Comet Hunters (Devil May Cry AU)

[Blacksauce]

Two people sit in a office building, one laying on the couch fumbling with a rubix cube and another at the front desk typing away at a laptop.

They notice a woman walk in "You two are the Paranormal Hunters right?"
"Yeah."
"I would like to ask you for some assistance. Our home has been making strange noises at night and furniture has been knocked all across. It's been going for weeks now. My husband was gravely injured just yesterday in his sleep. I've tried calling the police but they've had no luck."
"What's the payment?"
"1,000$ or anything else you request as I was told from your middle man."
"Hear that Lucy? We gotta job to do."

The girl places the cube down. "Can we get cake after?"
"That's the plan. Get dressed, okay?"
"Yay!" She runs upstairs and trips up the stairs.

The two sit in the back of a car. "So we need to wait until…?"
"2 am."

He turns his head to The Girl. "Hear that Lucy? We're having a sleepover."
"What's a sleepover again?"
"You get to stay up past bedtime."
"Really?!" Her face lights up only to go down suddenly. "But what about your bedtime stories?"
The man digs through his coat. He pulls out a newspaper. "Let's see… How about the tale on how… actually I don't want to spoil it for you."
"Aw man…"

They arrive at a Large Mansion. "Talk about fancy, where's the source?"
"In our basement."
"Classic."

The three walk in and down to a large storage unit. "We'll be sitting here for the night I suppose. I recommend you get out the house for when the time comes." He sits down with Lucy following.
"Alright. Please do your best."

The two sit in the basement. The man pulls out his laptop. "Lucy, What movie do you want to watch?" He looks to her still trying to work the rubix cube.
"I wanna watch the one with the cool car robots!"
"Alright, come over here."

The two huddle by the laptop as hours pass.


Lucy yawns. "I'm sleepy."
"You gotta stay up for a little longer okay?"
"Okay…" Her eyes half close as she talks half awake, her body emitting a faint light. "Luke?"
"Yeah Lucy?"
"Daddy's coming home soon right? He said he had a big meeting in the underworld didn't he?""
"He did."
"And Mommy…?"
"Maybe one day she'll come with him…"
"Mmmn."

They see something emerge from the shadows. A demon stares at them and breathes heavily. Luke hugs her sister. He begins a lullaby as Lucy falls asleep. He stands up and steps back as more demons appear and he finishes the Lullaby.

Lucy stands up, her aura radiating. She shoves her hand into her bag and pulls out a synthesizer. She begins playing on it, ice jutting up from the floor and impaling each demon. Multiple come in from behind with scythes, the two jumping up and Lucy slamming down with the synthesizer smashing it to pieces. The shards turn to Ice and stab into other demons before reforming the synthesizer into her hands. They hear a shriek from outside. Luke begins walking up the stairs. "I'll go take a look."
"Make it 1,000 and a Pizza! I haven't ate anything good the past week!" She grins as she summons a flock of parakeets.
"I cooked you pasta yesterday." He closes the door.
"That's Different!" They launch at the Demons and explode on impact.

Luke steps outside, he sees a massive Demon holding a car with the woman inside. He throws a rock at it. It turns around and sees Luke reading a newspaper. "Wind." The car is knocked out the Demons hand as a gust of wind gently places the car down. "Ignite." The demon is lit on fire and begins to melt. It attempts to punch at Luke. He looks to the wordsearch on the newspaper "Reflect." He crosses it out. A barrier envelops Luke as the force of the punch is sent back at the Demon. It launches into the air as it turns to ash in the sky. He wraps up the newspaper and shoves it in his coat. "Are you alright?"
The woman steps out. "Yes… Thank you."
"Oh yeah, the deal's changed. $1,000 and a Pizza."
"...what…?"
"You heard us."
"A-Alright then."

Luke walks back inside and looks at Lucy sitting on the floor without the energy enveloping her. "I'm hungry…" She whines out.
"I got the Pizza deal."
"Yay! I found the insigma too." She jumps up.
"It's Insignia."

The two look at a summoning symbol etched into the wall. Luke takes out his newspaper. "This is a old symbol. Dad probably sealed something like this ages ago… So why is it reawakened…?"
"Daddy's been here?"
"Who knows." Luke clears his throat and begins speaking in an unknown tongue. The symbol vanishes.

The two step outside. The woman hands them $1,030. "Thank you for your time, but I'm afraid we still need a ride home."
"Oh yes, absolutely."
Luke and Lucy sit in the car together. Lucy falls asleep in her brother's lap.


The two sit in the office building. Lucy lays while pressing on her instrument making random noises. "I'm hungry."
"What do you want? Pizza or Cake?"
"Can we get both?"
"No we can't."
"But I want Both!"
"You can't have both in one day Lucy." She pouts as tears form. "You know that doesn't work on me. Think about if dad saw you like this."
"...Cake…"
Luke stands up. "Let's go then."

The two walk into a restaurant.
Lucy sits down in a Corner Booth as Luke walks up to the front. "You a new worker?" A lady turns around.
"Yeah."
Luke pulls out a card. "I'm a friend of your boss. I'm sure you've heard of us." The waitress looks at the card. "There's usually something special in that fridge, green plaid cloth, can't miss it."
"...? Sorry, I've never heard of you sir. And I was told that was for a special guest."
"I want you to look to your left." She looks at a photo on the wall next to Lucy. A Photo of the two fighting a hoard of demons just outside the restaurant.

"We're the Special Guests."

Luke sits down with Lucy as he places a chocolate fudge cake at the table and hands Lucy a large spoon. He slices himself 1/8th of the cake and hands the rest to Lucy.

 

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The two sit in the office. "I'm bored…" Luke pulls out a pair of keys and begins jingling them. Lucy's attention instantly gets grabbed.
"It is strange. This week has been too quiet. Normally we get at least one deal a week"
"What's our name again?"
"... Our brand doesn't have a name does it… let's see…"

He thinks back to a previous client ("You two are the Paranormal Hunters right?")

Lucy chimes in on his thought "The super cool awesome guys."
"No."
"The Devil Hunters?"
"No, Too vague."


The two see a man in a suit and tie walk in. "If it isn't our good friend Arthur. How've you been."
"How's your business? Had to go on a trip but I got a job for you two."

"Arthur! You bring any snacks?"
"Knock yourself out." He goes through his briefcase and throws a large swirly lollipop at Lucy. "Cute kid."

"Cute is one way to put it."
"Come on she's your sister isn't she?"
"She is. Our families pride and joy even if she struggles up here." He taps on his head. The two share a chuckle as Lucy looks to them confused.

Arthur hands a set of documents to Luke. He looks through the photos, purple streaks of energy and flames with demons in the sky burning. "Your business has probably been lacking thanks to this. Any demon spawns have been cut off instantly by some Maniac playing rap music. Granted this is a no pay job, just an investigation."
"When was her last appearance?"
"By the docs at midnight. She's shown up fighting sea demons each night."
"Guess we'll be intercepting her fun then. Hear that Lucy? We got a job to do."

She bites into the lollipop. She starts to tear up "...owkay"
"Did you bite your tongue?"
"Ye…"
"I told you not to bite down so hard." Luke walks to the fridge and pulls out an ice packet.
"Sowwy."
Luke and Lucy walk to the docs in the dead of night. They faintly hear music. A purple flash runs past them and makes a Doppler Effect. It stops standing atop a building "Who are you two?"


"The Comet Twins. Devil Hunters." "She looks so cool!"
"Oh no I'm so scared! You got a problem with me?"
"You've caused thousands in property damage. We aren't the cops but we can't let that go." "Her music is so loud…"
"Make me." She appears behind Lucy with the tip of her sword on her ear. Lucy freezes "Just kidding. That'd be too easy of a kill. I want to have some fun!" She steps away.

Lucy begins to tear up. "She's scary." She clings to her brother.
"... Damn you're just a kid huh?" Her weapon lowers as it transforms into a speaker.
"Lucy… Stay back." Luke pulls out his newspaper and steps in front of Lucy.
"Hey I ain't here to beat up a child." Multiple demons spawn around the three. "I'm just here for these guys. Names Apollya."
"...Luke" They prepare a lunge at the hoard. Apollya flicks her fingers outwards as slashes, mincing the wave in one motion. She transforms her speaker into a greatsword. Luke turns to her She jumps up and slashes a Demon appearing by Luke. The two stand staring at each other. Apollya pulls out a Deagle as Luke pulls an assault rifle from under his coat. They begin to fire at Demons by Lucy.
"Quite the arsenal, color me impressed."
"Do you know where the seal to this spawn is?"
"I don't know and don't care."

Luke dashes to Lucy. "I can fight too!"
"Not now." Lucy pouts at the response.

Apollya begins to fist fight multiple demons, her music emitting from her speaker getting louder with each punch. She begins to shred music on her greatsword, the music bursting out as a shockwave.

They notice an explosion by a storage unit.

They run in, a large centaur with a flowing sword of water, and an insignia behind it. Luke pulls out his newspaper as Apollya appears standing on the blade. "Oh man I would say this feels refreshing but it's swamp water." She jumps on its head before cracking up the music. She dodges multiple demons as she dances across the head. She leaps up, her blade transforms into a katana. Her body transforms into a Devil. She slashes directly downwards, the centaur cut clean in half without a trace of blood.
Luke looks at her as the body falls. "(A Devil Trigger?!)"

She de-transforms.

Luke seals the insignia.

Apollya looks to Lucy and back to Luke "Hey she's a demon too right?"
"If she is?"
"How bout I go at her?"
"No."
"Come on, she said she wanted to fight."
"Against Demons, not another person."
"You're not going to let her fight? You're a bad father." Luke gets visibly angered at the remark. Apollya begins jumping away.
"HEY!"
They both take a step forward only to stop.

"Can we got home now?"
Luke sighs "Yeah."

They sit in the office a day later. They hear a knock.

"It's Arthur. Open up I know you're both in there."

Luke slowly creaks the door open. "Not today."

They hear another voice. "Too Bad!" Apollya kicks the door open sending Luke flying. Lucy juts up, grabbing Luke and moving him away

"Calm down." She pulls out a large box. "I brought Pizza." The two stand hesitantly. "Listen, I say we got off on the wrong foot. Let's all sit down and talk with monocles while sipping tea." She places it on the desk and grabs a slice. "This guy told me a bit about you. Children of Akuma?"
"..."
"My father was a demon who worked under Akuma. He was his right hand man. He started a family too, just like what you got. I have a mother and dad not too far from here."
"And your dad hasn't said anything about your absences?"
"He said someone needs to clean up the rouges."

Luke looks to Arthur "Why is she here?"

Lucy looks to Luke "Can I have a slice?" Luke walks to the Pizza and hesitantly moves to grab a slice.

Apollya pulls out her Desert Eagle to his head. Everyone freezes in shock. She puts it back. "Nah I'm fucking with you."

Lucy shouts. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Your faces are priceless, pretty funny to me."

Luke grabs the slice and tosses it to Lucy.

"She wants to work with you."

"Listen, I get my hands dirty, you seal demons. It'd be perfect. All I ask is If I could crash by your place."
"What about your parents?"
"They're a bore. Love 'em, but a bore. This place seems funner, and empty as hell." She begins looking around.
"We'll think about it once you stop with the property damage and stop putting guns to peoples heads."
"Deal." She leaves the room


Arthur looks at the two. "I still got a jo-
"NO!!!!!!!!" Lucy shoos him away.
"Fine. No need to be so loud about it." Arthur walks out.

Lucy hugs her brother. "She's scary."
"I know."