Chapter 5
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Dakken sat in the IMP van and was seriously contemplating killing his boss. He didn't know who suggested turning on the radio, but they were going to get a black eye, because Blitzø would not stop singing.
None of Max's employees were with them at that moment, so there was no one there to keep the big impish boss in check. Naturally this allowed Blitzø to fall back into his normal behavior pretty quick. Max was meeting them at the office with coffee (Each to their particular orders and a tea of Loona's usual preference), and he did inform them that he had news for them regarding the status of their business.
When they got to the parking lot, however, they were cut off by a pink car. Blitzø nearly crashed the group but thankfully he managed not to get them killed.
"Oh you suck for life do ya!?" Blitzø shouted before getting out a megaphone from…somewhere.
"Listen up, you unoriginal pink cum dump!" he shouted, "You have three goddamn seconds to get your tits out of my parking spot!"
The driver of said car stepped out and Blitzø recognized them immediately.
"Oh shit…Verosika!?" Blitzø exclaimed with shock.
"Blitzo," Verosika said, pronouncing the "o" in his name in a spiteful tone.
"I should have known you'd be here," Blitzø said, "I could smell fish for miles, which is odd. Because, I believe the nearest ocean is-!"
Blitzø face planted onto the ground before standing up.
"…three Rings DOWN!" he finished.
"And I should have known you'd be here when I heard the Amber Alerts," Verosika replied.
"Oh, yeah? I'm surprised they let your fat ass outta rehab," Blitzø countered, "I can see you're still a drunken whore, clutching onto that Beelzejuice bottle like it's the last cock in Hell!"
"They let me out because I'm still famous," she said, flipping her long hair back dramatically, "and rehab is for sad, loser wash-ups.
Verosika takes a drink from her bottle and wipes her mouth with her thumb.
"So, your sister says 'Hi'."
"You're late."
The group turns and sees Yohana. For once…she doesn't have a smile on her face.
Verosika's hostile demeanor shifted in the presence of the female bureaucrat, as she knew that the entirety of her crew were up for reevaluation for their business permits to go to Earth. She endeavored to honestly be on her best behavior during evaluations because a succubus that was not able to perform their duty on Earth might as well be a prostitute in hell.
"Madam Yohana… You are earlier than I expected." The pink succubus tried to cover herself, trying to smile while chuckling nervously.
The kitsune's response was like a serrated blade ripping the rather pathetic excuse to shreds.
"The entirety of your crew is already here," she said, "It is bad form for an employer or a supervisor to arrive after the employees, especially since they are supposed to be the ones managing the employees."
"This isn't going to affect my review is it?" The celebrity asked nervously.
"Luckily, you were only late to a meeting and not the actual job assignment. Don't keep me waiting." The Kitsune let out a flare of her aura to punctuate the warning as she turned and left inside the building… IMP's building.
"Hey wait a minute! Why are you going into OUR building!?" Blitzø asked/demanded.
"Sir. You do remember our company isn't the only one in the building right?" Moxxie asked.
"Shut your dick sucking lips Mox," Blitzø grumbled.
"Well well well~"
The crew turned to see a Hellhound with black and gray fur and only one good eye, the other covered with a scar. Next to him was a succubus who looked like she could work in Valentino's clubs. She had a tight short velvet skirt and a velvet sports bra. She had the same kind of scarf as Verosika and wore a leather jacket similar to the Hellhound next to her. She also had an eye patch where her right eye is supposed to be, said eyes being a hot pink. She also had short dark purple hair.
Dakken recognized her immediately.
God fucking dammit, he thought.
"Such a cute little group here~" the succubus said, "You all look good enough to eat."
"Selina, we gotta go to the meeting," the Hellhound said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh don't be such a buzzkill Vortex," Selina said, "I'm just looking is all~"
Selina turned towards the car and saw Dakken step outside. Her eyes widened and a smile grew on her face.
"Oh…my…god! DAKKIE!" she said, running towards him with outstretched arms.
Dakkie!? was the collective thought of the group.
Selina got closer and closer. When she got close enough, Dakken jumped out of the way before Selina sliced at the side of the car, her hands turning into razor sharp claws. Loona, Moxxie, and Millie, who were still inside the car, jumped to the other side of it to avoid getting shredded.
"Aww…you dodged it," Selina whined, "You're supposed to let me CUT you baby~"
"HEY BITCH! YOU JUST TRASHED MY CAR!" Blitzø roared.
Selina glanced at Blitzø and licked her lips.
"I think I'll gobble you up first little guy," she said, her eyes reflecting a malice that did not match her tone.
Blitzø shook a little, his anger forgotten for a moment.
"SELINA KNOCK IT OFF!"
They turned and saw that Verosika had come back along with Yohana.
"Aww Vero baby~! We were only playing," Selina said, trying to play innocent.
Vortex scratched the back of his head, trying to apologize.
"I am SO SORRY about her," Verosika said to Yohana sheepishly.
Yohana didn't respond, instead texting Maximus and sending a picture of the damages of the van to him.
"We'll discuss this later. Come."
Verosika motioned for Vortex and Selina to follow her. Selina looked back at the group with a wink before following them.
"What… the fuck was that?" was all Blitzø was able to get out.
Not only had he just witnessed someone he was unfortunately familiar with practically lock up at the sight of one of his Investor's associates, but one of HER associates, assaults one of his employees, trashes the company van which was a gift from their Investor…
"I do not need this fucking headache so early in the damn day!" he said as he was rubbing his temples.
"Blitzø what the fuck?"
Loona came out of the van with a kick that caused the sliding door to basically fall apart from the damage.
"You know Verosika Mayday?" She asked.
"Huh? Her? Oh yeah…we uh dated," Blitzø said, brushing it off.
"Was that before or after she became a pop star?" Millie asked.
"YOU dated a pop star?" Moxxie asked.
"Okay! Why is this a big deal!?" Blitzø asked.
"That's what I'd like to know," Dakken added, not really seeing the importance.
"Um hello!? It's VEROSIKA MAYDAY!" Loona replied, emphasizing her name.
Dakken just looked at her and shrugged, making her groan in frustration.
"One of, if not THE biggest pop star in Hell!?"
Dakken simply shrugged again.
"Is…is she blind?" Moxxie asked, "Did she suffer some form of brain damage?"
"Okay! Why is this a big deal!? I don't butt into your personal lives!" Blitzø shouted.
"Yes you do," was the collective response of the IMP crew.
"Ugh…whatever, let's just go inside," Blitzø said.
"Hey Dak," Loona said to the Oni, "Who was that crazy bitch?"
"That's Selina. My ex," Dakken replied casually.
"Wait. That menace was YOUR ex!?" Moxxie asked.
"Shit, you got a thing for the crazy chicks huh?" Blitzø asked.
"They have their own appeal," Dakken said with a shrug, "Although the fact that she can hold her own in a scrap was what got my attention."
"I've never seen a succubus slice a car, let alone one bought and modified by a Goetia," Millie said, "Was she always that strong?"
"No. Granted she's no weakling, but no succubus can perform that feat naturally. With chi, however, they can," Dakken said, "It's basically a form of energy one can gain access to with enough meditation and training. It can allow one to perform feats they would never be able to do otherwise."
"Heh. Maybe I could ask for some lessons," Millie said.
"I'm not a master," Dakken said, "The old man can teach you though."
"You mean the same man who copped a feel? No thanks!" Millie said with a hiss.
"Yeah, he's a perv," Dakken said, "But he's really good at what he does. I still haven't managed to beat him in our sparring matches yet. Anything I can do, he can do far far better."
As they got inside, they glanced at a room that was standing opposite of the IMP office. They could see silhouettes of Verosika, her crew, Selina, and Yohana.
"Aw come on…" Blitzø groaned in frustration once again.
"Let's not get involved," Moxxie said as the crew entered their office.
Matilda was currently filing through some paperwork when she saw them.
"Morning," she said.
"Why do you always show up so early?" Blitzø asked.
"If you're early you're on time, if you're on time, you're late," Matilda replied simply.
"Ugh…whatever, let me know when a client shows up," Blitzø replied before going into his office.
Max came out of the conference room, where he had everyone's coffee and breakfast set out, he couldn't help but note the larger Imp's annoyance.
"What's his problem?" he asked the others, hoping that he'd have some insight as to what was going on.
"Well, the long and short of it is his and my ex showed up and were starting shit, Yohana stepped in and now they're doing fuck knows what," Dakken said.
"Wait…Selina is here?" Maximus asked with a hint of concern.
"Yeah. She trashed the car by the way," Dakkens said.
Maximus gave an annoyed groan with Dakken patting him on the back.
"I take it you have a rather…strained history?" Moxxie asked.
"That would be an understatement," Maximus said, "Do you mind if I tell them?"
"Go for it," Dakken said, "They're gonna find out eventually."
"Thanks. Selina and Dakken met a couple years ago. Before then, she had some influence as a serial killing prostitute. Some of her kills were so intense that it even convinced Valentino of all people not to hire her. She thought Dakken would be another easy target, but that quickly proved the opposite. Instead of simply running away, however, she got more persistent and even got him to sleep with her at one point."
"Of course when she tried to kill him, that was the last straw. He ended up damaging her eye beyond repair before leaving her on the brink of death," Maximus finished.
"Geez," Loona said, wincing just a tad.
"Isn't that a bit excessive?" Matilda asked.
"One, she tried to kill me more than once, and I have no sympathy for people who try to pull that shit. I only went along with it for a while because the "crazy chick" thing is fun in small doses. Second, didn't you kill your husband over having an affair instead of just divorcing him?" Dakken countered.
Matilda quickly went quiet after that.
"Oh by the way!" Blitzø said, coming out of his office, "That skank parked in our space!"
"Is she not aware that you have the legal right to park there?" Maximus asked.
"She's probably just being a petty bitch!" Blitzø said angrily.
"Well I'm going to have to have a discussion with her then," Maximus said.
"Wait. I have a better idea!" Blitzø said with a devious grin.
"I temper my sense of decency in expectations," the Goetia said with a deadpan expression.
Blitzø stepped out of the office with Maximus behind him. When they got into Verosika's studio, they saw Yohana giving them their licenses.
"Hey bitch!"
"Ugh. What do you want, Blitzo?" Verosika asked in annoyance.
"I want to challenge you to a fucking…ugh…challenge! Fuck I said that twice," Blitzø said, frustrated near the end.
"Really?" Maximus asked, sounding irritated.
"Really?" Yohana.
"Really?" Verosika continued, "Is this a Demon Dual Blitzo?"
"Yeah! As a matter of fact it is! A duel between you, your gaggle of whores, and my crew," Blitzø said, "I bet you can't fuck as many as we can off by the end of the day! Winner gets MY fucking parking space! Don't think I forgot about that shit!"
"Oh really~?" Selina said, getting in on the conversation, "How about we sweeten the deal~?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Blitzø asked.
"Whoever wins gets to keep the parking spot, but also…keeps Dakkie~" Selina said, licking her lips.
"Wait…didn't you try to kill him?" Blitzø asked.
"Oh what's a little bloodshed between fuck buddies?" Selina said with a shrug, "So…whaddya say? Do we have a deal?"
"Uh Selina? What are you doing?" Kiki asked.
She quickly recoiled when Selina glanced at her, her eye reflecting an unholy malice.
"Just making things interesting…Kiki baby~" she said, her playful tone holding malicious intent.
"Alright, fine! We got a deal!" Blitzø said.
Verosika and Blitzø shook hands before Maximus grabbed the imp and dragged him back to the office.
Maximus had to use magic to restrain Dakken and keep him from strangling Blitzø.
"Dak calm down!" he pleaded.
"That little shit tried to use me as a bargaining chip! For a fucking PARKING SPACE!" Dakken roared, nearly breaking free of Maximus' hold over him.
"Sir what were you thinking!?" Moxxie asked, clearly terrified.
None of the IMP crew had seen Dakken even remotely close to mad. Even when he was arguing with his master it looked more like they were semi-joking around. This was a whole different matter altogether.
"Take a chill pill Dak!" Blitzø said, hiding behind Moxxie.
"I will once I put your head on a mantle piece!" Dakken growled.
"Dak! Calm yourself, you're not going to be pawned off. I'll make sure of that," Maximus said.
Dakken growled, looking between Max and Blitzø before calming down.
"Fine," he said before storming off, "Let me know when we leave."
After he left, everyone was glaring at Blitzø.
"Oh what!?"
"You couldn't have just left the parking space thing alone sir!?" Moxxie asked, "Or better yet, let Sir Maximus deal with it himself!?"
"Hey! That parking space is very important to me!" Blitzø countered.
"What? Like how that horse collection is important to you?" Moxxie countered.
"Exactly!" Blitzø said with pride.
"If we're done veering off topic, I suggest you all formulate a plan to help you win this little competition of yours. I'll arrange for your trip to the human world. And please have your breakfast and coffee, I was being nice when I provided it this morning." Maximus said before leaving.
"Well our first priority is to see if we can gather enough clients to actually win this bet," Moxxie said, "We can't just go up to massacre."
"Oh don't worry about that Mox, I've got that covered," Blitzø said.
"Every time you say 'don't worry,' it only makes me worry more," Moxxie said.
One crudely drawn flier and a line of clients later and the gang had made it to the human world. On the docks, the IMP group, in their human disguises, observe the festivities. Moxxie is in the form of a Caucasian with green eyes and was about the same height as his normal appearance. Millie was a dark skinned human with her same hair style. Dakken's human form was as tall as his Oni appearance. His skin was a darker tan and he had spiky brown hair. Maximus stood some feet away from them looking a bit paler than most of the humans there. He had slick black hair kept in the same ponytail style and wore his business suit. Blitzø's appearance shifts and he suddenly gets much taller and has tan skin with black hair.
"Thank goodness we were given these disguises," Moxxie said, "I cannot imagine what would happen otherwise."
"Alright bitches, here's the game plan," Blitzø said, "Dak and Loonie will lure people into places away from the crowd so we can off them without getting spotted! Me, Mox, and Mills will blend in, slipping poisons and cyanide, starting brawls, and just overall trolling the fuck outta those skanks!"
"I got the pills," Millie said.
"I've got the vials of poison," Moxxie said, "By the way, what's our cover story?"
"We're gonna be posing as exterminators," Blitzø said, "We'll say some rats are on the beach or some shit."
That would be more believable if they had proper uniforms suitable for such a task, Maximus thought.
"You got the list Loonie?" Blitzø asked Loona.
Loona took out a list and gave it a sniff before confirming. Blitzø then sent Loona and Dakken out to the crowd. Dakken growled at Blitzø before walking away.
Max sighed and made his way to a nearby roof and summoned a pair of old school binoculars and a large case that looked as if it was from the 1940s. He brought the Binoculars up to his face to watch over the group down below. He didn't bring any of his hounds as having overwhelming numbers would have been really suspicious. Not to mention he was confident in his ability to defend himself if need be and made it clear to the others when asked about it.
He panned around to see Yohana overseeing the set up, he knew that she was just doing her job and ensuring that the succubi did their jobs according to their licensing requirements. However he already saw Selina grab a guy and more or less run with him to someplace secluded.
"So it begins."
Loona would lure several targets into alleyways and less crowded areas before they got taken out by Blitzø with a sniper rifle. Dakken didn't waste time by simply killing the targets himself once they got away from anyone who might be suspicious. All the while he was hating every single moment of this as he would sneak glances at his "boss," subconsciously hoping he would combust into flames. Blitzø was unaware of his employee's obvious disdain for him and radioed Moxxie and Millie.
"How we doin' you two?" he asked.
"I've taken care of about three or four via the cyanide," Moxxie said.
"A few whispers and enough alcohol let me slip a knife into a few of them," Millie added, "Oh! I think one of them is starting a fight."
"Heheh, this is getting too easy, I'd love to see that bitch try to top this," Blitzø said after sniping another target.
"Alright, spring breakers!" Verosika shouts as she emerges on stage in her human form, "Y'all ready to get fucked up and make some BITCHIN' BAD CHOICES?!"
The audience cheers. A fan boy rips his shirt that has her name written on his chest and shouting her name.
"This is your final boarding call. All aboard~" the pop star says.
Verosika launches into "Vacay to Bonetown". "Fuck you Blitzo" appears on the screens. Blitzo growls like a rabid animal, literally foaming at the mouth.
The humans make out with others around them. kiss, hug, grind on each other. A disguised succubus shows a human a popsicle with semen-like saliva on it as several other succubi and incubi grin and sneak up on the humans as Verosika continues singing. Some of the couples lay on the sand, getting right into it on the spot. Unfortunately for them, this leaves them as prime targets to get sniped by Blitzø.
Millie offers them some heroin to inject, but it's actually a deadly poison. Of course, being drugged, drunk, and sexed up, these people didn't care. They let themselves get injected and, a few minutes later, they were all dead.
Moxxie had apparently gotten ambushed by a bunch of jocks and held over a beer keg, shoving a hose in his mouth and started pumping, getting him drunk in a hurry.
"Now, who wants a piece of this?!" Verosika shouts to the crowd as she tosses her Beelzejuice bottle into the ocean, creating a golden spot of tainted water.
This doesn't go unnoticed by Maximus. He picks up a walkie talkie and contacts Dakken.
"Dak, let Blitzø know that Verosika just threw her Beelzejuice flask into the water," he said.
"Why would he care about that?" Dakken asked.
"I care, and if he values his job, he'll care too," Max said plainly, "I don't want to know what that liquid could do to the water here or the sea life."
"Fine," Dakken said before cutting off communications.
Unbeknownst to them an innocent little saltwater catfish, took in some of the tainted water and started to transform. Fearing potential confrontation with the creature Max opened the case next to him and started to assemble it's contents.
Loona had noticed Vortex and went over to try and talk to him. When she got closer, she felt a strange chill run down her spine.
"Well, well, well~" said a familiar voice.
Loona turned and saw that it was Selina who had snuck behind her. Her human disguise had Caucasian skin.
"If it isn't the little puppy," she said, "Enjoying the party~?"
"Get away from me," Loona growled.
"Aww don't be like that, cutie~" Selina said, grabbing Loona's shoulder, "Why don't you take a break from work and come with me~?"
Loona was about to fight her off before Selina yanked her and moved her away from the crowd. Loona tried to shout but Selina covered her mouth.
What kind of strength is this!? Loona thought struggled.
She was dragged to an alley and the smell of blood hit Loona like a hammer. Selina grabbed her and pushed her against the wall.
"Let go of me bitch!" Loona tried to shout before Selina grabbed her by her throat.
"Such a dirty mouth you've got there," Selina said before she showed off her blood covered claws.
Loona looked behind her and saw several bodies shriveled from the life being sucked out of them (likely through their genitals or even their mouths depending on the gender or preference of the mark), bleeding profusely, a few of them even being IMP's targets that they were supposed to kill.
"I've seen plenty of hussies like you," Selina continued, "When I saw you near my little Dakkie…it made me very VERY upset."
Selina tightened her grip on Loona's throat to emphasize her growing anger. Loona could see the manic look in Selina's eyes, making her heart race and her fear grow. Selina's nails started to dig into Loona's skin around her neck, leaving trickles of blood.
"Only one person gets to be near my Dakkie, and that is me and me alone," Selina said, her voice growing double layered as her appearance started to shift into her more demonic form, "I'll just have to get rid of you before you become a nuisance!"
She was about to swipe her claws when she heard someone shouting.
"SELINA!"
Both girls turned to see a very angry Vortex looking at them. Selina smirked before dropping Loona, returning to her disguised state.
"Hey Tex! What're you doing over here? Shouldn't you be guarding Verosika?" Selina asked innocently.
"Don't play with me!" Tex said before looking at Loona, "Are you okay?"
"Y-yeah," Loona said, quickly moving away from Selina.
Vortex saw the pile of bodies and the blood on Selina's fingers before growling.
"Dammit Selina this isn't how we do things!" he said, "You're not supposed to kill them!"
"Oh come on, it's not my fault human men break so easily~" Selina said nonchalantly.
"What the fuck is your problem!?" Loona asked.
"LOONIE!"
They heard Blitzø and Dakken walking up to them. Blitzø immediately jumped to hug his adopted daughter.
"Oh I'm so happy you're okay! Are you hurt? Did they touch you?! Do I need to put a bullet in someone's head!?" Blitzø said before noticing the claw marks on Loona's neck.
Dakken also noticed this and he immediately turned his gaze to Selina.
"Selina, what the fuck are you doing?" Dakken demanded.
"Mmm~ I love it when you talk so demandingly Dakkie~" Selina said, running her hands along her body in a sensual manner.
"Our little bet DID NOT include attacking each other," Dakken countered, not even remotely phased by Selina's provocative gesture.
"Really? I don't recall seeing a contract," Selina said, "Besides…I saw that mutt going near one of my buddies and I HAD to step in," Selina said, attempting to play innocent.
"YOU TRIED TO KILL ME OVER DAK!" Loona shouted, her true form threatening to show itself.
"YOU HURT MY DAUGHTER!?" Blitzø said before aiming his gun at her.
Before the situation could escalate, the four of them heard a loud roar coming from the beach. They looked and saw a large catfish-like monster emerge from the water.
The radio came crackling again as mass screaming could be heard coming from the beach.
"Where the fuck are you idiots!?" Max swore over the radio.
While that was a first for them, they didn't have much time to ponder as they ran out to see the large beast threatening to swallow Moxxie whole, with Millie reaching out to save him.
"Ah shit," Blitzø muttered.
He ran out trying to "calm people down."
"Relax everyone! Leave in an orderly fashion! This is a contaminated area!" he said, attempting to sound professional.
Unfortunately nobody was listening as they just panicked. Blitzø then just said "fuck it" and started shooting at the remaining targets they had in the chaos.
He spared a moment to look at the beast just as something exploded against stomach. Shocked for a moment Blitzø followed the smoke trail back to the rooftop where Max was perched to see the disguised Goeita ramming a new round into the back of a long tube like weapon, locking closed the breach before shouldering it again, taking aim at the same spot as before and fired.
Blitzø smirked as he figured out what his top investor was trying to do…protect his investment.
"Dak! Punch that big fucker in the gut!"
The Oni looked at him like he was out of mind.
"M&M are inside that thing!" he reasoned, "Make that giant pussy ass fish puke!"
Dakken rolled his eyes before cracking his knuckles. He then started charging towards the giant fish before jumping towards it. Purple flames appeared around his fist before he delivered a powerful punch towards its gut. The force was enough to make the beast fall on its back. Dakken was about to attack again when he saw a knife protruding from its gut and saw Millie carving her way out of it…with a drunk Moxxie.
"You alright?" he asked.
"We'll live," Millie said, taking a minute to catch her breath.
"Heheheheh…funny~" Moxxie said, slurring his words.
"What's wrong with him?" Dakken asked.
"Don't ask," Millie replied.
Millie held her husband up as Blitzø and the group came up for them.
"Great job you guys," he said, "That's how we get shit done!"
"Is everyone alright?" Maximus said as he walked up to them.
"We'll live," Dakken replied.
"Blitzø."
They turned and saw Verosika with her group walk up to them. Selina was with them with a smirk, which set Blitzø off again.
"Verosika! What kinda psychotic cunts do you have working for you!?" he shouted, pointing his gun at Selina.
"What are you talking about?" Verosika asked in confusion.
"Selina went off the handle again," Vortex said, "And she tried to kill one of their own."
Verosika saw Loona's injured neck before directing a fierce look at Selina.
"This is the last fucking time I put up with your crazy shit Selina!" she said.
"Oh?" Selina replied.
"You're fired! When we get back, you can pack your shit and piss off!" Verosika said before looking back towards Maximus, "I am SO SORRY about her."
Maximus was about to respond before he quickly rushed and pushed Verosika to the side to avoid a strike from Selina. Said succubus was looking at him, her eyes manic as she started giggling.
The Goetia glared at the renegade succubus, he managed to get Verosika out of the way of a strike clearly meant for her. His coat was slashed and there was a light amount of blood bleeding through, Selina managed to give him a shallow laceration and she started cackling maniacally. He was beyond pissed, as his form started to flicker between his human form and a being they had not seen before, he managed to get a hold of himself before he spoke.
"Dak, put her out." it was not a request, it was an order, a command. The lower Goetic lord was done with the shenanigans as he conjured a reinforced straight jacket.
"This deranged lunatic is going to Carcere Inferni," he said, letting the words hang to emphasize how serious he was.
Both groups suddenly went silent, Carcere Inferni was hell's infamous prison for the blatantly disloyal, the treasonous, or the outright disruptive to hell's order. They tortured, reformed those that could be "Rehabilitated" to be productive and loyal citizens of hell, or contained and retained until such a time where they can be properly destroyed for their transgressions.
The Oni knew Max's course of action was the only realistic one available to them, Selina lashed out at her former employer and thus injured a Goetia as he defended her. Dak stepped forward and cracked his knuckles.
"I'll try to make it quick," he said, "local law should already be on their way."
With a nod in understanding, Max assisted Verosika up before making a gesture to the ground opening a portal.
"Everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, back home now!" he ordered.
"Oh nobody's going anywhere!" Selina snarled before she tried to attack.
Dak cut her off by blocking another attack. He then kicked her away.
"You're just digging your grave deeper Selina," he said, "Knock it off."
"Oh? So this is what you've been reduced to Dakkie? Being the lapdog of those twink birds!?" Selina asked in a mocking tone.
"I owe Max a debt, plain and simple," Dakken said.
"I wonder how he makes you pay that debt hm? Does he make you suck him off like a good little-!"
Dakken cut her off by grabbing her neck and lifting her in the air.
"That's enough out of you," he said before punching her hard enough in the gut to knock the wind out of her and knock her unconscious.
Stupid bitch, he thought to himself, What the fuck would she know?
He slung her over his shoulder before walking through a portal right to the IMP office.
(Back at the IMP Building)
The air in the office was tense. Yohana was staring down Verosika and her crew like a hawk that was looking for a meal. Verosika was sweating bullets. Even if Selina overdid it AGAIN, the Beelzejuice with the giant fish was definitely going to bite her in the ass.
"So Ms. Mayday," Yohana said, her eyes staring right at Verosika, "Give me a good reason why I shouldn't shut you down permanently."
"Yohana." Max started cutting off his Kitsune partner, "She did her job, Blitzø did his as well." he complimented both demons.
"The real issue is Selina, she was warned repeatedly… So this is not by any means Verosika's fault, outside the incident with her flask that is."
While he talked Moxxie and Mille actually cleaned up and patched up his arm showing an amazing level of trust in the hit squad he invested in.
"Recertify her and her troupe. They deserve it, but Selina is going to Carcere."
He started to feel Blitzø's argument coming.
"They'll have a legal temporary spot in the morning to complete their work for the week Blitzø," he said quickly with thinly veiled annoyance, "so don't get your tail in a twist."
Blitzø promptly kept his mouth shut.
Maximus then took a deep breath before continuing.
"The two of you did your jobs," he said, "you engaged in competition with a level of professionalism IN SPITE of your personal issues plaguing your pasts. Ms. Mayday, I have a feeling that our groups may be working together in the future, if you and Blitzø would be willing to bury the hatchet here as professionals and keep your FUCKING-!"
Moxxie while trying to recover from his intoxicated stupor had accidently tied the bandages a little too tight causing him to curse… again.
"Personal drama out of the office and out of the field. I also advise that the two of you actually talk out your problems for once in your lives like adults," he said.
Blitzø and Verosika glanced at each other, a mixture of discomfort and annoyance on their faces.
"Fine," they both said at the same time, not liking this situation one bit.
Maximus let out a tired sigh as he sat in his limousine with Yohana sitting across from him. She could see that he was beyond fed up with everything that was happening. She couldn't blame him completely. Even if he chose to accept this position, the people he had to manage were about as aneurysm inducing as one could get.
He stepped inside of his mansion and heard a voice that had a soothing effect on his mind and body.
"Hey honey. Rough day?"
Maximus looked up and saw his beautiful wife walking down the stairs. A woman resembling a red Cardinal with bright green eyes and a warm smile.
"Rosemary," Maximus said, "I'm glad to be home. To say I've had a long day would be a colossal understatement."
Rosemary opened her arms and pulled Maximus into a hug. Yohana looked at the two from a few feet away. Rosemary saw her and beckoned her over. All three of them shared a hug, allowing the stress of the day to wash away from them and sharing in the positive energy.
"I'll get some tea prepared," Rosemary said, "The two of you get comfortable in the meantime."
"You don't have to tell me twice," Yohana said, finally releasing a tired sigh, her posture slacking a bit.
A little while later and the three of them were in front of a fire in the chimney drinking some warm tea.
Yohana let out a hum of satisfaction.
"This tea is delicious Rosemary," she said with a smile.
"Thanks," Rosemary replied, "I finally managed to brew it properly."
"We appreciate it," Maximus said, "Satan knows we need it."
"From what you've been telling me I don't blame you," Rosemary replied, "I still don't understand as to why you let yourselves be subjected to that shit."
"Like I said before, Stolas needed my help," Maximus replied, "As much as his eccentricities can get…grating, he's still family. It's the least I can do given the circumstances."
"It still boggles my mind as to why he never divorced that woman," Rosemary said with narrowed eyes.
Rosemary had heard many things about Stella, either through Maximus himself or Stolas whenever they chatted. Nothing particularly positive either.
"He tries to remain strong for Via's sake, but I can tell that if things don't change soon, he may end up breaking, or worse," Maximus said with a grim tone.
"Does Via even know?" Rosemary asked.
"Stolas did tell her about it, but a part of me is worried Stella might try to twist things around to get Octavia on her side," Maximus explained, "For the longest time she believed that her parents tolerated each other at worst. As much as it hurts to say, Octavia does have a habit of taking certain things at face value and she could be manipulated by Stella or even Andrealphus if he gets involved."
"Ugh. Don't remind me of that foppish prick," Rosemary said with disgust, not wanting to be reminded of Stolas' shitty brother in law.
"We'll just have to be patient and provide as much support as we can when the time comes," Yohana said.
Both birds nodded in response, finishing their tea.
Things will more than likely get troublesome in the coming future, Maximus thought, but as long as we stay together, then everything shall work out…hopefully.
Kira192015: Alrighty…now we're done with this chapter. Dear Lord, this took too long to finish…
WCWW: Yea no kidding, these last few months have been a royal pain. A bit of a note, the reasons we changed the outcome overall was to make Veriosika more accountable for her actions… more specifically the mistake that pretty much got our favorite imps on a certain paranormal agency's radar and make an attempt at a professional (not a personal) reconciliation. So There is definitely going to be a fair bit of covering up to do. But Max isn't lying, Both parties did their jobs -albeit with complications-, as professionally and as enthusiastically as possible.
Kira192015: Hopefully the next chapter will be out sooner rather than later. All we ask is that you be patient with us. Until then, take care!