Black Night

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There was something poetic about a moonless night in a snowy forest. It set the perfect imagery for some of those books that Patty always went on about. Dante bet that those books never included jet black wolf-like demons with an appetite for human blood in them. This would probably make for a best seller in the horror genre, no questions asked.

The snow crunched under his boots as he came out of the gully, ready for a good fight. As long as he had the demon's attention, Evan was out of harms way. Said Demon was walking around with its nose to the ground, whining as it scraped the layers of snow away. Maybe demons were not so far removed from animals, although this one was sniffing for blood.

Dante could see the silver eyes of the demon glowing from where he stood. Its massive form blended in with the darkness, only outlined by the snow sticking to the bark of the trees. This black demon was much bigger than the white one he had defeated earlier. It was not as bulky looking, either.

He had a feeling it was searching for any trace of its mate, which was currently in devil arm form. Trying to explain that to an enraged demon was going to be a little fun. He was more surprised that the huge black mass had not spotted him yet, but he could remedy that. There is no better time to pick a fight than the present, and boy, did he want to have it out with this monster.

Rebellion hummed as Dante pulled the sword from its place on his back. The sword glinted even in the darkest of nights, possibly from starlight alone. He readied himself for what he was about to do. Taking a fighting stance with Rebellion swung out behind him. Dante whistled low to get the attention of the wolf like demon.

All at once, it stopped, picked up its head with ears perked and eyes right on the demon hunter. Even if it was a demon, Dante could swear it behaved more like a dog than anything else. Its silver gaze picked up on Dante's movement.

"Yeah, that's right... come and get me." He said as the beast snarled after picking up his scent. "Let's get this over with." He put on a hard gaze. This time, he was serious. There was much more at stake than having a little fun.

The beast let out a howl before charging at Dante. The half devil stood there in its path as it ran towards him, knocking over trees and moving earth. The ground beneath Dante's feet trembled from the oncoming demon, almost enough to rock his stance a little. However, his feet were planted firm as he waited for the great beast to get within range of Rebellion's edge.

What the hunter had not expected was for the demon to turn into a shadowy mist before reaching him. It caught Dante off guard as he had not anticipated this sort of trick. Instead, just as he turned around to look behind him, the demon reappeared in the direction it came from. He was barely able to move out of the way when its giant maw came snapping at him.

"Nice trick!" He slammed Rebellion's sharp edge onto the wolf-demons snout, creating a large gash. The beast made a sound of pain but never backed down as its silver eyes locked on to the hunter. "Don't you do it!"

Dante jumped back as the beast snapped at him again, this time with a swipe of its massive paw right behind it. The demon was fast, but Dante was faster. He jumped up in the air with the intent on slamming down with Rebellion, but he was yanked out of the air when the demon clamped its jaws around his right ankle.

The next second had Rebellion flying out of Dante's hand as the demon shook him around like a dog with a snake in its mouth. The wildness of it all had his head spinning from the force. His body was basically a rag doll at this point, and he was a hundred and ten percent done. He managed to gain enough control of his body in order to pull Ebony and Ivory from their holsters.

"I'm done with this shit!" He managed to haul his torso up against the force of gravity and bury the barrels of his guns into the flesh of the demons snout. As soon as he did, the silver eyes landed on him, and the creature stopped moving. "Yeah, I got your attention now, bitch." Dante did not think twice before pulling the triggers, causing the demon to open its jaw.

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