"Then God's temple in Heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a violent hailstorm." Revelation 11:19
Charlie and the Doom Slayer materialized into a chamber, its walls clean and silver. They stepped outside, seeing heavenly structures before them, hanging in midair in the vastness of space.
"Magnificent, isn't it?" Samuel asked. "Now quickly, the Khan Maykr is nearby. We must stop her before she completes the ritual and takes full control of the Icon of Sin."
The Doom Slayer nodded, and he and Charlie traversed the Maykr's home world, using inter dimensional rings to get from one area to the next. After climbing one of the towers, the pair approached a door, guarded with an emerald seal that was similar to the Slayer's mark.
"Welcome, Seraphim."
The door opened, and the Doom Slayer and Charlie walked through, entering a chamber. There, the Khan Maykr was performing the ritual that would resurrect the Icon of Sin, with Maykr drones surrounding the blackened heart. Charlie looked up in horror, seeing a monstrous Titan with a goat's head on a humanoid body.
"You cannot stop the procession." the Khan Maykr gloated, as the heart began to slowly beat. The Doom Slayer looked at the heart, and pulled out the small device the Betrayer gave him. He activated it, revealing it as a vibrant blue knife.
"We will not be able to control it!" the Maykr shrieked, rushing forward. Before the Slayer could puncture the heart, the Khan Maykr grabbed his wrist and flew upwards.
"William!" Charlie cried out, but was held back by two Maykr angels.
"You thought you could stop us?!" the Khan Maykr roared, just as the ritual was completed. The heart beat faster and faster, and the Icon of Sin woke up, roaring loudly.
"Hear me, Icon!" the Khan Maykr ordered, and the colossal Titan turned towards her. "You serve the Maykrs now! Lay waste to Earth!"
The Icon of Sin roared again, and walked through a massive blue portal, presumably teleporting to Earth.
"You cannot stop what is coming." the Khan Maykr told the Doom Slayer and Charlie, before throwing them both over the ledge, sending them crashing to the bottom of the Maykr tower.
"William, are you alright?" Charlie asked, helping the Doom Slayer up. William nodded, and looked past them, seeing demons teleporting into Urdak.
"We have to stop the Icon of Sin." Samuel Hayden stated. "There's no telling what it will do, now that the Khan Maykr is controlling it."
The Doom Slayer nodded, and he and Charlie quickly climbed up the tower and smashed into another area, coming across a Doom Hunter. The demon roared at them, and began rushing forward on his sled, but the Slayer weakened its shields with the plasma rifle. Once its shields were down, William dashed towards the Hunter, and in a swift motion, used his wrist blade to cut off its arm cannon, then chopped off its head.
Charlie and the Slayer ran outside, seeing three gigantic rings moving around.
"There is a gate that we can use here on Urdak, to get back to Earth." Hayden revealed. "But you will need to reconfigure the teleporter rings to activate it. We must move quickly, for the Icon of Sin grows more powerful the longer it is on Earth."
William nodded, and he and Charlie used a transportation ring to get to the opposite end of Urdak, shooting down demons and Maykr drones alike. When the final drone was smashed by the Slayer's gauntlet, they ran up a set of steps to find a type of control panel, with three empty slots.
"Now, insert Vega to activate the portal."
The Doom Slayer did so, and put the external drive into the center slot.
"System acquired. Setting a course for the Earth dimension now." Vega declared.
The Doom Slayer pressed the middle button, and Charlie watched at the light blue ring moved forward.
"You must get the other teleporter rings aligned before it's too late." Hayden warned. "The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth the stronger he will become."
The marine and the princess of Hell used another transportation ring to jump to another of the teleporter rings. This one was tinged purple, and was guarded by a tyrant. As the massive demon fired missiles at the both of them, Charlie strafed to the side, while the Doom Slayer sprinted forward, activating the Argent Blade. The tyrant attempted to kick out with its mechanical leg, but the Slayer slashed at it, cutting through the metal as if it was butter. The tyrant roared in pain, and the Slayer slashed it in the chest, then through the head, causing the demon to explode in a blinding light.
The Doom Slayer and Charlie entered the tower, riding up a pad that took them to another teleporter console. Without hesitation, the Slayer pressed the middle button, and watched as the second ring was realigned in front of the first. The two proceeded to jump out of the tower, using the transportation rings to get to the final platform, where they quickly shot down the demons and drones blocking their path. No matter what was in their way, an arachnotron, a pain elemental, or even a baron of Hell, they all fell to the Doom Slayer's or Charlie's steel barreled shotguns.
"By awakening the Icon of Sin inside Urdak, the seal has been broken." Hayden suddenly said. "Now, whereas only demons such as Charlie could pass through, or the demons could invade other dimensions of Heaven, the Argent demons may pass through here, more than ever before. The Khan Maykr has brought her people, and her holy place... eternal damnation. It was arrogant to bring the dormant Icon here. Her hubris shattered paradise."
Charlie and the Doom Slayer leaped across platforms until the reached the final control panel, and the Slayer pressed the center button, causing the third ring to be realigned. A beam of light passed through all three rings, creating a massive portal leading back to Earth.
"With the rings fully aligned, the dimensional gates to Earth are now fully open." Hayden announced. "Get to the landing platform, and pass through the portal- Earth does not have much time left!"
The Slayer nodded, and he and Charlie jumped out of the tower, using the teleportation rings one last time to get to the main command center. The Slayer pulled out his chainsaw and cut through two Hell knights guarding a center pad.
"The Khan Maykr is near." Hayden told them. "She cannot let you leave this place alive. She is invulnerable when she has the orb within her chest. Once removed, her defense will be down."
The Doom Slayer and Charlie reached the top of Urdak, finding the Khan Maykr waiting for them in a courtyard.
"For millennia we have survived." the Khan Maykr repeated what she said, back when the Doom Slayer killed Deag Nilox. "Made others sacrifice in the name of our prosperity- so that they in turn can find redemption. Who are you, a human, once a mortal, to defy our traditions?"
"This isn't redemption." Charlie growled, as she cranked the pump on her shotgun. "I've tried to redeem people's souls. This isn't it."
The Khan Maykr wore an angered look, and extended her wings, charging at Doom Slayer and his demon companion. At the same time, more Maykr drones appeared, which Charlie shot in the head with expert precision.
"Go, stop her." Charlie told William. "I'll take care of her drones."
The Slayer nodded, and focused on the Khan Maykr, taking out his chaingun and rapidly firing at her, dodging the projectiles she threw at him. Every so often, he would have to duck and cover, so not to be hit by the angel's barrage, but quickly got back up to continue his assault.
Meanwhile, Charlie didn't fare any worse, quickly shooting down the Maykr drones by aiming at the head. One drone tried to grab her from behind, and the princess of Hell spun around, choke slamming the drone and bringing her fist down, shattering the golden head.
After several hundred rounds was pumped into the Khan Maykr, her golden wings turned emerald, signifying her weakened state. The Doom Slayer quickly jumped up and latched the super shotgun's meathook onto her chest, pulling him forward. Just as he was within punching distance, the Maykr's wings turned back to gold, and she grabbed his fist.
"You dare try to strike me?" The Maykr bellowed, fury flashing across her face. The Slayer responded by shooting the orb in her chest, and smashing his fist across her face.
"No!" the Khan screamed, throwing the Slayer back to the ground. "You will not stop my plans!"
"We already did!" Charlie shouted, as she blew another Maykr drone apart. "We destroyed your soul factory on Nekravol!"
"There is another!" the Khan Maykr laughed, as she vanished in a golden light. "One that is more powerful than the first!"
As the Khan Maykr disappeared, so did the drones, leaving the Doom Slayer and Charlie alone in Urdak.
"We cannot go after the Khan Maykr." Hayden told them. "We must leave, now."
The Slayer nodded, and he and Charlie jumped off the courtyard, landing on the beam of energy connecting to the portal. The beam rushed through them, and they were transported back to Earth, where they were determined to stop the Icon of Sin.
A/N: So, I left out the line where Vega asks if he's the Father. Well, that's because I am planning on writing a sequel story to this, and I'm not sure how to utilize Vega. So instead, I probably won't have him in the story at all.
