After the Extermination Husk took Roxy to a local bar to celebrate New Years, despite in the gory disaster they avoided. Husk spend mostly gambling, he won mostly 6 rounds in a row, earning alot of cash. Roxy was standing next to him the entire time, not leaving his side for one bite. The place wasn't that crowed aside from drunk people. But yet at least it's better than staying at home for the rest of the night. Husk was now against all with another Demon, who has comrads along with him.
"Wow, didn't know that kitty brought a bitch with him." The Demon Husk is competing against laughed along with his comrads.
"What did you just called me?!" Husk said ready to punch him. Roxy immediately stoped him.
"What's wrong? Too old to hear, gramps?" The Demon's comrads laughed at that.
"Can't you A-holes just shut your goddam mouths?!" Roxy slamped her fist on the table.
"Oh, look 'Doll' is defending her Daddy!" One of them said mockingly.
That immediately set her off. Husk mischeviously smirked an knew what was gonna happpend next. He leaned on his chair ready to see what those guys got themselves into.
Roxy's eyes because emotionless and stared straight at the Demon and his comrads. "Did you just called me, Doll..?" She tilted her head.
Confused the Demon said. "Uh, fuck yeah, why?"
Roxy grabed him by the colar and look at him in the eye. "Do you know what happends when someone calls me Doll?"
The Demon gulped and shook his head nervously. Roxy slashed his troat with her claws who suddenly appeared and dropped his body on the floor. The other Demons look petrified at the sudden scene. Even Husk was surprised, since it wasn't what he had in mind at all.
Roxy then turned her gaze at the other Demons. "Who's next..?"
The Demon gave his betings to Husk while he and his remaining comrads ran off. Husk forgot what happend and took his unexpected winning with glee. Roxy snapped out of her outburst trans she felt as if she's gonna faith or so her claws turned back into regular nails again. She put her hand over her head. "Fuck, what just happend..?"
Husk noticed and made her sat down to his chair. "You don't remember? You lost it when that dickhead called you by the 'D' word."
"Yeah, I know that." She rolled her eyes. Roxy then noticed the body of the Demon who called her 'Doll' lie there as a small pool of blood came out from his opened troat. She did that? Roxy already know that she loses her temper to something or words she hates, but she hadn't thought of going this far.
But one second thought, she just ignore it. After all that Demon as an asshole. Like any other. Once Husk exchanged his winnings for lots of cash. They immediately went to the bar counter, where the old Demon-Cat would spend it on 'Cheap Booze'. Roxy sat next to him, as she watches him drank all of his happiness. Good thing they had water here so she mostly drank that.
Husk was on his 23th round when he noticed some small Demon was gonna touch her. He grabed the small Demon's hand and yanked to make him look at him with a glare. "Don't ya dare, touch her!" He yelled at it. The small Demon immediately ran off.
"Thanks Husk, I owe you one." She called out for the bartender and bought Husk a huge glass mug of beer.
He was hasitant at first, but eventualy accepted it. "Look kid, I don't know how to live with myselfif something bad happend to you." He said. "You still have alot to see ya know? Hell is like a second chance to live, so, don't waste it all away, okay?" He placed his paw on her shoulder.
Roxy nodded. "Okay." She then slightly frowned.
Second chance? She hadn't thought of Hell being her second chance at living. She is still breathing, but not really alive as she once was. She then was thinking of all of the things she's spend here with her friends, she was really living a second chance all this time without thinking of it. Looking at Husk right now made her realize, that not all Men are bad as she thought of him when they've first met. He cared for her well being when Alastor told him to take her in. He was there whenever she has nightmares and that she needed a shoulder to cry on. He was there too talk to her. He would always tried to make her laugh whenever she didn't felt happy. He had never even thought of turning her away for anything. He was like, the Dad she never had. Now she's got one, in the afterlife.
Aside that the fact he does have a drinking problem, but he's not like his former father. He only gets tipsy but doesn't get violent with her. Although that reasures her, he does look funny when he gets tipsy at times.
Husk was now doing bets for cash, and that by drinking anything he is asked to. He was drowning down on a large bottle of 'Champagne', in exchange to get 50$ if he was able to finish every drop of it. Once he finished he slambed the bottle on the table. "Done!" He shouted with pride.
The other Demons around him cheered for winning the bet. He got the 50$ from the Demon who asked him to do the bet.
"Anyone else..?" Husk was getting really drunk from all of that 'Cheap Booze' and 'Champagne' he drank. "Come on, I know that *hic* some of ya wanna see *hic* more..."
"Yeah? What about your girl?" A Demon nearby said laughing.
Husk grabed him by the colar. "Don't you even dare *hic* think, about doing shit with her! Cause you'll be hearin' from *hic* me!"
"Really?" The Demon infront of him pipped up. He then put at the center of the table 1000$. Husk immediately dropped the Demon he had by the colar as he noticed the huge tone of cash infront. "Will you be accepting this cash, in exchange for the girl?"
Husk was now more concerned about it. No, he promised Roxy that he will protect her no matter what. She was like a daughter to her. A daughter he never had. He can't lose her like that. He just can't. "Listen you son of a bitch, I may be goddam drunk, but there's no way *hic, not even this shit, is gonna make me give her away. If you want her, ya hafta go through me first!" He cracked his paws showing that he's ready to fight.
"Fine, If you want to keep her. You have to drink, 10 bottles of 'Champagne'!" The other Demons around hand out each a bottle of 'Champagne' they've got but hadn't opened yet and put them infront of Husk.
Husk knew that in order not to lose her, he had to do it. He took a deep breath and immediately started to drink the first bottle. The first one was nothing. Then came the second, still standing. Next, was the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth. After finishing the eight, he felt like he was gonna pass out and trow up. No, he can't right now, he was almost done, just two more. He closed his eyes and thought about what she had done for him since she first came. All those memories came back to him in a flash, she was smiling whenever she's with him, so did he. He had just got her, he can't lose her like that. A tear came down from one eye, he snapped out of his thoughts wiped it away and started to drink the nineth bottle like it was nothing. Finally, one last bottle remained. He snatched it, and started to drink it. The other Demons chanted as he was gonna finish it. The Demon's jaw dropped.
At last Husk slambed the bottle on the table, wiped his mouth and smirked with pride. "Done!" He felt a bit dizzy from all of that drink but he was still standing and gave the Demon the middle finger.
The other Demons cheered louder at his winning, Husk grabed the 1000$, but then in his hat, and walked off feeling pround. The Demon was furious that he lost, so he left as well.
Husk was just about to go sit next to Roxy, who feel asleep, when he suddenly felt nausea, he dashed off to the restroom covering his mouth and then threw up. Once he was done he washed his face with water. He was still a little tipsy but his mind was clear now, he took one look at the mirror. All of this drinking really had send him overboard. But it was worth not losing Roxy to those, dickheads. He let out a sigh and left. Roxy was still asleep on the bar counter when she felt something shaking her lightly on the shoulder.
Her eyes fluttered slowly opened, she rubbed them. "Mhm? Husk? What time is it?" Stretching her arms out.
Husk patted her back. "Almost mornin,' kid. Come on, let's head back."
Roxy got off the high chair and followed Husk out of the bar. She stayed close to him making sure he doesn't tumble over, since he was still a little drunk but mind cleared. Even if she was a bit shorter than him she won't hesitate on helping him. Husk playfully shook her mane, which made her chuckled a bit. They suddenly came to a stop by the sound of a click.
They both looked infront of them seeing that same Demon asked Roxy for 1000$. Along with the same Demons that joked both of them earlier. Their boss was holding a Gun at them, not just any tought, it was an Exterminator's Gun. Which can be deadly for a Demon with one hit.
"You again?! What do ya want?!" Husk stepped infront of Roxy shielding her with his wings.
"I came for the girl." The boss Demon said firmly greeting his teeth.
"Look, you lost the bet, and for the last time I ain't fucking giving her to you!" Husk clinched his fists with anger. He launched himself at the Demon fight him off.
The Demon was restraining him. Husk was trying to get the Gun away from him. He held with his paws the wrist where the Gun was, the other Demon tried to make him let go, but Husk wasn't gonna let go that easly. The Demon fliped Husk over him and slambed him hard on the sidewalk. Husk winced in pain since he landed on his back. The Demon's henchmen where grabing Roxy by her arms. She tried to fight back, but they where griping her hand tight that it hurts.
"Let me go!" She snapped at them. Then a click of the Gun made her immediately look infront of her. Her heart was beating fast. She was now scared for her afterlife. A Gun was the last thing she wanted to see just now. Is this it? That's how her afterlife ends when she only had just started. Tears flowed down her face as she wanted it all to be a dream. It can't end this way. Not now. She closed her eyes waithing for the worst case scenario to happen.
Husk turned around all fours as he realized that the Gun is pointed at Roxy. Everything then went slow around him, no, anyone but her. He stood up and dashed infront of her arms open.
BANG!
A bullet went off, everyone froze, Roxy opened her eyes to see, her heart sank. Husk eyes shoot wide, his eyes slowly looked down, to see blood on the side of his hip, he had been shoot. He took one look at the Demon infront of him and colapsed. Roxy pushed off the henchmen sending her free from their grip.
"Husk!" Her eyes watering with tears as knee down holding him in her arms, he was still breathing, but barely. Roxy imaged the worst that could happend. "P-Please, Husk, l-look at me! Open your eyes! Open your goddam eyes you old basard!" She pleaded for him.
"Kid..." Husk's eyes opened a bit. "Why..?" He cough a bit. "Why, did you, stayed... along side me..?"
Roxy answered trough her tears. "Your like a Dad i've never had..." She sniffed in saddness. "How can I lose the chance to have a real father with you..?"
"Kid, listen to me..." He squeezed his hand weakly with hers. "Whatever happens to me..." He said. "Remember to never forget... that you have given me a chance to find happiness... once again..." He placed his hand on her cheek one last time.
The next thing Roxy knew, that he closed his eyes. Letting out one final breath as he sank in her arms. His arm dropped down, now lifeless. He was dead.
Roxy's mind raced. "Husk..?" No answer. "Husk?! Husk! Wake up! You can't leave me! Please! Wake up! HUSK!!!" Her heart completly shattered. She had lost her sister long ago, now she's just lost someone she considered as a father to her. She cried her heart out, all of that pain, saddness and depressing feeling all came back to her. She held his lifeless body close to her chest not wanting to let him go. He can't be gone. No, she can't accept this. Her saddness turned to anger, anger then turn to rage. She quietly, gently put his body down, and stood up emotionless.
Her eyes turned pitch black, her body was now from beige to grey, her claws now sharp as knives, her hair, tail became black and white, her ears are now bigger than before, black marks came down on her face, her teeth now all sharp. Her hair was flowing. Her head snapped one side and she let out the most disturbing smile she made. She zoomed infront of the Demon and his henchmen in a flash.
"̢͓̰̙̓̋̿̄N̟̰̈̅͘ͅő̢̻̔ẁ̬,̥̦̹̳̅̾̅͡ ̪̪̘̙̃́̍̈w̯̩͔̗̓̓̎͡ḩ̬͍͋͐̎̿͜o̭͇̹̎̉͒ w̡̺͉̋̀́͊ͅan͈͗͌͢t͚̠͐͒s͇̱̀̄ ͈̈́ṭ̺̜̭͛͆̀͘o̙̳̍̂ p̧̖̩̂̾͡l̡̥̬̇́͑̾ͅa͔̻̐̚y͉̹̺͓̍̾͋̉,̢̼̏̎ ̞͙͗̏w̛͔̥̠͈͆̒͡h̭͕́͌o̼̿ ͚̮̫̙͒̂͞͞d̻̗̒̾į̪͖̈́̋͊ȅ̦̦͘s̨͈͕͖͑̓̈́̕ ̪̒fi̗̓r̥͍̣̼̽͒̂͂̇͢s̫̳̃̿t.͇͈̉̍.͇̈?̯̖̈́̄"̡̞̰̏̌̂
A demonic tone escaped her lips. The Demons where now feared for their lives. They started to run away, Roxy wasn't gonna let them escape that easly. She used her powers to grab one of them and twisted it's body till she ripped it in half. Then she used her hair to grab another one and squished him into a ball till she heard a splash of the body. She then used her fast speed to grab another Demon and took him by the neck, using her claws, she cut him in half. Next, she went to the Demon that had mocked him and Husk earlier at the bar, she created a void under his feet in which he falls, where shadow tentacles grabed him, as screams of agony came, followed by sound of blood splatter. Finally, time to avenge Husk by facing the one who killed him.
The Demon looked petrified, he used his Gun to fire, but the Bullets somehow had no effect on her. Whenever she take a hit of them, she recovered quickly. Roxy didn't feel pain all from it, she didn't feel anything at all honestly. She used her telekinesis to levitate him. He tried to shake off, but was impossible for a being to escape from such strong power.
"̨̠̩̘́̐͆̈M̖͖̣̎̃͞ṳ̱̤͈̑́́͠r̩̣͑̒d̲̰͂̅͐͢e̫̻͒̌r̈͟e͉͆r.̱̮̹̺̎̔̽̌.̩̣̫͐̊̂.̨͍̩̗͍̀̾̇͊͡"͊͜
"Please, i'll give you anything!" The Demon pleaded. "Have mercy!"
Mercy? Roxy believed in mercy for so long, yet, it had failed her whenever she needed it the most. God had failed her, Heaven had failed her, faith had failed her, mercy had failed her. Now, it is time for her to show what has been in her mind for her entire life.
She snapped her fingers and a hole from the ground opened and a bright light started to glow. Then it made some noise as if it was about to blast. A red light shoot up right where the Demon was. The light burned him away into a crisp as he yelled in a bloody agony scream. Roxy just smiled at the scene, show no mercy whatsoever to the one that killed Husk. At least, they where all dead. Roxy lowered down to the ground. She turned back to her regular old self, she walked over Husk's dead body as she held him close to her.
Despite avenging his dead, it didn't bring him back. Roxy let out a scream of grief out of her mouth, as more tears streamed out from her eyes once more. She had to accept that he is gone. No one, not even any magic can bring him back. Trough her tears she started to sing her pain.
Roxy: An ache
So deep
That I
Can hardly breathe
This pain
Can't be imagined
Will it ever heal?
Ooh... ooh...
Your hand
So soft
Held a strand of my hair
So strong
All I could do
Was keep believing
Was that enough?
Is anyone there?
I wanna scream
Is this a dream?
How could this happen
Happen to me?
This isn't fair
This nightmare
This kind of torture
I just can't bear
I want you here
I want you here
Ooh... ooh...
I waited so long
For you to come
Then you were here
And now you're gone
I was not prepared
For you to leave me
Oh this is misery
Are you still there?
I wanna scream
Is this a dream?
How could this happen
Happen to me?
This isn't fair
This nightmare
This kind of torture
I just can't bear
I want you here
I want you here
Someone help me
Someone help me
Someone help me
Breathe!
I wanna scream
Is this a dream?
How could this happen
Happen to me?
This isn't fair
This nightmare
This kind of torture
I just can't bear
I want you here
I want you here
I want you here
I want you here
An ache
So deep
That I
Can hardly breathe
Unknown to her, her hands started to glow on their own, a beautiful bright light surounded Husk's body. He started to levitate. Roxy couldn't believe what she is seeing, she awed at what is happening. Just then a ray of light shined around him, she blocked her eyes from the strong ray of light. Then Husk's body was put down on the ground by itself, once the light faded, she notice that the wound was gone, he was healed! She immediately check him, there was a pulse! He was alive! She gasp surprised, shocked and happy all at once, she hugged his unconsious body as tears of relief and joy came down. Wearing a big smile her her face with it.
"You're alive!" She laughed between her tears. "You came back!" Using all her strength, she carried him all the way home. She didn't care if he was a bit to heavy.
He was alive!
Song: I Want You Here by Plumb (I changed a lyrics a little bit to fit the theme.)