To describe the carnage taking place as a battle was an underestimate. It was a fucking bloodbath to put it mildly. People were attacking each other left and right, aiming with intent to kill the other side. It was a free for all and everyone attacked whoever was closest to them with malicious intent.

Though to be frank, most were doing their own thing and attacking in a manner they saw fit, Arackniss having split off from the group to tackle a certain portion of Val's army. He was typically a loner and preferred doing things by himself. Being thrusted into a position of war didn't change Arackniss's position he was better off alone as he defended himself from the army Val and Velvet had made.

Arackniss had been shooting his side of enemies with his Tommy guns, scowling fiercely at them,"Take that you no good sons of bitches! You fuckers want a piece of me so badly then you're gonna have to get through the gun-fire!"

For someone of his size, Arackniss was holding his share of enemies back fairly well, his extra arms that sprung from his trench coat giving him the advantage over Val's men, shooting them like a mad-man with no sign of stopping.

As he cleared them out, he noticed something had landed near his feet and exploded right in front of him, catching in a cloud of red smoke.

Arackniss coughed and wheezed, now struggling to see,"Argh! What the fuck is all this red shit!? Where did this come from!? It's everywhere!" It was forcing its way into his nostrils and causing him to feel awfully dizzy. The smell was strangely pleasant but he knew that if it was surrounding him like this, it probably wasn't a good thing.

He tried to shake it off but it was surrounding the area he was in and he could barely tell where he was anymore. He had taken drugs before but they weren't anything like this. The effects were never this strong and he never felt so weak before.

He clutched his head, trying to regain his composure."Gngh…"

"Adriando! Get over here!"

Arackniss's eyes widened. He recognized that voice. It was his Father. Confused, he wondered where it was coming from and saw him standing not too far away. Arackniss took a step back in disbelief,"W-What? Father...how is that possible? You died! You shouldn't be here!"

Henroin didn't answer his question, merely motioning for him to move forward,"Come closer, boy. You ain't gonna disobey your Father, now will you?"

"N-No…"

"Then come here. Don't make me come over there and get you…"

Arackniss swallowed his saliva before reluctantly heading over, his mind spinning like a tornado.

Normally he'd be eager to follow his father's orders but something didn't feel right about this. He didn't understand how this was possible and his mind wasn't given the proper time to think, especially with this strange smoke that suddenly clouded up the air, his eyes glazing over.

Still, the voices he heard in his head coaxed him into moving so he did so, step by step. He eventually got within grabbing range and was pulled into a tight hug.

"That's it...Just a little closer now, son...Don't be shy...Relax. It's gonna be ok…"

He couldn't help but feel...strangely comforted by those words. He hadn't ever heard someone use such soothing words before to him, not even in life was his Father this kind or gentle to him, at least not that he remembered. He was always too busy toughening him up to be overly soft and any moments of affection were few and far between.

He felt his hair being ruffled and didn't move in response, everything around him appearing like a could feel himself being carried away but didn't protest. In fact, he felt incredibly tired and just wanted to go to sleep.

"Aw, is someone tired? It's gonna be alright...just sleep tight. It'll be ok…"

Arackniss didn't respond, his eyes growing heavier before shutting them, desiring nothing more but to go to sleep...

Moments later, he heard a pained grunt before gasping in shock as he was hoisted out of his father's arms,"Argh! What the fuck happened?"

He then saw Angel was hanging onto him, the younger spider saying,"Niss, stay behind me."

"What for!? What the hell did you do that for? You just randomly grabbed me for no reason!?"

"No reason? Val was legit gonna take you away! If I hadn't seen this shit going on outta the corner of my eye you would've been shoved into a truck and hauled back to the Studio! What he fuck were you thinking going over to him!?"

"Val? W-What are you talking about? All I saw was Father…"

Angel narrowed his eyes before sniffing the air, scowling at the familiar stench, connecting the dots. He then glared at Val and said,"You've got a lotta nerve to drug my brother and try and lure him away while no one was looking, Val. I knew you were sick in the head, but you're psychotic for making Arackniss hallucinate pops and trying to snatch him while our backs were turned."

Val scowled, annoyed that his plan had been foiled mid-way,"Angel...I didn't expect to see you so soon, baby. And it seems you've got a massive attitude, has time away from me brought out that unruly side of you? Guess that needs to be fixed…"

Val attempted to use his smoke directly on Angel, however Angel didn't seem affected when it went inside his nostrils, much to Val's confusion,"What? How the hell are you unaffected?"

Angel smirked,"Developed a resistance to it. You've been using that shit on me for so long that I've become resistant to its effects. That, and probably the fact I found a batch of drugs that nullifies the effects of your red smoke so I ain't as affected as I would've been. You know what that means, right? You can't control or manipulate me anymore, Val."

"I've got other ways to keep you under control, Angel. I don't need smoke to keep your ass in place. Regardless of the circumstances, you belong to me and both of you are coming to the Studio whether you like it or not."

"You're wrong," Angel growled,"Vox fucking freed me, he broke my contract. You know what that means? That you don't own JACK SHIT! I'm my own man, Val! I ain't your whore, your baby! But you know what I am? Sick of YOUR BULLSHIT! You've been raping me for 50 fucking years, treating me like shit as a power-move, making me live in fear that I may get assaulted for not being on time for work or making a small mistake! But that's not all you've done. You did all that shit and you have the FUCKING NERVE to drag my family into your shit! You killed my pops and tried to turn my brother into your personal cum-dumpter for no other reason than to make me suffer! Well fuck that! I'm DONE! I don't belong to anyone and I'm making that clear here and now!" Angel then grabbed his golden tooth in his mouth, hissing in pain as he tore the entire thing clean off , blood dripping from his gloved hand as he threw it off in the distance,"See that? That's what I think of your 'ownership' of me! It's null and it doesn't exist! I'm through being your slut, Val! And if you think you can change that, I'm letting you know that I'd rather fucking overdose again before I become your sex slave!"

Arackniss scowled, his mind still hazy but had since regained his composure enough to grasp the situation and said,"I second that opinion. I ain't being a man-whore, especially to a bastard like you."

Val snarled, his anger and frustration growing,"You two have some fucking nerve to reject me like that! It ain't a fucking choice, you're coming with me regardless! You're just ensuring we go about this the hard way! One thing I always hated about this stupid family of yours was how stubborn everyone was. Up until Vox broke that contract, I had you completely submissive, Angel. But it appears my stupid ex undid all my hard work, meaning I'll have to start from scratch. Looks like I'll have to show you two the real meaning of fear, maybe seeing the things you love go up in flames will make you change your mind."

Val then motioned to the Happy Hotel, which was currently being lit on fire. Angel screamed,"FAT NUGGETS!" Angel was prepared to try and run to the hotel, but was stopped when Val aimed his holy pistol at both him and Arackniss, keeping them at gun-point.

"Not so fast, Angel. You're not going anywhere. However, if you listen to me, I'll offer you a deal. If you and Arackniss agree to surrender yourselves to me, I'll tell someone to go rescue the pig. If you refuse, you're free to watch the hotel and your pig burn. If you agree, I'll let you two live as I plan on killing the rest of those hotel rejects once this hotel is destroyed."

Angel scowled, he wanted to rescue Fat Nuggets so badly. A part of his mind was screaming at him just to agree to save his pig but the look of ear Arackniss was giving him made him hesitate, reminding him that their freedom was on the line. He'd be going back to his old life in slavery and dragging his brother down with him if he agreed to Val's terms.

And unlike Angel, Arackniss was straighter than an arrow. He derived no pleasure off of having sex with men and unlike Angel, who approached women who paid extra with dull indifference at worst, was repulsed at the thought and became disgusted when other men hit on him when they thought he was his brother.

Even though a good portion of this repulsion stemmed from homophobia, it was likely that Arackniss himself simply wasn't comfortable with the idea and that it was a major turn-off for him. He'd be wishing for a second death if he were forced into a situation that required him to screw people he didn't even like.

As a result, Angel said,"I love Fat Nuggets more than most things in this world, Val. But I sure as hell ain't returning to a life of slavery, especially since I'd be dragging Niss into it. You've already harmed our family as it is, I ain't giving you the solace in having two spiders under your command. You can take your deal and fuck off, me and Niss will sooner die again before becoming your sluts."

Val growled, his body twitched. He had lost complete control over Angel Dust. Angel no longer feared him and even when the most precious companion in his life was threatened, Angel refused to surrender himself.

"Grr! Fine! If that's the way you two wanna play, then so be it," Val snarled, aiming his holy pistol at them for a direct hit,"I have no use for those who can't follow orders. You two are just like your father, too stubborn to know when to quit and just like him, you'll meet your ends by the end of my gun. The nerve you possess, after how patient I've been, you two still refuse to give in. It's almost admirable, still, I cannot let there be any survivors and I may as well start by killing you two. You have no further use for me and I can't let you get in the way of my plans."

Val was ready to shoot them, but before he could, Vox suddenly appeared with a bloody spear in hand, managing to take Val off guard and stop him from shooting the brothers with his sudden attack.

"Pick on someone your own size, Val! These two aren't threats to you!"

"Ugh," Val growled,"I figured you'd show up at some point, Vox. You just can't keep your nose out of other people's business…"

"You should know that everything that concerns you is my business, Val," Vox retorted,"But regardless, you cannot be allowed to stay here. You're causing too many problems and I believe it's time I take us somewhere to settle things without interference…" Vox then grabbed Vox by the coat and told Arackniss and Angel,"Don't you two worry about me, Val is my problem to get rid of, not yours."

"But where are you going with him?" Arackniss asked, raising an eyebrow in the TV Demon' direction.

Vox scoffed at this question,"Doesn't matter. All you need to know is that Val won't be an issue where I'm taking him…" Vox then used his powers to summon a strike of lightning, allowing the bolt to teleport him and Val away from the area. Arackniss and Angel stood there in awe as Val and Vox had vanished.

"Holy shit…" Arackniss heard,"They're gone…Just like that."

"Yeah," Angel muttered,"Vox said he'd be dealing with Val. I don't know what his plan is, but I'm wishing him the best of luck on this one."

"So what now?" Arackniss asked, still visibly dazed from the effects of Val drugs "Vox is handling that mother fucker, what should we do from here?"

"Go rescue Nuggs," Angel replied,"Come on, we gotta go rescue him! That hotel is burning and we gotta get to him before it's too late!"

Arackniss was prepared to agree, however he is suddenly attacked, screaming in agony as his lower arm is chopped off,"AAARGH!"

Angel tensed before turning to see what happened. To his horror, Velvet had managed to get in the area, most likely because she had sensed Vox had left the main battle field and decided to investigate why he had left. Her dress was stained in blood and it didn't seem like all of it belonged to Arackniss. More than likely, all the other demons she had managed to kill during the battle.

"Hi you two! Sorry I just had to cut it in your little chat but you two need to come with me! My dads may have gone off somewhere, but I can't have two leaving just yet! Val will be so disappointed if I don't take you two home. So hold still, this only gonna hurt A FUCKTON!"

'Fuck that!' Angel grabbed Arackniss and hauled ass out of the situation, running as fast as his legs could carry him."AHHHHHHH! GET AWAY FROM US YOU CRAZY BITCH!"

Velvet pouted,"Hey wait! Come back! Ugh...looks like I'm gonna have to do this the hard way! Oh well! It's more fun when they run!" She quickly began to pursue them with sadistic glee, eagerly holding her axe with blood lust burning inside her ivory eyes.

(Meanwhile, in a different part of the Pride Sector)

A bolt of blue lighting struck the ground of a rooftop, Vox landing on the ground on his two feet while Val had a more rough landing, crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

The TV Demon chuckled at his ex's fall,"Ha! Looks like someone couldn't catch the landing quite right. How amusing…"

"Shut the fuck up, Vox," Val snarled, now givng his former lover a death glare,"You've got some nerve to teleport me against my will and drop me without warning."

Vox rolled his eyes at this comment,"Hmph. You lacking the ability to catch yourself is hardly my fault, Val. You should've expected that when I took you to a different location." The shorter overlord replied,"Speaking of which, I hope you like the area we're fighting in. It's a fairly remote location, meaning none of your men can get here. It's just the two of us in this city, Val. I had this place evacuated on the off-chance you became too problematic out in the open."

"So you basically trapped yourself with me," Val said,"You're all alone, Vox. No one can help you here and you basically just made yourself a bigger target."

"Who's to say you're not trapped with me? Remember Val, I'm still the strongest out of the two of us. As much as you pride yourself on being better, we all knew you were far weaker than me. Without your army to hide behind, you can't prop yourself up as stronger now, can you? You're nothing without your army, Val…"

Val sneered,"I don't need an army to put your ass to rest, Vox."

He cocked an eyebrow at this statement, clearly not taking it seriously,"Oh really? And how do you plan on beating me without backup?"

"Like this."

Before Vox could say anything, Val transformed into his demon form and attacked Vox at full force at high speed as Val flew at him.

He cursed his stupidity as his mistake dawned on him,'Aw fuck…'

Vox only now realized a fact he had forgotten about Val. One that granted the moth a significant advantage over him.

Val had wings under his coat. Wings that he had only seen once or twice, but they were still present. Val just never used them because traveling by car was much easier than using your wings.

They were rarely used and he had forgotten he had them up until now, but boy was Vox wishing he didn't.

Especially as Val used them to lunge at him like a vulture, forcing him off of the roof-top. Val was planning on making this an aerial battle, a battle where Vox didn't have the advantage of flight to keep him from falling without taking damage…

Still, Vox knew he had come too far to turn back. He had already made his choice on the matter long ago, he HAD to finish what he started because at this point...who would? There was no going back and he was already a traitor, best to fight for your ending instead of dying.

So as he engaged in battle, a small, tiny plea for help sprouted inside his head,'Someone fucking help me...please…'

He doubted this plea would get a response, but he hoped that somewhere, someone was listening and would help him, because he wasn't too certain of the outcome of this battle. All he knew was that he had to fight if he wanted to stand a chance.

Thanks for 7,273 views everyone. Tell me what you think below.

Also, the major fight between Vox and Val is gonna happen on chapter 59-60. Trust me, cuz of how much stuff is gonna happen I have a chapter plan of what happens in small details on a google doc. There's a reason for this, as I want to get all the important out of the way first and Chapter 59 and 60 are gonna be really important.

Mitsuru6: To be fair, they had and still have BIGGER issues at the moment and while they do care for Al, they can't really do anything about him at the moment.

Enigmus-288: It's fine. I just wanted to clarify as to why things were happening the way they were. And yeah, I'm pretty sure 99% of the fanbase agrees with you in terms of Val, since Val became...very hated when Addict came out.

Chronosign: I have other plans in mind for Vox's power-set but electricity will come into play in the fight.