“Finding New Demons”

After hours celebrating at the cafe, Nico and Lite left, the group waving goodbye to them.

"Well, that was fun, wasn't it..?"

Lite smiled, glanxing at Nico. He smiled very slightly, about to answer before suddenly someone called out to them. Royce came running to them, yelling aloud.

"Guys, we need you immediately!"

Before the two could react he grabbed them both, the ground cracking as he ran at the speed of a car, Nico and Lite yelling for him to stop.

Royce dragged them all the way home, literally lighting in flames from the friction as Nico and Lite yelled louder, avoiding being burnt.

He made it back to headquarters, as once he stopped his motion he let go of the two, who were flung forth in momentum, landing in front of The Leader.

"Good, you're back."

The Leader stood there with his arms crossed, the two getting back up, as Lite took out a whole revolver, firing at Royce's forehead.

Nico looked aurprised to Lite shooting him with a real gun, though Royce merely fell to the ground, the bullet bouncing off and only bruising him.

The Leader quickly took the gun away from her, placing it in his pocket as he snapped his fingere, regaining their attention.

"Though we've dealt with the creatired from the other world and settled them all to their rooms, we'll now be looking for new tasks."

He began walking into the headquarters, the teo following him. The civilians from the other world seemed to be helping out around the place, an alliance formed.

"Because of controversy from some of our members we can't stop crimes as it's too public. We'll simply have to find a new threat, like the mafia, and work undercover."

Royce eventually got up and came to them, as well as Mari. The Leader pulled out his tablet, displaying multiple news headlines of people going missing without a trace.

"This could be a serious threat with how rapidly this phenomenon happens. We'll focus on this as our next task."

Mari took out a tablet of her own, displaying multiple locations on it, all with a person assigned to it.

"I've analyzed which areas people seem to be disappearing in, we'll have us all scout the areas at nighttime, got it?"

The group nodded, looking at where he was designated, looking outside as it was already getting dark.

"We should get going, then. Sun's going down."

The whole group nodded in agreement, them all walking in different directions to where they had to be.

Nico would arrive to his position, an old slums neighbourhood, typically where you'd typically gind bad and shady people around.

He leeaned back against a streetlamp, crossing his arms as he looked around. It was now night time, as a few gangs walked past, though nothing much else.

Eventually a gang of three approached Nico, walking as the stereotypical thug would, as well as dressed in a similar manner.

"Yo, you been creepin' around here all night, you need somethin' or do you wanna fuck outa our block?"

One of the thugs pulled his shirt up, revealing a gun in his pants. Nico kept a stoic expression, looking to the gang as he pulled out a pistol of his own.

The thug raided his gun, firing a shot which Nico's easily block with his hand. He'd flick a switch on his pistol as it transformed into an entire rifle.

"Oh shit..!!!"

The gang backed up, Nico twirling the rifle around as he then pointed it to the sky, firing in the air, the gang startled from the sudden shot.

They were confused on what he shot at, looking up before with mouths agape before a dead bird fell into one of their mouths. He almost threw up as they began running away.

"Wait, hold on."

Two members made it away, as Nico quickly dashed forth, catching the last one in his tracks as he grabbed him by his shirt, holding him still.

"Y'know anything about the missing people?"

The thug was scared out of his shit as he shook around frantically, holding his hands up in fear as he shook his dead.

"I don't know nothin' about that! Just lemme go!!"

Nico let go of the man, who ran off, tripping a few times on his way. Nico sighed and looked around, as at a quick glance he realized the movement of black hair from an alleyway.

Nico quickly rushed over to the slley, peaking in as a young woman stood there. She seemed too well dressed to be living in this neighbourhood, as she faced him, a smile on her face.

Nico was about to wave back, before his instincts kicked in, ducking. A thin, almost invisible string passed by at high speeds, as though he dodged it, the woman's head fell to the floor.

Nico's eyes widened as he looked around for a prosecutor, unsheathing his sword. His breathing became frantic as multiple dark beings could be seen at the corners of his eyes, disappearing when he took a second glance.

Nico thought that he must just be tired, his eyes tricking him as he took a deep breath. As he looked back into the alleyway, the dead woman disappeared, Nico holding his forehead as he ran off.

"What the hell's going on here.."

Nico looked around as he ran, continuing to just missing spotting shadowy creatures as he shut his eye entirely, running into the nearby gas station.

He exhaled in his relief as he looked around, walking to the drink isle, taking a can of cold coffee. The cashier began talking to him from the register.

"Man, all these people disappearing.. Y'know, decades ago something similar happened, but people didn't disappear they were just straight up shot. Hell, the old cashier here was one of the victims! Won't catch me lacking though..!"

The cashier held a gun, playing around with it, and being overall unprofessional. Nico placed the can on the counter, looking around for his wallet, before suddenly 5 dollars wer placed down.

Nico seemed confused, looking to his left as a similar red haired man was seen.

"I'll pay for that, brother."