"Dr. Hayden Laboratory is located at the top of this facility", VEGA informed the Doomslayer. The slayer nodded his head, loading ammo into the Heavy Cannon. The gun functions are similar to the heavy assault rifle he used on Mars. An immediate difference is that the basic Heavy cannon packs more punch, holds rounds up to 200, accompany by a precision scope attachment which, while slower than the tactical scope hits enemies harder.
The weapon was a step up from its predecessor and the Slayer wager this was in response due to his actions 8 months ago and the hell invasion shortly after. While most of the earth population was decimated the weapon proved it worth it as he mowed down countless demons on his quest to kill the Hell Priests.
VEGA was kind enough to improve upon the weapon so his battles against demonkind would be more efficient.
The Doomslayer appreciated the effort.
The heavy cannon now sporting green and black paint over. Capable of holding up to 300 rounds of ammo with, micro missiles on both sides. He still kept the precision bolt scope, being a great help in blowing through the tough hides from a pinkie, cyber-mancubus armor, and piercing the weapon holders off Arachnotron and Revenants.
Slamming the magazine in place the Slayer looked up as the doors opened up.
"ATTENTION: Emergency protocols have been activated. Please exit the facility now." The A.I for the facility announced to the employees of the place. The Doomslayer paid no heed, already out the elevator, and walking to the heavy blast doors. They parted open and the Slayer immediately noticed activity.
Three humans, two male one female were busy working on their respective consoles as they monitor the device he came for. Scientists probably running a test on the object floating in the container their consoles surrounded.
The Crucible.
Even from where he stands he can feel the ancient weapon thrumming with demonic power. The weapon soaked in the blood of countless demons, in turn, using their energy to fuel itself.
The male was the first to respond to his presence. Quickly adjusting his glasses he ran up to the slayer. The slayer heard him talk and idle read the words printed on his avocado suit. Arc, above that the shape of a triangle is broken into 3 lines surrounding a circle. Above that was another name, Marcus, presumable his name.
One female, named Janette was scribbling notes on her clipboard while another, Maria was working on the console.
"M..m..my...god...D..D..Dr. Hayden was convinced..um..that you would come for this..eventually."
Doomslayer got close to the artifact. It was mostly made up of bones. Small and large skulls, the smaller one faced him, spiky teeth, hollowed-out sockets, and a small, blood-red gem in the center of its forehead, with the bottom a bigger gem. The top three metal pieces, curved and sharp jutted out.
He took the unholy artifact in his grip and stored it in his dimensional backpack. He moved around the stasis container for the Crucible and approach the next blast doors. Marcus was saying something about meeting the legend but the Hellwalker paid no attention as he exited the room.
Walking up the stairs he entered a larger room, with server support beams and large windows. White and red emergency lights lit the room in response to the demonic assault tearing the facility. Scientists were running about, gripping files and equipment to leave the facility. The Slayer turned to his right and saw the person he came for.
Surrounded by two scientists in a container and suspended in the air by cables was the mangled body of Samuel Hayden.
Marcus came up to his right side, explaining the dilemma the scientists were having with Hayden's body.
"We, ah we don't know how to access his main cortex, it all...alien, and we couldn't figure it all out. We have to ah, prepare for his careful extraction, and we were given specific orders."
Luckily for Marcus, the Doomslayer can ensure Hayden's extraction without harm to his chassis.
Wrapping his right hand around his left shoulder he gave tug his body hard, serving the connection the cable had with his body and letting it fall into the container with a metal 'clank' before picking his body up again.
Well...much harm.
"His life signal is barely readable", VEGA informed the Slayer in a tone of slight concern.
This mattered little to him as if it wasn't for the information Hayden has on the location of the last Hell Priest he would have left him in this body to wither away. He was responsible for the hell outbreak on Mars, with the UAC making humanity dependent on argent energy they left themselves weakened to Hell's advances. Frankly, it would be a mercy for him to perish in the middle of all this chaos.
A sudden rumbling to the left of him caught his attention.
He turned and saw a Hell Portal was opening.
"WARNING: Demonic presence threat level 5 entering Main Laboratory."
The swirling circle of blood-red and onyx black brought forth the demonic entity. The demon walked out of the portal with a relaxed, stride. A cocky swagger radiated from the being as the creature walked towards the Doomslayer.
"Opening the portal now". VEGA stated as a blue portal open behind him and the Slayer threw the body of Hayden in, a swoosh sound was heard as it entered the portal. With the fragile cargo out of the way, he focused his attention on the approaching enemy.
"You were never one of us." With a shake of the arm, the staff the demon carried in the right arm turned into an ax. The top of it, looking like a skull extended out the mouth spilling out argent energy. Runes of blasphemy engraved onto the super-heated argent plasma.
The weapon drags along the ground, cutting into it with ease, leaving trails of melted metal and spark as the demon continued to talk to the Hellwalker.
Doomslayer was no stranger to fighting possessed demonic beings. The humans that fallen to hell's ranks were a dead giveaway, but this one was different.
This one was born in Argent D'Nu and a former knight sentinel.
"You were nothing but a usurper… A false idol", The skin he could see was chalked white, providing a contrast to the military green of her armor and the faded rust color on her prominent veins.
She was tall, standing at 7'4 ft her stature and the muscular frame was an intimidating presence. Horns jutted out her head in two sets. Curving around from the back of her head near her mouth, which was covered and two growing out like a goat's horn. With a couple of small spikes at the center, along with burning red eyes that promise suffering and equally blood-red hair, this would make lesser men fall and beg for mercy. She didn't intimidate the Doomslayer, but he could already tell from the way she presents herself that this would not be an easy fight.
"My eyes have been opened"
They began to circle each other now. Doomslayer already has his heavy cannon pointed at the Demoness as she lazily waved the ax on the floor. He could see her back, the black color of a ballista resting on her back as the chains swayed back and forth in a gentle motion. A super shotgun rested against her right thigh, under a bandolier filled with ammunition wrapped around her waist.
Only the sounds of their footsteps echoed in the empty room.
Her walk was that of a hunter. Strong and graceful, light step of the feet but ready to hit the ground running to end her prey. There was a certain beauty to her demonic look. If only in the sense of perfecting hell's way of carnage and brutality.
This thing was in lead with Hell, no doubt she leads the charge in breaking many of humanity's strong points and save havens for civilians and slaughtering countless humans, young, old. Male and female the blood of the innocents was on her hand. She was also a Sentinel knight, whether sided with him or in league with the Maykrs the millennia under hell's influence told the slayer she's been doing this to other worlds for a long time. Whatever supposed truth she saw was only the lies she willfully fed herself.
As he looks into those eyes, filled with anger but hiding the pleasure of the ensuing fight he would personally bring her pain.
"Let me help you see, Slayer." They both stopped circling each other, ax properly in hand now she stared down the Slayer now with a serious look in her eyes. The Slayer, already line up his shot as they wordlessly waited to see a crack in the other's defense.
Seconds went by, only the low humming of machinery resonated in the room before the sounds of boots running and bullets flying charged the atmosphere into chaotic energy.
She came running at him, already dodging some of the bullets at her while letting others hit her chest, not the least bit perturbed by firepower that would stop at pinkie charging at top speed in their tracks as a blue shield came over her body.
She came upon him, ax at her right cutting at a diagonal slash to his legs. He dodged to his right now switching to using his micro missiles attaches to the gun and let loose a volley of smart missiles at her.
She moved from the immediate area to the left sides running behind a column and letting a few hits it, but the majority still pursued her, so she twirled the ax around and let loose a blast of argent energy at the cluster making most of it detonate in a spectacular blast. Without losing stride she made her way back to him swinging again in quick succession and letting loose five other blasts of argent energy at the slayer. Then jumping high, ax raised above her head as she charged it up. A pulsing of brimstone and fire shine all around the room. She used her jump boots to rocket down aiming to hack into his chest.
A resounding bang encompass the area as the wind blew from the impact and anything not bolted down crashed into the walls and pillars.
The ground beneath them cracked, as the pieces flew everywhere. As the blast hit him her ax made a resounding CLANG hitting resistance, yet instead of a spark and grinding of torn metal(for she knew it takes more than that to fell the great Doomslayer), a blue shield stood between her and the slayer.
Still standing from the powerful hit he fired of the chaingun. Hot tungsten slugs going at 5000 fps. At such proximity, the demoness was sure to be hit, full force.
A moan of pain was heard from her, while it didn't bring down her shield, shred her armor and skin to pieces, the mounting pressure from the bullets irritated her, so she back up from him. He kicked out with his right leg and caused her to tumble to the left. He kept the pressure on, using his Equipment Launcher to spray her position with 8 frag grenades. They all went off casting her area in smoke and fire. Not waiting he switch his chaingun for the plasma rifle shooting through the smoke while running into it.
Seeing as he wasn't getting hit by more hell energy he busts out of the dissipating cloud looking to his right and left for any sign of her.
He heard the swoosh in the air before he saw her and moved-
Too slow.
She smashed into his back by shoulder ramming him, forcing him into the floor. She grips his leg in her hand and hoists him into the air before slamming him back into the ground. Stunning him a bit she kept up the pressure slamming him back and forth, cracking the ground under him, each pounding enough to kill cyber mancubus two times over.
On the fourth slam, Doomslayer let loose on her with his plasma rifle. Her shields still held up as it was given ample enough times to recharge. Estimating that it would be tougher than a Carcass and of similar strength to a Doom Hunter, he did the next best thing. Using his boost he flew in the air with her still gripping onto him he pulled his super shotgun from his waist and launch the meat hook to a far away column.
She was climbing up on his body using her super shotgun to knock out his equipment launcher not concerned with where he's taking her but it turned around and released 4 ice bombs. The first intercepting with the blast and blowing steam everywhere. The others followed suit two struck down by another blast with the final one hitting her.
The only effect it had on her body was a slight slowness of movement. He pulled out his combat shotgun and pull the trigger. The shotgun let off shot after shot in quick succession in full auto-mod that made her shields flair up.
Reaching the column the Slayer grip into the surface before smacking his right leg into the wall twice. She jumped up on his back and drilled her sharp claws into his biceps. The Doomslayer let out a painful grunt as she squeezed into them. His blood trickle down his arms and on the floor.
Seeing as she temporarily immobilized her opponent she digs her boots into the wall then leaped off. Falling she kicked her knees into his back before rearing her body backward and slamming her boots on the back of his helmet and giving it a face full of concrete.
She pulled her hands out and dragged them down his arms, grabbing his back and threw him across the other side of the room, 10 blasts of argent energy following after him.
She pulled her Ballista off her back and longed a shot, illuminating the dusty area to a glowing red beam charging up. She brought out another rod on her belt and at the push of a button, it transformed into an energy shield as a blast of red came at her.
The Doomslayer came out of the smoke, Ballista firing off four rounds that stuck to the shield making it weaken in strength. His grip on the weapon was a bit shaky from her gorging out a bit of messy chunks of meat and blood from his biceps but pushed past the pain. She put it away and charged at him releasing another blast before swiping up to carve into his helmet.
He swirled around to her back and pummeled into it. Eight quick jabs made her body jerk in a frantic motion before grabbing her head and kicking her leg in. She fell to her knees and the Slayer griped her arms planning to twist her head she brought her weapon and slam it hard on his right hand and pulled his left arm forward planting his back to the ground. He kicked his leg out to her chest, forcing her to lay on the ground as he rose and stamp down on her chest. She let out a hard grunt at the pain.
She gripped her ax to blast him again, but he launched 5 ice bombs, slowing down her movement as he kicked the weapon out of her hands, out of her reach. He's using his flame belch and plasma rifle in unison to pop her shields.
She tried to boost forward but the slayer dropped to his knees, using both hands he grips her hair and horns and slammed her to the ground. Each head-smashing made the ground under them unstable.
After the sixth slam, he thrust his blade into her back, hauled her off the ground which fell apart from all the pounding, and rams her into a column.
They burst through it, not losing steam he drove her into five others, driving the blade in deeper, each impact causing more pains and grunts from her as she clawed his armored back with little success before throwing her at one of the glass panels. She impacted hard against the frame, pieces of glass falling on the floor. She took in a sharp breath of air as she felt a couple of bones creak harshly from all the thrashing. Shaking her head from the brutal blow her red eyes focus on a mass of plasma shots, missiles, grenades, and a wave of hell energy coming her way. She quickly brought up her shield, letting it weather the storm and pushing against it to get to a better position to fight him.
A glowing ball of red stops her plan, breaking her riot shield and leaving her exposed to the blur of green ramming into her.
She heard the glass give way and felt the way her chest burn in pain and throat released a harsh scream of anguish the wind whip around her as both of them were falling to the streets below. She brought her hands to his helmet and headbutted a few times. She felt his grip slacken as she broke his bear hug, grip the helmet, and punch into it. Doomslayer shot another ice bomb to her, his suit regulating the icy feeling before giving a right and left hook to her head. Then punched deeply in her exposed stomach, blade thrust when his first could go no further.
She shot him an especially scolding scorn. as she grits her teeth hard. The Slayer didn't care.
They were both swinging at each other now. Punch after bunch with both of them roaring at the other. Turning and tossing into the air and falling faster to the ground.
She kicked at his chest falling faster but gaining distance from him. She used her shotgun to send a blast to him. Doomslayer swerved out of the way and used his boost to close the gap. He turned her around gripping the back of her head making her neck veins bulge in pain at the hard tugging of her head and hair before slamming her hard into the hood of a car.
It exploded at the sudden pressure and the sound echoed across the desolate area.