Chapter twelve: Ryuga alone

It has been months since Ryuga has been kicked out of the Hazbin hotel. Since then he has been wandering around in the different cities doing his best to gain power. But after his fight with Uriel his powers were almost completely unusable. They were still somewhere within him but he couldn't use them in any way.

Ryuga was lost, hungry and tired. After wandering around in pentagram city trying to avoid anyone from the hotel he found himself in the downtown area. His stomach was grumbling and yearning for food. Ryuga was desperate, and desperation makes you sleep with strange people. He saw a big fancy restaurant. Unable to pay for anything he decided that tonight the trash has to be his dinner.

He went around the building into a side alley. Rats running on the ground and garbage covering the ground and walls. After he saw the big container he decided to open it and get what he could get. He took some leftover noodles that were attached to some chocolate cake, an awful combination. But it's food after all. He sat down beside the container and started eating, at the same moment the back door of the restaurant opened and two guys with trash bags went out. Ryuga made himself as small as possible and tried his best to hide.

Guy1:" So why does the boss want to make the poker play here?"

Guy2:" I don't know, and I don't care. As long as I win my money from last week back I'll play anywhere."

Guy1:" Oh yeah. It was really funny spending those extra 800 bucks."

The second guy punched the first in the face.

Guy1:" OU! Dude that hurt!"

Guy2:" Good that's what it's supposed to do. Now let's get back in this alley stinks like a highway bathroom."

Ryuga thought to himself: ` hmm. A poker game? I could get a real ton of money from it. `After he finished his meal he decided to get on the other side of the street to watch them close the doors up. Nobody would want people to get inside of your building when you have a lot of money in your basement.

It took a few hours and tortures boredom before they finally closed the doors. This was Ryuga's sign to start his move. He flew up onto the roof and opened a vent. The vent was small and dirty, but Ryuga didn't care he needed the money and this was his only chance. He jumped into the dirty vent head first and had to crawl his way through. When he got out of the vent he was covert in spider webs and dust. He took a look around and realised he was in the kitchen of the restaurant. He opened the fridge and saw a half-eaten big pizza just lying around in there. He took it and used his fire breath to warm it up. He devoured the pizza in record speed. It felt so good to finally have something real to eat.

After he ate he looked around the restaurant and he noticed something. A small wooden door with a beam of light coming from it. He looked through the keyhole and saw that the door is leading down. He carefully opened the door making no noise whatsoever in the process. He took a sneak peak down and saw nothing. Going down he noticed that the basement was way larger than originally thought. He walked around it and then discovered a side room with a metallic door. The door was slightly open, just wide enough to look into the room. He looked inside and saw 4 demons sitting and playing poker. The table was filled with money.

Ryuga knew he couldn't just storm in there and take the money. He had to separate them. The best way to do that would be to cut the lights so they send one to fix them. And that is what he did. He looked for the power box and cut all of the wires to it. All the lights in the building shot out at once. The four demons were confused and annoyed by the sudden interruption of their game.

"What's going on?"

"It's just the lights. Larry go to the power box and turn them back on."

"Uhhg fine. But none of you touch my shit."

And so the demon named Larry went out into the darkness. Not knowing that he was being watched. As Larry approached the power box Ryuga slowly creeped up behind him. And the only thing the other three demons heard was the screaming of an agonizing death. With panic in their eyes they looked out of the door. They took some hand guns out and used the flashlight of their phones to see where they will shoot. The moment all of them left the room with the money, Ryuga sneaked in took a bag and put all of the money that was on the table into it. As soon as he got all of the money he stormed out of the room and made a run for the door. The demons noticed him and started shooting.

Even though he got hit a few times he didn't stop running. Ryuga left the basement and closed the door behind him while simultaneously throwing a shelf in front of the door so the demons couldn't follow him. As he turned around to leave he ran into a tall figure which caused him to fall down. He looked up and it was a big, slim demon with a TV for a head. Ryuga wanted to get up but was immediately held up by dozens of cables to the point where he couldn't move a single muscle anymore. He wanted to breath fire at the demon but got his mouth shut by another few cables. Now he recognised the demon, it was Vox. He saw billboard and TV ads for his channel. This was an Overlord Ryuga encountered, and a powerful on top.

Vox:" So what do we have here? A thief?" Vox picked up the bag and counted the money inside of it." A thief indeed. And you know what we do with thieves? We make sure they never steal from us again." As Vox he said that he knocked Ryuga out by slamming him into the ceiling. Before falling unconscious Ryuga heard Vox yelling at his employees.

The next thing Ryuga knew was that he was inside of a dark room chained up with his arms to the ceiling. His legs were tied to a concrete block together with his tail, he was secured and immovable. He tried to loosen the chains around his hands but failed. This was when a voice started speaking, it was a female voice" Ah, you're finally awake. I was afraid we would never have our fun together. Now let me make something clear." The unknown figure came into the natural light that was shining on Ryuga. It was a goat demon, thin and hairy. It raised a big, dry blood covered knife. She continued talking:" I am the top of us two."

She pushed the blade of the knife inside of Ryuga's torso. She slowly sawed at Ryuga's ribs. Ryuga moaned out but for other reasons than people would think. The demon seemed to enjoy her work a little too much. She let the knife stick in his body and went to get another tool. Ryuga took a very deep breath and focused on the blood running down his body. He felt it passing his hips and running down his legs to his toes.

Ryuga:" I appreciate your enthusiasm. But why the fuck are you stabbing me?"

The demon answered fairly quickly:" You tried to steal from my boss and he wants to 1, make sure no one dares to try that again and 2, know how you found out about his favourite poker place." She got out a whip and looked at Ryuga with tortures intent." But first I want to have my fun."

Ryuga:" In that case, hit me with your best shot."

The demon accepted the challenge." If you wanna play tuff then be my guest. That only means more fun for me." She whipped him, leaving deep bleeding scars all over his body. His laughter was barely containable. Finally he burst out in joy:" Oh come on. You can do harder! This doesn't satisfy me at all!"

The goat lady stopped for a brief moment before reacting to his words:" Oh my, a masochist. Haven't seen one of you in ages. I just hope you aren't such a wannabe as the last one who tried and up me."

Ryuga:" Oh don't worry about that. Also it shouldn't take much longer for your boss to notice."

Goat lady:" Notice what?"

Not even a single second later she got a video call. It was Vox. She accepted the call and held the phone in front of her. A stream of electricity and static flowed out of it and the overlord Vox appeared. Ryuga was not surprised at all to see a furious Vox standing there.

Ryuga:" Ah! Finally. Took you long enough. How's Larry?"

Vox kicked Ryuga in the face causing him to bleed. He punched him a few more times out of anger.

Vox:" What the fuck have you done?!"

Ryuga:" I-i…coul you wife de blooth away? I cannod shpeak."

After the goat lady wiped of the blood from Ryuga's face, he played dumb and wanted to have his fun by pissing people of.

Vox:" So tell me you half-deformed scaled shittwit, why the fuck isn't Larry waking up?"

Ryuga:" Waking up? Why would he wake up? I killed him after all."

Vox:" Stop playing me around! If anyone would die, they just put their body back together. NO ONE PERMANENTLY DIES! Not here!"

Ryuga:" That's the thing dear Voxy. That were the rules, but in my game its different. If I want someone to die, then they will die. No heaven. No hell. Nothing. I destroyed Larry's soul. Now he is just a gross pile of meat and disappointment. But there is good news. I may be willing to lend you that ability, against a little fee of course. So what do you say? Do you want the only demon exterminator working for you?"

Vox:" Do you seriously think I am that stupid? There are no such things as demon exterminators. You are just some filthy junky who tried to of me. If you claim to truly be able to kill someone permanently and also so easily, it shouldn't be a problem to do something for me."

Ryuga:" Is that a job offer? Cause I will do it as long as I don't have to suck some randos dicks. Or at least not ugly randos."

Vox:" Good. Some of my employees will get you later and make sure you won't bail. You'll get more details later."

After a few hours Ryuga was released from the chains holding him. In the room were several Imps and sinners. One of them was a Taurus looking muscular guy. He approached Ryuga to give him the details Vox talked about.

Taurus:" Listen, nerd. I don't have the patience to deal with bullshitters here. The following is gonna happen: we'll go into the lost bastile and attack an ammunition warehouse. If this job goes without somebody finding out that we ever went there, Vox will forget your attempt to steal from him and you will get a job."

Ryuga:" Alright, alright. Can we start already? I want to get this over with."

Taurus:" Ugh. Fucking amateur."

All of the people got guns, knifes and other weapons. A black van pulled over by the side of the street and everyone got inside. They shared the layout of the target warehouse. It was a small one with only one floor and only a small amount of guards.

Ryuga:" So what's the plan? Do we take them out one by one?"

Taurus:" No, that's stupid. We need to get in there from all sides and take them out as quickly as possible. My infos say that there are only 6 guards. We have more than triple than that."

Ryuga:" Jeez, chill out. I just asked. No need to be a dick about it."

The van stopped and the driver said:" OK, we're here. Let's get their shit." As the people got out and made sure their guns were loaded, Ryuga saw the other van with the reinforcements. They split up and secured the area. He was standing at the back entrance with 5 other guys. Taurus gave the signal by call and they stormed inside. The entire warehouse was instantly turned into a bloody war. Bullets flying left and right. Ryuga picked a guy and sliced him open with his claws, only to finish him off with his tail, effectively destroying his soul.

As he looked up from the body he realised something. It wasn't the 18 vs 6 fight Taurus talked about. Not only the guards of the warehouse but also most of Vox's employees attack him and some others. This was a trap, about 12 of the people he drove there with turned on him. Before he could even grab the situation he was tackled to the ground and chained up. Clearly outnumbered Ruga looked up at his attackers. He saw Taurus talking with one of the warehouse guards.

Ryuga:" The hell you think you're doing?!"

Taurus:" Shut up, I'm making big money right now. This will finally get me out of Vox's shadow. Oh, and I hope you like being put into a tiny barrel for the rest of your life."

Ryuga:" You fucking traitor. You're not just a coward, but also a liar. You are not worthy of existing."

Ryuga used his rage and his hatred to fuel his power for a short time. Purple and black flames were beginning to appear around him. He broke through the chains and let his wraith roam free. The entire building collapsed in mere seconds. Ryuga helped his allies out of the ruins and killed the rest. The only one he left alive was Taurus, and only because he wanted him to have a harsher punishment. While Taurus was still trying to get out of the ruins Ryuga called Vox to tell him about the events that just occurred.

Ryuga:" Hey, Vox it's me. I just wanted to say we got most of the stuff of the warehouse despite most of your employees betraying us."

Vox:" What? What are you talking about?! Hold the phone out I'm coming over!"

Ryuga obeyed his order and held the phone in front of him. Vox appeared in front of it and was boiling with anger.

Vox:" What, Happened?"

Ryuga:" Oh, it was wonderful we all laughed, stabbed each other and then Taurus tried to get all of the stuff for himself. I don't know what you're gonna do, but if I were the boss I would be extremely pissed off that they betrayed me like that. Those things are gonna things like that get around."

Vox:" Go load the loot into the vans. I will deal with this, personally."

Ryuga:" Yes, sir."

The only thing anyone heard that night was the screaming of a broken man and the engine sound of the vans.