. "And you logic is slightly flawed... Sasha is dead... but we do not hunt those whose identity we have stolen... if we know where they are, or see them, we are indeed driven to kill them, but we don't hunt by any means..." she said. "All of my kind have the capacity for identity assumption, but we are also gifted with an enhanced empathy, allowing us to read your thoughts... at-least those on the surface..." she continued, bringing up a hand to inspect her nails again... but most of what I can do is best shown rather than told..." she said, slipping her hand back under her breast.<br><br>"What about you? I do hope making sparks fly isn't just a neat parlor trick..."
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				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>21-10-2011, 01:51:00</strong>
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				<strong>Clean Up, Aisle 666!</strong><br><br>As Nero darted off into the fray, Jack smiled to herself and thumbed the brim of her bowler, tugging the hat down a little bit. "What side of the line I'm on? I'm on my side, blokes. I'm on my side." <br><br>When Nero turned to offer Jack a cheeky thumbs-up, she was already gone. Using the grapple in her umbrella, she was above him. She swung just far enough to gain momentum and then let the grapple go, the half-devil flipping through the air and landing in the middle of the crowd of demons that remained. Her heels impacted the grimacing face of a Hell Pride, driving the low class demon straight onto it's back and smashing it's face under her boots. She was quick, brutal, and efficient. She didn't flex her power just to show it off, as Nero did. Jack twisted the handle of her umbrella to the right and the tip dispensed a thick black cloud of smoke that rapidly filled the entry of the bookstore. There was a sound of weapons clashing, a few demonic howls and screams, and the sound of something pouring on the floor. Moments later, a breeze blew through the doorway, dispelling the smoke and showcasing Jacqueline standing there by herself, leaning casually on her umbrella. The floor was crowded with demon corpses that soon faded into stand and then blew into nothingness completely. <br><br>The underlings cleared out, it would seem all was quiet. But not for long. A tone like a ringing churchbell sounded through the shop and a dark portal opened up in the ground. A cackling spectre shrouded in robes and wielding a massive scythe rocketed up through the floor and floated over them both, glaring down with malice in it's eyes. Jack tipped her head up and looked across the room at Nero.<br><br>"Cor blimey, this must be the blighter that led 'em all 'ere. This'll go faster if we tackle 'im together, ey? You go left, I'll go roight."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>21-10-2011, 02:43:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/588/588735/devil-may-cry-3-dantes-awakening-20050217061803552.jpg)</div><br><strong>Nero - Time to take the Hell Vanguard down a couple notches.</strong><br><br>He actually hadn't been trying to show off, it was just how he fought.&nbsp; He held nothing back, and while his style lacked a certain finesse that Dante or Trish had, he got the job done all the same although he was normally stuffing his face afterward.&nbsp; Watching Jack go to town, and then hide out in a black cloud of smoke before finishing off the rest, all Nero could hear were the cries of the dying demons before the mass of bodies she left behind became visible again.&nbsp; The mess disappeared but the fight wasn't over just yet as a Hell Vanguard appeared.&nbsp; "Yeah, chickenshit ran off on me.&nbsp; I agree with ya though Jack.&nbsp; Let's send this douche bag back to Hell together!"&nbsp; The blue aura of Nero's power came again, and this time Yamato didn't release a blast of visible energy as it had before.&nbsp; Instead, the Hunter moved in as planned, moving in to the left as Jack went right.&nbsp; If all went well, the scythe wielding devil wouldn't even know what hit him.&nbsp; The Hell Vanguard had brought a few friends however that came up in the form of blood before solidifying into much more powerful versions of Hell Lusts, called Abysses.&nbsp; A red fireball shaped in the form of a scythe blade rocketed towards Nero, who narrowly avoided the blast at the last second.&nbsp; The attack was only the first out of five more, two of which came for Nero while the other three were aimed at Jack.&nbsp; The Devil Hunter in question let Yamato sing its tune as he caught both attacks on his blade before sending two of his own back at the source, slicing the demons in two, spilling demon blood all over the place before they fell back into the floor the same way they came up.<br><br>The Hell Vanguard wasn't sitting idly by either.&nbsp; It disappeared and Nero could see the tell tale sign of a portal about to be ripped open behind Jack.&nbsp; "Jack, watch it!"&nbsp; He shouted, unable to help as the third Abyss he hadn't killed came at him hard, aiming its magical weapon at his neck.&nbsp; The Devil Bringer took the shot instead, right at his forearm, and Nero lashed out by letting Yamato disappear back into his arm before grabbing the offending blade, tossing both the weapon and demon into the farthest wall in the library.&nbsp; It splattered like a water balloon before the mess disappeared.&nbsp; There was still three more Abyss demons and the Hell Vanguard to deal with.<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Trish, talking with Serene.&nbsp; Brooklyn, New York.&nbsp; Devil May Cry office.</strong><br><br>Trish silently observed and listened to what Serene, as she called herself, had to say.&nbsp; All in all, it was almost a little sad since the lightning devil couldn't imagine being unable to remember her original form after taking the identities of so many.&nbsp; Still, she didn't let it weigh on her mind for long as she was corrected in her logic a bit, but it was better to be forearmed with knowledge than to keep oneself in ignorance.&nbsp; Who said that exactly escaped Trish at the moment, but it didn't matter anyway.&nbsp; "My mistake.&nbsp; Still, it's nice to know you won't be slaying any innocent bystanders unless they happen to come across you should they still be alive.&nbsp; And being able to read surface thoughts?&nbsp; That's gotta be handy, just don't make it a habit of picking my brain if you can help it."&nbsp; Trish purred, chuckling as she was asked if she could do more than shoot a few sparks.&nbsp; Lightning crackled in her right hand briefly before she shot it forth at Serene's feet, leaving a smoking hole behind.&nbsp; "I can put up a full on electrical storm if you want me to really demonstrate, but I don't think Dante would appreciate the mess.&nbsp; I can also teleport around by making myself into a bolt of lightning, as well as amplify the power of any projectile weapons with my lightning abilities.&nbsp; Why do you think I carry Lucha and Ombra here?"&nbsp; She patted her hips, indicating the twin pistols that she had custom made herself.&nbsp; "Took me a while to figure out what they'd be but I quite enjoy the finish product myself."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>21-10-2011, 07:36:18</strong>
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				<strong>Vanquishing The Vanguard</strong><br><br>Jack was attacked from both sides at once. She had three flaming scythes hurtling towards her from the front, while the Vanguard's portal ripped open the very fabric of space behind her, signaling his inevitable arrival. Ever the cool-headed fighter, Jackie simply raised her umbrella over head and at the last moment, she grappled up and out of the way. The trio of scythes impacted the Vanguard as he came screaming out of the portal, more than likely doing very little real damage to it, but it was better than having the things hit one of her shelves and ruin some perfectly good books. As soon as Jack was clear, she let the grapple go and did a quick backflip before falling to the ground again. She cranked the handle of her umbrella over to the left and pointed the weapon at the three remaining Abyss demons. A gout of bluish flame spurted forth, hosing all three down at once. "Does that make yer blood boil, ye wankers?"<br><br>Jack smirked and launched herself forward. The flames would stun the demons, but not kill them. They were much more vulnerable to cold than to heat. The fire, however, had only been a distraction. The blade on her umbrella extended and as she darted through the trio at blinding speed she slashed three times before sliding to a stop on the other side of them. The book store owner tugged down the brim of her bowler with one hand and twirled her umbrella elegantly with her other as the Abyss trio screeched their last and fell to pieces before dissolving back into harmless pools of blood.<br><br>There was still the matter of the Vanguard, however. Jack spied it preparing for a second warping attack, a growing pool of blackness forming under Nero's feet. "Move ye'self, kiddo! Let's finish this bloody thing off before 'e brings in more friends!" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 01:14:09</strong>
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				Serene merely shrugged slightly, looking back to the front door momentarily. "I don't much care for guns..." she said aloud. She pondered for a moment before looking back to Trish. <em>Oh... did I forget to mention...</em> would come to Trish, hearing but not. Serene never remembered it because she never had much chance to use it, she was usually alone. "I also have Telepathy..." she said aloud, pushing herself off the case finally and going to find something to read, if it existed. "And I can't stop listening to your thoughts anyways... it'd be like you turning off your ears..."<br><br>She'd wander around for a while more, not speaking unless directly addressed or questioned, looking for something to pre-occupy her time. Eventually, her silence would break, looking to Trish. "What flavor of Pizza do you like?" Serene, however, would probably know the answer before Trish could speak it.
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 01:34:16</strong>
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				((Thanks Racaro.&nbsp; Now just need to get Dorian Grandale in gear and we'll be set.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D))<br><br><strong>Trish with Serene - Devil May Cry office.</strong><br><br>Trish couldn't help but think of Vergil when Serene said she didn't much care for guns.&nbsp; They'd get along in that regard at least.&nbsp; Still, hearing the doppelganger in her mind, the lightning Devil snapped her head in the woman's direction, a surprised smile on her face.&nbsp; "That's a neat trick.&nbsp; As for the whole mind reading thing, I got nothing to really hide, but don't blame me if you see anything in there you'd rather not."&nbsp; She winked, unable to help but think of quite the erotic image of them in Dante's bed upstairs, just to tease the demon before brushing the thought away before Serene could complain overly much.&nbsp; "You'll get used to my sense of humor eventually, if not, that's your own problem."&nbsp; Trish said, hopping off of the desk, thinking a pepperoni pizza sounded good, but she'd prefer to have something OTHER than pizza for a change since that's all Dante ever ate if he was allowed to.&nbsp; So instead, she thought of a nice Italian place that wasn't too far from the office, and they delivered was the best part.&nbsp; "I'm sure you saw it already but how's Italian sound?"&nbsp; Books were not common in the office unless they pertained to demons or models from magazines...if not outright smut books.&nbsp; Dante was a guy, it was to be expected, but stumbling across them could be quite embarrassing for some people.&nbsp; Since Kei came around though, the few he possessed seemed to have disappeared overnight.&nbsp; Not that it mattered to Trish one way or the other though.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Nero and Jack in the Black Library.&nbsp; Finishing off the Vanguard</strong><br><br>Nero had to admit that Jacqueline had some style which he might lack since he had pure brute strength behind him coupled with demonic speed and agility.&nbsp; Regardless, he couldn't help but shake his head at the way she dispatched the last of the Abyss demons, making him think of the stories he had heard of Vergil's skill with a blade since she moved just as quickly as he was rumored to be able to.&nbsp; Regardless, flames shooting out of her umbrella kind of ruined the image, but it got the job done in the end.&nbsp; With her warning however, Nero jumped to the left, landing gracefully on his feet just as the Vanguard popped out of the ground with a wicked scream.&nbsp; It didn't get a chance to attack again as the Devil Hunter extended his demon arm and grabbed the demon in his enlarged fist.&nbsp; Slamming the demonic warrior into the ceiling of the library, Nero growled as he jumped up and slammed the demon back down into the floor at Jack's feet.&nbsp; It wasn't able to get back up in time as Nero let the thing go only to bury the Red Queen into its skull up to the hilt, revving the engine in the blade to make the creature burst into red flames.&nbsp; "DIE!"&nbsp; He shouted, revving the engine again before slicing the creature in half on his way down to the floor, falling to his knees with his blade pointed in front of him.&nbsp; The Hell Vanguard dissolved and split into two smoldering pieces before it disappeared completely.&nbsp; Standing, the library mostly intact save for the light sand covering that it now had and a few cracks in the ceiling and floor, Nero dusted himself off and looked to Jack, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his demon arm.&nbsp; "So, where were we?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 02:02:51</strong>
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				Serene was reading it all from Trish, down to the gritty scene that played out in the room upstairs. She actually became quite interested in finding the books that Trish seemed to believe had disappeared. Italian though, didn't sound too bad. It had been forever since Serene had had a good fettuccine. "Sure... why not... but if they don't have good Alfredo Sauce you're paying..." she said, finally relinquishing her hunt for the smut books to decide to go eat. Since Dante wasn't hear, reading what he read would help her to get a bit into his head.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 06:24:13</strong>
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				<strong>Lamenting The Library</strong><br><br>Jack sighed and ran her fingers over the brim of her bowler, eyes closed. "Me bloomin' library's a mess! That's where we left off!"<br><br>The half-devil twirled her umbrella and slid it under her arm as she strolled past Nero. She moved swiftly across the room and pulled up a broom that had been resting near one of the shelves. Turning, she lobbed the broom at him and then moved back to her desk where she took a seat in the chair behind it. "Get to sweepin', kiddo. You brought 'em 'ere, so's it's only fair you sweep up. Don't even get me started on the bloody cracks in the floor. You know how much it'll cost me to get that repaired?"<br><br>With a heavy sigh, she propped her booted feet up on the desk and laid her umbrella across her lap. "Anyway, as I was sayin'. I'll 'elp you lot out with the heavy mental liftin' and in exchange, you get me into the demon world. There's somethin' I need there. Deal?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 06:52:31</strong>
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				<strong>Trish and Serene about to be interrupted.&nbsp; - Devil May Cry office.</strong><br><br>Trish was about to answer Serene when they were suddenly attacked.&nbsp; The room got dark, enchanted darkness if Trish had to guess.&nbsp; A moment later, they had their answer when red laser like talons came at the lightning Devil, but she wasn't anywhere near where the beams of light extensions stuck in the desk and the floor where she had just been.&nbsp; Mephistos and Fausts were annoying since they were cowards when they weren't surrounded by their black gas that allowed them to pass through solid objects.&nbsp; A few dozen pistol rounds or a couple of shotgun blasts was all that was needed to remove the gas and bear their weak bodies to more up close and personal attacks.&nbsp; Still, with a dozen Fausts and two dozen Mephistos, this wasn't going to be easy, even for Trish, if she had been by herself of course.&nbsp; Lucha and Ombra appeared in her hands again as she came out of her lightning bolt right behind Serene, her back against the girl's as the swarm of demons came at them from all angles but didn't attack just yet.&nbsp; "Looks like dinner is going to have to wait.&nbsp; Think you can handle these weaklings?"&nbsp; She asked, firing off two bullets that were covered in her electrical power, only adding to the power behind her weapons, shredding the gas cloak of a Mephisto before it knew it was revealed and on the floor.&nbsp; Trish moved in before it could recover and slammed her boot into the creature's face as it tried to turn and run, smashing it out into the street through Dante's doors which of course fell off of their hinges.&nbsp; One down, only 35 to go.&nbsp; "I don't know what you boys want, but I suggest hitting the road before I get going."&nbsp; The answer she got was a Faust trying to spear her again, only to hit nothing but air as the lightning Devil appeared behind the offending fedora wearing demon, her guns already singing their favorite tune as she fired them off in a rapid machine gun pattern despite the fact she should have had to reload half a dozen times by now.&nbsp; The Faust fell and Trish was already on top of it, slamming her feet into its back over and over again, lightning cracking with each powerful strike before it too disappeared.<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Nero with Jack, being the janitor of all things.&nbsp; The Black Library.</strong><br><br>Nero caught the broom but gave a tsk in annoyance as he looked to the mess the demons had left behind.&nbsp; He rolled his eyes but shrugged since at least they were alive, and he said as much.&nbsp; "Hey, at least we're alive Jack.&nbsp; It was either us or them and I chose us, just as you did if I'm not mistaken.&nbsp; Besides, you looked like you were having a good time."&nbsp; He teased, already mentally saying screw this and pulled a Dante, swinging the broom so hard that he created a wind vortex which picked up every speck of dust, sand, and dirt and sent it out the doors of the library, although a couple of pages from books that were on the ground and opened also went out the door unfortunately.&nbsp; He held up his hand before Jack could complain further and went out, collected them and put them back in their respective books although she'd have to glue them back into place by hand so they'd stay.&nbsp; Her request did surprise the Devil Hunter a bit though.&nbsp; "Why would you want to go there?"&nbsp; He asked, throwing the broom back to the librarian as he hopped on her desk, leaning back just enough so he could look at her from her spot behind the thing.&nbsp; "What's there that's so important or is that none of my business?&nbsp; It wouldn't be up to me anyway, but Dante since he's the boss and all.&nbsp; Talk to him, provided you can get ahold of him.&nbsp; I've been having trouble after the last phone call between us."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 08:19:27</strong>
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				With a twitch of her wrist, a concealed blade along her right forearm slung around, snapping securely into place, the tip coming to about 4 inches past her balled fist. With it's concealing cloth now gone, the gauntlet that housed it seemed lightly armored, and oddly archaic. It was well maintained, and polished regularly, but the design seemed out-dated. As one of the Mephistos rushed her, she raised her left arm, catching it's claws and yanking it back. True the shadow's protected them, but they were solid enough. Her left hand quickly reversed slamming into the shadow with a loud crack, akin to that of a shot-gun blast. More black cloth shredded to the ground as her left arm became revealed. This gauntlet was more armored, its intent clearly being the defending arm of the other. Strapped to the back of her hand was a contraption, obviously Jerry rigged, but it had been the source of the shotgun blast.<br><br>The shadow was blown away and with a flourish the Mephisto was sliced clean in two. Her right hand reflexively reloaded her left, wiggling her fingers over the tingle still in her arm. "The rumors were true... you people attract all kinds of attention..." she growled. "I mean what did you guys do? Leave a flaming bag of dog-shit on their doorstep?" It needed to be noted though, Serene COULD fight, but that didn't mean she could take out numbers quite like this... unless...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>22-10-2011, 18:12:17</strong>
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				<strong>The Black Library, London</strong><br><br>Jack sighed and ran her hand over her face as Nero decided to whirl up a dust storm that cleaned her shop, but took some valuable pages with it. This kid was definitely over-compensating for something. He was like Dante in that way. This is why she liked Vergil better. Even if he was sort of evil, at least he was more mild-mannered. And, hey, who among us wasn't a little evil? Jackie just shook her head a little and watched Nero go to get the pages and stuff them back in their respective books. She'd have to fix those later. When tossed the broom, she caught it and leaned it against her desk before pulling herself up to her feet. "I'm lookin' fer a certain demon. I scoured the planet for 'er and she ain't 'ere. All me leads dried up a long time ago, so's I can only assume she's in the demon world. If she wasn't, I woulda found 'er a long time ago."<br><br>Jack didn't mention, specifically, whom she was looking for. That, she was going to keep to herself for a while. When Nero mentioned he couldn't contact Dante, she shook her head in disbelief and thumped him lightly on the head with her umbrella. "How the bloody hell do you lose a Dante? That man is a whirling tornado of property damage! All ye hafta do is look fer the explosions!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>26-10-2011, 03:43:39</strong>
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				<strong>Nero in the Black Library in London.&nbsp; With Jack the Ripper of all people.</strong><br><br>A demon?&nbsp; That's what all this was about?&nbsp; Nero could understand wanting revenge but he didn't think that was what this was about.&nbsp; Still, whatever Jack's reasons, he nodded as he held out his demon hand.&nbsp; "I'll help ya out if Dante doesn't, somehow.&nbsp; Besides, you'd be a lifesaver even if we don't get to the Demon World anytime soon with your research skills backing us up."&nbsp; If she accepted the deal, Nero would be sure to do all he could to make it happen.&nbsp; Besides, with the new weirdos coming around of late, and this most recent attack on the library, Nero was hoping Dante would accept all the help they could get at this point.&nbsp; For now, he had to shake his head and laugh at Jack's minor tirade since she was very accurate about how to find the man, but Dante had been acting strange since the seer had told them about Vergil being alive.&nbsp; He didn't know the twin like he knew Dante, but if it bugged Dante then Nero was a bit nervous as well about what it might mean for them all if Vergil really was alive.&nbsp; "As I might have said before, Dante's been acting weird since he heard about his brother being alive, so property damage has actually been at an all time low for once."&nbsp; He shrugged, unsure what to make of all this himself.<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Trish, helping to clean house.&nbsp; DMC Office in Brooklyn, New York.</strong><br><br>Trish was already leading the way in terms of kills as her guns blazed a trail through Fausts and Mephistos left and right.&nbsp; Still, while they weren't competing, the lightning Devil still liked to keep track so she could bill Dante later when it came time to get paid....when they actually got paid of course.&nbsp; The way he destroyed property though, it was a miracle they had an office some days.&nbsp; All that aside, a grin was clear on Trish's face as her bullets began to bear lightning on them as she unleashed another devastating salvo upon the group, cutting the numbers down to 23 in so many minutes, pulling Serene down as a Faust tried to spear them both with its claws.&nbsp; The attack was met by one of the Devil's own as she put her empty hand on one of the claws before it could retract and sent a bolt of lightning up to meet the demon, frying it to death before it dissolved in a puff of smoke.&nbsp; Picking up her dropped gun, she looked to the device that was atrapped to the girl's arm and had a plan.&nbsp; "Do you think my power can make that little toy of yours more potent by chance?"&nbsp; Trish asked, zipping away to get behind another Mephisto before putting her boot through its face, shadow cloud or not.&nbsp; The lighting enhanced kick killed it in one shot regardless before she went back to Serene's side.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>26-10-2011, 05:05:35</strong>
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				Most of what Serene would end up doing was defending, evading, and countering. Due to the limit behind Thunder, her off hand, she couldn't willy nilly blow the things out of the air. She did manage to rack up two more kills though, using mostly her blade. She was somewhat shocked by the sudden jerk downwards, but thankful all the same as her head had just been spared. She managed to catch one as it swooped in in an attempt to get them with their pants down, but a quick one two like earlier dealt with it as she came back to her feet. "What do you mean... probably but I'm not sure how..." she said, turning a bit to offer Thunder to her. Honestly, any improvement would be appreciated, and what was the worst that could happen? Well... Thunder could go boom... again...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Katra Alexion</strong> on <strong>28-10-2011, 06:42:36</strong>
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				<strong>Black Library, London</strong><br><br>As they stood there talking both Jack and Nero began to get the sensation that they were being watched. One had thought to look up, if they had they would have caught a glimpse of the shadowy figure of a winged humanoid standing on the roof ledge of the building opposing Jack's book shop. How long it had been there was anyone's guess but it would be suffice to say that it had seen the entire fight and eavesdropped on the entire situation. It perched there unmoving save to the wind playing length of cape and long tendrils of hair. In its hands was a handheld digital recorder which suffice to say had caught the entire fight. The faint light of the street lamps would dully reflect on the lens catching one of theirs attention.<br><br>______________________________________________________<br><br><strong>Kei, DMC Office in Brooklyn, New York</strong><br><br>A the two women fought the party crashers they would sense a swell of dark energy as portal began opening under a few of the stronger monsters to comically let them hang in the air for a moment before vanishing into the inky depths. Trish would recognize the irate power signature as a pair of violet tazanite eyes opened up from atop a tall bookshelf standing in a shadowed corner to peer out in critical annoyance. It seemed Kei was awake and quiet upset that her nap had been interrupted.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>28-10-2011, 21:06:21</strong>
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				<strong>The Black Library</strong><br>Something was bothering her. Jack brushed past Nero, ignoring the outstretched hand. She stepped out into the street and peered left and right before glancing up. She caught the ever so slight glint of something. From that glint she saw movement, the fluttering of something against the dark London skyline. "We're bein' watched. Cor, that's mighty rude, innit?"<br><br>She smoothly twirled her umbrella once and then raised it up, pointing it at the ledge and their camera man. Jack pressed a hidden button on the shaft of her umbrella with her thumb. With a pop, a grapple shot out of the top of the thing, shooting across and attaching to the roof of the building their spy was on. As soon as it hit, the Ripper hit another button, and she shot off the ground, sailing towards the building with frightening speed. When she had enough momentum, she let the grapple release and then smoothly flipped forward before landing on the roof with ease. Jack looked up, hoping to catch their spy still on the roof. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>29-10-2011, 00:53:53</strong>
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				<strong>Nero - In the Black Library....for the moment.<br>Tagged; Jacqueline "Jack The Ripper".</strong><br><br>Nero could also feel something amiss, and just as he's about to ask, Jacqueline notices their little spy.&nbsp; She's not the only one that's quick on her feet as the half demon chases after the agile little minx, but since he doesn't have a hidden grappling hook on hand, he does the best next thing he can.&nbsp; Running up the side of the building after blowing through the doors just as quickly as Jack could move, Nero vaults over the edge once he's high enough and lands on his feet on the roof, Blue Rose already out of its holster and hopefully aimed at their would be spy.&nbsp; "I have to agree with the little lady on this one pal.&nbsp; It's a bit rude not introducing yourself."&nbsp; Nero grinned, cutting off the thing's escape with Jack on its other side.&nbsp; "So, care to explain why you're so damn interested in us or should we just tear you apart and call it a day?"<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Trish with Serene and now Kei - DMC Office in Brooklyn, New York.<br>Tagged; Serene and Kei.</strong><br><br>Trish didn't need the weapon off of Serene's arm, so when she started to hand it to the lightning devil, Trish simply stopped her by slamming it back into its rightful place, but at the same time imparted a bit of her power which crackled and hummed about the Jerry-rigged shotgun.&nbsp; "You got one shot, make it count.&nbsp; If you want another round, you'll have to ask."&nbsp; Trish said, explaining how it worked in the quick and dirty summary she just gave to the doppelganger.&nbsp; Whether or not she used it didn't matter as she felt then saw the dark portals opening up around them, shaking her head in amusement since she had forgotten all about Kei.&nbsp; "Kei, glad you could be bothered to help us out.&nbsp; Were we interrupting your nap by chance?"&nbsp; Trish sardonically teased the Shadow Fox woman, but knew when the last of the Fausts started to move that she couldn't get there in time to help Dante's girl out.&nbsp; Besides, even if she could, she had three Mephistos on her own ass, already prepared to shred her to pieces if given a chance as they fired their single finger claws at the blonde devil.&nbsp; Having to dodge and roll to safety, Trish turned gracefully around with Lucha and Ombra coming out again to play their music, she fired off three pairs of lightning enhanced rounds and took them down one after the other just as she turned to watch the Faust try to attack Kei.&nbsp; She didn't fear for the woman's safety, but it was still there to try to protect the girl all the same if she could since she'd return the favor if given the chance.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>29-10-2011, 01:34:24</strong>
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				<strong>Serene<br>Location: The DMC Office in Brooklyn<br>Tagged: Trish and Kei</strong><br><br>Serene hadn't removed Thunder, only moved her arm, so having it firmly pushed back into her was a little disorienting. She quirked an eyebrow, eying Thunder for a moment before she had to roll to avoid another Faust. She cursed under her breath, quickly bringing a foot down on the edge of the Faust's blade, before dashing into it and punching firmly with her left hand, causing whatever Trish had done to it to happen.<br><br>She could have sworn she heard Trish say Kei... wasn't that the one who had possession of Gilgamesh? And if this Kei person had been in the shop the whole time, how come he or she hadn't stopped the robbery when it was happening.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Katra Alexion</strong> on <strong>03-11-2011, 00:27:51</strong>
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				<strong>~ Kei - Devil May Cry Building - Brooklyn, New York ~</strong><br><br>Those deep violet eyes flickered in annoyance at Trish's comment her answer coming in the form of light yet raspy irate growls and clacking noises from the kuro-kage kitsune. Shifting her attention back to the Faust approaching her usual perch something flashed in the depth of her eyes as the scythe wielding monster was suddenly lit up in purple flames watching in almost sadistic glee as the Faust silently screamed its agony before keeling over turning into dust. <strong>"Lets try to keep property damage down to a minimal this time Trish. Its hard to get these morons out of the carpeting"</strong><br><br>Once the monsters were dispatched and the damage the room accessed in a sweeping glance Kei decided to reveal herself by teleporting from the top of the bookshelf to the center of the large oak desk. The first thing both women would notice, aside from the sudden appearance of a&nbsp; young adolescent fox , would be the white bandaging on the said kitsune's right frontal paw. She eyed the doppelganger curiously as she looked about for another person when Trish mentioned her name. Being present the entire time she had heard the shifters interest in possibly acquiring Gilgamesh for her own (and seeing her fighting style she could admit that it would be nicely complimentary) but she would readily agree with Trish's assessment of her possessiveness of said Devil Arm. <br><br><strong>"Well nice to see that place isn't too trashed up. At least the building is still standing unlike last time."</strong><br><br>______________________________________________________________________________________<br><strong>~Black Library, London~</strong><br><br>As Jack and Nero made there way up to roof where they had spotted the spy, said spy was currently and quiet rapidly moving away from the ledge as the figure. It would lead them a merry chase over the rooftops should they wish to pursue until they reached a open field. Standing in the center of the clearing the mysterious figure shadowed by the clouds covering the moon, slid into a defensive position pulling a long from apparently no where silently watching both half devils warily.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>03-11-2011, 05:47:14</strong>
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				<strong>Vance<br>Location) Street leading to DMC building, Brooklin, New York<br>Tag) Those inside</strong><br><br>A young dark-skinned human had just entered the building, having made quite a long journey from Wisconsin to come here. He had heard stories and rumors about the demon-slayers, connected to the story of Sparda, the one who had fought against his own kind to seal them off from Earth. He definitely wanted to know about this, and if these rumors were credible. For now, they were the only people who might possibly know more about these monsters than he would.<br><br><strong>"HEY HEY HEY! Anyone here? You has visitor...in the form of me."</strong> he shouted once he got inside.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>08-11-2011, 01:14:06</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://i43.tinypic.com/jg1k6e.jpg)</div><div align="center"><strong>Hyde Park, London</strong></div><br>The mysterious spy had led them on a merry chase, but with Jack The Ripper leading the way, it was impossible to ditch the two pursuers. They ended up on quite a journey over the rooftops and finally came to a stop in the massive rolling greens of Hyde Park. Jackie landed on one side of the spy and Nero the other. She twirled her umbrella smoothly in her hand and then wagged her finger at the mysterious stranger, "Tryin' to ditch the Ripper in London? Not a wise move. This 'ere is MY turf. I been walkin' these streets for o'er a 'undred years now," she pointed her umbrella at the man, blade extending with a metallic sound.<br><br>"Why don'cha play nice an' tell us what yer 'ere for? Either that or me an' the boy here can chop you up good. One way or the other, yer gonna spill yer guts." She flashed a cheshire grin. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dorian Grandale</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 17:55:22</strong>
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				<strong>The Red Disaster<br>DMC Building</strong><br><br>"All right, all right, I'll be right out." a voice said from the back, as a tall, light haired man came through the side door. He was shirtless, and still slightly damp from a shower, tussling his hair to get the water out of it. With a side kick, he flipped a chair into place behind the desk, sitting on it as it landed and propping his feet with a hard thud, which made the pizza box on the desk fly up. He moved his hair out of his eyes, then extended a hand to catch the pizza box in it. "Alright, kid." he started, looking at this potential customer. "What's so urgent to be hollering about?" he said with a big smirk. "If you're looking for a bathroom, it's in the back. No need for all this noise." he said, about to take a bite out of a slice of pizza.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 23:40:23</strong>
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				Vance silenced as he heard a voice finally. It was then he saw a half-naked man walk out, wiping himself off with a towel, a heavily-casual swagger as he crashed into his seat and began devouring his pizza.<br><br>"Thought this place was like, dead or something..." he shrugged, walking up to the desk. "Are you the one they call Dante? The slayer of demons and devils? Legacy'd after the epic &amp; great Dark Knight Sparda, the one who sealed off the portal between the Dark World and the Material Plane? Well...from the looks of things, I say that seal got a little rusty here and there..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Katra Alexion</strong> on <strong>20-11-2011, 07:45:42</strong>
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				<strong> Mysterious Guy<br>Hyde Park, London<br>Tagged: Jack, Nero and </strong><br><br>As Jack and Nero finally catch up to their prey in the center of Hyde Park the cloud thickly covered the moon, temporarily shield the figure from their sight though some vague outline of him could be seen. In the passing darkness the two demi demons could hear the sounds of skin and bones shifting and popping in some form of transformation. Once the clouds cleared they could see what they were up against. Initial thought the figure was a male was correct; a rather tall, handsome young man (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/02/Angelus3.jpg) appearing in his early twenties with short stylish dark hair and prominent almost aristocratic features and the wings he had sported moments ago were nowhere to be seen.<br><br>The young man stood there, dark eyes dancing with barely contained amusement as he held his hands up. <strong>"Hey now there, lass. There's no need to be pointing that thing at me. You caught me fair and square."</strong> He said, his voice thickly accented with an Irish brogue.<br>_____________________________________________________________________________________<br><br><strong>Kei<br>Location: The DMC Office in Brooklyn<br>Tagged: Trish, Serene and Vance</strong><br><br>Anything else Kei might have said stopped the moment the young human male stepped into the building with his colorfully jovial intro. Kei eyed the newcomer wearily as she went back to pretending to be a normal fox sitting on the desk. He seemed rather oblivious to the property damage surrounding him or the fact that there were three females presently staring at him questioningly.<br><br><em>Why do we keep getting all the weird ones.</em> She thought.<br><br>Luckily Dante was finished with his shower and decided to rejoin them out in the lobby. Once he made himself comfortable, Kei eyes the fresh pizza box that suddenly appeared on the desk before leaping from the desk to drape herself across those deliciously broad shoulder. She nuzzled his cheek with the top of her little vulpine head as she murmurs so softly only he could hear her, <strong>"Remember to put the receipt in the ledger so i can tally the expenses later."</strong>&nbsp; The black fox gave the Red Devil an affectionate lick and a yip before settling down for the conversation.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>25-11-2011, 04:41:14</strong>
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				<strong>Trish - Devil May Cry Building.&nbsp; Brooklyn, New York.<br>Tagged; Serene, Kei, Vance, and Dante</strong><br><br>After the last of the Fausts and Mephistos, and the few allies they had brought along for the slaughter, Trish merely shook her head in amusement at Dante's late arrival.&nbsp; He would show up right after they were done with the demons, lazy bastard.&nbsp; "Thanks for showing up to help us with the demons that attacked the place Dante, I don't know how we would have survived without you."&nbsp; She sarcastically said to the man, waving her hands in defeat before turning to the door just in time to see the new arrival.&nbsp; Now here was a guy that seemed able to handle himself, and he radiated a strange bit of power as well.&nbsp; This aught to be interesting.&nbsp; She ignored Kei's little comment, smiling mischievously to herself as she leaned against the wall by where Gilgamesh was normally stored when it wasn't in use by the shadow fox.&nbsp; Crossing her arms over her chest, the devil lightning just silently observed for now, wondering where this might go before the day was over.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Nero - Black Library moving to Hyde Park<br>Tagged; Jacqueline, and mysterious newcomer.</strong><br><br>Wings?!&nbsp; Angel like wings?!&nbsp; If this guy wasn't an Exalted, then Nero was a full blooded demon.&nbsp; Still, he and Jack easily kept up, and eventually got him to a field.&nbsp; Pulling the Red Queen out of its sheath on his back, the silver haired youth grinned despite the man's assurances to the contrary about not needing to point their weapons on him.&nbsp; He doubted that very much, so he kept his sword in hand in case he did prove hostile.&nbsp; After Jacqueline was done offering her threat and the strange fellow had said his piece, it was Nero's turn.&nbsp; "Mind telling us why you were around when demons just happen to pop there pal?&nbsp; More to the point, why were you filming us?&nbsp; Planning a little home demo where you tell all your friends how to take us down later?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Racaro</strong> on <strong>26-11-2011, 10:46:32</strong>
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				<strong>Serene<br>DMC Office<br>Tagged: Vance, Kei, Dante, Trish</strong><br><br>This was proving to be a much stranger bunch than she had anticipated. First, Dante had apparently been taking a shower the entire time. She'd been so focused on reading Trish, then fighting the demons, that she had neglected to 'search' for his presence. The young, eccentric, man wasn't much better. His thoughts were racing so quickly, and the light film of gray noise alerted her to his psionic abilities. What was he doing here, and what did he need with DMC and the others here.<br><br>"I'm going to guess I wasn't the only one molested by a strange old woman..." she finally spoke, reaching into a pack on her hip. She pulled out black cloth to re-wrap her gauntlets. Despite the possible danger than skimming Vance's mind could prove, she did so cautiously. Otherwise, her empathy was on scan mode, trying to collect and piece together an image of what exactly it is that has brought them all here.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>26-11-2011, 20:39:06</strong>
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				Character) Vance<br>Scene) DMC Office, Brooklyn, NY<br>Tag) Dante, Serene<br><br>As Serene approached the more sensitive memories of Vance, which involved his parents being killed by the very devil who's soul he was in possession of, she tripped a sensitive spark in his brain, which alerted Vance to her presence. {If you wanted to look into my mind, all you had to do was ask, you know...} Vance's words echoed in Serene's mind. His narrow eyes were on hers, curious and suspicious as to what she really wanted to do in his precious mind.<br><br>Vance was very, very strict when it came to his mind and free will. He had no intention of giving either of them up to anyone, so of course he was going to be jumpy when people started poking around his mind without his permission.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dorian Grandale</strong> on <strong>07-12-2011, 19:37:09</strong>
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				<strong>The Red Disaster<br>DMC Office<br>Tagged: Primarily Vance and Kei, and any others present.</strong><br><br>He smirked some at the man's forward attitude. "I take it you're here for a little more than a history lesson, so come on, spit it." he said, leaning his head some to listen to Kei's whisper, then nods almost imperceptibly. He then turns his attention to Trish, chiding him about not being there to help with.. demons? He takes a quick look around, seeing the mounds of dust from the Fausts and Mephistos. "Aww man. You had a party in here, and didn't warn me? Now that's uncool!" he said, leaning back on his chair, bringing his steel-eyed attention to Vance. "So, what's it gonna be, kid? Are you gonna tell me what you want with us, or are you here for that history lesson?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>07-12-2011, 23:58:41</strong>
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				Vance raised his eyebrow as he notice Dante was a little lacking in the attention span with immediate surroundings. "Alright, the point. I need to find out how these blasted devils are ending up coming to a fro the Material Plane like a revolving door. They obviously don't belong here, but someone keeps opening the door. I wanna find that source and rip them several new ones. Alot. But...I'm only one person, and honestly, this whole devil-slaying thing is new to me. It took all I had to take out this one." It was then he revealed his Devil Arm, a blade made from the soul of Baphomet, his first bagged devil. "I'm still learning how use this one, and I'm controlling its will with my own, in psionic form. I'm a psychic, as my father, Vincent Brice, was before me. He and his ancestors fought baddies way before me. This monster killed him. Now I want to fight as he did before other lives are taken and/or manipulated by devils. So what do you say? Think you and your crew can help me out?"<br><br>Vance waited patiently for their response.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dorian Grandale</strong> on <strong>17-12-2011, 17:57:53</strong>
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				The half-devil chomped on the slice of pizza, placing it back in the box, then stood, the little fox still on his shoulders. "So let me get this straight,"&nbsp; he said, walking around the desk towards Vance. "You want to stop devils, and those that let them into this world, but had lots of trouble with just one." he added, looking over Baphomet in his grasp.&nbsp; "Hmm, nice one." he said, smirking. "Revenge. Feels good, doesn't it?" he said, looking over at the wall where Rebellion was usually displayed. "Well, you could help us with our current troubles, and learn something along the way.." he said, taking a step back. "Let's see how well you can use your Baphomet there." he said, beckoning him with a cocky smile.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>17-12-2011, 19:45:27</strong>
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				"Revenge is only good when it feels good, ya know what I mean?" Vance noted. "As for helping you guys out, I don't mind a bit of tasking here and there."<br><br>As the devil guy wanted to know how well Vance could handle Baphomet, Vance smirked and held the Devil Arm with one hand. It then began to float inches from his hand, beginning to rotate its blade in a circle, demonstrating the control he had over the devil. The blade continued rotating, faster and faster, until a sound could be heard from it, a clean, sharp, metallic ringing. Any animal or devil could tell that it was coming from Baphomet, as well as Vance, whom was bonded with it. What was most noticeable was that the sound was cutting the molecules of air around it.<br><br>As the blade began to turn horizontal, Vance stepped back, giving the sharpness a wide berth. "What say the Dante?" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dorian Grandale</strong> on <strong>17-12-2011, 20:13:15</strong>
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				He watched carefully, noting Baphomet's mounting speed. He could almost see the aura of enegry around it as it whirled.&nbsp; 'Impressive. She might actually be be faster than you, old friend.' he mentally sent to Alastor, the lightning blade that currently rested against his back. As amll arc of purple lighting playing about Alastor's blade was the only response. As Vance spoke, he nodded softly, that cocky smirk still on his lips. 'The boy has good control, I'll give him that much.' he sent to Kei. "Good, good. You can control it well." he said, gripping Alastor's hilt as he adopted a more martial stance. "Can you fight as effectively with it, was my real question?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Devil May Cry; Fate of Two Worlds.  Earth Side IC Thread.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Spynmaster</strong> on <strong>17-12-2011, 20:59:47</strong>
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				As Vance saw Dante gripping one of his blades, which seemed to have a devil's presence itself, as did most of Dante's "trophies", he grinned, making Baphomet stop on a dime. "I thought you'd never ask." Vance chuckled, suddenly flipping on Baphomet's blade. "Though I think we should take it outside. It looks like your place has had enough punishment."<br><br>With that, Vance actually rode Baphomet like a wakeboard, flying it outside to the street, back-flipping off of it and landing to face Dante once he came out, catching Baphomet as it came down and adopting a stance of his own.
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