"Sup, you old bastards!?" Rico yelled as the dust from their explosive entry began to clear. He was ready for anything, there would be no mercy for the evil people that hurt-

...There were monks with bibles everywhere, watching the three young mages with stunned looks on their faces. Aegis' eyes followed each of them, never losing their icy touch. Something wasn't right... His intel [I]was[/I] accurate. This was the place. It had to be. "Rico, keep your guard up."

"Uh... This place isn't full of Enforcers like I thought it'd be." Rico laughed nervously.

The monks didn't move. They were simply watching. As the standoff went on, their expressions became more and more neutral. The hooded ones, if you looked closer, were in fact female. ...Some had concealed guns, some began to Requip swords or staves. No doubt a lot of these 'monks' were S-Class Enforcers.

"...I take it back~" Rico said with a hushed voice.

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Meanwhile in a hotel not too far away, Tamotsu and Luka were stopping in Rome after chasing down some old leads on the Shades' whereabouts. After all, finding their base meant finding Takashi alive! ...Or so Kuro told them anyway. Luka woke up as a loud crash could be heard, followed by the roaring wind of something moving incredibly fast. ...Understandably, tired Luka was astonished to see it.

"Uh... Tamotsu. Oi..." Luka turned away from the hotel room window and poked her partner sleeping on a chair several times in distress, "Look at this." She said, nudging him more. "I think someone's attacking the Vatican..." She added with an indifferent tone, still grasping what was happening. What time was it anyway?! Looking at her watch it said 2PM... Well whatever, she and Tamotsu had been working all night - the sleep was deserved!