REVIEWS:

Mult1verseTravl3r: Thanks for understanding man, I try to keep everything in character as much as possible while making the story enjoyable, here as well as in Drunken Conquest.

8-bit pirate: Easier said than done with that Grimm.

Wolfang21: Wait no more! However...NERDY! GOAT ALARM! GET THE ANTI-GOAT WEAPON! (Nerdy: hey Pyrrha, what do you say to that? Pyrrha: gets nuke ready)

GeraltRex: As I said before, wait no more. Also, the Ursanus is not the only century-old Grimm that will appear.

246vili: Indeed. This is the spirit of Monty Oum - the GREAT FIGHTS.

Kat1017: Another time, they are kinda busy in this chapter with something else.

Jajur von Hohenzollern: Arc of Heaven? I dunno men, Heaven's way more strict and complex than Hell, might be a story without fluff and lemons. As for Bapho? She will appear.

Faightan Gaims: Deep stuff my friend, deep stuff. Respect earned for dropping such a good review, shout out to you.

Nerdy - Leaf Ranger: GIVE THIS MAN AN EMMY CAUSE HE IS ONE BILLION PERCENT RIGHT! ARKOS FOR LIFE!

Jboy: Azazel is prevented by her own rules from doing it, and no, we ain't adding Team RWBY. Too much. BTW, I noticed your own Helltaker x RWBY Helltaker, but I need to say your work could use some improvement. Not to mention it looks like you kind of ripped off some of the stuff form here.

Parley Jelly: Multiple reviews left on multiple chapters? Ok. Lemme answer those the best I can. Thank you for your reviews, man, and wait to see the stuff we have planned further.

Savantageous: Chapter 1 review; lemme correct some stuff first. The first chapter was a bit rocky, true, but we did improve since then, both me and Nerdy. How much? That is for you, the readers, to judge and decide.

Loveless: Hmm. A crossover with Hazbin might be far-fetched, but Helluva Boss? Yeah, buddy! Although, not with Arc of Hell, no. Maybe a different one? PM is open if you wanna talk about it.

Nerdy - WolfBlade84: Thank you. Appreciate the kind words.

Doomqwer: No worries, the dad-bashing, and stuff will come to an end soon enough. Currently, we are tryna work towards that moment, so give us time.

Correnhimself316: Indeed man, and I have been studying them. We got something planned for Azazel, no worries.


The snowing outside was still strong even after hours of it, the wind howling. Luckily, the Arc Manor had its own generator, meaning there was no fear regarding a power shortage. And during this time, Cerberus was sleeping peacefully in her shack back in the yard, which was like a small, separate room for the triple demon. Cerberus' place was pretty simple overall, with her bed, which was large enough to fit all three of her bodies, with three separate closets for all their clothes.

Due to Cerberus having three bodies she needed three times the number of things a normal demoness would in some regards, such as her clothing since she liked all her bodies to be dressed the same. The shack was connected to the manor's main energy supply through an underground wire, powering up the separate heating. Jaune did want to bring them inside, but Beel had later assured him they would be fine.

It would take more than snow to keep them away, after all.

In one of the corners of their room was also a small pile of random objects the girls found around and/or within the village close by. Overall, the shack was not that full of stuff since Cerberus didn't need a lot, and most other things were inside the house. All they needed was the courtyard outside, really, since their nature made them playful.

But something stirred the middle body out of her sleep as her ear twitched, making her perk up in her sleeping clothes, which consisted of a pale pink undershirt and black panties. The three bodies, like all other girls until Jaune was free game, had some fun of their own. Perks of having three bodies.

"Wake up!" The middle body said, causing the other two to wake up as well.

"What?" The other two said together, the middle body not needing to worry about explaining as the information got to them instantly and their ears also perked up.

"There is something there." The left body said, going to the window and peeking over it into the woods, the visibility being low because of the blizzard and dark, but Cerberus was not the one to watch Hell's gates for naught. She was an apex predator, after all, and the only one more dangerous than her was Shade in that regard. She squinted her eyes, allowing a glow to appear in them, offering her night vision, which revealed...nothing?

"There is definitely something in the woods…" The right body said, pressing her ear against the floor to hear the heavy steps of whatever was out there better. This could not be hidden; steps. This trick was used to figure out when something was incoming, and Cerberus was able to hear heavy steps through the ground, even through the foundation of her shack. "Something big."

"Something smart." The left body said, still looking through the window. "It is hiding."

"We have to warn the others!" The middle body said, and the other nodded, going around and getting their winter clothing. The clock in their room read somewhere around 4 AM in the morning, but that didn't matter. There was something out there, and it was dangerous and smart. They wondered what it may be since they knew the Grimm could not get close and went to the door when they suddenly stopped, their ears perking up again and causing the three bodies of Cerberus to jump away from the door, which was immediately blown to bits as a large claw dug through it.

The claw retreated, pulling off most of the front of their shack, revealing the Ursanus standing on its back legs and growling before releasing a powerful roar at them. Cerberus' eyes widened at the great Grimm, being able to tell this was no average monster like the others. This was a powerful one, a predator, and it has come to them thinking they were prey.

Big mistake.

"This is our home." Cerberus said in unison, after which the three bodies grinned sickly at the Grimm, all leaping towards it.


Around the time that the Ursanus roared, Jaune woke up with a startle from his bed because of it, looking around his room and wondering what that sound was when he heard a second one coming from outside. "What the?" He muttered as he got out of bed, looking outside to see the commotion only for his eyes to widen in terror and shock.

A Grimm. A BIG fucking GRIMM in HIS BACKYARD that was currently locked in combat against Cerberus, the triple demon confusing the beast with her three bodies which were maneuvering themselves perfectly around it, the Grimm was slow in its own movements. But that didn't calm Jaune down, causing him to click his tongue and grab a pair of pants and a shirt in a hurry and pick up his shield and swords, not bothering to climb down the ladder and jumping straight to the second floor of his house where the other girls were, who were likely waking up as well.

Judgement was the first to get out, being dressed in only black underwear which Jaune didn't pay attention to as he ran past her. "Jaune, what is going on?!" She asked, but she was a bit late as Jaune ran down the stairs, only hearing him shout after.

"GRIMM!" He shouted and Judgement understood the message, going back inside her room to get her own clothing on as she might need to fight the monster as well. However, by the time she was ready she heard another set of steps running. But she didn't get to see who it was, not in the slightest, and only got herself ready and ran downstairs, wearing the weapons Jaune gifted her.

By the time Judgement got outside she saw Cerberus savagely attacking the Grimm, wondering what this creature was. They all did research on the Grimm on Remnant, but this one was not in any official site or book they found about the Grimm. She looked to her left, seeing Jaune there with his swords drawn. "Hey!" He shouted, attracting the attention of the Ursanus who ignored Cerberus.

Despite the demoness' attacks on the Grimm, the Ursanus earned its reputation well. Its durability was very high and Cerberus barely did any damage on it. Judgement and Jaune got into position, no one bothering to use human disguises anymore especially as the Grimm roared and began to charge towards them, Jaune and Judgement nodded at each other and jumped in opposite directions, but Jaune was shocked to see the Grimm stop its charge and immediately raised its paw to strike Judgement, who barely put her arms up in defense as it slammed into her, sending her onto the ground.

This Grimm was smarter, and Jaune was slowly piecing together why. Despite the blizzard currently ongoing and the low visibility, the lights from the house illuminated the Grimm. Jaune couldn't believe what he was seeing, but there was no other explanation for the sight. The Ursanus, an ancient and powerful Ursa Grimm avoided even by the most seasoned Huntsman. The years having carved their wisdom into it and its fights only made it grow stronger. This was not good, and Jaune knew it. He held his shield high and tightly, his sword in hand. He would need it if he wanted to SURVIVE fighting this thing. The Ursanus was not some common Grimm any Huntsmen could kill without a plan or an entire fucking team to back them up!

But Jaune had one better. And he knew it. Cerberus growled to the sidelines, going near Jaune and surrounding him protectively.

He had a demon wolf girl, so suck it, Grimm!

The Ursanus looked at Jaune, seeing the human and sensing his presence, making it roar out and charge at Jaune, the boy ready to jump out of the way once again if need be and be sure that his Kite Shield was ready to brace for impact. However, mid-charge, the Ursanus leaped and turned with its back towards Jaune and Cerberus, exposing its spikes to them. The Ursanus was going to crush and skewer them, aiming to finish them and using its body weight to finish them off. Granted, only if two chains didn't shoot out and grabbed it by the neck and one of its front paws.

"I am not done yet!" Judgement shouted as she then yanked the Grimm away, throwing it into the pool and making the water splash around everywhere. She then switched the tonfa on her gauntlets to the gun mode and delivered a barrage of fire onto the Grimm. The special rounds of her weapon didn't fire fast, being more of a slow-fire rate, but certainly delivered punishment. The rounds loaded in right now were a mix of fire and lightning dust from her left and right hand respectively.

However, the Ursanus powered through each strike, even when one struck its face, causing it to roar out a bit as part of its bone mask was torn off and flung to the ground, fading into smoke. The Grimm jumped out of the pool and roared out, but this time with more strength, causing the windows to the house to shatter. The other girls were awake, of course, and all of them rushed downstairs to watch, but they knew they had to keep the damage minimal. The weather was not favorable, not to mention there was Pyrrha. They couldn't use any demonic ability to take down the Ursanus, since it would expose them, but Judgement and Cerberus were currently throwing that caution to the wind, meaning someone had to use magic on Pyrrha to make her unable to see them.

Speaking of, she was not in the living room with the others, a fact which alarmed Lucifer.

Unknown to them, Pyrrha was up in Jaune's room, trying to offer sniper support. She had to unpack her weapon, which took her a bit, not to mention trying to get a good shot. But as the fight continued on she spotted the horns on Judgement's head and became confused. Due to that, she allowed the Ursanus to get out of the pool and roar again, the roar causing her to cover her face as the window she was sticking out of exploded and glass shards were sent everywhere, making sure none got in her eyes. Once that was done she got back to the window, aiming her rifle on the Ursanus as it stood idle and sized up everyone.

Something was wrong, Pyrrha could feel it. No smart Grimm would fight multiple enemies like that...unless it was waiting on reinforcements. Pyrrha's sight moved to the side, noticing multiple red dots through the forest she identified as being the eyes of Grimm, even if she could only see them briefly. "JAUNE!" She shouted, catching his attention. "There are more!" She pointed to the forest and Jaune saw the other Grimm coming through, spotting the Beowolves and the Beringerls in the ranks along with a few Deathstalkers and even a large King Taijitu. In short, a giant ass bear just brought the dogs, monkeys, scorpions, and big ass snakes to the fight. Great, they now had an entire fucking zoo here.

Pyrrha got out on the roof, her slippers slipping a bit on the iced surface and making her slip down until she got to the edge of the roof, allowing her to offer support. She managed to get a few good shots at some charging Grimm, but the entire mansion was being overrun. Pyrrha was thinking about getting everyone and trying to run away, but that is when she noticed Jaune glow once again. "YOU ARE NOT TAKING MY HOME!" He shouted and brought his sword up, his Semblance flaring and Aura Overdrive coming into action, allowing him to deliver a powerful Aura Slash to the Ursanus, but the Grimm tanked that as well, the attack only having sent him back and leaving a gash on it.

The other Grimm charged in and Pyrrha jumped down, grabbing her shield and going into the fray to fight as well along with Judgement, the triplets, Jaune, and surprisingly once she looked behind, Justice also came out, but Pyrrha noticed the horns on her head and the tail. It was honestly starting to creep her out how the girls changed, especially seeing Cerberus also being more feral and biting into the Grimm, but she didn't focus on that now.

This was much worse.

The others were hiding inside, Beel trying to figure out why there were Grimm outside when her barrier should have kept them away and running a check with Monica and Lucifer, bringing forth a magical hologram of the manor and the barrier, immediately spotting a breach in it. The three nodded to each other and Beel opened up a portal to where the breach was so they could fix it, stepping into the cold and spotting some other Grimm heading towards the mansion.

Truth be told, Beelzebub didn't tell Jaune something critical. They were demons, creatures of sin. They were by all possible accounts embodiments of negativity, which attracted Grimm. The barrier didn't just keep them away but also masked their presence.

With Monica, Beel, and Lucifer gone, the girls that were left all stayed inside, Modeus having her sledgehammer out and ready to pound any Grimm that got too close into paste!

However, back outside, the fight continued with Jaune cutting down the Grimm left and right, a Beowolf having tried to charge at him only for Jaune to duck under its claw sweep and then slash the Grimm in two by the midsection then for another to pounce at him, blocking it with his shield and pushing it back, followed by a thrust of his sword that went into its skull and killed it. But Beowolves were not the only nuisances, but the Beringel as well. They charged in strongly, and when Jaune tried to block one with his shield he felt pushed back. Those Grimm were strong, and not the kind he could afford to underestimate.

With a firm grip on Crocea Mors he charged in, the Grimm once again striking into his shield but this time Jaune was ready for the force of the impact, allowing him to stand his ground and then try to stab the Grimm in the head, but the Beringel must have had some years on it as it put its large hand forth, letting it get stabbed but protect its head, surprising Jaune as it then delivered another punch with its free fist to his side, making him drop Crocea Mors from his hand and only hold onto his shield. The Beringel pulled the sword from its fist, throwing it away and roaring at Jaune, charging at him. However, it failed to see the second sword sheathed into his shield, so Jaune drew out Clarent as he got up and slashed upwards, the Grimm not seeing the weapon in time and ending up with its face slashed in two vertically.

Judgement was also not messing around as she jumped through the Grimm and used her chains on them, catching the stinger of a Deathstalker with her chains and pulling on it to lift the Grimm up and off the ground, sending it crashing back into the woods where she followed by shooting off her weapon, launching a fire round right into the Deathstalker and watching the small explosion as the tree then fell on it. However, her rest was short as a Grimm swept down from above, this one being a Nevermore which shrieked out as it launched its feathers at Judgement, the demoness preparing to receive the strike if not for Jaune jumping in front of her and using his shield to block the projectiles.

"Thanks" Judgement said.

"Don't mention it." Jaune replied, then he looked up at the Grimm, seeing it dive towards them. He got ready to strike, but it was not needed as a javelin was thrown at the Nevermore, piercing the side of its skull and causing it to fall to the side. He looked to his right, seeing Pyrrha there with her hand outstretched and glowing a black color as she called back her javelin, followed by her swiftly spinning around and using it to slash off the arm of a Beringel that came charging at her and then transforming her weapon into a xiphos to stab the Grimm straight in its mouth as it roared out. Retracting her blade quickly enough to change it into a rifle and turn to the side, she shot another charging Beringel in its eyes, causing it to go blind, which allowed Pyrrha to jump and stick her javelin into its skull from above, killing the Grimm and landing perfectly on the ground, her semblance recovering her weapon again. "Woah."

"Watch out!" Justice shouted as she had grabbed the midsection of a King Taijitu, spinning the Grimm around with her superior strength and throwing it into the side of the house by her blind mistake. Jaune and the other two managed to dodge by ducking under the Grimm luckily, which was then followed by Justice grabbing a piece of the broken fence and throwing it with force to the Grimm, impaling the white head through the eye and killing it. The second head hissed out, but it was silenced as Cerberus pounced on it, the three of them ripping away the flesh around its head and one of them even pulling out its fangs and using them to deal the finishing blow through the eyes.

All in all, the Grimm were dwindling in number, and it was mostly thanks to Pyrrha and Judgement, with Jaune and Justice being close in numbers. Thanks to Pyrrha, no flying Grimm was an issue since she had more range than them, and Jaune's shield came in handy more than once. He eventually managed to recover Crocea Mors off the ground and collapsed his shield, placing it on his back and dual-wielding his blades.

He charged in, dodging the stinger of a Deathstalker only to then slash it off from the Grimm, followed by him coating his blades in his Aura and striking the Grimm with both of them at once, delivering a double Aura Slash that left the Deathstalkers without its pincers, then a final strike being given to its head by a strong kick delivered by Jaune, dazing it enough for Pyrrha to jump and deliver the final strike with her weapon, stabbing the Deathstalker in the head and killing it. But Jaune was restless. Aura Overdrive, due to the adrenaline, was going insane. More so than back in Hell and when he was training. Was this how natural adrenaline felt? He was scared, nervous, angry, and the adrenaline was coursing through him like crazy! Is how powerful his Semblance was when truly used naturally? When truly used when his emotions were at their highest? If so, then Jaune had some ideas.

He charged through the Grimm, cutting down any who got too close. When a Grimm charged at him he killed them, returning attack with attack. But the main enemy was in front of him, yet he couldn't reach it. The Ursanus seemed able to command the other Grimm like some alpha, and there were two Alpha Beowolves around it. Jaune might be strong, but Alpha Grimm are older and stronger than the norm.

But he was not the norm either.

He charged in recklessly, his Aura golden and shining with power as he did so and faced the two Alpha Beowolves, both trying to stab him with their claws, but one of them whipped their hand back, missing, which allowed Jaune to block the other one and cut the hand off entirely, making the Grimm roar in pain. Pyrrha was having his back it seemed with her rifle. Jaune smirked and thrust Clarent forth, trying to stab the Grimm only for it to grab the sword with its maw and try to yank Clarent out of Jaune's hand, the other Alpha having recovered and trying to attack as well, but Jaune pulled the Alpha biting on Clarent in closer, making the second Alpha hit its head instead of him and making it dazed enough to let go of Clarent.

Jaune then used this opportunity to slash at the second Alpha Beowolf, but the Grimm stepped back, only receiving a deep gash on its chest. The first Alpha recovered and bounced at Jaune, but the boy jumped to it and ducked, allowing him to roll past the Alpha through its legs, taking advantage of its size. Once behind the Grimm Jaune jumped on it, stabbing it in the back with his swords. The Grimm roared out in pain as the blades came out of its chest but ultimately collapsed. The Alpha that was left roared out and tried to charge at Jaune, who didn't have enough time to pull out his sword from the deceased Alpha but was luckily saved by Justice, who managed to double kick the Alpha in the chest and send it back. "Need a hand?" She asked, a large grin on her face.

"I always welcome a hand!" Jaune replied and got his swords back, just in time for the Alpha to recover and roar out at them, but it didn't get to attack as the impaled body of a Beringle was thrown into it, sending it back on the ground.

"AND STAY DOWN!" Judgement shouted, thinking that the stake in the Beringle, which was another part of the fence, impaled the Alpha as well. "WHO IS NEXT?! WHO IS NEXT?! I GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO PUT YOU ALL IN YOUR GRAVES! ALL THE TIME IN HELL!"

The Ursanus roared out, charging at Jaune and returning into the main fight, it went up against them, Justice trying to punch it, but the Grimm's momentum and constitution was more than enough to resist and shoulder bash Justice out of the way, Jaune charging up his Aura and putting his swords up as the Ursanus crashed into him at full force, sending him on the ground and dropping his blades.

Pyrrha, seeing this, charged in to help, her path having been blocked by a common Beowolf as she ran which she shot in the head then used as a springboard to jump higher, throwing her shield at the Ursanus only for the Grimm to raise its paw and block it, going bipedal once again and roaring out. Pyrrha used her Semblance again to recover her shield and charged at the Ursanus, jumping up and trying to use her sword to deliver a strike to its head, but the Grimm dodged the blade, surprising Pyrrha. This was clearly a smarter and very old Grimm to have predicted and dodged her strike like that.

But that moment of surprise showed just how inexperienced Pyrrha was. In battle, especially against Grimm, you never have time to be surprised and it was going to cost her. Her thrust would have killed the Ursanus, true, but now she faced another issue. The Grimm suddenly jerked its head around and bit down on Pyrrha's forearm, her Aura unable to prevent the strong jaws of the Grimm and she screamed out in pain. The Ursanus jerked her around, throwing her into the house with her arm now mangled.

However, Jaune saw it and gripped Crocea Mors tightly. His Aura was flaring again, his emotions going more rampant, and, raising his blade and seeing the leftover Grimm, he brought Crocea Mors and stabbed it into the ground. "DIE!" He shouted aloud and from Crocea Mors a powerful wave of aura spread out, the Grimm being struck strongly by it and either killed or pushed back powerfully. Even the Ursanus was sent back onto his side, stunned by the attack.

The girls were also forced to put up their guards as the wave hit them, but they were able to hold their ground better. "Woah there, blondie…" Justice said, amazed, then she watched Jaune's Aura flicker slightly. Shit, whatever he did seemed to have really done him in now, his Aura was fading and Jaune looked barely able to keep himself awake. However, the Ursanus saw this as well and charged in furiously at Jaune to take advantage of his weakened state, but it didn't get far as Cerberus stepped in front of it, all three bodies growling to protect Jaune.

"Cerberus…" he said weakly, but then he watched the three bodies all howl out in unison, followed by them glowing crimson and watching their bodies seemingly melt and reform themselves, the Ursanus forced to stop as its instincts shouted at it, watching the beast arise. Before him now stood a true monster of the ancient legends, covered in thick white fur with pearly white fangs sticking out of its three heads, and red, glowing eyes that shone with a fury stronger than its own. The beast was twice the Ursanus' size, thrice even, and growled at him with its three heads. Without delay, the Ursanus tried to retreat, but Cerberus pounced on it, landing on its back. You'd expect the spikes on the Ursanus' back to hurt the beast, but they did not. Cerberus' hide was too thick for those things to penetrate it, allowing it to pin the Grimm to the ground where the heads began to grab various parts of it with their maws, tearing apart the Grimm into pieces without a shred of mercy to be shown, only a savage display as the evaporating parts of the Grimm flew about.

It wasn't long after that a portal opened, Monica, Beel, and Lucy having returned having fixed the breach and looked at the mess. But then Beel saw Pyrrha to the side and ran to her, turning her around and seeing the damage, gasping as she saw her arm...Or what was left of it. "Jaune!" She shouted to him, the boy dropping his sword as he saw Pyrrha in a small pool of her own blood and rushed to her. He dropped on one knee next to her and immediately had to force down some bile seeing her arm.

It was missing...The Ursanus, Jaune remembered, bit down on it and managed to bite it off entirely. Pyrrha was out cold, which was probably for the best. He didn't imagine how much this must be hurting her right now. Her arm was gone from the elbow down, the flesh being torn and the bone sticking out gruesomely.

"Where is her arm? We might be able to attach it back!" Beel said, then Cerberus went to them, returning to her human/demonic form in the shape of her three bodies, one of them carrying the limb and giving it to Beel, who then looked at Jaune. "Jaune, you must use Ignium's elixir within your blood." She placed Pyrrha's arm back in its place, holding it there. "Hurry!" She shouted and Jaune nodded his head, grabbing his sword and using it to slash his palm, letting the blood drop on Pyrrha's limb.

They all watched as crimson light emanated from it and the flesh seemed to mend itself, the arm even going back in its right place. When the glow died down it was back to normal, except for the scar that was left. Judgement then came and picked up Pyrrha, Justice helping Jaune up as well. "What was that?" Judgement asked. "Why were Grimm here?"

"The barrier was damaged and a breach was created." Lucifer explained. "The tree upon which the seal was drawn got felled by the storm, and because of our nature they were drawn in easily."

"The build-up...I never imagined it was going to be this bad." Beelzebub said with regret in her voice. "I should have taken extra measures!"

"No use beating yourself up over it now, Beelzebub." Pandemonica said. "What is done is done, there is nothing we can do about it other than do damage control. Jaune, did Pyrrha see everyone in their real forms?"

"I...I think so…" He said. "I think she wanted to keep the focus on the Grimm, which is why she didn't ask questions, but I noticed how she gave Justice and Judgement strange looks, same with Cerberus."

"Then we have no choice." Pandemonica said again, sighing. "We have to tell her the truth."


Following the big fight, everyone went inside the house, Judgement carrying Pyrrha inside while Jaune was exhausted after that one big attack he unleashed. What that was and how he did it was going to be a subject for another time, now they had more pressing matters to attend to. The windows were pretty much ruined, meaning the heat in the house was escaping, which in turn meant they couldn't exactly sit inside as even now the chilly winds could be felt at their feet.

So it was decided to go to the basement, namely to one of the girl's chambers. Each of them had their own underground little section, and the one selected for them to be at was Beelzebub's. Her private room opened up to reveal a set of stairs leading down, expanding into a large room with a queen-sized bed, a jacuzzi of all things, and some...questionable stuff on the walls.

"Beel?" Jaune asked, looking at the now blushing woman.

"Look, you got me, ok? The basement rooms are basically several large, sectioned-off fuck nests. Even Justice's gym had some stuff in it hidden in the closet!" Beel said, giving away the secret of the basement.

"Traitor!" Justice said. "It was supposed to be a surprise for him!"

"Girls, it doesn't matter right now what the rooms had inside them and what kind of stuff you all are into, what matters now is making sure Pyrrha is ok!" Jaune said, getting their attention back on track. Judgement set Pyrrha on the bed where Azazel took over, using her magic to heal whatever lingering wound she had.

"This is the power of Ignium Ophirius?" Azazel muttered, feeling little to heal with her healing. "Woah. I never saw healing so powerful before, or fast! It is true what they said back in Heaven about the older angels…"

"My old mentor was surely a great medic, dear, but that is not the subject here now. How is she?" Lucifer asked, getting Azazel's attention.

"Well, she is mostly fine. I expect her to be a bit sore, but other than that she is fine." Azazel said, putting her hands down. "She needs some rest now and we need to wait for her to wake up."

"And when she does we will need to spill out our guts, heh?" Zdrada asked sarcastically. "Tch. What a drag!"

"It is still better than any other alternative given the situation." Pandemonica said, making sure to point out their need for Pyrrha, but in truth, the girls began to care for the girl, so they didn't exactly wish to lose her here. "Regardless, the house will need to be repaired."

"Yeah, it got pretty messed up." Judgement said, agreeing.

"And not because of the Grimm for the most part." Justice said a bit awkwardly. "I should have watched where I threw that thing better."

"I am pretty sure you should have avoided throwing Grimm around, period." Pandemonica commented but relented. "Anyway, the damage was not that major, it can be easily fixed using magic tomorrow. We also managed to fix the breach in the barrier around the mansion."

"Speaking of that…" Jaune said, looking at them as he was resting on a chair. "Why were there so many Grimm? There was even a fucking Ursanus there, for crying out loud! That type of Grimm is more than just bad news!"

The girls shuffled uncomfortably for a bit, but eventually, Lucifer spoke up. "We are demons, Jaune. Our presence generates an aura similar to negativity which attracts the Grimm. The barrier keeps them away and masks our aura from them."

"And you are telling me this only now because?"

"Because it shouldn't have mattered!" Lucifer continued, her frustration on the situation getting to her. "The barrier was not supposed to fail like this! None of this was meant to happen!"

"The main reason there were so many Grimm must have something to do with the built-up of said negativity." Monica deduced. "Like an alcoholic beverage that festers, our presence created what you could consider the pressure of sorts. When the breach was created and the pressure started to leak it attracted the Grimm in bulk, led by the Ursanus."

"I cannot believe this…" Jaune said, rubbing a hand over his face. "So we are the reason Pyrrha got hurt?"

"Jaune, there was no way for us to predict something like this would happen." Beelzebub said gently, going to him and placing a hand on his shoulder, trying to make him not feel guilty. "We are demons, not all-knowing deities. And you are human; however, your feats out there were impressive for one."

Jaune didn't get distracted from the main subject, keeping himself somewhat focused on it. "But they were not enough to prevent this…" He looked back at Pyrrha's arm, noticing the scar around it. It was like a bracelet, how it went around her entire arm, just under her elbow. "I was not good enough to prevent her from being hurt. I still have a long road ahead of me, too long! Fuck, can I even make it to Beacon the way I am now-" His ranting was interrupted as a hard slap was delivered over his face, looking up to see Malina there looking at him with an angry look.

"Shut up!" She shouted, grabbing him by the collar. "You at least fought! The rest of us had to stay inside the house to avoid those fucking things! And don't start bitching about how you were some weakling, because the man I want pounding my ass is not allowed to mope around!"

"Woah there, sis." Zdrada said in amazement, same as the others. "Heated much?"

"My point is that you are not weak, Jaune!" Malina continued, putting him down. "You went through too much already, endured Judgement's slice of hell she calls training and learned and developed, and you think you are still weak?! Look at her!" She pointed at Pyrrha. "She is the same age as you are, she is seen as a protege, yet even she thinks you are something else!"

"I...what?" Jaune said, Malina's words caught him off-guard.

"We talked, alright?" Malina admitted. "She came to my room once, played some games and I handed her ass to her. We talked about you as well and she told me, based on what you said, that you might be as big of a protege as her in the end. Sure, you still lack in skill and whatnot, and she sounded pretty confident about her victory in your upcoming spar, but she believes in you damn it!"

"She said that?" He muttered, looking over to where Pyrrha was sleeping.

"She is so kind!" The first Cerberus said, being on Pyrrha's right side. "And polite!" the second one said, standing on her left. "And so delicious to corrupt!" The middle one said, being at the foot of the bed.

"Ok, can you not corrupt everything? Or anything really." Azazel asked politely of the hound.

"Damn sis…" Zdrada muttered again, her hands shaking. She took a deep breath and began to walk away. "I need a smoke. Let me know if she wakes up, with this chance I will also scout for more of those fuckers, and if I see one I will shout and try to set them on fire."

"I am coming with you." Beelzebub said, following Zdrada. "I want to get a better look at the damages and maybe repair some of it if the blizzard has calmed down at all."

"Suits me." Zdrada replied, she and Beelzebub left the room.

"I will stay here." Modeus said, taking a seat next to Pyrrha on the bed and lying next to her. "I will watch over her for anything bad."

"I will stay here as well then." Jaune said, trying to get up but finding himself unable to as he felt his legs give up under him, Judgement catching him luckily.

"Woah there!" She said, helping him back on the chair. "You need to rest. Whatever you did there, you didn't get hit too hard, but you exhausted yourself pretty badly. Wait until your body catches some rest, maybe try sleeping. I can move you to the bed as well."

"Isn't it a bit crowded with Modeus and Cerberus already there?" Jaune asked and Judgement looked at Cerberus, the triple demon getting the message and making space for Jaune, who managed to get on the bed with the help of the former prosecutor. "Thanks."

"Don't mention it."

"Well, unless we have anything else to do, I guess most of us can agree we won't be sleeping a lot tonight." Lucifer said, sighing. She then turned around, noticing a small sofa with a TV in this room. Damn Beelzebub, keeping the best for herself. "We will all wait until Pyrrha wakes up, then we will try to explain to her what happened."

"Do you guys think she will take it well?" Jaune asked, nervously. "I mean, we pretty much lied to her."

"Lies that were necessary, Jaune." Justice said. "We cannot go around letting everyone know we are demons, so the lies were necessary."

"Necessary lies, huh?" He repeated, then he once again looked over at Pyrrha's sleeping form. "I just hope she doesn't hate me now."

"Don't worry Jaune…" Modeus said, casting an eye at Pyrrha. "She doesn't."


This was...something, Pyrrha would have to admit. She remembers the fight against the Grimm that invaded Jaune's home and remembers the Ursanus very well. And how it bit off her entire arm. Pyrrha was not a person to deceive and lie, but when she got outside, she was certain the girls were looking strange. Judgement, for example, had completely grey skin and jagged horns, and even Justice had horns, and the triplets had strange clove tails, and more.

Pyrrha didn't know what was going on, but after losing her consciousness when the Ursanus threw her and recovering, faking being unconscious still, she heard them all talk. Even now she was listening to them talk, almost an hour after the fight. She couldn't believe what she was hearing! Apparently, Jaune was the actual master of the house, not Beelzebub, as her full name was, and the girls in this house, each and every single one of them were Jaune's...girl.

He had a Harem. A Brother's be damned Harem! Pyrrha didn't know what to think about Jaune anymore at this point, was he some playboy? But then there was the part where the girls were all demons! Not even some kind of super-intelligent Grimm, but actual demons! She remembered her grandmother telling her about them since her grandmother kept an old book and practiced an old religion, where the beings called as such were being of mischief and darkness, eternally trying to corrupt and bring humanity to eternal damnation in their land of eternal torment and woe.

But that couldn't be right! From what she heard, saw, and talked with, the girls were nothing like that! She even heard them talk about how lying was necessary to keep the secret, which she could understand, and she even understood why Jaune had to lie as well. She just couldn't wrap it around her head how someone like Jaune could have something like a Harem, no matter how much she tried to imagine it. He just seems like such a nice guy, not some big playboy who cannot get enough!

Then there was Modeus, who apparently could read people's lustful thoughts! Pyrrha tried her best not to blush, but she knew Modeus knew she was faking it. Currently, Jaune was next to her, facing his back towards her as he slept and rested. "You need not fake anymore, he is asleep." Modeus whispered in her ear and Pyrrha slowly opened her eyes, looking at her and immediately being caught off-guard by her horns and tail. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"Y-y-you are a-"

"Demon." Modeus asked, both still whispering. "I am also the daughter of one of Hell's biggest demons."

Pyrrha remained silent, not knowing what to say. How could Modeus be so calm right now? It scared her how the demoness looked at her with her heart-shaped eyes, thankful at least they were clothed as she learned of her lustful demeanor. "H-how?" She asked, slowly, not to wake Jaune up.

"Jaune had a contract forced upon him." Modeus said bluntly, deciding it was no use sugarcoating it. "His uncle was the one who originally wanted a harem, so he made a deal with Beelzebub. However, he died before he could even get into Hell, and the contract had a clause in it which makes it so the next Arc heir, which was Jaune, who was male, which Jaune is, had to gather said Harem in his place. It even had a certain amount to be gathered."

Pyrrha gulped, listening to the information. "But...Why did he accept?"

"True, he could have said no." Modeus continued. "But back then, from what Beel told us, he wanted desperately to become a Huntsman - A hero, that he made his own deal with her; he fulfilled the contract in exchange for aid in his endeavors as a Huntsman." She noticed how Pyrrha's look softened, but at the same time, the conflict also seemed to rise within her more. "He also released Beel."

Pyrrha's attention was hers once again. "Released?"

"Beelzebub was exiled from Hell into another plane of existence called the Abyss, and the contract was her ticket out. Once fulfilled, she became free. Jaune knew about it and agreed to help her for that reason as well: to free her." Modeus explained. "But ever since we all met him, he had been nothing but kind and good to us all; hard-working, a bit funny, and understanding."

"Wait, but doesn't he-"

"None of us fucked him yet." Modeus revealed, shocking Pyrrha a bit. "It's...It's shameful to admit, but we wanted to use you to fix that. If a demon takes the virginity of a living human, that human will be turned into a demon." She revealed and Pyrrha was once again left speechless. "But he doesn't want that, he forbids us from doing anything to manipulate you. He cares about all of us, very much so, but he doesn't want to be unfair to you either."

"So am I just a means to an end?" Pyrrha asked a bit saddened.

"No, he cares about you. And I can tell you care about him as well." Modeus said, causing Pyrrha to blush. "The first to see you like a girl and not a champion, right?"

"I...What now?"

"Now, we wait. I suggest you keep faking being unconscious, I will talk with the others. Later, talk with Jaune and, well, figure out your answer." Modeus said, kindly to the girl. "However, if I am to be blunt, I'd wish you'd take his virginity already so we can pounce on him. I broke 3 toys last night alone."

"Oh!" So that's what she had been hearing! Despite the soundproofing, the girls were restless.


After the chaos that ensued, Jaune slept in a bit, awakening only around the early noon, around 11 AM. When he did he climbed out of the bed he was placed in together with Pyrrha, looking back at her sleeping form. He also saw Cerberus and Lucifer sleeping on the floor and sofa respectively. He decided to just drag himself out of the fuck nest, still feeling guilty for what happened to Pyrrha. He made his way to the living room, where the others were waiting, namely seeing Pandemonica serving Beel some coffee, which she looked like she desperately needed. The girl looked very tired, with bags under her eyes.

Jaune looked around, through the fixed window and spotted the backyard being more or less fixed. "Hey." He said, going closer to them. "A rough night?"

"Mightily." Beel replied, sipping from her coffee. "I went around the entire house, using as much of my magic as possible to fix the damage done by the Grimm horde, or at least most of it. I still need to fix Cerberus' shed, and the pool also needs fixing, not to mention the exterior walls of the house from when Justice threw that huge snake…"

"So a lot of work." Jaune said, then he looked at Monica, the demoness seeming to be a bit more rested. "How are the others holding on? Everyone is ok?"

"You could say that." The secretary said. "The sisters are doing their own thing, which is mostly picking up the debris from outside and burning it so cleaning things, and Judgement and Justice are out doing a small patrol to make sure no other Grimm are around. Azazel decided that she wanted to research the Grimm some more as well, trying to come up with better ways to defend against them come another horde like this - Judecca forbid - so she has been cooped up in the library and glued to a CCT-connected laptop."

"I see...I take it Beel here has been fixing stuff since the horde attacked?" He asked, to which the demoness in question nodded, further sipping the coffee.

"Yes, and she is at her fifth cup of coffee." Monica said. "All of us are tired in one way or another, but at least we survived. We might need to re-think the barrier, reinforce it somehow, so this doesn't happen again."

"About that…" Jaune began, and the demons in the room perked up. "Why didn't you guys tell me about the build-up? That your presence attracts Grimm?"

"This again…" Beel sighed, knowing she had to explain it eventually. "I was not aware of it when we met, Jaune, but I found out later as I was building the house. While you were still in Hell. But I didn't think much of it at the time, and, in a way, that was foolish of me. I didn't know the true horror of Grimm until today, and it came with a cost."

"Pyrrha…" Jaune realized the mentioned cost. "Will she be ok? I mean, the elixir fixed her arm, right?"

"We cannot be sure." Beel said. "True, Ignium's elixir is powerful, and Azazel said she couldn't find much to heal, but I couldn't leave it at that, so I contacted Ignium and told him everything. He said he will come here as soon as possible, which could be any minute-"

Just then, a shout was heard from the living room as a crimson light flashed, followed by a loud shout. "Jaune!" Ignium came into the room, in his human form, seeing the human at the table along with the Cardinal. "Thank the nine circles you are in one piece! I heard what happened, is everyone alright? Is Judgement alright?"

"She is fine, Ignium. She kicked ass out there." He said, knowing that Ignium was interested in his daughter's well-being.

"What about Cerbi?!" But this they did not expect, Shade was here as well. "What about my sister?!"

"Easy, Shade, she is ok. Honestly, we kinda owe our lives to her, she sounded the alarm in a way and dealt the final strike." Jaune said, calming the brother as well. "No one was severely hurt- well, except one person…"

"That mortal woman, right? Pyrrha Nikos?" Ignium asked, to which Jaune nodded. The girls informed him well. Ignium nodded, then looked at Shade. "Where?" The hellhound sniffed the air, picking up a foreign smell along with his sister's, Lucifer's, and Modeus'.

"Downstairs." Shade replied and Jaune jumped.

"Wait a minute, what are you guys going to do?" He asked, worried about what the Emperor might do to Pyrrha, but Ignium was quick to calm him.

"I might not be an angel of healing anymore, Jaune, but I still know my way around a severed limb. My knowledge of medicine has not degraded, and will never do. In fact, I make sure to keep myself posted with the latest developments." He said. "I am here to check her condition. It is possible that she has wounds Azazel could not pick up with her healing magic, so I will point them out to her. I will also use this chance to check her arm if it healed right from my elixir."

"I...But she doesn't-"

"Know about demons? Shit happens, kid, we need to adapt when it does. In this case, she will learn the truth, bare and naked truth, right now." Ignium told him firmly, then he gave him a stern look. "Now, I could have Shade here lead me, but you are the master of the house, Jaune. Please, show your guest the way."

"Just...be gentle with her, ok?" Jaune said, then he led the two powerhouses into the basement, into Beel's little freak nest, where the two immediately noticed the decor on the walls. They were not dense, and Ignium saw Lucifer waking up from the sofa, the former Queen being surprised by her former mentor's presence there.

"Ignium? Why are you here?" She asked, then Ignium replied.

"I was called to check on the girl. Remember, Lucy, that back in Heaven I was more of a medic than a warrior." He went towards Pyrrha's sleeping form, Cerberus and Modeus waking up and making way for him, with the dog girl going to her brother. As he approached Pyrrha he narrowed his eyes at her, noticing the twitch of her eyes. He chuckled and smirked. "Wakey, wakey, little red bird." He said, leaning above Pyrrha. "I know you are not asleep."

Pyrrha opened her eyes slowly, seeing the new person in the room, but she knew he was a demon from what he said before. She scurried back, her back against the frame of the bed. She also looked to the side, seeing the massive and intimidating werewolf-like creature that accompanied him. Jaune was also there, going closer to her, slowly. "It's ok, they won't hurt you."

"Jaune, I…" She gulped, her words dying in her mouth, but Modeus stepped up.

"She faked being unconscious before. She heard us talk before and I talked to her after." The lustful demoness said, making Ignium whistle.

"She faked being unconscious to drop an ear? Well, that might save us some trouble." He then looked at Jaune and Pyrrha. "Come on you two, say what you need to say."

The humans in the room gulped. Pyrrha more than Jaune, which was funny enough as he was the only one that knew how dangerous the demons around them were. "You lied to me, Jaune." She said, plain and simple, looking at him with a hurt expression. "But I understand why you would lie to hide such a secret. Modeus also told me the situation of your...female co-tenants. I originally didn't know what to make of it, and I was thinking some pretty bad things, but I set my thoughts straight. I had the time to."

"No, you have all the right to be mad!" Jaune said, interjecting. "I lied, true, and there is a lot you don't actually know about me and the girls, but not everything was a lie. It's just...complicated and completely fantastical to tell such a tale and expect people to actually believe you, you know?"

"Oh, I can imagine!" Pyrrha replied, being more positive about the entire ordeal than Jaune originally expected. "I mean, having an entire Harem of demonic beings-"

"Beautiful demon beings!" Lucifer added.

"Right, sorry if I insulted anyone." Pyrrha said, then continued. "I understand why you had to lie and that most of this was not completely in your control. Or was it? "

"It's a bit confusing and complicated, I won't lie about that." Jaune said, scratching the back of his head. "But I will explain everything, right now, from the very beginning."

"Everything?"

"Yes. How I met Beel, how I traveled through Hell, assembled my Harem, and...How I got two more Semblances."


Edited by HelpingHand

AND WE ARE BACK! Sorry for the long-ass wait guys, stuff got hectic and whatnot, and, well,...Nerdy wanted to do something for the entire month of September, which we finished, thank God, and the latest chapter for Arc of Hell was at the time nearly finished. I only just finished it and we are only waiting on Handy to give his seal of approval before posting.

Nerdy: You make it sound like it was a chore. Besides, who took almost a whole month to finish 2 more pages? I rest my case.

You know I am busy almost all the time, I cannot spend my time typing 24/7.