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"Greeey! " The girl said spurningly, " You've scared him! Say you're sorry right now! "
Grey bowed slightly to the man, " We mean no harm, " It said, it's etherealness causeing it to fringe at the edges like smoke in the breeze
the girl smiled, " Well, My name's Ilene! how about you? " She laughed, her green dazzling eyes containing no small amount of a chaild's joy.

And died jsut as swiftly.

Dante allowed them the realization that though their weapons cut cleanly through the beast, at his behest, of course, he merely reformed quicker than he could be hacked at.

he let the shock sink in, then he made them relize they could not escape. they were ringed by a glowing red circle, one that sparked with the severest of red lightning. Dante smiled as the light creeped inward, spreading in the cracks of the stone, edgeing closer.

One that braved the light melted, vaporized and was gone.

When they were back ed up against the beast, the massive form momentarily forgotten, Dante whipped a clawed hand around the neck of the leader, drawing his ear to Dante's wickedly fanged mouth.

"But I think you'll be more hurt. " Dante cringed at the horribly cliche statement, but these were mere peons, and not worth anything more.

The light flared, consuming the air around the beast, like a photographer's flashbulb, though this one red... and really not like it at all.

Suffice to say the guards had went the same way the stick had earlier.

" Oh, you must have met Dante! " She said gleefully, " He's not hurting people anymore, like he did before... like when... " She began to cry, turning to the shade for support, who, remarkably, was corporeal enough to hold the little girl. He shushed her and stroked her hair, and after a few moments it had passed.
" but... he's nice now... he protects us, doesn't he Grey? " She smiled tearfully, looking up at the shadow, who nodded in affirmation.

Ilene looked at the man curiously, her eyes still wet from her breif tip into despair.
"I don't think he's feeling too good, Grey, " She said, " Do you need a doctor? " She crept closer, putting a tiny hand on his forehead.

"Me? I'm just a little girl! " She laughed, " Grey's the weird one, " she smiled, pointing a thumb in the shade's direction.

The shadow nodded, " I am an apparation that has been given free will due to an error in my creation, an independant shadow that no longer follows anyone. " It swirled slightly, again jsut smoke in the breeze.

"That's Dante " Ilene said happily, " And I don't think either of us can explain him. " she giggled, but then recoiled in shock at a shadow that had suddenly eclipsed the moon.
" I told you to stay at the Cafe, " Dante growled, having doubled back on catching Ilene's scent. He stood, perched on the building above.
the Beast dropped down, his talons chinking slightly on the stone, " no use being angry at an eight year old for being an eight year old, I suppose... And this guy's completely harmless, at least, I would hope so, for his own good. " Dante shot the young man a peircing glance.
Ilene smiled, " I'm so glad you're not angry, Dante ," She said, hugging the massive leg of the creature, and then, frowning, " You're not going to make us go back to Flux, are you? "
The Beast considered this for a moment, " No, It's not necessary, you seem to be able to take care of yourself, and it's not good to be cooped up in there all the time, I'm sure your new friend will be happy to look after you for a bit, won't he? "

((Dante...save some guards for Sou and Kitmertia))