Showdown with Stolas
Author's Note: Apologies on my part for being slow with this one. This chapter is the one I knew would be the hardest to write, so I wanted to set a portion of uninterrupted time to start it. My current semester is making it very difficult to find writing time, but I'm going to manage the best of my ability.
Note: This chapter was inspired by the game Epic Battle Fantasy 5. I know writing a chapter like a video game will almost never turn out good, but I'm going to do my best. I have a plan I think you'll be happy with.
Side Note: The Seiken Sword originally came from this game.
Final note: This chapter is long, so bare with it.
Inside of the Mansion
"Let me go!" Douglas pleads repeatedly, struggling firmly to escape the grips of the two overlords carrying him in.
"You'd better save your strength pal, you're going to need it." Frederick states darkly. The young warrior sighs and is thrown in the middle of a large room. Almost no items are in the room, or certainly not on the floor he's on. When he looks up, he notices a balcony level with a large throne in the center.
"Okay, who owns this place?" Douglas asks loudly. "I demand to know who's responsible for this!" He shouts. The door closes behind him, and he turns to notice he's in a large pit that would appear inside a stadium. But despite this scenery, the throne is the only seat in the room.
"Oh, so you've finally arrived?" A deep male voice calls out. Douglas looks up and sees a pair of red eyes flash in the shadows of the room behind the throne. "Terrific, I've been waiting for this." The man says as he steps out, revealing his form. He's a dark owl with a long red cape appearing to be made of feathers. "After all, who better to destroy the almighty hero of light than the leader of the Goetial Demons?" Douglas glares at him.
"Who are you and why have you brought me here?" He asks, biding his anger.
"I think we should both know the answer, Mr. Douglas Knox." He says, causing the holy soldier to gasp.
"How do you know my name?! Who are you?!" He asks, noticeably scared.
"My name is Stolas, leader of the Goetial Demons, and the richest person in all of Hell!" He says in a boastful tone.
"Richest in all of Hell?" Douglas asks, raising an eyebrow. The owl demon shrugs and nods.
"Well, formerly second, but you took out Lilith and Lucifer, so now I'm on top!" He brags. Douglas sighs and rolls his eyes.
"Whatever. How do you know my name?" He asks. Stolas chuckles.
"Why don't I ask the questions and you give the answers? Then perhaps you'll learn them all for yourself?" He asks. Douglas rolls his eyes.
"Fine, have it your way." He agrees.
"Thank you, young lad." The dark bird says as he sits on the throne and grabs a long top hat from the table beside him, a crown sits within it. "First off, are you familiar with the void?" He asks.
"The void?" Douglas asks before shaking his head. "I've heard of the void, but don't know what it is." Stolas chuckles darkly.
"Most people don't." He remarks, clearing his throat. "You see, when someone in Hell is exorcised by a holy being, the souls don't just cease to exist you know?" He asks, catching the young soldier's attention.
"Wait, they don't?!" He asks rather surprised. Stolas nods a few times.
"Indeed they don't. But they do lack a physical form, and a smitten soul takes many years to fully regain their form, but even so, there's no escape from the void." He says, causing Douglas to sigh.
"There isn't?" He asks, Stolas smirks a bit with his eyes closed. "Then how do you know about the void?" He asks.
"Actually, there is but one way to leave, and it's through an ancient ability within this sacred tome." He says, pulling out a large book. Douglas gasps upon seeing a holy cross on the cover.
"What?! How did you get that?!" He nearly screams. Stolas chuckles.
"King Lucifer stole this from the sacred library within Heaven on the day of his banishment. Many years ago, I bought this book from him for a very high price after being summoned by the old gypsy." Douglas pauses for a moment.
"Wait… gypsy?" He asks. Stolas smirks evilly.
"Madam Rosie. The old woman with the emporium." He states before frowning. "A woman you killed personally." Douglas tries to facepalm, but his chains block his hand.
"It was her or me, and she was torturing her poor innocent husband's spirit!" He exclaims. The dark owl shrugs.
"Next question, if Rosie had murdered her husband Franklin, why was she still able to torture his soul?" He asks. Douglas raises an eyebrow in confusion, but almost immediately gasps and glares.
"YOU SUMMONED HIS SOUL!" He yells loudly in frustration, causing Stolas to begin laughing.
"Ha, ha, ha! Yes, I did!" He starts to regain his normal tone. "Oh, if only I could see her torture him myself." Douglas stomps on the ground.
"Why would you do that?! What did Franklin ever do to you?!" He demands to know. Stolas shrugs.
"He disobeyed my summoner." He states before facing him. "You see, Rosie got me out of the void and helped me regain my form. When someone betrays her, it's my honor to make sure they suffer to her heart's content." He states as Douglas starts to pull on the chains, failing to escape.
"Okay, then what do you want from me?!" He asks demanding. Stolas frowns in a disinterested way.
"Isn't it obvious? You've murdered Rosie, and now that you've killed the Immediate Murder Professionals, I have no one to call when I need someone on Earth exterminated." The young soldier sighs.
"Okay, how long have you been in Hell?" He asks. The owl demon shrugs.
"A couple of centuries." He answers.
"Then why do you want anyone today dead?" Douglas asks. "People you were around when alive aren't there anymore." Stolas shrugs.
"Maybe not, but there are ways to influence the amount of people living today. And the fewer people on Earth, the more God shall grieve." Douglas frowns annoyed.
"Why do so many people in Hell just want to spite God? Don't you have any better motives?" The dark owl chuckles.
"We sure do. Once we get rid of you, I'll be able to unleash the army of lost souls from the void in Heaven, and we will overthrow your dear lords!" He says maniacally. Douglas's eyes widen.
"No, you won't! I won't let you!" He says, regaining his bravery.
"Good luck." Stolas says as a dark purple aura emits from his eyes. A large shadow hand picks up Douglas by his chains.
"Whoa!" He exclaims as he's lifted up. "Ah! No, no, no!" He panics as the hand holds him very high and his legs dangle. Suddenly the hand disappears along with his chains. "AAAHHH! OW!" He crashes on the floor on his back.
"Since you're a spirited boy, I've decided to release you from your chains and give you a chance." Stolas states. Frederick and Bethesda step to the rich owl's sides from the background. "If you can defeat my friends, Lord and Lady von Eldritch, you may leave." He then uses the shadow hand again to lift the teenager up a bit. "But if you fail, you'll join the rest of Hell's deceased in the void." He says in a darker tone.
"No… thank you." Douglas says as he gets back on his feet and steps off of the hand. "Two vs one isn't right." He says. Stolas shrugs.
"That's a shame, isn't it?" He asks as he faces Bethesda, then Frederick, and then back to Douglas. "Good luck." He says before snapping his fingers. Both overlords jump into the arena and run towards him.
"Wait!" He says before teleporting in the room behind the arena. "I said two vs one isn't fair!" He exclaims. He then tries to teleport again, but it doesn't work.
"You can teleport all you want in this house, Mr. Knox." Stolas's voice echoes. "But the only way for you to leave this house is to win." Douglas facepalms.
"Are you kidding me?" He asks. Frederick forces the door open.
"Yeah buddy, we're very serious!" He says with an evil grin on his face. Bethesda appears behind him and wraps her hands around his throat, forcing him to start coughing.
"To think God would send a child? How pathetic." She says in a sarcastic tone as her nails press against his skin. "Now do me a favor dear, and gouge his eyeballs out." Douglas's eyes widen upon hearing this.
"No, don-ack!" Bethesda cuts off his oxygen between words.
"With pleasure." Frederick says as he steps closer. Douglas closes his eyes fearfully, but they immediately open as a heavy-hitting sound vibrates him.
"AIE!" Bethesda screams as she lets go of Douglas's neck and leans on him. He moves out of her way and lets her fall on her face. "Ow!" She reacts, aiding her skull. Douglas and Frederick look up to see a small boy standing on her.
"Hands off of him Fish Face!" A young sassy voice exclaims. Suddenly he leaps forward and swings a silver baseball bat at Frederick's face.
"OUCH!" He exclaims as the metal hits him firmly on the forehead, knocking him on the ground. Douglas couldn't believe his eyes.
"EDDIE?!" He shouts loudly in surprise. The younger spirit turns to him with a determined look.
"Batter, batter, swing batter!" He says in a savage tone.
"Where'd you learn how to swing a bat like that?!" Douglas asks in a cheerful and impressed tone.
"Only the greatest coach in the world. Some guy named Harrison." He then turns to the side and sighs. "Fairly young soul, new to Heaven earlier this year in February." Bethesda gets onto her hands and knees.
"You little brat-OW!" Eddie makes no hesitation to swing at her forehead a second time.
"How many skull fractures do you want old woman?! I said don't touch my bro!" He exclaims furiously.
"You'll regret this!" Frederick says quietly yet sternly as he and his wife teleport. Douglas looks down at the younger soul.
"Eddie, what are you doing here?" He asks, somewhat concerned.
"I'm here to help you," Eddie states, smiling lightly. "Don't you think I'll be a good teammate?" He asks.
"Eddie, you're too young for this!" Douglas says abruptly, slightly disappointed. The child spirit rolls his eyes.
"You think I'm gonna get older?" He asks. "I've been training, and I assure you, we're not alone." He states. Suddenly both of them teleport back into the arena field.
"So, I see my allies have been fouled." Stolas remarks with an annoyed look. "Then I suppose I'll need to make this even." He states as his shadow claw appears.
"Objection!" Eddie shouts. "Now it's two vs two. It's entirely fair!" Stolas rolls his eyes.
"Apparently Blitzo didn't do a good enough job with you. Feel the wrath of darkness, little boy!" He says as the hand slashes towards Eddie, causing both boys to flinch, but the claw breaks and disappears the moment it almost touches him. "What the hell?" The owl demon asks.
"Cease and desist you corrupt soul!" Douglas gasps in awe upon hearing that voice.
"FRANKLIN?!" He exclaims in surprise and excitement. The handsome warlock suddenly turns visible before his eyes, and he's holding up a forcefield where Stolas struck.
"How dare you attempt such violence against an innocent child?!" Franklin shouts firmly to Stolas. "May the Lord spare your soul after drenching it in intentional sins!"
"What's he doing here?" Stolas asks in an impatient tone. Douglas turns to the older warlock.
"What are you doing here Franklin?" Douglas asks. Franklin faces him charmingly.
"I owe you one, my dear son. Because of you, I've been able to rest peacefully with the pleasures of eternal light and happiness." He puts an arm to the young warrior's shoulder. "I've come to lend you my assistance. You deserve no less from me than mercy I can provide when you suffer." The dark bird slams his hand to the table.
"This is your team?! You have two summoned souls of your own?!" Eddie gives him a savage smirk.
"Yeah he does, what are you gonna do about it?" He asks sassily. Stolas grabs the sacred tome.
"I'll do away with you three with every soul I can conjure from the void." He states as he opens the book and a dark portal opens up.
"Yeah! Take this!" Frederick shouts as he throws a heavy dark sphere in their direction.
"Stand back!" Franklin shouts as he sets up a barrier to shield all three of them. He then faces the young warrior. "Please young prophet, tell me you have a plan." Douglas taps around his pockets before feeling a familiar item.
"No worries, Stolas isn't the only one who can summon a demon." He says as he rubs the top of a card. Moments later, a familiar sexual spider appears before their eyes.
"Whoa, I didn't expect to be summoned so soon." He states as he faces the trio. Franklin grins.
"Ha, good old Angel Dust. I'm a huge fan." He states before his grin fades. "Though not of the porn. I stan your turf war strategies." The warlock states as his forcefield wears off.
"Guys?!" Eddie shouts upon looking at the room around them. Around 40 demons of various shapes and sizes stand before them.
"Uh oh." Angel mumbles as Stolas laughs evilly.
"This is only a small fraction of the infantry I could summon. But let's see how many of you make it through them all." He says darkly. Eddie steps back, holding his bat out a little.
"There's too many of them." He says in fear.
"I can concur," Franklin mumbles before turning to Angel lightly. "You have any bombs?" He asks. The spider chuckles nervously and shrugs.
"I stopped using those after Cherri died." He mumbles. Douglas sighs deeply.
"We can't give into despair. All we can do is keep praying." He says as Stolas gains everyone's attention.
"Spirits of the void, I ask that you murder these four intruders with every ounce of strength your spirit holds. For those of you who survive this battle, shall have your freedom from the void." He announces. Douglas flinches and glares.
"WHAT?!" He shouts at the top of his lungs as all the demons grin evilly and turn to them, withdrawing knives and pistols from their pockets.
"Now get them!" Stolas loudly commands. The demons dash forward as Franklin attempts to summon another large forcefield.
"Wait! He's lying!" Douglas yells. "The void isn't es-"
"Dude, shut up!" Eddie interrupts. "There's no way they're gonna listen to us!" He says loudly. The demons start shooting and stabbing at the barrier.
"Oh, if only we'd summoned more beings from Heaven as well!" Franklin says as his arms start to shiver from the pressure on the barrier.
"Is it… too late to pray?" Angel asks Douglas, concerned. Douglas sighs.
"It's never too late to pray Angel. All you can hope for is your prayer will be answered in time." He says. Eddie starts shivering.
"Please God…" He starts to say and is suddenly heard.
"BACK AWAY FROM MY CHILDREN!" A loud hearty voice echoes through the room. Everyone looks up, and suddenly the roof of the mansion is shattered and a giant man firmly smashes onto the ground hand-first.
"WHOA!" Every demon near the forcefield is powerfully shoved back as the impact of the landing creates a shockwave. Douglas couldn't believe his eyes.
"Lord Augustus?!" He couldn't contain his words. The proud holy judge smiles in his direction.
"Sorry I'm late. I had a talk with Tytus." He states.
"What are you doing here?" Eddie asks. Augustus chuckles.
"You see, back when I was the king of a huge kingdom, I thought to myself: If there's someone I truly care about, there isn't a single fight I'd put them through that I wouldn't do myself." He then sets his sacred hammer flatly on the ground. "And that's a belief I'm willing to proceed my entire afterlife." Angel faces Douglas with a hanging jaw.
"Okay, how is a man that old this sexy?" He asks. Douglas rolls his eyes.
"He's married you know?" He remarks as the older man chuckles and nods.
"Excuse me! What have you done to my roof?!" Stolas exclaims. Augustus glares and looks up at him. His large masculine form intimidating all the demons in the arena.
"Your roof is none of my concern." He speaks as his loud voice gathers everyone's attention. "You will not harm a single one of my children." He asserts.
"Ooh, I can call him daddy?" Angel asks as Douglas facepalms again. Stolas's glare sharpens.
"Your children?" He asks.
"These three boys are all people I know and love dearly. I swear on my honor as the chairman of Heaven's Judgement Hall, you'll need to go through me before you harm them." Bethesda points at Angel Dust.
"What about him?" She asks. Angel blows the large gentleman a kiss and winks, causing him to give a slightly reluctant look.
"He's not a soul I'm affiliated with, but he is another one of God's creations." He then faces Stolas and points. "And therefore, I vow to protect him as well!" He asserts.
"Then I guess we'll be destroying a full family of angels," Stolas says and then points at them. "Attack!" He commands. Suddenly Bethesda and Frederick enter the arena behind the hoard of demons. Augustus glances at the four behind him.
"Split up. I'll hold as many of them off as long as I can. The rest of you break out and fight as many as you can!" He commands before running forward towards the crowd of demons. Douglas watches as he lowers his hammer down on one of them and a shockwave of light energy emits from the impact.
"Wow." He mumbles as Eddie grabs him by his arm.
"Douglas, come on!" He shouts as three demons corner the two kids. Douglas puts a hand up.
"Please. Stolas is a scam- whoa!" He blocks a slash from the one in the middle with a pumpkin.
"We don't care!" That demon shouts.
"Yeah, as if we'd listen to you!" The bigger demon on the right adds. Eddie glares and flashes his baseball bat.
"Back off!" He said as he swings the bat against the tip of that sword, knocking it away from Douglas's pumpkin.
"Whoa!" The demon responds before all three smirk. "This little kid thinks he can be a hero." He says in a taunting voice. All three demons start laughing, but this one stops once the bat strikes him in the groin. "AAUGH!" He screeches as he falls to his knees. The other two stare at the wild kid.
"What, you didn't wear a nut cup?" Eddie taunts as the other two hold out their weapons. "En Garde!" Eddie shouts as he jumps onto the sitting demon's legs, getting a loud wince from him.
"Whoa!" Douglas stares in awe as Eddie ducks and dodges the enemy weapons. He delivers one blow to one guy's neck and another direct hit to the forehead. A small sparkle of holy light appears when the impact is made each time.
"AGH!" The demons react loudly upon getting hit. Douglas watches in sheer surprise as Eddie continues to bash them to the ground.
"I don't believe it. You're good!" The holy soldier says in an impressed tone. Eddie steps on top of the three demons.
"Thanks, buddy." He says as the demons wince. "Back to the void for you assholes." He says, getting a gasp out of the demons. Douglas nods and turns around. A big demon grabs him by the arm.
"Gotcha little man!" Douglas jerks his arm, failing to escape his grasp. "You're not going anywhere, you're too weak to escape." He says. Douglas notices he's wearing an Ohio shirt.
"Look, sir, Stolas is tricking you. You have no form outside of the void if you've been killed once." He winces as the giant demon yanks on his shoulders. "Ow!"
"I know better than to trust a holy person! You're fresh mea- *BOOM!*" A hole is made in the giant's head and he flops over and falls on the floor. Douglas looks up to see Angel holding a shotgun and smiling.
"That'll teach him not to touch my main man." The sexual spider says. Douglas smiles back at him.
"Thanks, Angel." Another demon jumps and attempts to tackle Douglas, causing the spider to fire a shot next to the young warrior, hitting the demon. "Whoa! … Nice shot." Angel smirks.
"Thanks, buddy." He then turns to the crowd of demons and takes aim. "Holler if someone tries to hurt you. I'll cover you." He pledges, firing another shot at a different demon in the area.
"Will do Angel," Douglas says as he turns toward a wild imp with a pistol. "WHOA!" Douglas responds upon seeing the gun.
"Hehe! Gotcha!" The enraged creature shouts before pulling the trigger, but the bullet immediately bounces back at him before hitting Douglas. "OUCH!" The imp shouts as the bullet knocks him off his feet. Douglas turns to see Franklin casting a forcefield in front of him.
"Worry not young soul, I shall guide you with my spirit." He pledges. Douglas gasps as another imp with a machete charges at him.
"Franklin! Lookout!" He reacts loudly. The holy warlock closes his eyes and casts a beam, instantly knocking the creature on the floor upon impact.
"AH!" It shouts and then crashes. "Ugh."
"Wow, you've got a lot of power for a man of this age." The young warrior says. More demons charge in on them, but Franklin casts his staff across to avoid contact.
"I'm grateful you've noticed young lad!" He says spiritually as a light beam sears into the closest demon's skin.
"AHH!" He shouts before his skin burns and disintegrates. The other demons flinch upon seeing him burn.
"Rosie was holding me back from my truest potential!" A bolt of holy aura crashes against the ground and creates a large shockwave that knocks all of them back a few inches. "If only I had turned to God sooner, I would've obtained this power when I was younger!" He then slams his staff on the ground and a large bolt of holy aura strikes Douglas. However, rather than feeling pain, it seriously enlivens him.
"Best choice you've ever made!" The holy soldier shouts as he points along the line of demons on the floor. A whole row of Seiken swords appear in front of them and then stab into them.
"AIE! AGH! YAH!" Several of the demons scream in agony as their souls burn out into purplish mist. Stolas facepalms.
"They're stronger than they look." He says as he grabs the tome. "But let's see how they do against professional killers." The void opens up and Millie and Moxxie are thrown into the arena. Douglas flinches upon seeing them.
"Whoa, where am I?" Moxxie asks.
"This must be some dream," Millie says. Both imps pause for a moment and then they glance at one another. "MOXXIE!"
"MILLIE!" Both of them instantly charge forward and hug one another, dropping the spear and gun they were given on the ground.
"Huh?" Douglas looks around to see his teammates busy with a horde of demons each, so he carefully steps closer to them.
"What are you waiting for?" Stolas asks. "Stop hugging and kill that boy!" He says firmly. Millie and Moxxie stop and gasp upon seeing Douglas.
"Oh no!" Moxxie says as he hesitantly grabs the gun.
"Not you again!" Millie exclaims fearfully while grabbing her spear. Douglas puts his hand up and a small cross appears.
"Wait! Don't hurt me!" He calls out as he lowers his hand and looks into their eyes. "I don't want to kill you two again." He says as he cautiously steps toward them. Millie holds her spear out a little, but he can see in her eyes she is hesitant to stab outward. "Aren't you two together?"
"Yes, Millie is my wife." Moxxie clarifies. Douglas glooms a bit.
"I watched you both die before, and despite having that shotgun, you didn't shoot. Why?" He asks. Millie looks to her husband with the same curious expression.
"Well… I didn't want to live on without Millie. I surrendered my life to you so I could join her in the void." He admits. Millie hugs him.
"But we haven't seen each other since you killed us. We didn't know the void was eternal seclusion away from everyone else." She says as they warmly hug each other, sad and scared. Douglas sighs.
"I'm really sorry for tearing you apart, but you can't fight for Stolas." He states. Suddenly a large demon with a mace comes behind him.
"Gotcha!" He shouts as he raises the mace. Douglas flinches before the demon swings down. *BANG!* "OW!" The large demon drops the mace on his foot. "AH!" He screams. Moxxie lowers the gun with a serious look in his eyes as Douglas stabs the large demon with a Seiken. He disappears before their eyes.
"Thank you." He says to Moxxie.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Stolas shouts down at them, Moxxie gulps.
"Sir… I really don't want to fight." He admits. Millie drops her spear on the ground.
"Me neither. I just want to be with my Moxxie again." She says as she steps closer to him. Stolas snaps his fingers and a portal opens up behind them.
"Enjoy seclusion you two." He says. The two imps gather close and hug as they start to get pulled in, but suddenly the sucking stops.
"Huh?" Millie asks and opens her eyes.
"What?" Moxxie does the same. Douglas is holding his arms out to create a forcefield behind their bodies, blocking the void.
"Leave them alone!" He shouts at the dark owl. "They said they don't want to fight!" Stolas rolls his eyes.
"Frederick, Bethesda. Would you two like to torture these pests for me?" The two overlords grin evilly.
"Indeed, we will!" Bethesda says darkly as she and her husband jump down and enter the arena. The void closes and Douglas drops his forcefield.
"No!" Douglas teleports in front of the imps. "You're not touching them!" He summons a pumpkin and pushes it toward Frederick, but the tall fish demon points at it and creates a shadow hammer to crush it.
"Out of our way!" Bethesda shouts as she grabs him with the dark hand. Douglas moves around and yanks in place but fails to escape her grip. Frederick steps closer with a dark blade.
"Hold him still for me sweetie, I wouldn't want to make a mess." He says darkly as he lowers one of the dark fingers. Millie and Moxxie close their eyes tightly. "WHOA!" Frederick is knocked off his feet as a tremor emerges from the ground below.
"UNHAND MY SON!" Emperor Augustus roars as he slams his hammer down on the floor. Suddenly the hand vanishes as a tremor emerges below Bethesda.
"Ouch!" She stumbles and falls on her face. The large king steps closer with his hammer ready.
"Douglas, get behind me." He requests before turning to Millie and Moxxie. "You as well peaceful spirits. I intend to keep harm from those with no intention of causing it." He states. Stolas attempts to cast a dark bolt at Douglas, but Augustus reaches his shield out to block the blade. Suddenly, Stolas casts a dark flash of lightning at Millie and Moxxie.
"YAOW!" Moxxie screams.
"OUCH!" Millie screams as they both endure electrical pain. Douglas gasps as they fall on the floor.
"How dare you hurt them?!" He shouts at Stolas, who shrugs.
"Why should I care about them? They're not doing their job." He says as Frederick and Bethesda get up.
"We're not done with you yet!" Frederick says. Augustus stands tall but turns to Douglas with concern.
"Get our new friends away from here, I'll hold them off as long as I can." He promises. All Douglas does is nod and grab both imps by their arms and starts dragging them.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow."
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow." Both of them reflexively react in pain as he pulls them behind Augustus.
"Are you guys okay?" He asks prayerfully. Moxxie weakly lifts up a finger.
"Th-the k-kid is in da-danger." He says, pointing at Eddie, who's gasping for air in exhaustion as two demons come closer to him.
"Well kid, you're pretty tough. It's a shame you aren't still alive. You would've made a great baseball player." He says as he steps closer. Eddie steps backward nervously.
"S-stay back!" He says as he continues to breathe heavily.
"Awe, is there nothing left in the tank?" The one on the right taunts. The left one grabs a knife.
"That's too bad." He says as he raises the knife. *BANG!* He instantly drops to the floor.
"What the hell?!" The other says as he turns to Douglas. The last thing he sees is the Heaven's Glock pointed at his forehead. *BANG!*
"Are you alright Eddie?" Douglas asks, stepping over to him. The younger soul nods.
"Ye-yeah. I, am." He says while panting. "Why're, they, here?" He asks, pointing to Moxxie and Millie.
"Stolas pulled them out of the void to kill me, but they haven't done a bit of harm to me despite having the chance." Eddie pauses.
"Really?" He asks in shock. Douglas nods. "I can't, believe that." He says, starting to regain his breath.
"Please don't hurt them. I know they did quite a bit of harm to you while you were alive, but they're not here to hurt us anymore." He says. Eddie glances at the two suffering imps as they both gloom at him.
"Alright," Eddie says as he steps toward the wall and leans on his bat. "I'm all worn out from that fighting, I'm sorry." He says. Douglas looks at the eight demons by Eddie's feet and smiles.
"Don't be. You did a great job in combat. I owe you one." He says. The small boy smirks and shakes his head.
"You owe me nothing. We're even now." He says proudly.
"Good, now you wait here until the battle is over!" Douglas says before turning to see Angel being held against the wall by two demons.
"Ow, hey! Augh!" They hold onto his arms and stomp his feet to the floor. "Ah! Careful, that's a sensitive spot for me!" He complains as the demon in front grabs his machine gun.
"To think Valentino was willing to rape you." He says as he aims the gun at Angel's head. "Your face would look better with a couple of bullets in it." Angel shuts his eyes and grits his teeth before a mystical cylinder appears over where he's aiming. "YAI! OWWWW!" The demon shouts as the other cylinder aims at his back. Every bullet he fired into the first cylinder hits him.
"Nice try!" Douglas shouts as he falls. The other two drop Angel and one of them goes for the gun, the other goes for Douglas. *BANG!* The one grabbing the gun is given a bullet to the skull.
"HA!" The other one shouts victoriously as he grabs Douglas's wrists. "Gotcha!" Douglas winces as his wrists are squeezed.
"You got nothing, chode knocker!" Angel says as he fires his machine gun into the demon's back.
"Ow, ow, ah!" The guy screams as lead enters his body. Douglas lets go when Angel stops and they both watch him fall.
"Nice shooting dude." Douglas compliments. Angel chuckles and shrugs.
"It's really not. That fatass was an easy target." He says as they watch his body turn into a purple flame that vanishes.
"Thanks for the help. I needed it." The holy soldier says. Angel nods and points to Franklin.
"You want me to shoot that guy for Frankie over there?" He asks as they see Franklin sparring with an armored imp. Douglas shakes his head.
"You've done enough. I'll worry about him." Angel shrugs.
"Alright. Good luck." He says as Douglas summons a Seiken Sword. Franklin's barrier falls.
"Ha! You having trouble keeping up, old man?" He asks as he raises his dark sword.
"Hardly so." The holy warlock casts a beam and the dark sword becomes light. The imp rolls his eyes.
"As if color matters." He swings the blade down, but Douglas interferes, the blade hits his skin.
"MMPH" Douglas closes his eyes firmly, only to realize the blade isn't hurting him. "Huh?"
"What the hell?!" The knight shouts. Douglas suddenly stabs his chest. "AUGH!"
"Simple, that sword doesn't hurt you physically, it targets your aura. Douglas and I are immune to light attacks since our purity prevents it from harming us." He then smirks mischievously and points at him. "But the more you taint your soul, the more painful it'll feel to you." Douglas removes the sword and watches him vanish, before turning to Franklin.
"That was incredible! How'd you do that?!" He asks in awe. Franklin chuckles.
"The same way you made that dark bomb holy, I was able to do that with the sword."
"That took moments of focus to do though." The young warrior states. The warlock chuckles.
"Well son, when you're older and have more training, you too will be able to convert dark into light at the blink of an eye. Just keep training and you'll be there one day." He states. Douglas turns to see the arena is out of enemies aside from the two overlords battling Augustus.
"He's getting tired, we'd better help him," Douglas says, prepared to join the large king. Franklin sighs.
"Unfortunately, my spirit is drained. I lack the mana to proceed spell casting. It was an intense fight, but I don't have enough left to do anything but small healing spells." Douglas pauses and turns to Millie and Moxxie, who are both getting on their feet slowly, wincing as they move. He then turns back to Franklin.
"Sir, can you please heal the two imps? They're very hurt from one of Stolas's attacks." He requests. Franklin nods.
"As you wish young lad." He says as he puts his hands together in prayerful motion. Once Douglas gets back into battle, he notices the two overlords have Augustus on the edge.
"Something wrong you old bastard?" Bethesda asks as Frederick slams the dark hammer down on him again. He struggles to keep his shield over the blow.
"Oh please, I could do this all day," Frederick says as the hammer hits the shield again. Augustus begins breathing heavily as his muscles shake from the amount of force he's already endured by keeping his shield in place.
"Say goodbye fish face," Douglas says as he aims his pistol at Frederick. Suddenly a large shadow claw slashes his wrist and he drops the gun. "OW!" He aids his wrist and looks up at Stolas, controlling the hand.
"You're truly pathetic, you know that?" He says in an emotionless voice. "You wish to protect an old man who is willing to die for you rather than escape with your life? You're a fool." Douglas glares and grabs the gun.
"I'm going to end this right here!" He shouts. Bethesda leaps at him and grabs his wrist, digging her claws into his skin. "AH!" He winces loudly once she touches him.
"Drop the gun, you immature child." She says in a dark tone.
"HEY!" Augustus slams Frederick with his hammer.
"WHA!" The dark fish is propelled into the air as Augustus charges at Bethesda. "HANDS OFF OF HIM!" He says as he jumps into the air. Bethesda turns to him and gasps loudly upon seeing light shine off the tip of his hammer.
"WHOA! WAIT A MIN-" *CRUNCH* Augustus slams his giant hammer over her head and instantly flattens her directly to the floor. All that remains of her is a fish pancake with several broken bones severing her skin.
"BETHESDA!" Frederick shouts in terror at the sight of his wife's sudden death. Stolas gasps and grabs the tome.
"That's enough. Time for the big guns." He states. Frederick charges over and tackles Augustus. The two fight one on one as the void opens up yet again, but this time, only one familiar soul emerges.
"Whoa! Ouch!" He says upon landing on his face. "What the hell is this?" Millie and Moxxie gasp.
"BLITZO?!" They both shout in surprise. The taller imp waves to them.
"Hey, it's been a little while. Hi employees." Stolas facepalms.
"Blitzo, grab your gun and kill the warrior kid." He requests. Blitzo grabs his gun and aims it at Douglas.
"Sure thing." He says with an annoyed look in his eyes. Douglas just stands there and stares into his eyes.
"Oh, he's fucking dead!" Eddie says as he grabs his bat and takes a step towards Blitzo. Angel snatches the bat from behind. "Hey!"
"Take it easy young Eddie," Franklin says, grabbing his shoulder lightly. All three of them watch as Blitzo stares at Douglas, poised to shoot.
"Wow, you don't seem very scared this time." He says sarcastically. Douglas raises an eyebrow.
"Why should I be scared? I have five-second anticipation you know. I'll know in advance when you plan to shoot." He remarks. Blitzo sneers.
"Oh, so that's it? You're not gonna shoot me first?" He asks. Douglas shakes his head.
"I shoot you, you go back into the void, nothing different happens." He states.
"And if I shoot you?" The taller imp asks.
"You shoot me, I die and go to Heaven, and you go back into the void sometime within the next hour." Blitzo's eyes widen a bit. "Now that you've died in Hell once, your soul can only maintain its form outside of the void for a short period of time inside Hell." Blitzo turns to Stolas with worry.
"Is that, true Stolas? No matter how this battle ends, I… go back in the void?" Stolas sighs and rolls his eyes.
"Yes, that's the sad unfortunate truth." He states before smirking. "But you know, I've got a special idea for you." He begins to say. Blitzo's eyes widen more.
"Oh God no." He mumbles.
"After this fight, I'll make some room in my bedroom. And then every night at midnight when my wife is fast asleep, I'll pull you out of the void, and then I'll go hard into-"
"No, no! The void is good! The void sounds better!" Blitzo abruptly shouts. Stolas sighs and points.
"Then kill the kid already." He requests. Blitzo turns to Douglas again, noticing he still doesn't have a weapon.
*Now is the time Blitzo. Make this shot count!* He thinks to himself. He swiftly turns around and fires the shotgun. The bullet strikes the edge of Stolas's shoulder.
"OUCH!" The dark owl shouts before glaring darkly. "That's it!" He grabs the book.
"Oh fuck." Blitzo mumbles as the void portal opens back up.
"I'll keep you in this special void, and I'll fuck your brains out later tonight!" He shouts darkly. The tall imp tries to resist but is forcefully pulled into the portal.
"NNNOOOOOOO!" Blitzo screams as he's pulled in.
"BLITZO!" Both Millie and Moxxie scream as he vanishes. Douglas grabs the Glock and aims at Stolas, but the shadow claw knocks it out of his hand.
"Hey!" He reaches for the gun, but the portal sucks it in before closing. "Oh, come on. That's the second time I've lost that!" Stolas teleports into the arena and takes a slash at Douglas. The sharp claw slashes him in the waist. "OW!"
"Ooh." Moxxie cringes at the sight of the slash. Millie makes a fist.
"I'll be right back." She says. Moxxie watches her run through the door at the end of the room, and then he refocuses on Douglas.
"You are a tough child." Stolas compliments as he slashes Douglas's wrist yet again.
"OW!" He yelps. Franklin, Angel, and Eddie get into a stance.
"Let's help him," Eddie says. But before they can go anywhere, they're stopped by a source behind them draining their energy.
"You're not helping anyone, holy soldiers." Frederick von Eldritch says as he holds his hands behind their backs. Eddie, Angel, and Franklin all fall to their knees as he saps their very energy out of their souls. Eddie reaches out.
"Douglas." He calls out weakly. Douglas turns toward him for a moment, only for Stolas to cast a bolt at his chest.
"OW!" He's knocked onto the ground the moment the bolt hits him. Augustus gets up and glares firmly.
"You vile bastard!" He shouts at Frederick. "I shall see the hammer of justice flatten your very skull!" He charges toward the fish lord, taking large striding steps as he goes.
"Never!" Frederick shouts as he lets go of the three he was draining and aims his dark magic at the emperor. Augustus feels a sudden heavy degree of gravity over his muscles and his pulse getting weaker, but he proceeds to unleash all his might as he swings his hammer around and hits the dark lord with the tip of his hammer. "AH!" He flies against the wall and crashes. "OW!" Augustus begins to breathe super heavily.
"Game… over." He says as he walks up and raises his hammer.
"NOOOOOO!" Frederick yells as the hammer slams down onto his head. The moment his top hat is entirely flattened, the top bone of his skull shatters and his neck bone snaps below his head. Douglas looks up lightly as the strong king falls to his knees.
"Augustus." He says as he reaches a hand out to the tired man, only to be grabbed by the claw. "Whoa! Ah!" Stolas lifts him in the air.
"You dastardly extreme spirit. This is where you meet your end." He says. Meanwhile, Millie manages to reach the dark book.
"What page is it?" She asks as she starts to rapidly flip through them.
"You lack the strength to proceed combat, and so do your pitiful, useless, allies." The dark owl says harshly. He then squeezes the hand, causing Douglas to wince in discomfort. "But now you're mine. No other being in the universe can save you now!" Millie stumbles across a glowing page.
"This one!" She says as she loudly tears the page straight out of the book. Suddenly, the shadow hand vanishes.
"What?!" Stolas turns around and glares at Millie. "What are you doing with my book?!" He asks in an enraged tone. The southern imp gives him a serious look.
"You've done enough harm for one day. This book is confiscated." She says. Stolas prepares another shadow bolt.
"Then perish, foul imp!" He shouts. Millie gasps and turns to Moxxie in the arena.
"Moxxie, catch!" She shouts as she throws the book his direction. Stolas's lightning bolt almost hits her, but the sight of his book being thrown averts his attention and he misses. Moxxie manages to catch the sacred tome in his hands successfully.
"I got it!" He celebrates. The rich owl appears less than five feet away from him.
"Now hand it over or prepare to spend your eternity in the void alone." He threatens. Moxxie glances at Douglas for a moment.
"Don't… do it." He pleads, starting to regain his footing. Moxxie takes one look at Eddie, Angel, Franklin, and Augustus as well, seeing them all mirror Douglas's hopeful expression.
"You want your book back?" Moxxie asks as he reaches into his pocket. He suddenly opens the book to a random page, places a five-second detonator inside, and then slams the book shut. "Take it!" He shouts, tossing it to him. Stolas gasps and catches it carefully.
"What are you doing?" He asks in a very nervous tone. Suddenly the book detonates. "AAAHHHH!" The blast sends the dark owl across the room and hit back hits the wall. "OW! Oh…" He falls on the floor. Millie raises her fist.
"Good job honey! You got him!" She says cheerfully. Moxxie smiles for a few seconds, but his expression changes the moment a large purple vortex appears above Stolas's throne. It suddenly begins to suck them in. "Whoa!" Millie jumps into the arena, but the force pulls her back up and she barely manages to grab the railing.
"Wha!" Moxxie pulled upwards as well, and he almost crashes into Millie before grabbing the rail himself. Stolas is quickly pulled up as well.
"No! NNOOOOO!" He shouts as he bumps into the lower rail and the void suctions him between the bars. "I… will not go back!" He shouts as he reaches out, failing to cast anything. "CURSE YOU HOLY SOLDIER!" He shouts as his body flips around and barely holds onto the railing. "I WILL BE BACK DOUGLAS! I WILL ESCAPE!" He screams louder than ever before, finally losing his grip. "SCREW YOOOOOUUUUUUUU!" His voice is heard until he vanishes entirely. Millie suddenly slips.
"Whoa!" But Moxxie catches her hand just before she's sucked in.
"Millie!" He shouts over the raging wind pulling on them.
"Moxxie!" She calls back. The white-haired imp glances at the void for a moment and then a tear comes to his eye.
"I can't hold on much longer." He admits sadly and then looks directly into her eyes. "I'm going to miss you so much." He says as his voice breaks and tears start to stream out of his eyes. Within seconds, Millie's face soaks in tears as well.
"I'll miss you too sweetie! I love you!" She shouts wholeheartedly. Moxxie shuts his eyes tightly.
"I love you too!" His hand starts to lose its grip. "Goodbye, Millie!"
"Goodbye Moxxie!" And just then, he loses the railing. But suddenly his hand gets stuck again.
"Huh?" He asks.
"What?" Millie opens her eyes in surprise to see Douglas firmly holding onto Moxxie's wrist. He does all he can to resist the force of the void, but his strength is limited from the fight. He grabs the rail and turns to his teammates.
"AUGUSTUS!" He shouts loudly over the raging force of the vortex. "CLOSE THE PORTAL!" Augustus and the other three-step forward.
"Are you sure?!" The grand emperor calls out. Douglas gives him a scared look.
"PLEASE CLOSE IT!" He requests desperately, struggling to hold onto Moxxie's arm. Augustus nods and turns to the others.
"Alright gentlemen, raise your weapons towards Heaven to cast light and disable the void's opening!" He says, raising his hammer as high as he can. Within one second, Franklin raises his staff and Angel raises his gun. Light begins to reflect off of them. Eddie turns to the side with his eyes closed.
"COME ON EDDIE!" Douglas screams to the young boy. "PLEASE!"
"Oh…" Eddie sighs deeply and raises his bat toward the sky. The light shines off of it and the combined force of their light overpowers the frequency of the dark void. The portal begins to slowly fade until it finally vanishes entirely. Millie and Moxxie fall onto their stomachs on the floor, groaning upon landing. Without hesitation, Douglas takes a knee and lifts Moxxie's head up.
"Are you alright?" He asks. Moxxie wipes the last couple of tears out of his eyes.
"Yeah, for now at least." He states. The young warrior turns to Millie.
"How about you, are you alright?" He asks. The southern imp smiles lightly.
"Yeah, thank you." She says. She and her husband both get back on their feet, but Moxxie seems confused.
"I… don't get it. Why did you save us?" He asks. Douglas closes his eyes for a moment.
"I could ask you the same question. If it weren't for you two, Stolas would've killed me then and there." He then opens his eyes and almost cries. "You guys saved my life, and I felt I needed to save your souls in return." Millie smiles cutely.
"That's very sweet of you." She says genuinely. Moxxie finally manages to smile lightly.
"Yeah, thank you." He says calmly. Augustus, Franklin, Angel, and Eddie step upstairs, Eddie trying not to make eye contact with them.
"Well my son, are your friends okay?" Augustus asks, smiling proudly. Douglas looks up at him and nods.
"Yes father, thanks to your help, they are safe." He says. The emperor chuckles softly.
"Father? That's the first time you've called me that." He remarks. Douglas shrugs.
"I've been an orphan for so long, I forgot what it's like to have people that love me." He says lightly. Augustus chuckles heartily.
"Don't worry son, you hold a very special place in all of our hearts." He says. Franklin nods.
"I agree. It is you who has brought peace to those of us who were unsettled souls." He states. Angel smirks.
"And I gotta say, you're doing something right to maintain that kind of muscle tone. Soon enough the ladies will be all over you." Douglas chuckles lightly.
"If you say so." He responds, then his smile fades as he notices the young boy standing there with an uncertain look. "Eddie? Is something wrong?" He asks. Eddie makes eye contact with Millie and Moxxie for a second, and then he turns away.
"Never mind. It's nothing, really." He says in a low tone. Douglas turns to the imp couple.
"He's really taking this hard." He remarks lightly. Moxxie sighs and steps a bit closer to him.
"Hey, kid…" Eddie turns to him with a tear in his eyes.
"What do you want?" He asks in a sad and slightly annoyed tone. Moxxie sighs for a moment and then smiles.
"I just wanted to thank you for closing the portal. Millie and I would've been separated from each other if you hadn't." He says thankfully. Douglas pats Eddie on the shoulder.
"Yeah Eddie, you're a hero. You did something merciful to a misguided soul." He then smiles at Millie and then Moxxie. "Actually, two souls. You should be proud of yourself." He says. Eddie looks down.
"I just… don't know how to feel about this." He says sadly. "My mom is still living her life without me, and I can never go back." Millie glooms and starts tearing up.
"We're really sorry about that! It's all our fault!" She puts her hands to her eyes. Eddie sighs deeply.
"No, it isn't." Both of them flinch upon hearing that. "After you shot me in the back of the head, you guys brought me to the hospital for life support." He raises his head and faces them. "If anything, you guys gave me hope of living." He then glares to the side. "And then he had to take it away." Moxxie holds up a finger.
"If you mean Blitzo, he's gone now." He reminds him. Eddie glooms deeper.
"And soon, so will you." He mumbles lightly. "Once a smitten soul leaves the void, it only has an amount of time before it loses its form and returns to it. Within the next couple of hours, you'll never see each other again." He says shamefully. Moxxie immediately hugs Millie, who returns the hug.
"I'm scared Millie, I don't want to spend my eternity without you." He says, holding her close.
"Me neither Moxxie, you were the only thing I wanted in life. And the thought of being forever separated is going to hurt me for centuries to come." She says, tears streaming down her cheeks. Douglas sighs and looks to Augustus.
"Is there any way to keep them together?" He asks. "They may have several sins but… they don't deserve the void if it keeps them apart." The emperor sighs.
"I'm afraid they've killed too many people. The amount of time they'd spend in Heaven's prison is far greater than we can afford." He states, causing the strong teen to flinch.
"Heaven has a prison?" He asks. Franklin nods.
"It's for those who did crimes while they were alive but didn't live to serve their time. Even so, they're still souls we see potential in and so we let them stay there until we see their reform." The warlock clarifies. Douglas looks at the proud king.
"Sir, can you please take them in? I think they deserve a chance. I can already see purity within them." He says. Augustus sighs lightly.
"I know what you're feeling son, but there's not much I can do." He says sadly. Douglas prays with his hands.
"Please, Father Augustus? You're the chairman of Heaven's Judgement Hall. Can you please at least give them a try? Their souls need renewal and a place to heal. They won't last much longer here." He says. Franklin pats Augustus on the back.
"I agree with Douglas sir, Millie and Moxxie do seem redeemable." He adds. Angel smirks.
"Not to mention one of them has the most fuckable body ever." Everyone gasps and Moxxie stomps on the floor.
"HEY! That's my wife you're talking about!" He shouts in frustration. Angel chuckles and shakes his head.
"Ease up toots, I was talking about you." Moxxie flinches and his pupils shrink.
"You what?" He asks, staring there in shock. Millie glares at the sexual spider.
"Well he's my husband, and that ain't gonna change any time soon." She says before turning to Augustus. "Well charming old man, is there anything you can offer us?" She asks. Moxxie snaps out of it and nods.
"I will." The emperor states as he gives them a serious look. "If you both promise to be on your best behavior, and devote your hearts to relieving your sins, I'll allow you into the jail until we're ready to release you. Your souls will have regained their form permanently by then." He explains. "Now, do you accept the offer?" He asks. Moxxie nods.
"We accept sir, and truly appreciate your judgment." He says, stepping forward to shake his hand. Millie raises her finger.
"Just one question." Augustus raises an eyebrow curiously.
"Yes, my dear?" She blushes a bit and hugs Moxxie softly.
"Can Moxxie and I share a cell?" She asks. The white-haired imp turns and hugs her.
"Awe! Come here you!" He holds her close and kisses her on the cheek. Augustus smiles, as do the others.
"Of course you can." He states. "Come along with me, Eddie, and Franklin, and we'll find room for you in Heaven." He says as he leads the way outside. Millie squeals lightly.
"EE! This will be great. Just me and my honey locked away, together!" She says cheerfully. Franklin chuckles a few times.
"We promise to take great care of you as well. Heaven has eternal food of your choosing." He says as he and Millie walk out. Angel smirks at Moxxie.
"Say, you're a good kisser. Any chance I could get one of those?" Moxxie facepalms.
"Yeah, dream on creep." He says in a tired and annoyed tone. Angel shrugs as he watches him exit.
"Eh, your loss." Douglas turns to Eddie for a second.
"I wonder what happened to the taller imp." The small baseball player glares.
"I'm sure that doesn't matter at all." They walk out and close the mansion door.
The Void
Stolas sits there on his knees, glaring into the darkness.
"This is mutiny. Utter mutiny! After all those years of conquering, this is my defeat?!" He curses, making a fist. "Well you just wait Douglas, one day I will escape this void again, and this time I'll- *BANG!* AH!" A bright bullet strikes him in the arm, causing him to suddenly bleed. "What the fuck?!" He turns around to see the tall imp staring his direction with the Heaven's Glock in his hand. "You imbecile!" Blitzo rolls his eyes.
"Give it up cock buster. It's over." He says as he rolls his eyes again. "Special void huh? Real smart to throw that kid's weapon in here." He says sarcastically. Stolas facepalms with his non-wounded hand.
"Look, I can get us both out of here. After that we'll be able to resume our nights in bed together while I- *BANG!* OUCH!" He grips his left leg as blood leaves it, before turning back to the unamused imp.
"You've had your fun. It's over Stolas. You'll never get to torture me in bed again." He then makes a fist. "And you're certainly not doing it in the void either!" The dark owl growls under his breath.
"You idiot! I'll get us out of this fucking black hole! I have the power to do so!" He says in a frantic maniacal way. Blitzo shrugs.
"Then get on with it. Show me already!" He says doubtfully.
"I will! Now watch me." Stolas closes his eyes tightly and concentrates, failing to notice Blitzo aiming the gun at him again.
Stolas's backyard
A tall falcon demon is having tea with a couple more female bird friends.
"So you see? Not only did Stolas promise never to have intercourse with that freak again, but he told me that he would- *BANG!* AH!" She and the other two ladies flinch at the sound of the loud noise, and a bit of tea spills out from the sudden movement. "What was tha- *Clunk* AAAHHH!" Stolas's body falls onto the table and splatters cake on all three of them.
"Ah!"
"Oh!"
"WHA!" They react to the sudden scene. His wife looks up and sees a bit of Blitzo in a portal.
"Sorry I killed your husband." He says nervously, yet innocently. The tall bird glares up at him.
"You fiend!" She shouts as the portal starts to close. Blitzo smiles and waves as it does.
"You're welcome!" He manages to say before the sound is cut off between them.
Author's Note: At long last, I have finished this large chapter! I realized while a gameplay style fight can be easily played in my head, it's extremely difficult to work out in writing, so I decided to separate them a bit and give them their own fights.
I also want to say I wasn't originally planning on sparing Millie and Moxxie, but I felt after seeing the Murder Family episode that it would be worth it. I hope you guys like my last minute change.
Also, Eddie mentioned some guy named Harrison… that was a name shoutout to a senior that went to my high school, and he passed away early this year. I wanted to give him a name shoutout as a tribute to his untapped potential baseball career.
But on a less depressing note, I'm finally getting a grip in my semester, and I assure you from here until the end, you won't have to wait this long for another chapter. I've been busy, but I'm ready to bring this one home, and I hope you guys like it in the end!
Deceased:
Bethesda von Eldritch
Frederick von Eldritch
Stolas
Resurrected:
Millie
Moxxie