Four Months Later...
Dead, lifeless eyes. Dried tears and a stitched-up abdomen. These were the signs where an angel, no, a monster had stolen something precious from the hound laid on her bed with an alone and blank stare set. No one was allowed in to see the heartbroken hound in her current state.
Not even her boyfriend was allowed in to see his girlfriend.
For the first time since she'd lived in the orphanage before being adopted by Blitzo. Loona, girlfriend of Lazarus Snow, mother to Eliza, Winter, Austin and… the baby girl Zerachiel had ripped from her womb. Her flesh and blood. Taken, by a monster that her boyfriend once called brother.
She felt alone.
Outside of her room. All was silent for the mourning hound. Not a soul in the apartment uttered a word out of respect for the grieving hound. The apartment was deathly quiet.
With Snow
After recovering from his latest feral outburst after drinking holy blood from the fake Zerachiel. Eric is sitting in his normal spot surveying the landscape from the top of the apartment blocks. He just sat there on the roof. Watching over the denizens with his red eyes roaming the scenery.
News had spread fast around Hell with Zerachiel's actions. He had a rough idea of what they were saying about Zerachiel's actions. But, as he made his way into the building through the skylight. And, he entered his apartment. The man and woman he walked past, well.
"I can't believe they did that to Loona. That bastard must pay!"
Charlie says from her spot sitting across from Snow and Balthazar. Eric, even though he nodded in agreement with the devil Princess, knew something needed to be done to get back at Heaven. And, to get back at Zerachiel for what he did to Loona, Moxxie, Millie and Cassiel. Snow, with no words, relayed his plan to the two with him. This led to the devil princess and the fallen angel agreeing wholeheartedly to the actions Snow wanted to take.
Later. With Loona
Jolting awake with cold sweat on her brow. And, with tears in her eyes from the seventh nightmare she had had since the incident. Reaching for her phone on the bedside table. Loona notices it is currently 2:00 pm. And, that she had been asleep since yesterday evening. She knew should be resting with the knowledge that her baby was growing inside her. And, with three months left until the little one arrived into the world. She would have been in Loona and Snow's arms.
No. Zerachiel had robbed the family of that right four months ago. Leading to Loona having recurring nightmares about that night. That feeling of helplessness as the baby was ripped straight from her belly by a monster while attempting to protect Snow. It made her feel sick to her stomach at what had happened.
A knock on her door soon broke the hound's thoughts the moment a voice speaks from the other side.
"Honey, it's me. May I enter?"
One of Loona's many strengths had decided to pop his head into the room. With concern evident on his face for his girlfriend. Normally, Snow found it easy to keep his emotions in check. It was as not to worry his girlfriend and kids. But, the minute, he had created something within Loona through intercourse. The gates had been torn down. And, the splinters were shown to be embedded into Snow's psyche.
"You may."
Snow smiles lowly at his girlfriend. As he made his way over to the woman before him with the news he had. Snow was confident about returning the baby home. And, by some miracle, helping place it right where it belongs. Back inside Loona's womb. And, ready to be brought into the world in three months.
"I'm still awaiting word from the Queen. Once she gives the green light. I'll get a small team together to rescue our daughter."
Snow says with a small smile on his face. Seeing his girlfriend not reacting to the news. Well, the smile drops. Leading to Snow trying to get Loona to look him in the eyes. A heavily sad sigh from the hound was all the answers he would get.
He hated seeing Loona like this. But, his 'brother' had stolen the one thing Loona had wanted this whole time while being with the concerned hybrid. Who, as we now see, is currently moving to sit beside his girlfriend so he can take her hand in his.
Even if Snow was hesitant at first at wanting to be a father to something he and Loona had made themselves. And, the fact he felt he was a terrible dad for letting his unborn daughter be kidnapped. Loona still blamed herself for following after Snow and getting in the firing line when their daughters had tried to stop her.
"Snow."
"Yes, honey?"
"Snow, will I ever see my baby daughter again? Or, am I doomed to become a failure for a first-time birth mother?"
Snow wanted to scream at Loona for thinking something so stupid. But, he couldn't the minute he saw tears forming in his girlfriend's eyes at the question she had just asked him. It hurt Snow to even see Loona thinking this way in the first place.
"I may not know how to answer that babe. But, I know three people who can answer your question for you."
Loona looks at Snow with a weird look on her face until the hybrid walks over to the bedroom door. With the turn of the door handle. Three people walked in. all of Loona's children. And, they had come to cheer her up.
"Hi, mom."
"Mommy!"
Loona desperately wanted to hide her face in shame the minute she heard the three people now walking towards the distraught woman and wrapping her up in a hug. Austin wrapped his arms around his mother's shoulders. While Eliza and Winter hugged their mother's arms. It was a heartwarming sight for the male watching this happen.
Loona couldn't stop the tears from falling now onto her eldest son's forearm. Her boyfriend was the best. He always knew that their kids would cheer up the distraught hound. Though they were missing one infant in the growing family. Austin, Winter. Hell, even Eliza. They will always be Loona's babies until they return their baby sister home.
"Dad explained the whole thing to us. And, I and my baby sisters. Well, we disagree. You are not a terrible mom. Yes, you and dad have my sister's wrapped around your two little fingers. And, you let them get away with too much. But, you gave me something I would have never gotten if Winter and I were still in that orphanage. I was given a dad, a mother, and an adorable, and annoying, baby sister. And, when I join my dad in the raid on Heaven to get my new baby sister back, well. I think it explains how much I love you, mom. You could never be a terrible person."
Loona turns her head to the hound and the demon around her arm on her right, seeing them nodding vigorously at Austin's statement. It made Loona shed more tears and pull her kids into a tighter hug.
'HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH!'
Snow's loving look at his small family was interrupted by his scare phone ringing. Seeing the caller ID. The male sneaks out of the room to take the call from the Queen.
Outside Loona and Snow'sBedroom
"My Queen. is everything all right?"
'Snow, you saved my daughter, remember? You don't need to be so formal with me.'
"Sorry, a force of habit. anywho, what have Heaven said about the treaty?"
'It's not good. They refused it on the grounds of you murdering angels as they were leaving. I did tell them that. If they don't return your daughter immediately. I would send you and your team totake action against them. And, that you would purge Heaven to get your daughter back.'
"I take it that they didn't take too kindly to the threat of the Queen of Hell sending a team to purge Heaven?"
'Snow, it's Heaven we are talking about. Supposedly, God ordered the termination of your family by Balthazar's hands. But, when he was compromised in Hell. Zerachiel took it upon himself to do what his former comrade couldn't do. He will kill your daughter."
"LIKE FUCK HE IS LILITH!"
Snow heard the Queen chuckle on the other end of the phone before she spoke again.
'Just be ready to deploy. Balthazar may have just earned my trust as Charlotte's bodyguard. And, even though he is a valuable ally now, be wary, he could pull a Judas."
Snow understood perfectly what a 'Judas' was. That, and he knew Balthazar could be faking reformation for his past actions. Once the conversation drew to a close. Eric hung up and placed a hand against his forehead.
'I have to trust my old enemy to help me and my team purge Heaven and retrieve my little girl! This is a recipe for disaster for sure.'
Snow said within his thoughts. How was he to trust someone who went to war with him and Lazarus nearly killed on the spot?
Later That Day. Rallying Together at The Happy Hotel
"ALL CAPABLE FIGHTERS TO THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE HOTEL. I REPEAT, ALL CAPABLE FIGHTERS TO THE FRONT LOBBY. THIS IS AN ORDER FROM YOUR QUEEN!"
This had led to a mass exodus of demons flocking to the hotel and the lobby itself. Well, a mass exodus of denizens that knew the royal family or were friends with Charlie, Snow and Snow's side of the family.
From left to right, you had Vortex. Sledgehammer in hand and a determined look on his face. Eliza and Austin. Eliza with her two M1911s and Austin with a shotgun in hand. Blitz, Moxxie, Millie and Loona from I.M.P. had joined the team. Moxxie and Millie were Snow's best friends. So, of course, they had a favour to give to their friend.
Balthazar was the next one. Eric knew Balthazar would be packing his longsword, subtly named 'Fallen'. Which, in turn, could be referring to his current situation of being banished to Hell. Eric had his custom desert eagle Cerberus. And, his two HK USP handguns named Mistress and Persephone. Balthazar had two Zoraki M925 full-auto machine pistols with extended magazines in both guns. He called these two 'The Rose Twins, Red and White', as seen with the etched names on the barrels of the guns.
What stopped Snow in his tracks, however, was when he saw Winter with a mini-gun and Berretta M9 pistols in her hands. With an army helmet adorned on her head and ripped jeans. This led to Balthazar saying.
"Hey, not to be a prude. But, who's letting the shorty come with us?"
Snow noticed right away the minute he took the guns from Winter. leading to the next protest.
"Please, dad. I want to help retrieve my baby sister with you guys too. I can be useful! Plus, the enemy won't even see me coming!"
Snow couldn't help but chuckle at his daughter. The moment he took the weapons away from her. That was the minute Charlie walked downstairs to greet the team that was tasked with returning Snow and Loona's daughter home. And, the team tasked with giving Heaven the Hell it deserves. She sees Winter being told off by her dad before witnessing Loona putting her foot down with her youngest daughter.
"It's dangerous for you to be joining us, Wyn. Plus, what have I told you about going into the company's weapon stash?!"
The young hound looked sheepish at being caught out by her mother. Leading to her putting down everything she had stolen from I.M.P.'s weapon stash. Once she thought she'd left it all on the floor. Loona coughs to get her daughter's attention when she says.
"And the others you have stashed baby girl."
Winter groans again. As she pulls the knives out of her ripped jeans and the grenades in her socks. She drops the daggers and poison darts from her shirt sleeves too. Once the female was sure Winter had dropped everything of the company's. She walks away towards Eliza with a dejected look on her face. Leaving Austin to say.
"Wow. I kinda feel bad for the little gremlin."
"AUSTIN!"
The shouts from his mother and father left Eliza chuckling at her brother being scolded for ribbing their baby sister.
Outside The Hotel
After a kiss to his girlfriend. And, a hug from his little girl that was staying behind. Eric and his team begin on their way to go and retrieve the unborn child of Hell. And, return her to Loona's womb. While also slaughtering every angel that gets in their way.
The journey of the 666 Assault Team begins now.