(Of a) Dying Breed

Limbo Penitentiary

Even half-asleep, Dante had not wanted to let her go in the morning. Her attempts to lure her back to bed, however, had failed, and fresh out of his grasp, Lexi just managed to catch Vergil before he set out on a solo run.

Entering the kitchen after a shower, the first thing Lexi noticed was that her coffee was missing. Normally there was a mug-

"Looking for this?"

Dante leaned casually against the counter, her mug in hand. Not only was he awake, apparently, he had her coffee as well. Lexi went to retrieve her mug only for Dante to raise it above his head and out of her reach. "What, no thank you?"

Lexi stretched up onto her tip-toes. "How 'bout you kiss my-"

She was cut off when Dante pulled her flush against him with his free hand and stole her lips in an impassioned kiss. Forgetting both her hostage coffee and their audience, Lexi melted into the kiss – caught in the newness of whatever their relationship was now.

Vergil reached around them to grab the coffee pot, poured himself a cup, and took a seat beside Kat. "They're like teenagers. Are they always going to be like this?" Kat shrugged in response as Dante released Lexi and flipped his brother off.

Lexi moved to take her usual seat on the other side of Kat, lifting her mug to her kiss-stung lips before Dante pulled her chair against his, his arm circling her shoulders casually, as if he did this every morning.

"Good night?"

Lexi sputtered and looked up at Kat, mortified. Dante, the shameless bastard, barked a laugh. "You were pretty loud," he conceded, then leaned in to nip at her earlobe. "It was hot."

"And on that note," Vergil's chair scraped against the concrete floor, "we need to get going. You two have a long day ahead of you."

Bless Vergil for changing the subject.

"...I hope you at least got some sleep last night."

Her forehead connected with the table in shame and she groaned. Vergil was in on it.

Kat laughed at her misfortune.

- - - - -

"We've got Mundus' attention," Vergil explained, leading the group over a bridge and stopping once they reached its apex. "Now to land the second blow and disable his monitoring network. Raptor News Tower. Controlled by Mundus, they've a monopoly over the world's media: news, advertising, entertainment."

Dante leaned against the rail. "Mind control."

"Yeah. And surveillance. They spy on the populace through their network of satellites, routers, and CCTV cameras."

Just like the news clip that Norah had sent her. Terrorist. "Yeah, I noticed that bit. So, what's the plan?"

"Kat."

"The Raptor News Network is run by a demon, Bob Barbas."

Lexi laughed, "Seriously?"

"So, he's more than just a fucking dick... And he's in that tower?"

"Not that tower." Kat shook her head and pointed at its reflection in the water. "That one."

"In Limbo, that's not a reflection. That's the real deal," Vergil elaborated. "It's a prison and Barbas rules it cruelly. There's no mercy and no escape." He prompted Kat to prepare the gateway and she dropped to a knee on the sidewalk. "It'll just be the two of you this time. Kat can't follow where you're headed."

Dante was ready to go, already focused on the news tower. "That's fine. She's done enough."

"On the plus side, there won't be any cameras down there." Lexi breathed a sigh of relief. At least they wouldn't have to worry about any cameras giving them away.