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ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Pipe down with the insults, will you.ᐣ It's getting repetitive, and quite frankly, boring.“ ㅤㅤ•° the blonde cringed, shaking her head in disappointment. She used the pile of snow on the roof to wash her hands. ㅤㅤ“But anyways, this is Chaos, one layer of the Trinity. ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“I'll do that later.” ㅤㅤ•° not really in for the money, just for the fun. They took another sip of their drink, noting the cherry on the back of their throat. Crossing and uncrossing their legs, impatient. ㅤㅤ“Go on, then. You may start.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Hm. Guess I'll be paying his bills after all.” ㅤㅤ•° the blonde laughed to themself, turning to fully face the demon before them. He reminded them of the Madamas. Tall humanoid demons, fiery in personality. ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Oh, no. I don't think of you as lesser than me. You just never told me your name.” ㅤㅤ•° she moved to another angel, doing the same to it. ㅤㅤ“Besides, not like you're gonna stick around for long. After this meal you'll probably go back to Inferno.” ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ📲 = Alr ㅤ ° ㅤㅤ•° Gates of Hell was as empty as usual. It was just them and the barkeep. ㅤㅤ“Seven figures, they said.“ ㅤㅤ•° the blonde took a sip of their mocktail. The demonic barkeep grunted. ㅤㅤ“I'll pay Louvet's bills if it's actually for real.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ📲 = Yk u probs couldve asked the bartender from that bar but alr ㅤㅤ📲 = The world is made up of 3 layers. Paradiso, Inferno, chaos. Angels live in Paradiso demons in inferno everyone else chaos. There were 2 clans too, Umbra and Lumen. Overseers of history ↓ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ📲 = Ur probs talking about my buddy ㅤㅤ📲 = Got the same name and face as I do ㅤㅤ📲 = Anw ㅤㅤ📲 = Since ur here ㅤㅤ📲 = Wdy wanna talk about ㅤㅤ📲 = If ur bullshitting tho im gonna immediately delete ur number ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Of course I'm not bad at it. I used to do it for a living.” ㅤㅤ•° grand heists were the reason why that man came after her in the first place. Back home, the moniker ‘Papillon d'Ombre’ would be known by many. Here, it's nothing. ㅤㅤ“Well then, that concludes our meeting.“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° pull the strings and make it ring ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° she took it, admiring the material and the carving. ㅤㅤ“Not bad ... not bad at all. And you're not half bad either.” ㅤㅤ•° patting Zatanna's shoulder, grinning. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Ooh. Practical.” ㅤㅤ•° offering a hand to the other woman. ㅤㅤ“The watch. Please.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° a good smack on the head with her baton, and he's down. Thankfully not dead – she's a criminal, yes, but she only enjoys petty thievery. ㅤㅤ“How the hell did you even find me, old man.ᐣ Don't tell me maman sent you here.” ↓ ㅤㅤ

ZEIKO why is that ○takupato guy back lmao I thought y'all banished him to the shadow realm

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Sweet.ᐟ Now – “ ㅤㅤ"Hold it, police!" ㅤㅤ•° the blonde's head turned to the entrance, catching the attention of a stocky policeman. ㅤㅤ"Papillon d'Ombre la Deuxième! Roping in innocents, are you?!" ㅤㅤ“Inspector Enzeau.ᐟ” ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Mm ... Maybe Japan ... .ᐣ The rural side, not the big cities and all that.” ㅤㅤ•° something more relaxing for the pair of witches. A well-deserved break. ㅤㅤ“We can rent a villa, try out regional dishes ... ” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Nice, let's go.” ㅤㅤ•° she grabbed Zatanna's arm, pulling her down the hallway until they ended up in a room. ㅤㅤ•° there, in the middle, is a the watch, made of gold. Lotus flowers are carved on it. ㅤㅤ“I'll disable the cameras, you go get that.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° the the blonde led them down, where they arrive at a hallway. One end is guarded by two security men. ㅤㅤ“ ... Got any illusory tricks.ᐣ“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“ ... And what's that supposed to mean.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ•° she sat down next to one twitching angel, pulling out a saw. She made quick work of the first angel, separating the limbs from the torso, and the guts and entrails from everything else. ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Yeah. It's an old friend's family heirloom.” ㅤㅤ•° she didn't explain further, jumping off the draconic creature. ㅤㅤ•° she kicked open a door, the stairs leading down inside. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Oh, just another robbery.“ ㅤㅤ•° pointing down the street. ㅤㅤ“Convenience store. At least three people.“

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Nah. I just met up with an old friend of mine ... ” ㅤㅤ•° pretty silver hair, eyes like moonlight. With how fondly she thought of the friend, surely they're more than that. ㅤㅤ•° oh, who knows. ㅤㅤ“Let's go back.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“ ... Okay ... ” ㅤㅤ•° her eyes widened momentarily, head swinging to the left. ㅤㅤ“Wait. I hear something.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“I prefer gallant, knightly women myself. A rival that can stand toe to toe with me. Isn't that just the best start to a romance.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ•° the dragon swooped down, landing on the roof of the museum soundlessly. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° looking around, eyes eventually landing on a supermarket. Index finger pointing at it. ㅤㅤ“You can probably just put it in the pile of eggs in there.” ㅤㅤ•° unstealing an egg would be pretty funny. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“It's not the worst.” ㅤㅤ•° up and up they go, flying to the museum like a missile. ㅤㅤ“I must say, you have a strange taste in women.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“ ... No idea.” ㅤㅤ•° she really, really doesn't know. Perhaps a picture book would help. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Traveling.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ•° she's been to ... well, almost everywhere. Japan, China, Egypt, the US, and so on, all to search for the Umbran treasures. ㅤㅤ•° ... though, it has been a while since she went to some of those places. ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“An old friends' watch.” ㅤㅤ•° a roar came from the distance, and within a split second, a mighty draconic creature appeared before them. ㅤㅤ“And this is our ride. Hop on.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“ ... Who's batman.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ•° she never really paid any attention to heroes – never really needed to. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“ ... That's an egg, Malaya.” ㅤㅤ•° poking at it. It's quite literally just a normal chicken egg. Probably would be really tasty sunny side up with chili oil, or as an omelet. ㅤㅤ“Where'd you get that.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ♥︎ - For Cerise's opinion of your muse.ᐟ ○○○○○ — trust ○○○○○ — interest ○○○○○ — affection ○○○○○ — respect ○○○○○ — loyalty ○○○○○ — annoyance ○○○○○ — fighting likelihood ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° alas, the bat already turned back into a human. Displeased grumbling. ㅤㅤ“ ... You know. I'm starting to get why you're not interested in sidekicks. Great job on those mooks, though.” ㅤㅤ•° now she knew not to mess with her. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Can't wait for that.” ㅤㅤ•° spoken genuinely. ㅤㅤ“ ... Anyways, I think I'm gonna hang around your place for a bit. Don't feel like magic door-ing to my apartment.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“It's .. hard. There are some cultural barriers. She's from the Philippines. Her vampirism is different from mine. Apparently she's a witch, too, but she's not Umbran like us.“ ㅤㅤ•° tossing and turning. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Gwuh – ” ㅤㅤ•° fell off the superhero, down on a pile of trash bags. ㅤㅤ“Oi.ᐟ What the hell.ᐟ“ ㅤㅤ•° crawling out as a human. Thankfully she still smelled nice. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° ㅤㅤ“Yo.ᐟ What's up.ᐣ“ ㅤㅤ•° tall, lanky figure came to land on Malaya's shoulder. Familiar grey eyes and pale complexion. ㅤㅤ“What the hell are you doing here, all alone.ᐣ ... You do realize the park is supposed to be closed, right.ᐣ“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° thinking hard. Really hard. ㅤㅤ“Mm ... I still do thievery. I also work at a different cafe now, since the last one closed down. I also got a student, so I guess that makes me a mentor.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° the bat clambered up to Mary's shoulder, resting there. ㅤㅤ“ ... Five kilometers to the left, jewelry shop getting broken into.“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“No.“ ㅤㅤ•° placing both hands on her stomach, fingers intertwining. ㅤㅤ“We went our separate ways. She doesn't get that I want to help others, and I don't get her obsession with hoarding the artifacts. I packed my bags in the morning, left a letter, and walked out.“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Whoa —-- .ᐟ” ㅤㅤ•° unexpected flight speed, but she was somehow quick enough to turn into a tiny blonde bat, and hang on to the hero's arm. ㅤㅤ“Give a warning, will you.ᐣ.ᐟ” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° then, light from above. Holy light. Accompanied with the trumpets and harps of heaven. Bird-like angels flew down, ready to accept the man's soul to paradise. ㅤㅤ•° the woman smiled at them, seemingly happy. ↓

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° Cerise slid down, laying her head on Jeanne's lap. ㅤㅤ“Maman and I had a fight. She didn't like the whole ‘Robin Hood’ thing I kept pulling after heists. She said it's a distraction to the original goal of ‘stealing back the treasures of the Umbra’.” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“I'm sure I'll be more of a bother, miss .. but I can try.” ㅤㅤ•° she stood back up, and walked upwards to the top of the tower, finally standing upright. ㅤㅤ“Lead the way.“ ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° Malaya recieved an Egg. The man smiled mischievously, though there was a hint of genuineness. ㅤㅤ•° ㅤㅤ•° well, there is not a man here. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“You best be on your way, then. I'm sure there are many things to be done in the city.” ㅤㅤ•° she sat down on the wall, crossing her legs. ㅤㅤ“Or are you looking for a sidekick to accompany you.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“Well ... we last talked back in May ... It's complex.“ ㅤㅤ•° something is weighing on her. She's not sure if she should tell Jeanne everything. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ•° the man seemed friendly enough. He bore a familiar face too, with the familiar pale complexion and a familiar blonde hair.. ㅤㅤ•° perhaps the man was just a friendly face playing a prank on the younger vampire.ᐟ ㅤㅤ•° he again offered you something. ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ“O ~ h. Superhero, are you.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ•° a would-be enemy of the blonde, if she played her cards wrong. Though, she'd rather not fight someone tonight. Too cozy on her unusual perch. ㅤㅤ“Out on a nighttime flight, my lady.ᐣ” ㅤㅤ