The debate

[Denzel Kumori]

It was dark, and cold... Not snowy yet, but soon it would be. Alot has been going on in avaleur. Not good things... Mainly bad things. Denzel was a puppet, a slave and servant to lucifer. If she were to become a knight, she could serve the kingdom, and protect namari- and work with walter! But Lucifer would take advantage of that. As she leaned against the wall, she sighed. "Should i become i knight...?" Denzel silently asked.

[Dante Ahti]

Dante walked home from the university with a sigh. He had finally started going back to school. But it was different. It hurt him to be inside the castle, where Phillis had died. Dante had trained himself more, becoming more and more adept at using destruction magic. He was slightly more built now, working himself to the limit. He wanted to find Phillis' killer. But alas, to no avail. There was no way he could find the person who did it.

And that made it all the more aggravating.

It didn't help that his sister had passed on. Dante didn't know what to do anymore. The only people he cared for that was still alive were Denzel and Seth. Sure, he had met others, but those were his only close friends. They seemed so far away now. What ever happened to SDD?

Dante ran his hands roughly through his hair, and winced, making a small cut on one of his hands with his tiny horns. He sighed once again, wiping the cut free of blood and continuing on.

The sorcerer spotted a shadowy figure down the alley, and he narrowed his eyes. Realizing who it was, a gentle smile gathered onto his face. He was soon close to the girl's side, and he let out a happy tone of voice, "Denzel, it has been too long! How are you my friend?"

[Denzel Kumori]

Quickly, denzel hid the look of concern, smiling sadly at Dante. "Dante! Long time no see!" Imediaty, she noticed the small horns, and the smell of demon... It saddend her, but at least he might understand her. "Im alright, Dante. Its really good to see you again!" She grinned now, showing her fangs. they had gotten a good bit longer since they last met. "I never thought id run into you here... How are you?"

Her tattoo started heating up, burning her slightly. Denzel winced at the pain, but hid it well. Good thing she was wearing gloves.

[Dante Ahti]

"I'm, well, I'm okay...I won't lie to you things suck ass," the boy chuckled slightly, standing next to Denzel. He slid his hands into his pockets, dropped his bag onto the ground and leaned against the wall with the vampire.

"How have you been?" he asked, looking at her with a cheeky grin. Boy, did he miss her. And he was already glad he had ran into her. Excited, even.

[Denzel Kumori]

She stopped smiling, and frowned finally, sighing. "Honestly, i havent been doing that great. Well, its up and down really... On the upside, im in a happy relationship, and im engaged. But then there is the down side..." She looked down, holding her hand that has the tattoo on it. Danzel smiled sadly. "I dont know if im aloud to say anything about it. Im hoping its alright if i tell- and show, you though... I know what you are, Dante. Your a demon, like Walter." Taking the glove off her tattoo'd hand, she held her hand up and eye height. The tattoo glowed slighty, a warmth coming off it. "I am a puppet... A slave, and servant to Lucifer... Against my will of course..." Denzel bit her lip, thinking. "I wanted to become a knight. But im so unsure right now. I dont want to put people in danger. I want to be closser to you, namari, and everyone else. I sont want to be alone anymore. I want my friends back." Her eyes got teary, and her voice got a bit shakey.

[Dante Ahti]

Without hesitation Dante pulled her into a tight embrace, swallowing the lump in his throat.

"You don't have to be alone Denzel, and you're not going to be. I'll always be here for you, you know that. Look on the bright side, you're...you're getting married!" tears welled up in his own eyes. He was going to marry Phillis. But then he died.

"So cheer up, be a knight if you want to. And you're strong, I'm sure you'll figure out some way to get the evil god monkey off your back. Just remember that there are a lot of people that love you, and we'll all get though the hard times together," his voice cracked slightly as he tried to hold back the tears.

[Denzel Kumori]

"Dante... I want you to come to the wedding... and maybe be a part of it" She wiped her tears away, smiling gently now. Hell, she almost laughed. "Heh, evil god monkey huh? I bet he is smirking at that."

((LMAO 'his voice cracked slightly as he tried to hold back the rears' ))

[Dante Ahti]

(( SHHHH I FIXED IT IT NEVER HAPPENED. And hey you can't complain. The ebil god monkey? ;D ))

"Of course I'll come to the wedding...hell, I hardly know Walter, maybe to get friendly with him I'll throw him a bachelor party. That way you can rest assured none of the guys hire a stripper or something, knowing them," Dante chuckled, wiping the nearly fallen tears on his sleeve.

"Though I am surprised, you getting married. You never really seemed interested in him. I used to think that he was just obsessed with you, and you just sort of played along," Dante smiled with a shrug.

[Denzel Kumori]

(( LMFFAO SHHHH YOU SEEN NOTHING ))

"He is a hopeless romantic." She laughed with a shrug. " I do love him. Im just not that good at showing it. Im kinda scared to get married though... He dissapeared on me once for months... Thats why i left him and moved away. I just recently came back again. Apparently im the only one who can keep him emotionally in check. Im getting better at showing emotion, slowly." Denzel stopped leaning on the wall, tapping the ground with her foot. "I would hope there are no strippers involved in the bachelor party!" she smiled more sweetly now. "Thanks, Dante... and once again, sorry for massacuring the town way back when we met. You kinda died because of me. But you also came back to life because of walter and me."

[Dante Ahti]

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Or, what brings you back to life," the man smiled cheekily. "And I'm glad you're in love. Sure, being gone for months was pretty bad, but he's making an effort, right? I think that's the main thing you should be thinking."

"And trust me, I was happy to give my life for you. We were friends, SDD, remember?" Dante grinned. "That reminds me...I'm not entirely sure on my decision, but I might be leaving town for a while. Sort of like you did, to relax and the sort. Not for long, maybe a month, get some more training in my magic. I've never really left Avaleur, so I thought it appropriate."

"Anyways, on that note, I want to get SDD together at least once if I leave, though even if I don't I'd like to get us happening again," he smiled, leaning back against the wall again. "We had fun times, and I think we just grew up too fast. So to hang out with you guys at least once again would be real nice."

[Denzel Kumori]

"We did grow up too fast... its only two years!" she laughed sadly, crossing her arms gently. "Leaving was the hardest thing for me to do...ever. It would be great if we could get SDD together again though. Then again, im a 'monster'" Denzel still remembered that day. Seth constantly calling her a monster.

[Dante Ahti]

(( Technically it's been two years in Avaleur my friend XD ))

"You're no monster my friend, far from it!" Dante ruffled her hair with a grin.
"And besides, I'm sure Seth is WAY over that. We just gotta find him, and see when he's free to hang out," the man reassured, sliding down the wall into a sitting position.

[Denzel Kumori]

(( Shhh.. i fixed it ))

She laughed nervously. "You seem really sure about this..." Denzel slid down the wall across Dante until she too, was sitting.

[Dante Ahti]

"I'm positive my friend!" Dante grinned widely. "Seth has grown in the last two years I'm sure, and I'm sure now that I'm back, and you're back, he'll be glad to hang out sometime."

[Denzel Kumori]

"I hope your right..." They had all changed alot. Even though Dante insisted, Denzel still had doubt in her heart.

[Dante Ahti]

"Course I'm right...we should grab a drink," he noted with a grin, standing up and brushing himself off. He then held out a hand to Denzel, "As long as you want to."

[Denzel Kumori]

She grinned, taking his hand. "Sure, id love to." Things in Denzel's world suddenly didnt seem so dark. For once, there was some light. Dante and walter are that light.

[Dante Ahti]

Dante wrapped an arm around the girl with a grin, before leading the way to the pub. "So tell me, do you have any stories of far away places?" he asked with an even larger grin, interested in what the girl had to say.

[Denzel Kumori]

She laughed hesitantly, trying to think of some stories. "well, in this one place i visited, they had this huge Mage school! In another place, they had a Zoo full of many animals and rare creatures. They had a few dragons, a griffin... But when i went there, they also gave me something for some reason. Its interesting because i have never really seen anything like it... I dont understand why they gave it to me, but-" Denzel shivered for a moment, a bit cold.

Finally, they were there. The pub was a bit busy, but it wasnt bad. and it was nice and warm. The bartender, jack, was kept busy by sailors that were staying for the winter. The waitress, Anna, was also quite busy, but smiled and led them to a booth that just became free. It was big enough to seat a few people, but is was away from everyone else in a far corner of the pub. perfect for a few friends to talk undisturbed. No one in that area would listen into the conversation, those that did over hear things- wouldnt care.

Sitting down, Denzel ordered 2 warm cups of ale. one for her, and one for dante if he wanted. It didnt cost much, and it was a good drink. Popular too, surprisingly.

[Dante Ahti]

"Thanks, I need one of those," he chuckled warmly, before adding, "So tell me, what did they give you?"