(See Part 1 for Disclaimer)
[Part 7]
The next morning, breakfast was very awkward for both Moxxie and I.M.P. because they were all having breakfast in Dmitri's private dining room as per his request. He said that they were going to discuss everything afterwards, but that didn't stop the awkward silence that fell over them.
Moxxie felt especially anxious and awkward about the whole situation, mainly because he was sitting across from the same two imps and Hellhound who were insisting that they knew him when he had no clue who they were.
The anxiety almost made him not want to finish eating the strawberry crepes he was having for breakfast, but his hunger outweighed his emotions. Soon, everyone finished and they were then ushered into the same room where Dmitri had had his meeting with Andrealphus.
He sat on the couch with Stolas and Moxxie while I.M.P. sat on some chairs across from them. Another awkward silence fell over the group, so Dmitri decided to break it first.
"First thing's first, allow me to explain my assistant's behavior last night. A week ago, I had visited Leviathan's Beach with my son Jayden, he was actually the one who found Pippin. The poor imp was unconscious and covered in bruises, dangling from a rock at the base of the cliff.
"I brought him home to my mansion and had my personal doctor look over him. Aside from the bruises, he also sustained a skull fracture, which was the cause of his amnesia.
"Since he had no memory of who he was or anything else before losing consciousness, he created a new identity for himself and began working as my assistant. He answers the phone, does the filing, etc. He is very organized and proficient, and he gets along well with my son and the rest of my staff.
"Now that I've spoken, it's your turn. Starting with you, Stolas. Please start by explaining how you know these demons", said Dmitri.
Everyone except Moxxie was surprised by the way he was speaking, Dmitri sounded less like a royal and more like a therapist, which made sense since psychiatrist was his second job on top of being the grim reaper.
"Well...Dmitri, funny story. Blitzo, the tall imp here, runs a business where he and his companions travel to the living world to kill humans at the request of sinners. They do so by using my Grimore, which I lend to Blitzo once a month after we get done...fornicating.
"In fact...he's the imp I cheated on Stella with, but in all honesty, that spoiled cow never gave two sh*ts about me. So you can't really call it a betrayal, can you?", said Stolas with nervous laughter.
Dmitri straightened out his right hand and held it up in front of his chest, taking deep breaths as if he was trying to compose himself.
"Alright then. While I'm quite angry at you for lending your Grimore, the tool needed to do your job, out to random demons who have the audacity to travel to the living world to kill humans before the time they are supposed to die...we are here to have a civilized discussion like adults.
"So I will deal with that later. Now, it is your turn to speak. Please go ahead and say what you need to, I sense you have many questions, especially for Pippin", he said as he turned his attention to I.M.P.
They looked at each other before Blitzo turned to face Moxxie, "Okay. Moxxie, do you know who we are? Do you remember us at all?", he asked while gesturing to himself, Millie and Loona.
Moxxie shook his head, "I'm sorry, but I don't know any of you at all. I have absolutely no memory of whatever life I had before waking up here in Lord Dmitri's mansion. Could you explain who you people are to me?", he said.
"My name is Blitzo, the "O" is silent, and I was your boss. I run a business called I.M.P; as Stolas explained, our job is getting paid by sinners to travel to the living world and kill anyone who f*cked them over when they were alive.
"This Hellhound sitting next to me is Loona, she works the reception desk. You two have a complicated relationship, by which I mean you're always throwing insults at each other like dumbass children.
"I do the same, but at the end of the day, I do value your work. You were the best assassin on our team, if I actually kept track of your kill count, it would be through the roof!", said Blitzo.
Moxxie took in the information, while giving Blitzo and Loona weird looks, before he turned his attention to Millie. "And who were you in relation to me?", he asked.
"I was your wife, Moxxie. You and I have been married for a while, a whole year actually. We had a pretty healthy relationship, we may have had a few arguments every once and a while, but outside of that, we were so happy together.
"The day you disappeared, I was so scared. I thought I would never see you again, and when that random demon told us you jumped off that cliff, I felt like my world had just ended. Then, when I saw you at that party last night, I felt so happy and relieved to see you were okay!
"But then, you broke my heart when you not only said you didn't know who I am, but also slapped me in the face. I know I can't be too upset with you because you lost your memories, but it still hurts. I just want my loving husband back, and it feels like he's gone...", said Millie.
Moxxie gave her an apologetic look before his gaze shifted down to the floor, "Why...why did throw myself off the cliff? Do you know?", he asked quietly.
Blitzo shook his head, "Your guess is as good as ours. Before all this happened, we were called out to the Greed Ring by your ol' man, Crimson. He was a Mafia boss, and he wanted you to relinquish your spot in the family or whatever.
"Then, the next morning, Millie and I found you in the dining room, screaming and crying hysterically. It wasn't until we saw your dad's corpse that we put two and two together, and realized that you killed him", he said.
"Blitz and I figured things would get out of hand if we stayed, so he called us a taxi to go home. I took you up to our apartment and started giving you a bath, the whole time...you just had this dead look in your eyes, it was concerning.
"I put you to bed and told you I'd make you dinner after I had a shower, but then when I came out of the bathroom...you were gone and I didn't know why", said Millie.
Dmitri placed a hand on his chin, "So that's what Andrealphus was talking about when he brought up Mafia leader from Greed being killed. I had no interest in the news but now that explains everything", he said.
Suddenly, Moxxie stood up. I'm sorry but I don't think I can be here any longer!", he said as he ran out of the room.
"Moxxie, wait! Come back!", shouted Millie as she ran after him.
Blitzo turned back to face Dmitri, who was now softly glaring at him.
"Now...let us discuss where you get off traveling to the living world and killing humans before they're scheduled death dates? There's more organization involved in my job than one would assume, and I don't appreciate you giving me extra work", he said sternly.
Oh sh*t, thought Blitzo.
[Time Skip]
Meanwhile, Striker was riding his demon horse through the open area near the border between Hell and Purgatory, Cletus and Keenie riding behind him.
The two fallen cherubs immediately recognized the landscape as they had seen it in pictures back when they still lived in Heaven. "Why are you riding through here anyway? Aren't we supposed to be looking for those stupid imps?", asked Keenie.
Striker looked back at her, "Because, my little lamb, I got a tip that that feathered fool Stolas was in the same place as they were. I've still got a job to finish, so I'll be snatching him up too. Just be patient", he said.
Keenie huffed because she was itching to get payback on I.M.P as well as Collin, so she hated the fact that they were nowhere near their targets yet.
Cletus turned around to face her, "Relax, Keenie. We'll be there soon, and once we have them in our grasp and get them back to Striker's place, we can take our time making them suffer for what they did to us!", he said with a sneer.
[Time Skip]
Millie found Moxxie sitting on a bench in the hallway, his head buried into his hands. She slowly walked over to him, "Moxxie? You alright, hun?", she asked.
"Moxxie? Pippin? I don't even know who I am anymore! I have a job as an assassin? I'm married? I murdered my own father? I can't remember any of it, but you say it's all true! I can't handle this!", shouted Moxxie.
Millie sat down next to and gently took him by the chin, turning his head to face her. "Moxxie, I want you to kiss me", she said.
Moxxie's eyes widened in shock, "Wait what?!"
"I want you to kiss me, right here, right now. On the lips. If your memories really are gone, then maybe this could bring them back. We would kiss a lot, I know doing it now has to trigger some of your memories to come back", explained Millie.
Moxxie was nervous and shaking, he didn't know whether or not he wanted to but a small part of was thinking that maybe this could work. Maybe his memory would come back if he kissed the imp that called herself his wife, and end the feeling of confusion he felt.
So, he closes his eyes and slowly leaned in. Millie did the same, planting her lips onto his; they kissed for about a minute, Moxxie even felt brave enough to slip his tongue into Millie's mouth. Millie responded in kind as her tongue reached out to meet his.
The kiss became more passionate, their tongues dancing together as they both let out small moans. Soon, they needed air so they broke apart, breathing heavily.
Millie looked up at Moxxie with a smile, "That was wonderful. That felt like all the kisses we've shared in the past, did you enjoy that?", she said.
Moxxie stared at her as his lower lip began to tremble and tears formed in his eyes. Millie looked at him, feeling hopeful that her idea may have worked.
"Moxxie?", she asked with a hopeful smile.
"That was wonderful, I did enjoy that but...it didn't work! I still don't have any memory of who you are! As far as I can remember, you mean nothing to me!", Moxxie shouted as he burst into tears.
He buried his face into his hands again, sobbing pitifully. Millie tried to reach out to touch his shoulder but he suddenly got up and ran off again; this time, Millie didn't chase after him. She just sat on the bench and looked at the ground, "Oh Moxxie...", she whispered as she silently cried.
[Time Skip]
Striker had stopped just about twenty feet away from Dmitri's estate, peering through the entrance of the wall surrounding the area. He left Cletus and Keenie with his horse and the flatbed wagon hooked up to it, he told them he could capture the targets himself and they should keep lookout for any guards.
So far, Striker hadn't seen any guards, so he leapt over the wall. He peered over to Cerberus' doghouse and saw that the demon dog was asleep, so he carefully crept his way across the yard, slinking out of sight of the security cameras along the mansion walls.
Meanwhile, Moxxie sat on the bench outside of Dmitri's office as he continued to sob.
"We figured you'd be out here"
"Go away!", Moxxie shouted when he heard a voice. He turned around and was surprised to see Collin and Jayden staying near him, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else", he said.
The cherub and halfdemon child went to sit next to him on either side of the bench, "I overhead everything, and when Jayden asked me what was going on, I explained everything to him as best as I can. You must feel so lost and confused right now", said Collin.
Jayden placed a hand on Moxxie's knee, "I'm really sorry this is happening to you, Pippin. And I'm sorry that I can't do anything to help you", he said.
Moxxie took a deep breath and sighed, leaning against the office building wall. Jayden leaned closer to him to give him a hug, and then he started singing out loud.
"There is nothing wrong with not knowing who you are
It is not some unwritten sin
It is not a broken mirror in which to stare
It is nothing to hold your tongue to
Or medicate away
There is nothing wrong with not knowing who you are
Even the weather changes through the day
There is no followed metronome
No faults
No memorized prayer
There is nothing wrong with not knowing who you are
You are not written like a book
Or painted from a single canvas
Nor balanced like some perfect zen
Or worth just like everyone else
There is nothing wrong with not knowing who you are
There is no rule to follow
No category you must fill in
You have your own two legs to sidestep
You can be different every minute if you wish
And you do not need to be criticized
Or try to fix what others say is wrong
You can cry when you have no reason
You can wish when you have no hope
You can laugh when all is silent
You can breath when fear is stuck down your throat
There is nothing wrong with not knowing who you are
Not a single little thing"
"That was beautiful", said Collin.
"What was that?", asked Moxxie.
"That was a song Papa would always sing to me whenever I was sad or scared. I never knew what it meant, but I always felt better after hearing it. I thought it would help you too", said Jayden.
Moxxie smiled as he wiped his tears away, he sighed and looked off to the side. "It did a little bit, thank you. This whole situation has just been so confusing for me. Running into people I should know but I don't, it's too much to comprehend all at once!", he said.
Just then, Stolas walked over to the small group. "What are you doing out here, your highness?", asked Collin.
"Dmitri is currently yelling, or should I say speaking angrily in a semi loud voice, at Blitzo for killing humans off schedule and making his job difficult. It was getting awkward, so I decided to come out here to get some fresh air", said Stolas.
Moxxie looked up at him, "Did you know me as well, your highness?", he asked.
"Personally, no. I knew you as one of the imps working with Blitzo and that's all, he's really the only one I truly know on a deeper level. Apologies if that doesn't help your amnesia problem", said Stolas.
Moxxie sighed, "Well... considering that the imp who's actually my wife kissed me and that didn't even bring my memories back, you really didn't make it any worse", he said.
Just then, one of the office's windows was shattered by a gunshot, scaring the small group. They all looked to see Striker, he twirled two angelic revolvers in his hands; he fired one and the bullet hit another window near Stolas' head.
Moxxie pulled Collin and Jayden close to him as Stolas dodged more bullets. He tried to fly away to escape but Striker wrapped Stolas in glowing white rope before he could escape. Stolas falls to the ground in an alley, captured.
"Run!", shouted Collin. Carrying the cherub and halfdemon child, Moxxie tried to run away, but Striker turned around fast and wrapped them in the same glowing white rope he tied up Stolas with, tying the three of them to each other.
Stolas saw all this go down out of the corner of his eyes, "Oh, dear…this is worrisome", he said.
Back inside the mansion, Dmitri had just finished lecturing Blitzo and was drinking a cup of jasmine tea to calm himself. Meanwhile, Blitzo sat on his chair looking physically and mentally exhausted after being scolded like a child for nearly three hours.
Loona was awkwardly patting him on the back as she didn't know how to make him feel better, and Millie was sitting quietly since she had come back to the room after her little conversation with Moxxie.
Just then, Blitzo was startled by the sound of his cellphone ringing. He reached into his pocket to pull it out, annoyed to see it was Stolas calling.
"Oh, sh*t. Stolas! It's really not a good time, plus weren't you just here? Why are you calling me?", he grumbled.
"I'm sorry it's a bad time yet again, Blitzy. But, umm…I seem to have found myself in a bit of a sitch. I'm tied up in a wagon, attached to a horse at the moment", said Stolas.
"Pffttt…lucky b*tch!", complained Blitzo.
"Um, well, no. Rather unlucky. I seem to have been stolen by little cowboy friend of yours", Stolas retorted.
"Ohh, which one?", asked Blitzo.
"How many cowboy friends do you know?", Loona asked Blitzo sarcastically.
"What does he look like, your highness?", asked Millie.
Stolas glanced up at Striker's grinning face as he rode his horse, "Umm…sexy?", he said.
"That's Striker, Blitz!", shouted Millie.
Blitzo facepalmed, "Oh, for f*ck's sake! Can't you just get away? Aren't you powerful?", he asked in an annoyed tone.
"I believe he has bound me with blessed rope, which limits my ability to free myself, I'm afraid. Also, your little imp friend, that cherub servant of Dmitri's and his son have been caught too, and it would be wrong to abandon them if I could escape. So, I think you should come save us", said Stolas.
The whole time, Dmitri was listening to the conversation with mild interest, but the second he heard that Jayden was also captured, the teacup shattered between his clenched fists. His glowed a bright red light as it began transforming into various animals.
This included a snake, a bat, a vulture, a crow, a moth, a hyenas, a jackal, a raven and a cardinal. All animals that were associated with death.
"THIS LOWLIFE, WRATH RING SCUM THINKS HE CAN SET FOOT ON MY ESTATE AND KIDNAP MY SON?! I'LL DESTROY HIM!", he scream in a booming otherworldly voice.
I.M.P. were terrified by the sight before Blitzo turned back to the phone, "Stolas, where is he taking you? Can you see where he's going?", he asked in a shaky voice.
"I can't really tell, but I'm assuming we're heading to Wrath. I could be wrong but--"
"Would you shut up already? I can hear you, by the way", said Striker. He then swiped Stolas's cell phone with his tail, "Don't worry about your lanky birdy…he's in good hands", he said.
"Same goes for your imp buddy too!"
Blitzo was stunned to hear a familiar, high pitched and childish voice, but before he could get a word out, Striker crushed the phone while laughing.
"Oh, sh*t. Am I in danger right now?", Stolas asked out loud while his fellow captives started screaming for help.
"Oh sh*t! Striker's not the only one who kidnapped them, those other two cherubs we f*ucked over are also in on this!", said Blitzo.
"You really have a ridiculous f*cking habit of making enemies, don't you?", said Loona.
"We gotta save them! But how are we gonna find them? We can't go looking all over Wrath until we just stumble upon them", said Millie.
When Dmitri finally calmed down from his rage attack, he waved his hand and summoned his scythe. "Not to worry, tracking them down won't be an issue for me!", he said in a cold voice.
"How?", asked Blitzo.
"I am Death! I know where everyone who has ever existed is, whether they're in Heaven, Hell or the living world. And if that's not enough, when Jayden was an infant, I planted a crystal within his belly. By this point, it has dissolved and fused with his blood.
"That crystal was a physical piece of my essence, so it acts the same was as a microchip. I can track my son no matter where he goes", explained Dmitri.
I.M.P. looked at him with wide eyes, "Wow...not even Stolas is that protective of his kid...", muttered Blitzo.
Dmitri stared at his own reflection in the blade of his scythe, "I know who this Striker d*ckweed and where he is, he lives out by the Badman Lands, in the old train tunnel by the mine shafts. In Wrath, so if you're going to help me, then let's get a move on!", he seethed.
[Time Skip]
Meanwhile in Striker's hideout, Stolas was tied up upside down on some railroad tracks. Stolas opened his eyes and spotted Striker nearby using a whetstone to sharpen a Blessed Knife. Standing beside him were two demonic looking cherubs, grinning evilly.
Off to the side, he could see Moxxie and Collin tied up in the same glowing rope, and next to them was a small cage where Jayden was locked up in. Stolas turned back to look at Striker, "So, my wife paid you for this, hmm? Wouldn't a holy bullet have sufficed? Or can you not afford those?", he said.
Striker turned to him with a sneer, "Well, those two over there are here so these fallen cherubs here can get some payback. As for me, I was paid to give you the real royal treatment; your wife must REALLY hate you", he said.
Stolas rolled his eyes, "You have no idea. So. Train tracks? Really? Seems a bit clichéd, doesn't it?", he said.
"It's a classic", said Striker.
As they were talking, Moxxie struggled to break free but the blessed rope was too strong for him. That's when he heard soft whimpering near him, he looked up to see Jayden with his knees pressed against his chest. His head was buried in his knees as he cried.
"Psst, Jayden. Don't cry, it's gonna be okay", Moxxie whispered to him.
"I'm scared, Pippin! I want my Papa!", Jayden whimpered.
The child looked up and suddenly became scared, before Moxxie could ask him what was wrong, he was suddenly grabbed by the hair by Striker. The taller imp turned him around to face him, "Hello there, vermin. Happy to see me again?", he said.
"What do you mean "again"? This is literally the first time we've met!", said Moxxie.
Striker gave him a weird look, "The f*ck do you mean by that?", he asked.
Jayden slowly uncurled from his ball and addresses Striker, "Um...excuse me, Mister. Pippin here suffered a head injury, his skull got cracked and the doctor said he has amnesia now", he said softly.
Striker looked between him and Moxxie before letting the small imp go, "You gotta be f*cking kidding me! You mean to tell me that you have no idea who I am, seriously?!", he said.
Moxxie glared at him, "Well I know you're a total asshole for sure, but as for knowing you personally, I have no f*cking clue!", he retorted.
That's when Cletus and Keenie walked up to him, "And does that mean you don't remember who we are either?", asked Cletus.
Keenie then pointed at Collin, "Or who he is? He's one of us and he was also banned from Heaven because of you and your asshole friends!", she shouted.
Moxxie gave them a confused look, "What are you talking about? Collin is my friend, and his life was screwed over by some other imps unrelated to me!", he shouted back.
"Actually, Pippin. That was all a lie...", Collin said quietly.
Moxxie looked at him with confusion, "What are you talking about, Collin?", he asked.
"Remember when we first met, and I said I confused you for another imp who got me banned from Heaven? That was all a lie! You really were the imp, you and the two others back in Dmitri's mansion", explained Collin.
"Collin, why didn't you tell me the truth?", asked Moxxie.
"I wanted to, I was still mad about what happened, but when I learned you had amnesia and had no idea what I was talking about...I knew it would be wrong to continue to be angry at you because you didn't remember.
"And after getting to know you, I realized how nice and kind you are. I liked being friends with you, and I hope that if you ever get your memories back, we can continue to be friends", said Collin.
Moxxie looked at him with a small smile, which Collin returned. The moment was abruptly interrupted, however, when Moxxie was pulled away from Collin and slammed onto the floor.
Before he could fully register what just happened, Keenie stabbed him in the shoulder with Striker's knife, which she had snatched from his hand, surprising him.
Moxxie screamed in pain as the blessed knife pierced his flesh, he struggled to focus his tear filled eyes on the deranged looking fallen cherub crouched above him.
"You got some nerve smiling and being happy after all the bullsh*t you and your friends put us through! The humiliation! The torment! Amnesia or not, I'm gonna make you suffer for all of it!", Keenie shouted.
Moxxie breathed heavily as he began to panic, "I...but--"
He was cut off when Keenie slapped him in the face with her tail, "YOU. Don't get to talk over me! I don't care if you don't remember me, I don't have to listen to your bullshit!", she said as she jammed her hoof into Moxxie's shoulder wound.
The poor restrained imp could only scream in agony as tears fell from his eyes. Striker slowly walked up to Keene from behind, "Hey, little lamb! I'm all for getting revenge and all, but that's literally my only blessed knife and I've still got a job to do, so can you--"
He was cut off when Keenie suddenly turned around fast and threw the knife at him, it buried itself deep into his forehead, killing him instantly.
"Oh Lord!", shouted Collin.
"Whoa!", said Stolas.
"Holy sh*t!", shouted Cletus.
Keenie said nothing as she walked over to Striker's corpse and ripped the knife out of his head, "I've waited too long for this! No one is gonna stop me, nobody!", she screamed as she looked at everyone in the room.
Stolas and Collin remained dead silent, Jayden curled into a ball again while hiding his face in the hood of his little jacket, and Cletus just backed away slowly while sweating nervously. He wanted revenge too, but even thought this was overkill and beginning to get scared of Keenie.
Speaking of which, she walked back over to Moxxie after retrieving the knife. She grabbed his ankle and lifted up her foot, stomping on his leg and breaking it. Then, she stabbed Moxxie in the leg.
Then she grabbed him by the tail and proceeded to swing him around like a ragdoll, slamming him against the rocky walls of Striker's hideout. All the while, Moxxie was screaming in pain and begging her to stop.
Finally, Keenie threw him down while circling him. Moxxie was panting and whimpering in pain, feeling his consciousness fading in and out. "Well, this has been fun, but every good thing has to come to an end. As entertaining a punching bag you make, I feel like there's no more enjoyment to be had here!", she growled.
Moxxie struggled to look up at her, "I...I...I...", he could barely speak because his throat was raw from screaming so much.
Just then, Jayden had decided to poke his head out to see what was happening now. Seeing his favorite of his father's servants so battered and bruised made him go from scared to angry within a few seconds.
Keenie crouched over him again and stabbed Moxxie in the shoulder again, "Even after all this, you still got the nerve to talk?! Do you remember what you said to us before we got thrown out of Heaven? It was "well, would you look at that? you just did our job for us"!
"And you said it with such a smug grin on your face! For that alone, I should cut out your f*cking tongue! But, you so eager to talk, let's here what you've got to say!", she ranted.
Moxxie panted as he looked her in the eyes, "I...I...I'm sorry...", he muttered.
Keenie's eyes widened for a brief moment, but then her face slowly morphed into one of rage as she raised the knife up to stab Moxxie through the heart. "You think a damn apology is gonna save you? Say goodbye!", she said.
"Hey!"
Keenie turned to the direction the sudden shout came from, it was Jayden who had picked up a rock and throw at her as hard as he could. It hit Keenie in the face, causing her to drop the knife. It slid over to the cage, allowing Jayden to grab it with his tail.
He used it to pick the lock and then he cut Collin and Moxxie free, thought the latter stayed on the floor due to all the pain he was in. "Collin, take out the baby! I'll take Lambchops, over here!", said Jayden. He then transformed into a large red and white owl before lunging at Keenie.
Collin turned to face Cletus before summoning his angelic crossbow, "I don't wanna fight you, Cletus, but I will if I must!", he said.
Cletus summoned his own crossbow, "Well then, let's see if you actually got the guts to do it, you p*ssy ass b*tch!", he shouted.
As both fights ensued, Stolas just watched with a deadpan expression. "Oh sure, nobody free me. That would be a bit too much...", he muttered under his breath.
Keenie grabbed Striker's rifle and tried to shoot Jayden, but the child dodged several bullets and threw the knife into the rifle, causing another bullet to ricochet around the cavern. He then lunged at her with his claws outstretched, he managed to slash at her right arm before she kicked him in the stomach.
As this was going on, Moxxie watched from where he laid on the ground, his eyelids struggling to stay open. As he watched while Keenie grabbed Striker's lasso and started thrusting it at Jayden like a whip, strange thoughts began to invade his mind.
They were dark thoughts, or more accurately, memories that slowly started to fade into his conscious mind. At first, all he saw was darkness but he could soon hear talking.
You're worthless!
Moxxie winced as an angry voice echoed in his head. He whimpered and clutched at his ears, he didn't want to hear it.
Stupid idiot! Why don't you just die?!
Then, an image began to appear in his mind. It was an imp demon sporting messy white hair, black and white horns, and a yellow sclera; around his eyes were white markings with the right being larger than the left. He possessed a crooked and bent tail with white accents near the base and right on top of the fork.
Moxxie shuddered as he remembered seeing this imp before, in one of the files Dmitri had him process. At the time, he didn't know who this imp was nor did he care enough to look into it, but now that he was appearing in his mind, all Moxxie could feel was fear.
Keenie snagged Jayden with the lasso and slammed him onto the ground, momentarily stunning him. "Ugh...Papa! I need you, help me!", he shouted in desperation.
Moxxie's breath caught in his throat as a single word began rattling in his brain to go with the images he was seeing: Father.
As the imp appeared again, Moxxie's eyes filled up with tears again.
"I just wanted you to love me", he muttered to no one but in his mind, he was speaking the words he'd always wished to say to his father, but had never been brave enough to utter.
If your mother wasn't here right now, I would kill you right where you stand!
"I never asked for much, just your love and care"
No one will ever want you! Everyone hates you!
"I hate you so much yet I still forgave you for everything you did"
I bet even an orphanage wouldn't want you!
"You were all I had, but I wish you had never been there, I wish you had abandoned me"
Don't talk to me! I don't want to hear what you have to say!
"But you will listen to me now"
I don't ever want to see you again!
"You took everything from me, yet I gained everything because of you"
Die, you little b*tch!
"You broke me till I couldn't stand, yet I am stronger and stand taller because of you. I was even able to kill you singlehandedly"
Idiot! Stupid! Worthless!
"You never gave me any love, yet now I have more people who love me than ever before"
I don't need you!
"I don't need you"
I hate you!
"I hate you"
I wish you were dead!
"I'm glad I killed you"
You were a mistake!
"You were the biggest mistake in mine and my mother's life"
Stop crying or I'll hit you harder!
"I don't need you now, but I needed you then. I hate you so much and will never forgive you now, I'm glad you're gone"
Let this be a lesson, Moxxie. This is what happens when you cross me!
"I hate you, and my only regret is that in the brief moment after killing you, I realized too late that I became just like you", Moxxie whispered as his suddenly slipped into an unfamiliar haze of bloodlust.
Collin breathed heavily from his fight with Cletus, which has ended with his crossbow accidentally going off and knocking a stalactite from the ceiling, which ended up crushing Cletus to death. He turned around and gasped in shock as he watched Moxxie slowly stand up and pick up Striker's knife.
Keenie approached Jayden as she wrapped the lasso around his neck, attempting to strangle him. Jayden stuck his hands through the rope as he struggled to keep himself from choking.
"Papa!", he screamed.
"Scream for your dad all you want, kid! He's not coming for you! I would've let you go after we got out revenge since you had nothing to do with any of this, but you just had to get involved! As far as I'm concerned, any friends of those imps is an enemy of mine!", shouted Keenie.
Suddenly, Moxxie tackled her to the ground. Then, without warning, he lifted the knife and began stabbing Keenie in the torso and abdomen repeatedly. He wasn't even thinking, he was just lost in a mindless haze of bloodlust and rage.
Moxxie was even screaming as he continued to stab the fallen cherub repeatedly for what felt like an eternity. He then stopped when Keenie barely had any life left in her; then he grabbed her head tightly and, using the knife, slowly decapitated her.
Then, he stood up and dropped the lifeless head on the ground, stomping on it and crushing it into a puddle of blood and skull fragments. Just then, a car horn was heard in the distance; everyone looked up, trying to locate the source. Parts of the cavern ceiling began to gave way and the I.M.P van broke through, tumbling down an embankment and, as the van came to a rest, the door opened with Dmitri flying out.
"Jayden!"
"Papa!"
The father and son embraced each other as Dmitri looked over Jayden for any serious injuries, aside from a few cuts and bruises, he was alright. Collin was in the same condition, along with having a black eye but he was doing fine.
The same couldn't be said for Moxxie as he was injured far worst than when he was found on Leviathan's Beach. Just as he was about to fall over, the I.M.P. team rushed out of the van towards him.
Millie caught Moxxie while Blitzo went to cut Stolas free, "Stolas, what the f*ck happened here?", he asked.
"I'd explain because it's quite the story, but now isn't really the best time for that", said Stolas as he pointed towards Millie.
She was cradling Moxxie in her arms, tears running down her face as she laid her eyes upon the horrible state her amnesiac husband was in.
"Moxxie, I'm sorry! I'm sorry for letting this happen, for letting all of this happen! You wouldn't have been in this condition in the first place if I had kept a better eye on you!", she sobbed.
Moxxie slowly reached his hand up to touch Millie's cheek, "Millie...I...I love...you...", he muttered.
Before Millie could comprehend what he had just said, Moxxie's eyes slowly slid shut as his arm dropped to the floor.
[End of Part 7]
