A few days later….

The fire department had since extinguished the fires from Val's Studio long ago. Since the place had already combusted, they focused on putting out the fires rather than saving anyone, especially since it didn't appear to be anyone inside in the first place.

By the time they were done, all that was left was dust and ash. Of what once remained of a powerful empire, it was not even a shadow of its former self, having been burned to particles of cinder.

However, unbeknownst to those passing by, a heap began to rise from the ashes. The figure's body was tall and lanky, his hot pink eyes darting around the surrounding area.

A hoarse cough was heard as Val examined what remained of his empire. All of it was nothing but ash, his once luxurious Studio was burnt in the fire. Val then examined himself, looking at his hands, he was still covered in ash and his clothes were husky and torn severely, a good portion of his coat had been torn to shreds.

He reeked of smoke and cinder, the former overlord scowling as he clutched his head only to pause when he noticed a stump. He then sighed, remembering Vol ripped of his fucking antenna in a fit of rage.

"Fucking bastard. I've been out for a while and my body still feels like shit…" It had taken weeks to fully recover from the beat down, his body slowly piecing itself together during the carnage. He still had severe burns from the fire and a visible black-eye that was the cause of Vol beating him senseless earlier, only stopping when he was an inch away from death(again).

Despite knowing the fire had passed, Val could still remember it, how intense the flames were as his vision became blurry, the inferno rose, screaming in agony as his world collapsed in on itself, his empire becoming nothing but a pile of mush and smoldering rubble.

Even though he had respawned, Vol had injured him so badly that he was still reeling from the attack, barely being able to stand tall, his body still aching.

The smell in the air was foul. All Val could smell was smoke, cinder and smoldering metal from what remained of his empire, all of it had crumbled to the ground.

Val stood in the midst of his fallen kingdom as the realization set in. He had nothing. His empire was in utter shambles, he had lost everything, his assets were gone, everything had been turned into cinder. His other territories had likely been claimed by other demons by now given how long it had taken for him to respawn. And given his current form, there was no realistic way for him to reclaim those territories with his injuries.

'Vox...Velvet...maybe I can contact them to help me…'

He took out his phone, irritated when he saw it was heavily damaged. There was no way he could realistically use it. At this point, Val may as well have been carrying a piece of plastic. His phone, or rather what's left of it to be exact, was broken and couldn't even turn on properly.

Val cursed,'Stupid piece of shit device. Of course it gets damaged when I actually fucking need it. Just perfect…"

Still, now that he thought about it, he doubted Vox or Velvet would even come to help him anyway. Not only did Vol probably manage to turn them against him by now given they hadn't bothered to search for him, but they likely figured it wasn't worth it to stick around Val now that he lost his empire and decided to separate themselves from him for good.

In the end, Val had lost everything and was left to simmer in rage. His friends were gone, his riches were destroyed and his empire that he built off the backs of his employees had been burnt to the ground, leaving nothing but ashes in its place.

His once fearsome Studio that towered above most buildings in the Pride Sector was now merely a pile of embers and clouding the air with the putrid stench of burnt metal and death…

And in that moment, a heightened sense of fear took over. Val realized a horrifying truth, he truly was alone. He had no one to turn to, he was out on the streets and he couldn't rely on any of his friends or guards for protection from the dangers of Hell anymore. The other V's had turned their backs on him and all his assets had gone up in a blaze.

Now, he had to fend for himself unless he wanted to get attacked. Now realizing how vulnerable he was, Val snuck into the shadows, hoping to avoid any demons who could potentially cause any issues. He was in no condition to do much of anything at this rate and considering he was still recovering from the fire.

'Motherfucking bastard, that fusion ruined everything! I swear when I get back up on my feet, he'll pay for what he did. I'll make him pay….'

As Valentino amongst the shadows, he couldn't help but feel a gaze upon him. He quickened his pace, wanting to avoid contact with anyone until he could properly defend himself. Some homeless demons set him glares of contempt, especially he shoved them aside, cursing him for this treatment.

Whatever, he didn't care.

Though even as he got away from them, he could still feel it. A gaze that seemed to be following him. He thought perhaps it was his imagination playing tricks on him.

Suddenly, Val found himself on the receiving end of an attack, yelping in surprise as a bomb landed at his feet, smoke clouding his vision. He collapsed to the ground, wheezing as he inhaled the dusty fumes.

As the smoke cleared, Val heard a very familiar feminine voice shout,"Gotcha motherfucker!"

Val internally groaned,'You've got to be fucking kidding me…' Val looked up to see a face he hadn't seen in a VERY long time. He recognized that hot-pink hair anywhere, those youthful freckles sprinkled over her pale face, one singular eye gazing back at him.

It was none other than the self proclaimed 'Spunky Powerhouse', the mad bomber herself, Cherri Bomb in the flesh.

She looked a bit different from how Val remembered her looking, as she had ditched her old uniform in favor of a black tube top and arm sleeves and wearing a red mini skirt with nylons stockings and dark red boots. She wore a black jacket around her waist, fitting tightly around her thin figure.

"Of all the times you had to come out from the shadows, it just had to be now, didn't it, Cherri?" Val asked sarcastically, thinly masked hatred directed towards her,"Was hoping not to see your degenerate face anytime soon."

"The feeling is mutual, Val," the cyclops replied flatly,"You know, I always wanted to fucking throw a bomb at ya, too bad you were always heavily guarded and had that TV and Doll at your side who'd shield you from any harm. But it looks like all those people are gone so that means I can finally call the shots!"

Val scowled, still rising to his feet, desperation growing. In his normal state, he'd be able to fend Cherri off with minimal issue, but since he was still reeling from Vol's beatdown, he was put in a more dire situation and had his back up against the corner. He reached into his coat and pulled out a worn gun,"Stay back you one eyed bitch. One more step and your history."

"Do you even have bullets in that thing?" Cherri asked,"You know it's obvious you're cornered."

"I won't hesitate shooting you…"

"Go ahead then, fire at me…" She taunted, preparing to dodge on the off-chance his gun was really loaded.

He grunted before firing, or at least tried to do so. Nothing came out of his fire-arm, much to Val's dismay. That was probably the result of having used them earlier and the bullets melting from the fire...Great…

Cherri blinked before laughing,"Oh my god, you've gotta be fucking kidding me. You seriously didn't check if your gun had bullets? Now that's pathetic."

"Shut the fuck up, bitch. I can still take you…"

"Oh really?" Cherri asked,"I really doubt that. You don't have any of your entourage with you and you're clearly still damaged. I could probably kill you without breaking a sweat in your current state."

"If you kill me, my allies will know…."

Cherri scoffed,"Oh yeah, the allies who haven't shown themselves at all and never bothered to search for you, sure. I'm so fucking scared, cant you see me shivering in my heels?" She asked, sarcasm dripping in her voice,"Look Val, I know you think you're slick, but you can't fool me with your manipulation bullshit. I know you're alone, you've got no one to back you up and you know it. Vox and Velvet are nowhere to be found, you're all by yourself and you're in no condition to fight me. I could easily kill your ass without breaking a sweat."

Val snarled,"Killing me won't be that easily, Cherri…"

"I'll prove you wrong then," Cherri prepared to throw another bomb at him,"I always wanted to fucking do this. After all the shit you did to Angie, I finally have a chance to avenge him! I'll make you feel what you made him feel for all these years by killing you over, over and over again! Hope you enjoy your first death cuz its gonna be long ride!"

Cherri was about to throw it, Val bracing himself for impact until someone shouted,"Cherri, hold your fire. I don't want you killing anyone who could be useful…."

Val and Cherri paused, now turning their heads. There was a woman with long silver hair and grey skin, her eyes were white with red sclera with large claws. She had hopped earrings and a black uniform on and black lipstick, holding her large clawed hand up to signal Cherri to stand down.

Val narrowed his eyes, recognizing her appearance, she was one of the overlords at Lucifer's command. He never talked to her and honestly, this was the first time he heard her speak.

The cyclops immediately groaned,"Oh come on, Ada! I've been waiting for this! Why'd you have to interrupt me?"

"Because, he could be useful to us," She added, before turning to him,"Hey, you."

"It's Val."

"Don't really care," She said,"Look, do you know anything about this…person who looks like Alastor? Because my associates and I have been curious about him."

"You mean Volastor?" He asked.

"That's his name? Are you pulling our legs here? Because that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

"No," Val scoffed,"That's his actual name, though he usually goes by Vol for the most part. He's a fusion from what I heard, made up of Vox and Alastor."

"How is that even possible?" Ada asked,"Vox and Alastor are still here last I checked. Them fusing would likely cause them not to exist…."

"I don't think he's from this timeline," Val said,"I don't know what the fuck happened, but another version of them fused and he's the end result. All I know is that he's way stronger than them by any stretch of the imagination."

"How would you know?"

"Because that fusion did this to me," Val hissed,"He's no slouch, I'll give him that. Bastard broke my fucking antenna without even flinching. Given he's literally Vox and Alastor in one body, he could probably beat most demons without batting an eye…"

Cherri blanked, it finally dawned on her. No wonder she got clapped, Vol was a fusion of two of Hell's most powerful overlords, she couldn't compete with that. She couldn't even do anything to Alastor or Vox individually, so fighting their fusion was a losing battle from the start.

Ada fell silent before saying,"Lord Lucifer needs to be aware of this finding. He could pose a problem if not deal with properly. A fusion of two overlords cannot exist without being removed, an anomaly in the system has to be eliminated before it spirals out of control."

"Good luck with that," Val laughed dryly,"He'll beat your ass if you attack him, just saying. If I can't harm him, what makes you think any of us could?"

Ada frowned,"We'll have to find a way. If this fusion gets any ideas, Hell's Caste System is at risk. He needs to be gotten rid of one way or another…" She then turned,"Valentino, come with us. You could be of use to our Lord in this finding."

"What!?" Cherri shouted,"No! I don't want him coming with us! I was just about to kill him, Ada! Lemme have this one!"

"Valentino is more useful alive than dead," Ada replied,"Quit acting like a child. I don't want Lord Lucifer thinking I made a mistake taking you in. I wouldn't want to have to get rid of you right now…"

Cherri flinched before bitterly muttering,"Fine...But what if he attacks me?"

"If Valentino is that dumb than he's free to face my claws…" She replied,"But I doubt he'd want that, now would he?" She said this while giving Val a glare of contempt,"Get up, you look pathetic being on your knees. We can't have Lord Lucifer seeing you like that. It'd make me look bad."

Valentino grunted before reluctantly standing up straight, he was still fucking injured and had a visible limp,"A little fucking help here?"

"Help yourself asshole,"Cherri hissed.

Ada rolled her eyes before approaching Valentino,"Grab my hand, Valentino…"

Val's gaze turned to her claws before cringing,"Are you kidding me? You're gonna fucking cut my hands with those claws of yours." They were large enough that Val was certainly she could bisect him with minimal effort.

"Relax, I know how to handle beings who...have smaller hands. I've learned not to puncture people in my time." She grabbed his hand,"See? There's nothing to be worried over. If I really wanted to hurt you, you wouldn't be here…."

Val scoffed,"Yeah yeah, I know."

As they were walking, Ada narrowed her eyes when she felt Val's hand on her waist,"Keep your hands to yourself, else I won't hesitate cutting you in half."

"Aw come on, babe. I can barley support myself," He said,"Let a man get some leverage on his support system, will ya?"

She sent him a glare,"Don't think you can fool me, I know what you're after. And I'm telling you now, you are not my type."

He snickered,"Never say never, baby…."

She rolled her eyes,'Something tells me I should've left Doom to take over this part…' She was really starting to wish she let Doom do this part of the job instead as she really didn't like Valentino from the get-go, this wasn't helping whatsoever…'The sooner we get to Lucifer's palace, the better…'

Cherri scowled as she followed them, making their way to a car in the distance and getting inside, obviously Cherri sat away from Valentino, the two demons shooting each other murderous glares.

'Fucking stupid rapist..Wish I could fucking kill him….' Cherri just wanted to kill Val, but with the fact Ada and Doom(her superiors) were there made it impossible. Val was under protection and he knew it judging by that cocky smirk.
The only thing holding her back from killing him was Ada's glare, forcing her to fall back and remain silent.

Ada then said,"Lord Doom?"

"Lady Ada? What is it?"

"Take us to Lucifer's Palace. We've got some answers about this Alastor lookalike. Now we need to formulate a plan to dispose of him before its too late."

"On it. We'll be there soon…"

The car began driving off in the distance, becoming smaller and smaller as they sped away from the scene.

Val sneered,'This is my time...I can use these people to get revenge on that fusion. And when I get my hands on him, I'll make him suffer, one way or another. He'll pay for what he did...'

Thanks for 4,341 views! Tell me all what you think cuz we're back on our scheduled programming of seriousness again! I'd love to know what you think below See ya next time everyone!

Also, Ada and Doom are just names I came up with for the demons who were with Lucifer at the pilot cuz they weren't shown to have names lol.