A man in a red coat wanders into the area, a sword with a black skull and ribcage for a handle resting on his back as he sniffs. Walking closer to the tent and searching for the source of the scent. After a bit, he'd spot Nitou and shoot the man a cocky smirk. "Huh, don't see many wandering campers around major cities these days... I don't guess you've got a reason for being out here like say, a bounty on your head? That'd be sweet for me since I'm low on cash and all!" Dante snickers a bit, as far as he's seen there's no one with a price for this guy's head... But man wouldn't it be nice? If Nitou were looking for such things, he might notice a rather impressive amount of mana flowing around the red-coated swordsman. "Anyway, Dante the Devil-Slayer at your service... Though really I'll hunt other things, business uh isn't so great for me as per usual. If you happen to know of anything in need of ass-kicking people will pay for lemme know!"

Surprised by the newcomer approaching, Nitou jumps back in surprise. "Dante... Devil-Slayer? That's a pretty cool name! You hunt demons!? That's probably really dangerous, but you know... that danger is probably a hit with the ladies! The name's Nitou Kosuke! If you're really huntin' demons, I want a piece of that action!" Of course, no conversation around a campfire can occur without a grumbling stomach. "You do bounties too? Must make lotsa money there! Can't say the same myself, my main goal is eating and living to the next day, yeah? Lemme see if this is done, that should do me good." Nitou begins to inspect the pot, revealing a meaty stew of some kind. It bubbles with a homely essence, and Nitou begins to ladle it out into small ceramic bowls. "Want some? I usually make more than I know what to do with these days!"

Heh... Well, he's got some luck there now and then, but not as much as one might hope. The man "Well, it's pretty dangerous... When I actually have any work that is! Honestly, I do hunt demons but they're just not that common. As for the ladies... Let's just say it's good now and then." The man would move a bit closer to the fire, taking a seat across from Nitou and grinning slightly. "Heh, we might have more in common than it first seems. Man, you wanna hear about bounties? I caught this one crook a while back, wasn't too tough would barely recall it... If I hadn't been paid in frigging steamrollers! 1000 steamrollers, who even does that? Bounties are weird, and half the time I'm just scraping by." One might then note a loud grumbling sound... Dante would shrug before nodding at the man's offer, taking one of the bowls and starting to devour the soup with a smile on his face. "Not bad, no pizza and beer but it's sure as heck a good way to kill your hunger!"

Nitou makes sure to place a hefty dose of mayonnaise on his stew before chowing down, between bites he attempts to continue the conversation. "I bet there's a market for steamrollers! Some people will buy anything y'know! Probably'd be a big break for the construction industry! I don't mean to brag, but I'm something of a bounty hunter myself! Except nobody ever pays for my bounties! All my bounties are for history! Get it? You don't have to say it, I know what you're thinking! 'This guy must be a really cool archaeologist!' You're right man!" Nitou seems to be enjoying his conversation, until he looks down in concern. "Aww, come on! I swear this always happens! You've got some crazy sort of magic, don't you! I thought I was gonna make it through the week, but then you go and stir this pot! I've got a beast to feed now you know! Take responsibility for this and lemme get some of your mana!"

The man would smirk, digging up old stuff huh? There's gotta be a market there or so he would imagine, but he's never found one... Or looked for that matter! "True true, the steamrollers did turn me a buck. But man it was a pain finding a buyer at first... I sold em to some guy named "Carl Icahn", apparently he deals in all kinds of vehicles ever or something? Seemed crazy to me. Dante's eyes narrow a bit, a beast to feed huh... Well if that's the case he can help out a bit, he finishes off the last of his soup before standing up. Hefting the blade from his back and holding it out toward Nitou as he walks away from the campsite, he'd be a good ways clear of the tent by the time he's done. Having to shout to be heard. "Alright, I'm a bit shocked you'd know that so easily but whatever! I'm always ready to rock and roll so let's do this!"

Nitou sets a ring emblazoned with the symbol of the doors to a cage before his belt buckle. DRIVER ON! Nitou then slides a green and gold ring over his left middle finger, opting to wave his arms about in a mystical manner. "Trannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsform!" Nitou launches his left arm out, then into the side of the now protruding belt. SET! O P E N! Nitou twists the ring in the slot, causing the gate to indeed open, revealing a golden lion with crimson eyes. A bright yellow magic circle appears before him, slowly bringing itself over his body. L-I-O-N! LION! The circle fades, and Nitou is nowhere to be seen. In his place stands a black figure with golden accents, a lion on his left shoulder, and a gold helmet with green eyes. "Looks like you're gonna be my main dish today! Don't hold back either, Chimera'd get upset if he had his food just handed to him!"

Huh, a fancy little trick he has there... Not bad at all, Dante would bet good money the armor makes him stronger and faster. "Alright then, I'll show you what a guy like me can do Nitou!" The man dashes, to most people he'd be a streak of red that can't even be followed. In a few seconds, he'd have reached Nitou, sword flying above his head before aiming to slam down into the man's left shoulder, it's a simple move to be sure, but executed well not to mention with inhuman speed and power. "I'll open up with a simple test, let's see how well you can cope with my physical power for a start."

Nitou recoils from the sudden strike, almost flying back. "Physical power? Eheheh! I've got just the thing for you!" Nitou places a crimson ring on his right middle finger. He places it into the respective slot on the belt. GO! BU BU BU-BU-BU BUFFA! A red magic ring appears before him, and Nitou braces himself so his shoulder would go through first. His right shoulder is now covered in a red mantle with a bull's face prominently displayed on the shoulder. He then slams his foot into the ground, causing a shockwave to send out before him. "Aw crap, I was probably supposed to choose something more technical, and make a really cool scene of me using wit not brute force! Aw shaddup! I get that already!" It looks like Nitou is making offhand comments to his belt.

Hmm, he held up fairly well to that move... And moreover, he seems to have a counter in mind for this one. "Not a bad start, but try this one on for size!" The man jumps, after leaping his blade wound vanish into the air and Dante suddenly draws a pair of large pistols from his waist. Along with forming a platform of red energy under his feet and then leaping up again, this time moving forward with the jump and aiming to make it pass him by. All in all, he's about 20 ft in the air. "Come on boys, let's start a little "fireworks" show!" Dante spins in the air as he falls down, triggers held down and guns blazing away with blasts of demonic energy, the shots would of course not be very focused at all. But on the other hand some are bound to hit by sheer numbers, upon falling to the ground he'd land on his feet, guns pointed toward Beast with a smirk on his face.

Some sparks flash off the bull's head, showing they hit their mark. Nitou draws a sword from a magic circle and pushes upward on a dial. A low drumroll begins to emanate from the sword. Nitou places his right ring into the sword, causing the drumroll to stop with a cymbal crash. SIX! BUFFA SABER STRIKE! "Aw yeah! Lucky me!" A loud triumphant noise emanates from the saber, and Nitou slashes into a magic circle, summoning six large ferocious bulls. They seem to be almost running on the air. "This'll really fill me up, too!" The bulls seem to have little means to be avoided. Blocking or attacking to lessen the numbers is perhaps the only option. At least, that's what Nitou thinks, but we don't talk about what Nitou thinks.

Nitou isn't entirely wrong, those bulls look annoying as hell to try and evade... Dante has a plan for cutting the horde though. His guns vanish for a moment, the Darknight running backward and hoping to keep away as best he can before a rocket launcher appears in his hands. "Not bad at all, though I prefer not to rely on luck... If I rolled dice for my attacks they'd just come up one every time!" Dante jumps, dashing forward through the air and firing off a rocket toward the rushing bulls. As he lands the man would roll on the ground, demonic power having reloaded his weapon mid-air and allowing him to fire off one final rocket toward the herd. Of course, by this point, he's no doubt run out of time despite his impressive speed. Still, the gun vanishes and Dante puts on a pair of gauntlets, aiming to try and block those which remain. "Geez, summoning bulls from nowhere is new even for me. Though at least you aren't teleporting all around! Guys who do that are a pain in the ass to fight lemme tell ya."

Some of the bulls shatter like glass, but those that make contact with the gauntlets explode with a violent magic energy. The explosion encompassing Dante in a golden magic circle, which flies back into the belt of Nitou. Dante would now find himself significantly less magical. The magic content actually being zero. Seal Count: 2 "Fills me right up! I knew a guy who teleported once! He wasn't that great a guy!" Nitou then charges with his sword held high, and his shoulder guarding his front. "I'll be using this mana of yours against you for a little bit! Just to keep Chimera happy!"

The man winces, gah... He feels weaker, healing ain't gonna work right, DT is out, same for time fuckery and doppelganger too. Tch, things just got a lot tougher from here. "Huh, so that's what this pet of yours feeds on... Well even without my magic I'm hardly helpless, but I can't deny that this will be tough for a while!" Dante fires off his rocket launcher again, the shot blasting toward Nitou directly. This time however it would quickly vanish into the air and be replaced with the pistols from before, even as his rocket flies Dante is firing off a constant stream of shots from the guns, backing away from Nitou slowly and aiming to keep his distance till his power comes back. "And hey, a funny coincidence the teleporter I fought was an ass too! Maybe it's just something with that power?"

Beast takes the shots in stride, clearly boosted by his massive influx of mana. "Dude, he said you were stacked with this stuff, but jeez! That's overkill! Guess I'm not losing to you as long as I've got all this power! And uh... Soon as it runs out I might have to bolt! I didn't plan on getting this much, but I don't want to use it all right now! That'd be counterproductive!" Nitou holds a green ring to replace his Buffa Ring. GO! CHAMELEO! Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-CHAMELEO! The red bull is now replaced with the head of a green chameleon. And Nitou goes invisible, just like a chameleon. "I may as well ride this out to convince Chimera a little more!" Dante after a couple quiet moments would feel a kick in the rear, nothing too hard, but enough to make a normal guy jump in surprise.

The man whirls around, the kick would stun a normal person to be sure... But a demon isn't quite normal, even without his magic. The guns vanish, replaced by the sword he'd started with. "ARE YA READY!?" Dante swirls his blade around, wild wide slashes flowing in the direction of Nitou's kick with inhuman speed. After several strikes of that nature, he'd shift gear, laying down a rapid flurry of stabs in the general direction of Nitou, or as best as he can guess that anyway. Finally... He'd back way, aiming to suddenly rush away from his foe while switching back to E&I, shots flying wilding behind the man as he aims to take cover on the other side of the tent by leaping over it.

The invisibility fades to reveal a Nitou lying flat on the ground. "Well the seal's gone by now, so I guess we're done here! You can get out from behind the tent now!" Nitou lies there untransformed. "I sleep there you know... I get that bounty hunters operate outside the law most of the time, but can you at least have some decency to not try and get me to ruin my tent? Eh... Best thing to follow up a big meal is a big nap! Thanks for the meal!" Nitou crawls inside the tent, his fire now just a pile of smouldering ash.

Dante would come out, rubbing the back of his head and shrugging. "Well, I could do that... But uh getting clobbered by my own magic didn't sound fun ya know! I like to consider it a "Tactical move". Anyway, see ya around Nitou!" The Demon-Slayer darts off, rushing away from the scene with a smirk on his face. So that seal doesn't last too long at least, but boy does it hurt when it hits. Oh well, this Nitou guy seems decent enough so likely not an issue!