3 days later

Percy POV

I looked at the sight before me in awe. I was in my human form, as was Jackie. We both stared at the massive stone gate that stood in the middle of nowhere. It was covered with depictions of torment, demons, and skulls. This was the entrance to Hell.

We had finished our journey to the bridge between two hells. We stood in a clearing in the middle of the gigantic swamp. The demented gates looked to be about twenty feet high.

"All that's missing is a welcome mat." I said, "Let's go." Jackie nodded, and we approached the doors.

I gave them a small push, and found that they were as heavy as they looked. I used all of my enhanced strength to get it open. The doors swung open to reveal complete darkness. At least it would be darkness for beings that can't see in the dark, which we were not.

We stepped through the doors and found ourselves in a cave. It was damp, but it wasn't cold like in the hellhound lair. Instead it was warm and humid, like the swamp. Nevertheless we continued on. The cave had a tunnel going forwards; just large enough that Jackie's hellhound form could have fit through.

We crept through the tunnel silently, not knowing what would be in store for us. I had 'Conqueror' at the ready, and Jackie had elongated claws coming out of her hands, which was really cool. We were completely silent, until:

"Percy."

I jumped so high I hit my head on the ceiling. I growled in annoyance. I whispered/yelled: "What the hell man? We are trying to be quiet here!"

"Oh don't worry, this tunnel extends for another mile with no demons, we won't be disturbed."

"Alright fine now what are you bugging me for?" I asked impatiently.

"I'm just wondering what your plan is here." He asked

"We go in, kick the Devils ass, get Zoe, stop by the gift shop, and get out."

"Yeah that's all well and good except for the whole defeating Lucifer part."

"Why? I've defeated immortals before, how hard could one angel be?"

"You…utter dumbass. First of all, he is an Archangel, which are basically two primordials in case you have forgotten. And just in case I have forgotten, have you faced any primordials yet?" He asked angrily.

"Um… not yet but—"

"No buts! You are not ready to fight the Devil! So you need to promise me you will avoid him at all costs!"

"But—"

"NO BUTS! You will have to fight him some day, but if you try today, you will fail. That isn't a possibility, it is a certainty. Are we clear?"

I sighed in defeat, "Fine, but I am going to kill some demons."

"Knock yourself out."

"I can kill some too right?" Jackie asked.

"Of course, as many as you like."

Jackie and I high fived.

We continued through the tunnel in silence. As we continued, the ground started to become covered in bones, blood, and other bodily fluids. It smelled worse than a sewer, and I hate that I know that.

Finally we saw a light up ahead. I led us to the opening and when we reached it we finally saw the Christian hell in all of its horribleness.

The sky wasn't rock like it was in Tartarus; instead it was just covered in blood red clouds, crackling with black lightning, which was kind of awesome. It felt about as hot as the inside of a volcano, which, unfortunately, I also knew for a fact. I really need to get out less.

The landscape was mostly flat, except for the occasional hill here and there, it was barren like a desert, the difference was that the ground was covered in human remains as far as the eye can see. Scattered around the wasteland were small structures like huts, except they were made out of bones and human skin. I guessed that that was where the demons of hell resided.

I turned to see what we emerged from. It was a huge stonewall that went either way for as far as the eye could see. It was around hundred feet high, so I couldn't see over it.

"So, where is Zoe?" I asked Chaos.

'She is in a prison designed for the absolute worst tenants of hell. It is actually right over the wall." He said

I looked up at the hundred-foot challenge in front of me. "Well I could jump us up there." I said, considering I jumped thirty feet by accident.

"You could, but I think now's a good time to educate you on demons."

"Okay, might as well."

"Demons are the servants of Lucifer, created to by his own personal soldiers. There are many different types of demons. The strongest ones are as powerful as Titans, the least powerful are at the level of minor gods, but they all have one thing in common: deep hatred for anything that isn't them. They are creatures of pure emotion, only commanded by the Devil himself."

"They sound like a fun bunch." I said.

"Oh they are. Like I said there are many different types of demons. Different demons specialize in different things. The speed demon, like what took Zoe, it is faster than the speed of sound, and can think and react just as fast. It is like the world is in slow motion around it. Luckily, speed is about all they have, besides slightly superhuman dexterity. They are weak and easy to hurt, if you can catch it."

"Okay, that is definitely on my 'to conquer' list. Super speed is one of the best superpowers."

"There is also the strength demon, but they are better known as Goliaths. They are slow, dumb, and crazy strong. They are easily as strong as Atlas, probably more so. But Goliaths and Speed demons are rare, the ones you will see the most are the foot soldiers. Although they have wings and can fly, so I guess foot soldier wouldn't be completely appropriate. They are each about as powerful as a minor god in terms of strength and raw power, but they have to channel their power into their favorite weapon: Hellfire." He said the last part in an ominous tone.

"I'm guessing Hellfire isn't like regular fire." I said.

"You are correct. Hellfire is like nothing you have ever seen. It burns hotter than any fire, including the Greek kind. Also, it doesn't just injure the body, but the soul as well."

"You mean like Kronos' scythe?"

"Kind of, but not on the same level. It was created by Lucifer to combat the angels of heaven, fortunately the angel and demon war hasn't begun as of yet. Anyways, these soldier demons, lets call them the Kasai."

"Why Kasai? What does it mean?"

"Who cares, it sounds cool, and I think it has something to do with a dinosaur of some kind. Anyways, the Kasai are born with the ability to form a weapon out of Hellfire. The weapon varies depending on the Kasai, but each is deadly. They have enhanced strength and reflexes, but aren't much in the way of intelligence. They can summon their Hellfire weapons, but that is the extent of their control over hellfire. That brings us to demon mages. Demon mages are capable of wielding Hellfire with the strength, variety, and ease of a god with his own domain. For the mages, Hellfire is like a part of their being. Finally, the last and most dangerous demon, are the Berserk Demons. The kicker with these guys is that they aren't even proper demons. They are beings made of pure Hellfire formed by a group of Demon mages. Their power varies on the quantity and quality of the mages who created them. They can range from minor god to Titan level. They are vicious fighters and are incredibly hard to kill."

"How do you kill them?"

"You have to destroy their core, but the core is always moving all around their body, and is the size of a marble. That and the fact that they never stay still makes it a huge pain in the ass."

"So, stay away from Berserks, got it. So now that we got that over with, can we get to the whole saving Zoe part of the mission?" I asked, eager to get it done.

"I just told you all of that because the prison is swarming with Kasai, and you and Jackie are a little outmatched. Do you see those unsavory little huts out there?"

I figured he must have been referring to the ones made out of people scattered out in the wasteland. "Yeah, what about them?"

"They belong to the Kasai. There are a few in one of the huts having a meeting. I think that you should pay them a visit, to help even your odds." His tone turned sly.

I turned to Jackie, who grinned evilly, I returned the grin and we both morphed into our hellhound forms. Without a word, we sprinted towards the hut that Chaos specified, eager for some action.

When we were ten feet away, I returned to my human form while Jackie got ready in her Hellhound form. I motioned for her to lay low while I went to the window to spy on our prey.

When I looked through the window I nearly puked. Chaos hadn't specified what he Kasai looked like, so I was unprepared for the sight in front of me. The creatures were humanoid, each at least 6'5" and were muscular. The only problem was the fact that they were inside out. They were like ants with an exoskeleton protecting their soft innards. They didn't have skin, just bone plating. They also had black leathery bat wings sprouting out of their backs. They didn't wear clothing either, not because they had nothing to hide, they had plenty to hide.

There were about twenty of them gathered around a table talking about something. Only their voices was compiled of clicks firing off rapidly until it resembled a voice. They were speaking in a language I didn't recognize.

I left he window and sneaked over to Jackie, "I'll draw them out, and then we will take them together."

She nodded "Got it." she then went to hide where she couldn't be seen from the doorway.

I then did what anyone would do in the situation. I walked up to the door and knocked. I heard a lot of confused chattering; apparently they weren't expecting anyone.

As I waited for them to open the door, I considered which weapon form I should use. I thought about their hard exoskeletons and decided on the hammer.

When the door opened, I already had the hammer over my head; I brought it down so that it came down directly on the lucky demon's head. I watched as it bent and flattened like a soda can until it finally burst like a grape you squeezed to hard. Black blood went ever, and for a few moments, everything was still, but then the other Kasai got over their shock and ran for me. I backed away from the door swinging my hammer around, waiting for them.

As I did, the body of the first Kasai started to rapidly decay, until it was reduced to black dust, which, much to my disgust then funneled into my chest. As disgusting as it was, I felt myself gain its power and skills, and I readied myself for the incoming Kasai.

At first they all tried to fit through the door at once, which was hilarious to watch, but eventually they managed to all make it out. They charged toward me, and as I watched in amazement, they all materialized flaming weapons in their hands, some had swords, others spears, others daggers, one even had a butterfly knife. All of these were formed out of a blood red flame, which I gathered to be Hellfire.

All of that aside, as they charged me, they failed to see the hellhound picking off the ones in the back one at a time. Chaos wasn't kidding about them not being the brightest bulbs in the bunch.

I met the rest with my hammer, taking out one or two at a time with each swing, one manage to get in my guard however, so I was forced to deal with him by putting a Manticore spike through his face.

After a few minutes the demons were all in pieces on the ground from being shredded by Jackie, or they were dissolved an absorbed by me.

I returned my sword to its regular form, and decided to see the demon form. I concentrated on the Kasai in my mind, as hard as it was, and was delighted with result. My sword burst into red flames. Upon closer inspection I saw that the blade was completely made of Hellfire. Then I had an idea, I held it up to my left hand, and tried to touch it, I was pleased to see the flames parted around my hand. It was just like my water blade.

I tried to elongate or shorten the blade as well, but was saddened to see that I couldn't.

"Sir?" Jackie asked in a slightly shaky voice.

"What's wrong?" I asked

"On your back." She shifted to her human form and pointed.

I looked behind me and grinned widely. I now had a pair of giant bat wings sprouting out of my back.

"This is going to be fun. Lets go get Zoe."

Chapter 14!

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