Camille’s Agents

After Dante completed his mission of raiding one of the Scarlett Bullets' bases, Camille kept replaying the video in her office.

She needed to wait for the warlock to clarify a few things she didn't understand, but she was curious about the name the demon used to refer to him.

"Hellslayer…?" Camille pondered aloud, catching the attention of Cerberus, who was peacefully sleeping next to her.

*Woof!* the puppy barked as if recognizing the name.

"Huh, you know what Hellslayer is?" the handler asked the dog.

'Am I really asking the puppy for information right now?' she thought.

Cerberus stood up from his little bed and walked to the side of the office, where a decent pile of books was placed in the corner.

"Oh, those are just books that I still need to give to Dante. I was waiting for him to finish the others…" Camille commented, standing up and noticing that the puppy was tapping his paw against a specific book.

"What is it? You want this book?" she asked, moving the tomes around to uncover it.

"The Divine Comedy…?" Camille wondered after seeing the title.

*Woof!* Cerberus barked again, wagging his tail as if the woman had found what he was trying to show her.

"I see. You want me to read this?" she asked the dog, who barked in confirmation.

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Early the following day, Dante and Megan were brought to Camille's office to discuss the warlock's questioning of the demon.

For starters, Camille gave the pair good news and said that they were able to locate another Scarlett Bullet's base from the men they captured inside the home.

The handler was glad that the mission went smoothly. Since the warlock managed to complete it quickly, the police were never called to the scene.

"Now that you have the good news. Let's talk about that demon you talked to…" said Camille to Dante.

"He said he was summoned by a man named Sabelio, who used traditional dark magic. What does that mean?" the handler continued.

Dante calmly explained that summoning a demon with traditional dark magic meant that they were using human sacrifices and blood pentagrams.

"If the summoner is using traditional dark magic, then we can safely say he is not a real warlock…" Dante elaborated.

Warlocks were mages who could see the emotional energy of people and animals, which made it easier for them to control that energy for their spells.

However, that didn't mean that they were the only ones able to control it, as traditional dark magic allowed normal people to do it, too, even if they couldn't see the umbra around them.

"I've already looked into Sabelio, but we haven't found any information about him…" Camille said.

"Ogmad told me that the blood in the pills was from a General, but if that were the case, Krom would've noticed when he inspected it…" Dante commented.

"What exactly is a General?" Megan asked.

The warlock elaborated and said that hell had ten demon kings, and each of them had a group of demon generals working under them who commanded different legions.

With the generals being some of the strongest demons in existence, it would be simple for an imp to differentiate its blood from that of another demon.

"And since Krom said he didn't know whose blood it was, we can assume there is more than one demon giving out their blood. Correct?" Camille concluded.

"That's right," Dante confirmed with a gentle nod.

Camille seemed to type something on her laptop, then raised her gaze at Dante with a curious look.

"Can we talk about that 'Hellslayer' title he called you?" the handler asked, not knowing if it was something Dante felt comfortable sharing.

Dante let out a heavy sigh with an exasperated expression, saying that it was a "nickname" that demons had given him a long time ago.

Noticing that the warlock wasn't elaborating any further, Camille decided to leave the matter aside and showed them the location of their next raid.

"A nightclub?" Megan asked after seeing the pictures.

"It's called Devil's Den—quite fitting, if you ask me," Camille replied.

The handler explained that the nightclub was located in another district that was quite far from their home.

She already had her people scouting the place, and she said that their security was at least five times heavier than the family house Dante raided.

"I'm sending three of my people with you this time—just to make sure that everything goes well," Camille continued.

At that moment, the trio that the handler referred to entered her office, introducing two tall men and a pink-haired woman.

The men had the same neat haircut and wore black suits with sunglasses, silently standing beside the girl in the middle with their backs straightened.

The pink-haired woman also wore a black suit, and while her height and body build made her look much weaker than the men, Dante could tell that the girl was much stronger by the simple look at the energy flowing from her.

"This is Tyler, he is also Tyler, and she is Maya…" said Camille, introducing the trio to Dante and Megan.

"They are both Tyler?" Dante asked, a little confused but amused, making the two men nod simultaneously.

"I'm glad to be working with you. Tyler doesn't speak much, so I'll be doing most of the talking…" Maya politely said with a nonchalant expression.

'Which Tyler?' Dante pondered, seeing that the woman referred to the two men as one.

"Maya is one of my best agents. She was on standby in another district that had some unusual activity, but this raid is more important at the moment…" Camille explained.

The warlock was curious to know what kind of abilities Maya could have to be considered one of Camille's best agents.

From his perspective, Megan, who didn't use any type of magical abilities, was skilled enough to raid some of the gangs' bases by herself, so he was interested in seeing Maya in action.

Still, he kept his thoughts to himself, knowing that he would be able to witness them during the raid on the Devil's Den nightclub.