Hello all,
To inform all of you, recently I've been experiencing a pretty hard form of Writer's Block recently. Not that I don't already have a pre-planned story in mind, because I do. It's having the motivation to write that's dying down right now, but within this week or the next week I should be back to creating chapters as per usual. However, be aware that it may take more than a few days for chapters to start coming out until I can inform you confidently that I will be able to create more chapters with less time.
P.S. Sorry this chapter is short, but this is a 'set-up' chapter, as in it's setting up for a bigger and more awesome chapter soon enough. Stay tuned, and enjoy the story.
Chapter 16: IN THE FIRST BATTLE...
"There is a large movement of demons coming up on the north gate." VEGA beeped into the Doom Slayer's ear. "Might just be migrating demons from other cities, but it is better to be safe than sorry."
The Doom Slayer rocketed through the streets, breaking the pavement and concrete below with every step. The streets were clear of any residents, as all of them had gone to the hotel for redemption.
"Odd...these signals are reading more harshly than with this world's demons. I would advise extreme caution against whatever may be encountered, Doom Slayer-"
REEEEAAAUUUGGGHHH!
THEY ARE HERE.
The Doom Slayer vaulted over the walls of the city, staring down at the hordes upon hordes of the demons he had come to know from his world, climbing up the bannisters and pounding against the gates.
ROTTED SOULS OF HELL.
His rage, which had been benign for the days he had spent after the attack on Elysium City, flared up a hundredfold, coursing through the Slayer's veins as he came crashing down into the mob of various demons.
CRACK!
CRUNCH!
BOOOM!
The first unfortunate demon, who happened to be an Imp, was immediately turned into paste as the Doom Slayer landed on it, and without delay he began tearing through the demons with fervor and a renewed rage.
"How did they come about? Surely, someone must have summoned them." VEGA beeped as the Doom Slayer continued slaughtering the masses of demons.
BANG!
BLAM!
CRACK!
"Except that the power, technology and intelligence that it would take to open a portal to that Hell would have to be phenomenal, equal to the level of Argent energy...this is likely the work of Lucifer."
It mattered not what insidious forces brought these demons to this place, the Doom Slayer was determined to put a violent end to it.
BLAM!
Just as an Imp thought it had snuck up on the Slayer and pounced, its head was instantly blown off by an outstretched shotgun, which was then used to crack another demon across the face before being shoved into its mouth as the Slayer pulled the trigger.
BLAM!
The Slayer began reloading as he sprinted and jumped around the area in front of the Capital, dodging and weaving the bullets, beams and bolts that many of these demons had in store for him, launching all they could as they tried to match his agility.
They failed.
BANG!
The Doom Slayer turned up to see one of the friendly demon soldiers, Seymour, firing his rifle at the hordes of demons, aiming down the sights. Several of his bullets tore through the unarmored demons, though most of them pinged off of the several armored demons chasing the Doom Slayer. A few demons began to turn their attention to the rifleman, who wore an expression of horror as he was faced with the monstrous things in front of him.
"What the fuck are those things?!" He shouted in terror, continuing to fire wildly at the hordes, some of which began to start climbing up the walls. The Doom Slayer pulled out the LMG and attached the mini-rocket attachment, waiting for the attachment to unsheath the rockets.
Trink-Trink-Trink!
"I'D ADVISE YOU BACK OFF THE WALL FOR A MOMENT!" VEGA beeped through a built-in amplifier, trying to reach his voice to Seymour, who quickly nodded his head and ducked below cover as the Doom Slayer aimed at the demons climbing the wall.
Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew-
A constant stream of mini-rockets launched out of the carrier and towards the wall, where a few demons turned back to look at the source of the sound.
Wheeee-
BOOOM-BOOOM-BOOOM-BOOOM!
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOM-BOOM!
BOOOOM-BOOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOM!
The rockets exploded against the wall, annihilating the demons climbing up and leaving gaping holes in the walls of the city.
"WHOO, FUCK YEAH!" Seymour exclaimed, cheering wildly. "TRY KILLING THIS GUY, YOU FUCKIN' WON'T, BITCHES! WHOO! HE'S GONNA FUCK ALL OF YOUR SHIT UP!"
"REEEEAAAAAUUUGGGHHHH!"
Seymour cowered as he heard the terrifying roar, and looked to see a monstrously tall, buff demon charging towards the Doom Slayer, seemingly without any eye holes.
"DOOM SLAYER, LOOK OUT!" He shouted.
As if hearing him, the Doom Slayer pulled out his chainsaw, launched several feet into the air and aimed the end of his chainsaw downwards at the charging demon.
VRRRRRRRRRTTTTT!
SSCCHCHHHKKKKKKKKKK!
The demon's body shook wildly as the end of the chainsaw came down on its head, turning its insides to mush as the Slayer landed on its right shoulder and kicked the handle of the chainsaw, causing the chainsaw to rip through the left shoulder of the demon, before grabbing it, hopping off of the Hell Knight and bringing the chainsaw down through the middle of the demon, sending its bloody contents streaming all over the battlefield. The surrounding demons were so shocked and intimidated by the sight that they took a moment to witness the horrific display of sheer brutality.
As the Doom Slayer ripped the chainsaw from the mutilated mesh of flesh and bones from the now-eviscerated Hell Knight, he turned his visor to find the next nearest opponent.
BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG!
BANG! BANG-BANG! BANG!
BOOM! BRRRT-BRRT-BRRRT!
The hordes were suddenly being cut down left and right as a hail of bullets smashed into them, cutting down several demons within seconds. The Doom Slayer looked up to see Seymour, now accompanied by dozens of other soldiers firing upon the hordes.
"They were your subordinates before. Now they are your allies." VEGA beeped in his ear. "They are no demons."
As if being routed, the demons began to retreat from the battlefield, though not without being slaughtered nearly to the last being as the Doom Slayer intended to finish his work, driving his chainsaw through multiple Imps and Possessed as the last remnants of the attempted attack ran over the horizon. The Doom Slayer watched them go as they ran over the horizon, holding the severed head of an Imp with its spine still attached with one hand. He noticed that all of the demon's bodies had broken down and turned to dust, as they had before in the UAC base.
"This is not good." VEGA beeped.
"What the fuck was that?!"
The Doom Slayer turned around to see Charlie and a few other people he wasn't familiar with run up to him, weapons in hand. The taller one, seemingly a cross-dresser, peered out at the retreating demons.
"Damn, the battle's already over? That's a shame."
"What happened here?" Charlie asked nervously, just now noticing how the area was stained with blood, though no bodies were present.
"The Doom Slayer's world of demons have been summoned here." VEGA beeped aloud. "Someone brought them here. I sense a deeply malicious presence somewhere in this world, one that is radiating extremely powerful bursts of energy."
"Summoned?! What do you…"
Charlie's sentence wandered off as she began to think. She already had an idea in mind for who might have summoned them, but she was hoping deeply to herself that she was wrong.
"Whoever summoned these demons would have to gain a deep understanding of what they were dealing with, and still carry it out. It means they did this for a selfish reason. Just the same as the UAC." VEGA beeped. "And just like the UAC, I have no doubt that the summoner is deeply regretting it now."
"Well, what now?" Charlie inquired. "Did you beat them? They look like they're retreating. Was that all of them?"
"No." VEGA beeped. "That was a mere skirmish."
"What?!" Cried Seymour, who had come down from the ramparts to see the aftermath. "There's no way that just 'a skirmish'. There were hundreds, if not thousands of demons that the Doom Slayer fought with just now!"
"There are far more of those things awaiting us, and more keep spilling out of the opened portal every second." VEGA beeped.
"So what was the point of that attack just now?" Charlie mumbled, a chill crawling up her spine as the dark clouds overhead seemed to thicken ominously.
"That was a scouting party." VEGA beeped. "And they're going back to report where we are."