>>40458477
You've returned home from your first real mission, and are sitting on your couch with a backpack full of cash, and a demonic book pulsating with power. You look between the two objects again and again, wondering how you could have come to this point in your life. Could this have happened to any joe schmoe? Is this just fate saying that Duncan deserves all this? It's extremely surreal, and what's more surreal is the massive sword that's laying against the wall, next to your brand new widescreen plasma television and all the video game systems that you could think of. There's several hundred thousand dollars of cash in that backpack, and frankly, you've got no idea what the fuck to do with it. You look back at the sword, the one you've decided to name Abandon. You're not really sure why you named it that, but when you looked at your reflection in the blade the word just came to you. You've pretty much decided to quit your job, though you're not really sure how you were going to explain, so you've just sort of stopped going.

What the hell do you want to do?

>A. Look online at those other two jobs
>B. Go spend some cash
>C. Read the demonic book
>D. Call Robbie and/or Ted.
>E. Write-in

>>40458487
>C. Read the demonic book
>D. Call Robbie and/or Ted.

Have them come over. Bounce aroud ideas on how to spend the cash while we read.

>>40458487
C

>>40458477
>B. Go spend some cash
We need a kickass coat, and an awesome flask, maybe google if holy whisky is a thing so we can fill it.
>D. Call Robbie and/or Ted.
Whats up, any scary government people knock on your door.
>>40458572
Oh hey I like this, can we internet shop while we wait for them to come?

>>40458487
>>C. Read the demonic book
lets not call our friends when we read a book of pure fucking evil.

>>40458487
also Mini you might have to archive early to stop some dick from miss-archive the quest

>>40458487
>A. Look online at those other two jobs
>D. Call Robbie and/or Ted.
>B. Go spend some cash

Seconding buying a coat. Maybe look into buying a business so you can launder all this money

>>40458572
>>40458682
>>40458688
>>40458710
>>40458767

You rub your face, thinking about what you should do next. Firstly, you want take a look at that book laying on your table. But there's also the issue of what to do with the money. You take out your cell phone, and dial Ted's number. The phone rings for a few seconds before he answers. "Sup, Duncan? Back from your trip?" You nod quietly, before realizing that you're on the phone and he can't tell that you're doing that. "Uh, yeah. I'm back. Look, can you call Robbie and get over here asap? I've got a couple things I need to show you guys. Stuff I got from my mission." Damn, it feels weird saying mission. Like you're some kind of professional. The only thing you've ever been mildly professional about is Street Fighter. Ted responds. "Yeah sure, I'll call him and see what he's up to. I've got a few new movies I'll bring over too. See you soon, bro." You say goodbye, and stand up to go to your room and retrieve your laptop before returning to the couch.

You open it up, the book to the right constantly drawing your attention. For the moment though, you're thinking that you're going to need something besides jeans to hunt Devils in. Something a little more sturdy, but you don't really need armor either. Just something that can hold up. You look at various clothing sites, and start to check out some coats. Some of them are pretty stylish. What color coat do you want to get?

You also open up a second tab and start to browse over the other two jobs while you're thinking. One is a supposed banshee, while the other seems to be more of a mystery case. You doubt they'll pay as good as this job did, but you're pretty set for a while.

>A. Black
>B. Red
>C. Blue
>D. Purple
>E. Brown
>F. Green
>G. Other (Specify)

>>40458763
righty-o, didn't think of that. Thanks anon

>>40459019
>F. Green

>A. Black

Something a bit different.

>>40459019
>>D. Purple
seems regal like something a king would ware

>>40459019
>F:Green and
>Other: Silver

>>40459019
>D. Purple

Defenitely not red or black.
Could we pull off white? Itd get horribly dirty.

>>40459019
>>A. Black
>>B. Red
Classic dark exterior, with those glorious crimson insides.

>>40459019
>G. Other (Specify)
White with a black design

>>40459168
>>40459146
>>40459093

Why not all?

(Our swords name reflects wild abandon, i suppose we could be very chaotic in battle. Or just generally.)

>>40459168
Demon magic will keep your clothes clean. Also I'm going to post clothing for whatever has the most consensus, so green, purple, and black/white jackets/coats are going to be posted, and then you guys can vote for one of those three.

Phew, not too late.

>>40459252
I'm partial to green because it's never been used in DMC, but if purple looks better than that it'd surely fit better for a son of Mundus

>>40459281
These were pretty much my thoughts.

>>40459252
Waiting.

>>40459019
>>D. Purple

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Jackets incoming. Here's the purple one, first.

Somewhat fancy tailcoat.

>>40459281
unless white looks to good

i mean who doesn't love irony

>>40459252
We need an Axe Devil arm

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>>40459342
Here's the green coat. Larger and more practical, but still stylish.

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>>40459365
And here's the black one. The largest and most practical of the three, sporting a hood for rainy missions

>>40458487
>E. Write-in
Buy a new door.
A strong one. That or buy a place to set up shop.

Voting for a cross between

>>40459388
>>40459342
If possible.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>40459342
Reminds me WAY too much of the Joker, and I like it.

>>40459365
This is also fucking great. Damn.

1 is for purple, 2 is for green.

>>40459342
Too much like sparda. So Negative on the Purple.

>>40459365
Yaaas for the Green

>>40459388
Tooo much like Nero

>>40459365
I like green.

>>40459388
>>40459365

I could go for a cross between these two as well.

This is also my post.>>40459444

Either way a cross between either and the black one as a base would be cool.

i think he is looking for a white one to post

>>40459342
Too fancy-pants for Duncan
>>40459388
Reminds me too much of Nero's
>>40459365
Wonderful, it also looks like something Ted and Robbie won't give you shit for

>>40459019
>F. Green
>>40459365
Me likey, though could it be longer?

>>40459365
Gonna go for green

>>40459365
If i had to have one i would choose this, but having a hood would be nice though if it could come with one.

>>40459365
I think green looks the most like something someone who works in a factory would own while still being stylish.

>>40459365
I think the green is the best. I dont really feel like the make of the purple and black is Duncans style.

My votes for this.

>>40459365
If only the green one was purple, but definitely voting for green.

>>40459489
It's gotta be a pretty fucking good one to beat green

>>40459547
ya thats obvious but i think it would be pretty funny if the son of Mundas wore a white coat

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>>40459537
I was actually letting my dog out but I may as well post one. It looks like green is the winner though

>>40459607
Not for us i don't think.

Green wins, its my vote anyway.

>>40459607
Looks nice, but i'd say green still wins

>>40459607
>>40459633
>>40459637
What would you guys say about a green peti coat. Boondock saints style!!!!

>>40459579
What colour is mundas associated with anyway?
>>40459607
You know when you said dante was real strong last thread, does that mean dante has his Majin Form?

>>40459650
nah, these are the options present. I really don't want to spend too much time on clothes with more important stuff at hand.

>>40459659
Majin? This isn't DBZ quest anon. While I'm not sure what you mean, imagine all of Dante's abilities across all his games.

All four styles, quicksilver, doppleganger, most of his guns/devil arms. All maxed out. That's the kind of thing you'd be dealing with.

Also green seems to be the winner, so update incoming

>>40459659
>Majin Form
You what
I hope you mean Devil Trigger, and if so he surely does. Only question is if he has access to DMC3's DT explosions

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>>40459691
Devil may cry 2 yo.

>>40459731
Ah, no. He's still Uncle Dante mode, with that DT. Of course, his DT will change depending on what he's wielding, like it did in DMC3. I always thought that was cool.

>>40459729
from what mini says im think hell to the yes

>>40459779
Cool. Majin form is apparently his true demon form and he can only use it at low health. I only stumbled across it by reading the wiki.

You order a sweet looking green coat, that was fairly expensive. Or at least it would have been, were you still on a regular worker's wage. Now it just seems like chump change. You silently wonder if you have to pay taxes for Devil Hunting work, but then dismiss the thought. You're browsing the two jobs that you still have available, and looking into them a bit. It'll take a few days to get to where you need to for the Canada job. It seems like more of an investigative deal, and you're not really sure how having super powers would help with that. You're browsing your options when yet again, your eyes drift over to the demonic book on your coffee table, next to your .45. You pick it up and flip open the table of contents, and look at the intricate font with curiosity. What do you want to browse within it? (You only have time for one.)

>A. The story of Sparda and Mundus
>B. Demonic channeling
>C. Devil Arms
>D. Put it down and do something else while you wait for Robbie and Ted.
>E. Write-in

>>40459885
>>A. The story of Sparda and Mundus

>>40459885
>B. Demonic channeling

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>40459885
>>B. Demonic channeling
>>C. Devil Arms
1 for b 2 for c.

>>40459885
>>A. The story of Sparda and Mundus
Let's start from the beginning...

>>40459885
>>C. Devil Arms

>>40459885
>B. Demonic channeling

>>40459885
>Who cares about history
>That's something you'd want to burn the page of, making sure nobody could use again
>Devil arms? sounds interesting, let's read that

>>40459885
B

>>40459885
>>C. Devil Arms

>>40459885
This is going to define our next power isn't it...
Its too hard to choose!
>E. The part of the book that doesn't really make sense.
or
>A. The story of Sparda and Mundus

>>40459885
>>C. Devil Arms

>>40459885
>B. Demonic channeling

>>40459918
>>40459922
>>40459939
>>40459983
>>40460148

You flip open the book and look at the section labeled "Demonic Channeling", and look into it. There are several illustrations of demons wielding weapons, mostly bows and crossbows, but also slings. Some also have blades simply floating above their heads. As you read on, the book details just what exactly Demonic Channeling is. Apparently, it's the subconscious or willful act of a demon loading a projectile weapon with their own demonic power, and channeling it into a solid object. It's the most common form of magic for all demons, and the more powerful ones can do it without even trying. Those who are the most skillful with their demonic powers can form these weapons out of thin air, and manipulate them freely as if they had telekinesis. The strength of these demonic projectiles is relative to the strength of the demon, however, it's become apparent that a demon willingly focus more power into a single shot with varying effects. Demons have created flaming, or even exploding bolts and weapons using this technique.

As you read on, you suddenly realize that this is the process by which you were firing your bullets without limit. Apparently there's even more you can do with this technique, as well. How would you even go about such a process though? You pick up your colt, holding the book in the other hand, and look at it curiously. You've got no damn idea how you even load your magic or whatever into the gun in the first place. You wonder if it's simply a byproduct of the gun being in contact with you.

Cont.

>>40460241
Huh, and here i thought that demonic channeling was something akin to summoning

>>40460241
So... Did Duncan just get confirmation that he is, in fact, a demon, or did he already know that?

>>40460282
Me too, anon.

>>40460313
He knows he has demon magic anyway.

>>40460313
I guess it's something like
>Got attacked by a demon
>Somehow reacted to it
>Absorbed it's soul
>Welp i guess i'm part demon now

>>40460314
You just wanted us to attempt to summon a demon for full apocalypse fun times Naw you aren't that kinda guy are ya?

>>40460241

You'll have to test this new knowledge out in the field when you can. For now, Ted and Robbie have just opened your door. You're all good enough friends that it's alright to barge in without knocking, it's not like you're gonna be jacking off in your living room or anything. You close the book and set down the gun. "Hey guys." Ted walks over, and looks down at the book titled simple 'Demonica.' He scoffs. "Jeez, man. You're really going through with this business aren't you?" Robbie, meanwhile, is looking at the massive fucking sword on your wall as his cigarette drops out of his mouth when his jaw opens in shock. You chuckle. "Hey, pick that up man. You're gonna burn my building down. Not like I couldn't just buy a new one though what with...THIS!!"

You stand up and grab the backpack, opening it up and presenting the mountain of cash to your two best friends, who look up at you, speechless. Ted speaks. "Those are fucking fake, right? You didn't make all that money for one job." You set the bag down, and grin. "Military pays well. I earned it, too. You might want to look into Church, Ted. Hell's real. Been there."

Your friends look at each other. Robbie looks back. "Get the fuck out." You shrug. "I don't know what else to tell you guys. Proof is in the pudding, haha." Robbie points over to your wall. "So, did you buy that fancy Christmas ornament over there too then?" You shake your head, and wonder how to explain the process by which you even got that damn thing. You rub your face, and sit back down on your couch. "Well. I was in Hell, fighting a bunch of demons right? One of them ripped open my stomach, and well. That thing came out." Robbie throws his hands up in the air, and chuckles, walking towards your fridge. "I'm taking a beer, this is ri-goddamn-ridiculous." Meanwhile, Ted is checking out all your new game systems and the television. He speaks quietly. "Damn, guess we're having movie night over here from now on."

Cont.

>>40460313
He knows he has demonic power, but as for his own nature, he thinks he's simply a regular guy that got caught up in something crazy.

>>40460382
Poor Robbie, he just can't be doin' with this

>>40460382
You stand up and ask Robbie to toss you a beer, and he chucks the thing as hard as he can at your head with a baseball pitch. You casually raise your hand up and catch it, smiling before cracking it open. "Thanks." He simply takes a long drink of his own, and walks back over. "So, I saw you looking at the Colt. Did it serve ya well, then?" You pick up the gun and look over it's design. "Yeah, it was really useful. I wouldn't have been able to get my job done without it, I don't think. I didn't just call you guys over to hang out, though. I wanted to ask you some stuff, get your opinion on what I should do next." They both look at each other, and look back at you. Robbie speaks. "Well shit, Duncan. We don't know anything about hunting Devils. I mean, you could get your own place with this kinda cash. A house. Anything, really." Ted is scratching his chin, thinking as he pops a movie into the player. He turns back and looks at you. "You should probably use it to fund the rest of your jobs. Motels, weapons, things like that."

You nod, crossing your arms. "That sounds like a good idea. Speaking of jobs, I've got these two set up for me, and I need to make a choice for which one to do next. One of them is closer to town, I gotta go to this backwoods ass place and look into a string of murders. People there have been claiming it's a Banshee." Robbie has sat on your couch, and seems to take a drink of beer every time you say something insane. You wonder if you've started a new drinking game. Ted looks back at you. "Well, that doesn't sound any more outlandish than anything else you've told us I guess. What about the other one?"

You pace around the room, taking frequent sips. "The other one's not so clear cut-" Robbie chuckles, and interrupts. "Banshees are clear cut now? Jesus.." You smile and shrug at him, before continuing. "It's a string of murders in Canada. Apparently it seems like they're all done by animals. What do you guys think?" Cont.

>>40460632
Robbie points at you with beer in hand. "The Canada one. That shit sounds like it has at least a chance of being normal." Ted nods, coming over to sit on your couch as well as the movie starts. "True. That might just mean that the Banshee one is more serious, though." You nod. Both good points. What should you do?

>A. Take the Banshee job
>B. Take the Animal murders job

>>40460659
>>B. Take the Animal murders job
i love animals

>>40460632
>B. Take the Animal murders job
Its a fucking wendigo or something.

>>40460659
>>B. Take the Animal murders job

>>40460632
>A. Take the Banshee job

>>40460659
B

>>40460659
>A. Take the Banshee job

>>40460693
i was going to say werewolves but
>A Take the Banshee job

>>40460659
>A. Take the Banshee job

>>40460659
>B. Take the Animal murders job
While A might have babe potential, he doesn't know that. Also what's Duncan's stance on the fairer sex?

>>40460659
>40460659

>A. Take the Banshee job

It's closer.

>>40460775
>Also what's Duncan's stance on the fairer sex?
this is a DMC quest i think he likes women

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>>40460659
>A. Take the Banshee job

>>40460833
I meant his approach
Every iteration of Dante had a different way of interacting with female characters, i'm wondering if he's close to any of those or if he has added his own flare to it

>>40460953
Didnt dante try to beat the shit out of most of them?

>>40460985
I think that was because most of them wanted to kill him first right?

>>40460632
>A. Take the Banshee job

>>40460720
>>40460722
>>40460737
>>40460755
>>40460778
>>40460876
You think for a few moments, trying to make a decision. What Ted said is right, if the people are sure that it's a Devil, it's probably more of an urgent matter than the other. "I'm gonna take the Banshee one. It sure sounds more urgent." You open up your laptop as the movie starts, and respond to the message. You tell them that you'll be there tomorrow morning. "Oh, Robbie. I need you to take this cash home and put it somewhere safe. I'm sure some of those junkies saw me bringing in this new shit, and I don't want anyone breaking down my door and taking it all." He nods. "Got it."

As you're speaking, you notice a skunky smell and look over to your left to see Ted breaking up pot on one of your game cases. You blink. "Did I say you could smoke in here?" He continues, sprinkling it onto a rolling paper and licking it before starting to roll it up. "Nope." You shake your head, and shut your laptop and lean back and enjoy the movie. You're going to have a long day tomorrow.

----

The next day, you're wondering how you can reasonably carry your sword without getting harassed by the cops. It takes you a little while, but you finally figure out that your weapon can fit inside the guitar case you bought. It's a shame you smashed up the guitar, but you really didn't have anything else on hand to kick that guy's ass with.

You pack it up and sling it on your back, throwing your Colt as well. You're a little sad that your jacket won't be here until tomorrow, but Ted said he'll pick it up for you so no one takes the package. As you're heading out the door, you look down at the demonic book on your table. Will you take it with you?

>A. Yes
>B. No

>>40461126
Yes
Yes
Yes
We're still without a solid door, who knows where it might end up if those fuckers bust in again

>>40461126
>>A. Yes
Don't let it out of our sight until we have a proper mantel!

>>40461126
>A. Yes

>>40461126
>B. No
Dont see a reason to.

>>40461219
I just don't like the idea of leaving a demonic book unattended.

>>40461126
>A. Yes
I hope it talks and has a silly accent.

>>40461219
Don't see a reason to, don't see a reason not to
>A. Yes

>>40461126
>>A. Yes

>>40461248
>>40461251
Guess you got a point.

>>40461184
>>40461216
>>40461249
>>40461263
>>40461251
>>40461263
You pack the book into one of the storage compartments on your bike as you ride off, and make your way to the backwoods town. The trip takes several hours, and by the time you get there it's about four in the afternoon. The town is remote as all hell, and there's a thick fog everywhere you look. Many of the buildings look run down, with chipped paint and rotted wood in every direction. The motel you were instructed to meet your employer at, the Milk Bottle, doesn't really look much better. You park your bike outside, earning many strange looks from the elderly locals sat outside on the porch. You pick up your sword/guitar case and head inside, leaving the book in your bike for now. As you walk in, the woman at the counter immediately smiles and walks over. She's probably around her early forties, with crows feet and laugh lines on her face. She's got her red hair up in a messy bun, and seems extremely motherly. When she speaks you think you can detect a clear accent, Scottish or Irish, although you can't really tell. She's got her hands folded together and is beaming. "Oh! You must be Duncan, then! I think it'd be right impossible to miss you, what with that white hair n' that. Please, please sit down! I'll getcha somethin' ta eat, you must be starvin' after that trip." Before you can even protest, she holds up a finger sharply. "Now I'll be havin' none o' that, Devil hunter or no. A boy your age has to eat. Now sit, I'll be back before ye can count to ten."

>>40461525

You blink, and pull out a wooden chair to sit at a round table. You look around the lobby, and see several elderly men and woman enjoying their drinks quietly. You figure this is the local hotspot. Moments later, the woman comes back and sets down a bowl of potato soup and two chunks of bread in front of you. It looks pretty good, and you smile. "Uh, thank you. But, I was hoping you could-" Before you could finish the woman sits down opposite to you. "Right right, we'll get te that. My name is Murial, and I' been livin' in this town since I was a little girl. My daddeh owned this Inn before me, and now I've taken up with it. Me and my husband used to run it at least, until that goddamned Banshee struck!" Several the patrons turn over their shoulders to look at her, before coming back to their drinks.

>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly
>B. Ask her what sort of pay she has planned
>C. Ask if anyone else around town has seen this Banshee
>D. Write-in

>>40461550
>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly

>>40461550
>>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly
>C. Ask if anyone else around town has seen this Banshee

>>40461550
A

>>40461550
>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly

>>40461550
>>C. Ask if anyone else around town has seen this Banshee
>>D. Write-in
"Has anyone in town been acting strange since this started?"

>>40461550
>A
Then
>C
We dont want to be mean.

>>40461525
>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly

>>40461550
>>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly
And be sure to look out for possible reactions from the other customers, seems to me that they think the banshee theory is bullcrap

>>40461550
>A. Ask her what the situation is exactly
>C. Ask if anyone else around town has seen this Banshee

>>40461585
>>40461630
>>40461660
>>40461666
>>40461666
You eat your food as she speaks, but set your spoon down as you get to business. "Murial, can you tell me exactly what the situation is here? I'm afraid I don't really have a clear picture from the message you sent me." She nods, pulling out a hankerchief from her pocket and looking down and away. "Aye, a couple of years ago, strange 'tings started happenin'. At first, every now and then it seemed someone would vanish. Men who were huntin' just never comin' back from the woods. The first year two men vanished, but then, the next year, the fog came! After that, three more men, me husband included just seemed to vanish from the town without a trace! Someone said they saw 'em walking out to the woods, just shufflin' along in the middle of the night like they was goin' for a walk. At first the police thought it was jus' coincidence, that they'd gotten lost in the fog and there was nothin' anyone coulda' done about it. We sent search parties out into the woods but never seemed to find nothin'. It was a dreadful business, everyone in the town was-, is in mournin'." She wipes at the corner of her eye with the hankerchief before continuing. "Then, this year, just when things were startin' ta feel normal again, the really weird shite started happenin'!" She pounds her fist on the table, causing your bowl of soup to wobble.

You look at the patrons of the Inn, and they all have their heads hung low. The seem sad, but no one protests to what Murial is saying. You figure that if they didn't believe her, they'd tell her to stop talking about their dead friends and family, but they let her go one without saying anything. She reaches out and grips your hand as you reach for your spoon. "We' been seein' a ghastly woman on the edge of town! Pointin' at us, at me even! She'd just point and wail, this awful screeching noise that makes it feel like yer ears are bleedin'!"

Cont.

>>40461910
You nod, and she squeezes your hand tightly. If you weren't super-human, you'd think that she'd probably be crushing it into dust. Tears well up around the corners of her eyes, but she doesn't bother to wipe these away before continuing. "Groups went out into the woods to look, a-and, they found..they found bodies! Strung up in the trees! The bones and flesh of our loved ones, like a fookin' art project! It was dreadful! W-we told the police, but when they investigated, there was nothin'! They said they couldn't see anything through the fog! Please, Devil Hunter! We've got no one to help us, no one here to save us from this nightmare!" She weeps, pulling away and cleaning her face with her hankerchief. One of the patrons stands up, and everyone in the room is now staring. He's a chubby man with a grey beard, and he looks at you grimly. "Murial ain't bullshitting you, friend. There's a real monster out in those woods. How you're gonna find it, how you're gonna get rid of it, we got no idea. But you gotta do something!"

You stand up, picking up your guitar case, and slinging it over your shoulder. You open it up and your sword shines in the dull light of the room, and you heft it over your head with a single hand. Everyone in the room gasps, and some curse. Murial looks up at you with wide eyes, stunned. "Fookin' hell! Is that how yeh kill a Demon!?" You nod, smiling. "It's one way. Where's this Banshee come from?" She wipes her eyes once more, standing. "To the north. Thank ye, Devil Hunter. Be safe."

You sling the weapon onto your back, and take your Colt out of the case and hold it tightly in your left hand. "Will do, Murial. I'll make sure no one here gets hurt again." You step out the door, and start walking towards the forest. As you pass your bike, you stop and look at it however. Maybe it'll be able to tell you something about this kind of Demon?

>A. Look at the book.
>B. Don't look at the book.

>>40462110
>B. Don't look at the book.

BAD IDEA to look at it anywhere that isn't secure and private.

>>40462110
>A. Look at the book.
Knowledge is half the battle, and the other half is crazy. Seems simply opening the book didn't cause the end of the world so looking in the monster section should be OK.

>>40462110
>>B. Don't look at the book.
You don't remember reading anything that looked like a list of demons, so it's better to leave it there for the time being

>>40462110
>>B. Don't look at the book.

>>40462110
>>A. Look at the book.

>>40462201
The book doesn't have an encyclopedia of demons, but it does cover several generic types of Demons. Ghosts/phantoms are one of them.

>>40462151
We could always look at it somewhere private or make sure no-ones watching. Like Vincent in pulp fiction on the shitter...wait. Anyway seems like this is a monster where straight up combat might not solve everything, it would at least be nice to know for sure how to deal with it.

>>40462110
Fucking calling it. Banshee's trying to tell everyone that murial is the killer. I mean fuck if that name doesn't scream demon.

>>40462110
>A. Look at the book.

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>>40462266
>I mean fuck if that name doesn't scream demon

I-I just wanted her to be a sweet motherly figure who takes no shit

>>40462310
A sweet motherly figure... from hell.

>>40462310
that is the first person i thought of.

but she also got possessed in the show like 3 or 4 times

>>40462372
>>40462389

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lgl5XUXSb4

Votes are tied, so opening the window again for a 5 minute tiebreaker. Just to give some more context, you will find something useful looking at the book, but it is a risk to pull it out in the open.

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>>40462407
Oh no.

OH NO.

SAVE US.

>>40462481
>>A. Look at the book.
we got super strength, speed and dexterity
im gonna risk it

>>40462481
can't we find a toilet cubicle to read it.

>>40462537
You have to pull it out of the storage to carry it anywhere, which means someone might see it even if you don't immediately read it.

>>40462481
ok so what if we look at the book, but we're careful so that it doesn't indoctrinate everyone around us

>>40462481
>>B. Don't look at the book.

>>40462573
It's main thing is knowledge. It doesn't have any inherent power without some sort of ritual activating the power. Of course, the knowledge of that ritual is in it, but just opening it isn't going to do anything to anyone

>>40462481
A

>>40462110
>A. Look at the book.
Might as well. Whats the point of brining it if were too scared to look at it.

>>40462527
>>40462639
>>40462641
Looking at the book. Update incoming.

i just had a crazy fun idea

since our Sword is in a guitar case then when we go to pull our sword out to fight in a public place we can actually say "let me play you the song of my people . . .Death metal."

>>40462773
We so fucking need the soundtrack to be a plot-explained thing now.

You reach into your storage compartment, and take out the book to look inside of it. You check the table of contents and find a section marked 'Phantoms' and flip to it, hoping to glean some information. The book shows different illustrations of many odd types of creatures, female and male ghosts alike, but also shadowy reaper-like beings. There's even a being that looks angelic, with a long blue sword in one hand and wings folded around it's chest. The book reads "Phantoms are ethereal beings from the Demon realm that are capable of phasing through solid matter. There are many types of phantoms, and some have unique capabilities in accordance with the exact type. Common phantom abilities include illusions, misdirection, and possession. Their lack of a physical body makes them difficult to slay or capture, but a powerful magical pulse can force them into a physical body for a short time."

Interesting. With the knowledge that your bullets are magical, you hope they'll be good enough to do the job. If not, you might just have to learn how to do that channeling thing on the fly, if you can at all. Maybe you have to absorb more demonic power before you can do it?

You set the book back into storage, and look at your gun. You stare at intensely, trying to focus your power into it as well as you can. While you have no idea how to control this energy, you swear that you could see small black and silver sparks dance around the barrel for a moment. That is, before you were tapped on the shoulder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTbeT9UXlZw

You spin around to look at a man slightly taller than you, with crimson red hair and pale skin. His eyes are an orange-brownish color, and look down at you with intensity before he smiles. You can see the handle of a sword on his back, and he's wearing a long yellow-ish brown trenchcoat. You wonder how the hell you didn't hear him approach.

Cont.

>>40462920
Demon hunter?

.....

Oh god he isn't friendly is he.

>>40462998
then he is gonna get fucked up if he thinks he's getting anything from us.

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>>40462920
You instinctively take a step back, and blink. He's simply standing there smiling for a small moment, before breaking the silence. His hair is short, it looks as though it was buzz cut but has grown out a bit. He points over at the Inn, casually. "Is this the Milk Bottle?" You look behind you, and see the sign on top of the inn clearly displaying the name. You slowly look back, and nod your head. "Yeah. It is." He chuckles. "Ahh, thank you. I'm a bit near-sighted, couldn't quite tell what the sign read. Well, sorry to bother you sir. I'll be off then." He walks past you without much of a note, heading into the store. You watch him go, and get a good look at the long sword on his back. It's a dragon's head and wings with the blade exiting it's mouth, and it looks quite heavy and impractical. But then again, so does your own-

He turns around just before he enters, looking at you and smiling. As he does, you notice long fangs for the first time. "By the way, nice sword. Super cool." He grins, and gives you a thumbs up before chuckling and heading inside.

If that man isn't a Demon himself, he's at the very least a Demon hunter. You head off towards the forest, a little bit freaked out by the man. He seemed a fair bit older than you, and was built strong and lean. You try to chase him from your thoughts, thinking that he's probably just someone else looking into the job. Too late sucker, Duncan got here first.

You walk into the fog of the forest, and begin searching for this Banshee. All the while looking at your gun. What do you do?

>A. Start sprinting around the woods, try to cover as much ground as possible.
>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.
>C. Continue on like this, trying to be quiet and calm.
>D. Write-in

>>40463151
>>C. Continue on like this, trying to be quiet and calm.

We are careful about choosing how to enter combat and a berserker once in it.

>>40463151
>>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.

>>40463151
>c

>>40463151
B

What could possibly go wrong?

>>40463151
>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.

>>40463151
>>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.
Since when do we do the conservative thing!?

>>40463151
>>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.
Fug it

>B. Fire your gun into the air and draw attention to yourself.

Time to make an impression.


Also, has this been archived anywhere?

>>40463316
sub tg

>>40463366
Cool, thanks. New here.

>>40463411
welcome also get ready for the CRAZY.

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>>40463209
>>40463236
>>40463272
>>40463282
>>40463310
>>40463316
You point your gun to the sky, and squeeze the trigger rapidly, causing flocks of birds to rise above the forest as your shots ring out. You do this for about a minute, entertained by the fact that you really will never have to learn how to reload a gun. At first, it seems like nothing's gonna happen when you stop. You continue walking and looking around the fog covered forest, silence in every direction.
Then you hear a soft moaning, and the whooshing of wind. White figures loom in the distance, concealed by the mist. They float through the trees as if they weren't even their, and the moaning intensifies as they approach. You walk in a circle, looking around you to see that the ghosts are indeed coming in from every direction. There's about two dozen of them or so. Thankfully you have the knowledge of how to deal with these creatures, and you whip out your gun in one hand and aim down the sights as they approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrizqjkSADM

You hammer the trigger and the projectiles rain down on the ghosts, forcing them to wail out in pain. They all rapidly begin to fly around you in a circle, using the trees as cover. One of them flies in from behind you as you're shooting at the group, and the blade of an ethereal scythe cuts into your side, ripping your shirt and spilling a bit of blood. You groan, and flip your gun over your head and do the same trick that you had done with the zombies, spinning it around on a single finger so that the trigger is blasted and bullets fan out in every direction. White mist pours from the bodies of the ghosts as they're struck, and now that they're softened up, the ones that come close to you are cleanly sliced in two by your sword. Demonic blood flows from their bodies as they're cut in half, and it soars through the air to pour into the cut on your side.

Cont.

>>40463607

It feels like a drug, and you have to focus to keep fighting as you're filled with their power. You clean up the last few of them with heavy sword strokes, and feel the wound on your side. It's completely healed. You feel completely renewed. You look down at your sword and your gun, and an odd feeling compels you to grip one with both hands.

>A. Power up Gun
>B. Power up Sword

>>40463622
>A. Power up Gun

>>40463622
>>A. Power up Gun
We KNOW it can hurt the ghosts.

>>40463622
Sword.

>>40463622
>A. Power up Gun

>>40463622
A

>>40463607
>A. Power up Gun

Sword.

>>40463622
>A
It seems like they're more into guerrilla tactics. And our sword seems strong enough if they get in range anyways

>>40463646
>>40463651
>>40463672
>>40463676
>>40463698
>>40463784
(in the future, please quote the update and refer to which letter you choose so that it's easier for me to count votes)

You put your sword on your back, and reach down and grip you gun tightly. You stare at it and feel the demonic blood that you've absorbed manifest it's power, and the same silver and black sparks from earlier dance around the gun as you charge it with demonic power. Finally it flashes white, and you feel that it's absorbed all the power that it's going to for now. You aim the weapon at a nearby tree, and decide to test it's power. You rapidly squeeze the trigger, and huge, silver flashes explode from the muzzle as about four bullets tear directly through the wood and make fist sized holes, causing the tree to crash in front of you. Well, Hell yeah.

You continue on, confident with your new skill and knowledge that you'll be able to take on this Banshee no problem. You're continuing on, when you come to a small clearing with a pond and a beautiful woman sits in the distance. She's ghostly white, and stands to look at you as you approach. You hear her soothing voice call out. "Sir! Sir please, can you help me?? I'm lost, I don't know where I am! Could you come here please?"

>A.Walk over
>B. Fire your gun at this woman
>C. Write-in

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>>40463903
fuck forgot my image

>>40463903
LET'S WALK RIGHT OVER THERE IT LOOK LEGIT no but really let's walk over

>>40463903
>>B. Fire your gun at this woman
Aim for something non-vital though, just in case she's actually human.

>>40463903
>>B. Fire your gun at this woman
"Haha no, not falling for that."

>>40463903
>>C. Write-in
"Why dont you come here its nice and dry"

>>40463903
>B. Fire your gun at this woman

why not check first then shoot we might be killing an innocent girl. . .most likely not and this is the banshee but we could ask some question before we kill her.

>>40463969
Look she's clearly not human, but has enough decency to talk to us. No need to murderbone everything.

>>40463903
B shoot her

>>40464106
I think, for our protagonist at least, this falls under "I've seen enough movies!" logic that just shooting her is understandable.

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>>40463969
>>40463999
>>40464035
>>40464117
You slowly start marching over, gun in hand. You're charging it with demonic power until it flashes white again, and smile as you make your way over to her. "Hey, girl. How'd you get lost out here anyways? Dontcha know that there's a Banshee running around, killing people?" She walks over to you, and you find that your vision is slightly hazy. The water you're stepping in feels thicker than it should be, as well. The scent of the area is exceedingly pleasant, like you'd almost want to take a nap here. Maybe you would, if you weren't pretty goddamn sure that this was a Banshee. She shakes her head, approaching. She is rather cute for a demon. "I heard that the Banshee only killed men, so I thought it would be safe. But, I still got lost. Can you please help me find the way ba-"

>>40464216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr2m1VzTAI8

You flick up your gun, and fire four magically charged bullets directly into her midsection. It rips her stomach apart, but the blood that spills is distinctly white. The vista around you flickers oddly, an apparently illusion starting to fade. The Banshee across from you flickers as well, the hidden reality of what she is making itself apparently. You stare at the terrifying monster, drawing your sword and walking forward still. The stench of blood fills your nose as you look down, and see that you're sloshing through a pool of the substance. When you look up, the beautiful cove that you had once seen is now a subject of terror. Bodies, bones, and flesh hang from the trees by threads. There are several heads on spikes, and the Banshee's tongue slithers long out of it's mouth as it screams at you.

You walk forward calmly. "Looks like a metal album cover in here. I think you got into the wrong profession, lady." You sling your sword from over your shoulder, and point it at the creature as it hisses at you. "Ever think of being an interior designer, instead of a murderous bitch?"

It races towards you, spraying blood from the sides as it parts the pool. What do you do?

>A. Stab forward with your sword
>B. Fire your gun
>C. Write-in

>>40464237
>The Sword
Muh nigga!

>>40464237
>>C. Write-in
spinning front flip while shooting.

>>40464237
>A. Stab forward with your sword
With an opening like that? It's shishkebab time.

>>40464237
>B. Fire your gun

>>40464266
>>A. Stab forward with your sword
Also I might as well say this is my vote too

>>40464237
>>A. Stab forward with your sword
if your going to charge at us

>>40464237
>C. LAUNCH it with your sword and combo it in mid-air with your gun like a coolguy!

>>40464323
whose?

>>40464344
the banshee is charging at us

im saying "if your gonna make it that easy"

>>40464401
I was being a snide cunt at you're wrong use of your

>>40464401
YOU'RE = You Fucking Are
YOUR = shows fucking possession

>>40464434
>>40464436
want some ointment for that butt hurt

>>40464514
hahahaha no fuck you

>>40464514
Please, I've spent some time at levels of butthurt not dreamed of since King Edward II. This is me barely even annoyed.

>>40464237
>>B. Fire your gun

>>40464580
but yet you responded.

>>40464299
>>40464312
>>40464323
You fully extend your arm, and the blade of Abandon slices cleanly into the jaw of the Banshee, separating it's head down the middle. The body continues to move however, due to the sharpness of your blade it simply glides right through and it's body hugs to you. The banshee's arms wrap around your waist, and demon blood pours out of the head as you sling your weapon onto your back. You point your gun down at the open cut, and fire rapidly into it before it can recover. The body shakes and more of the blood pours out, and you kick it off of you so that it lands in the pool of blood.

Drawing Abandon once more, you swing it down with your full strength and hack at the body of the creature, the magic of your bullets having solidified it's being so that you could kill it with ease. The damn thing probably never met someone could use magic, and wasn't expecting this to happen. You sling your weapon onto your back and turn away, but there's an unexpected sight in front of you.

The tip of a blade is pressed against your nose. It's the man with the red hair from earlier. He's grinning widely, fangs bare. "Hello." he flatly states. You take a step back. "Hi. Looking for the Inn again? Seems like you got a little turned around." He chuckles, shaking his head with a constant grin on his face. "Oh, that is uh, you are funny. Funny Devil. You don't see too many of those. They don't tend to last." You draw your own sword, and smack his away from you, and walk to the side. "What do you want now, creep?" He walks in the opposite direction, as you stare each other down. "First I wanted to kill this Banshee. I'm looking for work, see. But since you've taken that job from me, I've thought of a different arrangement. How about you let me look at that Demonica book of yours? It seems quite fascinating."

>A. Piss off.
>B. Sure. Let's go back to my bike.
>C. Write-in

>>40464624
>A. Piss off.

>>40464624
>B. Sure. Let's go back to my bike.

>>40464624
>>C. Write-in
it is thats why you not gonna see it.

>>40464624
Hold it up, then put it back in the bag without opening it.
"There, you looked at it. Looking IN it? Not gonna happen."

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>>40464688
You don't have a bag on you, it's currently sitting in a storage compartment on your motorcycle

>>40464624
>>C. Write-in
Why?

>>40464624
>>A. Piss off.

>>40464624
>>A. Piss off.
>"Sorry, but no. The last time some random had it, I got called in to close a portal to hell that was spewing zombies. Rather not let that sorta thing happen again."

>>40464624
>A. Piss off.
"Find your own demon encyclopedia, had to kill a bigass zombie for it."

>>40464624
>C: "If you wanted a cut, you should have come when you saw me. Not my fault you were too slow."

>>40464624
>C.
Do I look like a fucking library? Kiss my ass you rotten motherfucker.

>>40464758>>40464624
Seconding

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>>40464641
>>40464748
>>40464758
>>40464786
>>40464790
You crack your neck before looking back at him. "Had to kill a big ass Zombie for it. Find your own. Besides, if you wanted a cut, you shoulda' helped me kill that thing. So sorry, but no. The last time some jackass had it, I had to close a portal to Hell. Can't just trust any old' shady guy, can I?" He smirks, stepping away from you. "Suppose not." He says. He starts to chuckle, waggling his sword in your direction. "But maybe, you're the shady one here. How can I trust you with such a power? Some Devil boy who probably doesn't even know how the world works? Why should I simply let you walk away from this?"

You're trying to think of a witty response, but he doesn't really give you the opportunity as he holds his sword in the air. Your hair stands up on end, and electricity starts to form around his blade. The wind picks up, and the pool of blood starts to rock in waves as you step back and look on with curiosity. The man suddenly flashes, and the electricity intensifies to insane levels with the crackling sounding like a thunderstorm directly in front of you. He calls out. "Alastor! Lend me your strength!"

He turns into a black demon as the lightning explodes around you, some of the trees catching fire simply from his presence. The man-, no, the Devil floats high into the sky, and spreads his black wings as they glow with power. He casts a hand down, and a bolt of lightning strikes you in the chest, sending you sliding away and knocking you out completely.

You briefly gain consciousness, and see the red-haired man smiling and shaking his head at you before you fade to black once more, unconscious.

------

That's all for tonight guys. Next thread will be either Wednesday or Thursday, 7PM central. I'll post updates on that in cuhrayzee general on /vg/ if anything changes. I'll be sticking around to answer questions for a bit too.

>>40464993
So we fucked up then?

>>40465097
Pretty sure he was gonna try and gank us even if we straight up gave it to him.

>>40465097
Actually, things went very well overall. The ghosts and the Banshee could have been way bigger problems than they were. Antagonizing this guy will actually work out in your favor as well, because he started a fire. Which drew out the townsfolk. Which means they were outside. Which means he couldn't just steal your book like he was planning to without murdering a town. So you got blasted with lightning, but the alternatives would have ended up with you being fucked way worse

Plus now you know what a Devil Trigger looks like, even if you don't know what one is. You didn't lose anything of value.

>>40464993
>>40465097
kinda seems like we goofed. If we gave it to him though, would we have been any better off?

>>40465097
No, he fucked up.

Next time we see him, we'll have picked up military grade anti-material rifles, which we will dual wield.

Get fucked, demon-bro.

Plus we'll get swole, so there's that.

Honestly, this dude is now #1 on our shitlist, even those fucks in Hell weren't as much of an asshole as this guy.

>>40464993
this is a great first impression on how Duncan is going view other devil hunters
>>40465144
well ill be damned i thought we fucked that up

>>40465149
No. You would have been without a book and someone who has ambiguous motives would have had a host of demonic knowledge. + he's already considerably stronger than you. You guys dodged a serious fucking bullet by being cocky today.

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>>40465144
Damn, really? Feel like we dodged a big ol demon bullet there.

>>40465177
>ALWAYS BET ON CUHRAYZEE

This is our motto

>>40465230
Can't wait for what we say next time.

>"Wings are for faggots, bitch!"

>>40465265
mundas has wings bro so if we activate our devil trigger we will have wings

also its "lighting is for faggots"

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>>40465230
ya dun goofed

>>40465312
>if we activate our devil trigger we will have wings

Who's to say? Maybe we won't, I don't know how this insanity works.

>>40465177
HAY.

What rank for this mission?

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>>40465312

>>40465390
S for the actual mission. Getting rekt by the lightning guy was probably going to happen anyways once you guys looked at the book. But not looking at the book would have made the actual mission much harder.

>>40465372
true

>>40465177
>>40465445
Nice! Thanks for running Mini

>>40465445
question is Nero going to be the only one who won't hate Duncan when they first me.

>>40465530
meet*

>>40465530
Lady might hate you, for being a Demon who she's not sure she can trust, but Dante and Trish will simply be extremely suspicious of you for being what you are. But they know all about the potential for demons to be kindhearted, so they'll give you a chance.

Nero's going to treat you like he does everyone else, because he doesn't really know shit/care about Mundus.

>>40465445
if we had decked him before he Devil triggered would we have knocked him out? or at least had a chance at fighting him?

>>40465574
He wouldn't have been knocked out, and would have DT'd. Without DT though you could have fought him at least.

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>>40465596
I love you miniseries anon. Do you love me too?

>>40465596
What a bitch, running to his DT right away.

Dude must be a total bitch compared to other names.

We're a scrubby no name at this point and we can at least stand up to him.

He's a jobber, I swear!

>>40465562
i honestly thought Trish would be on the hate side with her past with Mundas

>>40465633
I love all anons in a platonic way

>>40465639
This guy doesn't really qualify as a name. He's not that far ahead of you, he simply has Alastor which lets him access a DT.

>>40465690
She's basically your sister and she recognizes that.

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>>40465711
That's all I ask for.

>>40465711
Did he steal Dante's sword?

>>40465847
Nope, Dante lost it in a bet and it traveled for a while before he stole it from someone else

>>40466910
Whoops forgot my trip