My first Helluva Boss fanfiction:) Just watched episode 5 and wow, the plot twist at the end. It got me interested in thinking what finally made Stella snap and finally and want to kill her husband besides cheating on her with an Imp. This story is a little headcanon I had after the episode.
Enjoy:)
Stella Goetia always had a bad temper. Anyone would tell that she was to be feared when she unleashed her wrath, while she was born a noble who was raised as a lady to always compose herself even in the most dire of situations, she was still a demon that could tear anyone to pieces when someone crosses her.
With her husband Stolas, she has been losing her patience quite frequently over the years. Their marriage was arranged to increase their political status, Stolas was a Prince of a powerful family and Stella came from a respectable noble family that assisted the Goetia's in their political endeavors in Hell. However, they did like each other and knew it was expected of them like their parents before them, and they even agreed to have an open marriage so they can have freedom in regards to their love lives while being civil to each other as friends, they even bonded when Octavia was born and it made Stella happy to see Stolas love their daughter so much, despite not having any maternal instincts.
Soon Stolas and Stella started seeing other demons but agreed to keep their affairs discreet from the public out of respect for each other's image and not expose Octavia to them. Despite the arrange marriage, she was content being the Goetia matriarch and their family reputation being held in high regard.
But that all changed one day, when Stolas begged her to let him take her and five year old Octavia to Loo Loo land, a place full of Imps that disgusted Stella to no end as she saw them as low class beings since she was a young girl. What was Stolas thinking bringing them to such a place where they could have gone to Lucifer's Loo Loo world? which was full of high class demons that they could have chatted with and Octavia to meet young demons her age to play with.
Soon it got worse, while Stella was waiting in the car with her sleeping daughter, she saw her husband chat with an Imp in a ridiculous clown costume. But to her horror, she saw Stolas stroke the Imps horn while saying something dirty to him, when they got home Stella chastised him for seducing an Imp in public and reminded him that their image was important. She couldn't get over the fact that Stolas actually did that, what the fuck did he think he was, a Plebian!?
Little did Stella know, it was only the beginning. When she comes back from meeting one of her high class lovers or from her duties, she finds bite marks and small bruises on Stolas's shoulders and legs as he exists their bedroom, though tiny she knew what they were from. Then when Stolas goes out of town for his duties, she heard whispers in the court among the the Demon Aristocrats of how Stolas always gave a shout out to a particular Imp in a sexual manner, enraging Stella.
That was when her wrath began to take over her, and when Stolas came back, she unleashed her own hell upon him. She berated and scolded him for not only breaking their deal to keep their affairs discreet and embarrassing her in front of the whole Ars Goetia, but for sleeping with an Imp of all the demons in Hell, the lowest of the Demon food chain and the poorest.
How could Stolas do this to her and their family's image? While in Hell, having a lover outside of marriage was common and accepted, the fact that he openly sleeps with a common Imp was an insult to Stella's being. She is a high class Demoness who is beautiful and powerful, and while she and Stolas have no romantic love between them, she expected Stolas to have respect for her as the Matriarch of the family as she does for him with her affairs, but he was treating that Imp with more regard than his own wife.
Her fears grew when most of the Nobles announced they were divorcing their arranged spouses for lovers they had. Stella became terrified that now that the nobility can divorce now with little to no controversy, Stolas could jump at the opportunity to end their marriage and possibly marry that Imp and take over the Goetia family. While she is the mother of Octavia, the future matriarch, Stella has a lot to lose if Stolas decides to serve her divorce papers, for if it happens Stella would no longer have the power her husband held.
Stella would clutch her chest in fear if that were to happen, the gossip she would be exposed to in high society if her husband leaves her for an Imp. She couldn't bare it, she spent seventeen years in this marriage and as the Matriarch of one of the most powerful families in the twelve circles of Hell, she did half of the work to make the Goetia's as powerful as they could be with Stolas, but now it will be flushed down the toilet should Stolas decide to end it with her.
She didn't have to worry for a while, however, because she knew Stolas loved their daughter and the only reason he's staying in this marriage was for her sake as he believes Octavia needed both her parents together. While she isn't as close to Octavia than her husband was, she was thankful that her daughter was the reason she was still able to stay in power for so long, but when she was reminded that Octavia's eighteenth birthday was coming up, Stella was once again full of rage and fear.
When Octavia turns eighteen, she would be considered an adult and can move out. With Octavia gone, Stolas won't have to stay with her anymore and can file for divorce and be with Blitzo. In her anger and paranoia, she hired a private detective to spy on her husband and his lover to see what he plans to do when the day comes, but when he came back he showed her photo's of not only of their sexual escapades, much to Stella's disgust, but Stolas handing over his Grimoire to that Imp. The private detective told her he heard them talking about Stolas lending Blitzo his book to enter the human world, with them doing it once a month on the full moon when Stolas needs the book for his duties.
Stella lost it and destroyed everything in the room, the Imp servants scattered as the Princess was screaming and breaking everything she got her hands on. Including their wedding portrait, and the family portrait of when they went to Loo Loo land with Octavia, the glass cracked and it separated her from Stolas and her daughter.
Stella stood in the tattered room, breathing heavily with her feathers ruffled, her crown tilted and mascara a mess. While her rage was still there, she stood in cold silence contemplating what she now knew, she had had it, she was done with this marriage, she was done with Stolas.
But she wasn't going to divorce Stolas. She wasn't going to let him get away with the humiliation he put her through in their marriage while fucking that low class Imp with the whole twelve rings of Hell knowing, and she certainly wasn't going to allow him to get away with nearly tarnishing their reputation and family name because he committed the crime of allowing Imps to go to the mortal realm without permission.
To secure her position as matriarch, prevent her reputation from being ruined anymore and to undo the damage caused by her husband, Stolas had to go, permanently.
She turned her head quickly at a nearby Imp, who was terrified of Stella as her eyes were glowing redder than usual.
"You!" she barked, "Get me the phone!"
The Imp blinked in confusion, "W-why?"
"DID I FUCKING STUTTER YOU PATHETIC RED HELL MONKEY!?" She screamed, "GET ME THE PHONE, NOW!"
The Imp quickly left, meanwhile Stella took a deep breath and went to the half broken mirror to fix up her dress and hair. She straightened her crown and took a cloth to wipe away the smudges of her mascara from the angry tears, the Imp came back with the phone and held it up for her as she started to dial a number.
The bar was filled with drunken Imps and demons, Stella was wearing a cloak to make sure no one knew who she was. She spots the back door that she was told to go to from her phone call, she makes her way to the door and knocked on it.
"Enter." A low husky voice answered.
Stella opened the door, the room was dark and the window was open, the bright moonlight shining through it and revealed the Imp before her. He wasn't like the other Imps, he had a snake like face while wearing a Western style clothing with the hat to match, his yellow eyes were glowing as he looked up from wiping his gun.
He smirked at her, "So you're the one who called me?"
Stella moved her hood up, looking annoyed at the Imp, "Obviously, or I wouldn't be here!" she snapped a bit.
He shrugged and continued wiping his gun, then started inspecting the inside, "So, what does a High class demon like yourself want with me? I thought someone of your status would hire someone more of your taste?"
Stella narrowed her eyes, glowing red, "While I'm repulsed by Imps, your kind is good at killing and slaughtering. And I've heard that out of all of the assassins in thi place...you are actually one of the best. I checked your record, and while it pains me to say this, I'm impressed by your body count."
He raised an eyebrow, then smirked, "I'm flattered, but I can see the look of disgust in your eyes. Not that I can blame you."
Stella was surpised, then she crossed her arms, "Really? I thought you'd be insulted because you're an Imp?"
"Tch" he scoffed, "You seen how my kind is like. But me, I prefer to see myself as more superior than all of those pathetic excuses of demons, how most of them prefer brute strength alone instead of using weapons, thinking before they act and let their blood lust get the best of them. You can say that I have big plans for myself in that regard."
Stella had to admit, she was impressed by this Imp, "Well in that case, I have a job for you to be able to help you elevate yourself in society, and separate you from the rest of those Imps you look down on." Stella reached into her cloak and pulled out the picture of her husband and Blitzo in bed together, with Stolas being in bondage as Blitzo was riding him like a horse as he waved a cowboy hat.
The Imp looked at the picture in shock, he looked up at Stella in disbelief.
"That was only 'clean' one I can find. You DON'T want to see the other pictures." Stella groaned irritated.
The Imp looked at the picture again, "So who are these people?"
Stella took the picture and pointed at Stolas while glaring.
"This is the fucker I want you to kill," she then pointed at Blitzo, "and this is the piece of shit I want you to frame for his death!"
"Just for having kinky sex?"
Stella slammed her hands on the table, "BECAUSE THAT FUCKING IMP IS RIDING MY HUSBAND LIKE A HORSE, ACTING LIKE THEY'RE IN ONE OF VALENTINO'S PORNO MOVIES AND HALF OF HELL KNOWS ABOUT THEM!" she screamed.
The Imp was taken back by her rage, then he grinned as he looked at the picture, "Oh, so this is revenge for adultery? As thrilling as it is to do, wouldn't it be easier to divorce him and take half his assets?"
"Not after the humiliation he put me through when his affair with that Imp. If I divorce him, not only will I lose my status as a Goetia royal, but if given the opportunity, Stolas might marry that Imp and make him part of the Goetia family in high demon society! And I refuse to become a laughing stock because of that!" Stella exclaimed, "It's bad enough he's becoming more open with his relationship with that verman, but he also slept with him in our fucking bed! He has no respect for me as his wife and as a Goetia royal!"
"Ouch," he said, "so he's slowly making way for the new Imp to be the new wife while taking your status, I can see why you're desperate."
Stella's eyes narrowed, "It's even worse than you think...you know my husband has a Grimoire that he uses when the full moon happens once a month and travel to different worlds and dimensions with it?"
The Imp became curious, "Go on?"
"Well it turns out that the stupid bastard has been lending it to this Imp for his own assassination business, which is illegal to do since Imps running amuck in the human world can be dangerous when left unchecked. The only way Imps can enter the human world is if they are summoned by a human with a Ouija board, or if they are a familiar to a Witch or Warlock. My husband was not supposed to give that book to anyone, for if it gets into the wrong hands it can be catastrophic." Stella explained.
"So I take it that you can't report your husband to the Higher demons for this crime?" he asked.
Stella gritted her teeth, "If anyone finds out he gave the book to the Imp he's sleeping with, Lucifer and the high ranking demons above us would not only strip our family of our status, we can be banished or worse if those dipshits mess up in the human world that can get Lucifer's attention. There are other demons who are more powerful than my husband who might start to catch on to what he's doing, and if he gets caught we're all fucked!"
The Imp tilted his head, "So you want me to kill him to save your family's reputation and make sure the higher ups don't find out what he's done?"
Stella was silent for a moment, she lifted her head with a harsh gaze, "Yes, after what he's done. This marriage is as good as a death sentence, but if anyone's going to die, it will be my husband for his stupidity, and I refuse for my status to be taken from me after all the hard work I put into my status as a Goetia."
The Imp got up and grinned at the royal, his tail swinging back and forth as he approached her, "I gotta say, I like how determined you are ma'm," he used his tail to get a dagger from his drawer, "and while it'd be thrilling to take down a High rank demon, killing them would be impossible since those who are Hell born are pretty much immune to being killed?"
"Not if what kills them isn't from Hell."
Stella snapped her fingers, then a small Imp approached from behind her and gave the tall Imp the case. He places it on the table and opened the case, his eyes widened as he looked upon the large rifle, made of pure porcelain with gold lining."
"Is this what I think-"
"Correct," Stella cut in, "That is a hand crafted Angelic rifle, one of the Heavenly weapons capable of killing a high rank demon."
The Imp looked up at her, "Where did you get this?"
"It was from last years extermination. Arch Angel Micheal dropped this when he tried to go after Lucifer, I had to bribe it from one of Lucifer's people to get this, one shot from that Rifle, and a Demon will wake up in double Hell."
He picked it up and studied it. It was beautiful, and the fact it can kill a demon like Stolas and Lucifer made it more thrilling, "Looks like you made up your mind. But one question? What should I do with this when I kill your husband?"
"You leave that to me, just make sure that Stolas dies at the first shot. The sooner he's gone, the quicker I can undo the damage he caused and fix my reputation." Stella spoke.
"...How much are you willing to pay me for this?" he asked.
Stella impatiently pulled out a bag and empties it on his deck. There were gold coins that flew on his desk.
"This much! Now are you willing to kill my husband or not!?" Stella growled.
There was a moment of silence. The Imp grinned and held his hand out, "Consider yourself a widow."
Stella held her hand out and shook it, "That's what I've thought. Now what is your name, Imp?"
The Imp used his tail and threw the dagger, passing by the scared Imp and hitting the target.
"Call me Striker, ma'm."
The End