A/N: Updated on 30th June, due to Nitro wanting to swap two characters' positions/roles/ fate.
"Axel? Are you still feeling fine? You know you don't really have to take part if you want." Charlie suggested as she and Vaggie carefully held onto Axel's arms and the three leisurely walked through the large crowd of Hell Race's audience expressing their happiness for the second round of the race, again Angel Dust had to walk away instead of comforting Axel despite his annoying attempts to seduce him. Although a single vial of Riser's Phoenix Tears has managed to heal all of the wounds that the other racers brutally inflicted on him, Axel still gives off a few signs of the impression that he looks unwell to not even run from his slow and sluggish walk, his eyes have a tint of bags underneath, and his slight fatigue expression. But instead of complying with their wish to rest and retire from the Hell Race for recovery, Axel instead kept his word that he declared to his friends, including Riser and his peerage, and Jackson Kills and Crikee, that he must win the race to make sure that the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel will be recognisable and that they'll be safe from those who will harm them, even if his friends can fight and Alastor is an Overlord. Knowing that Charlie and Vaggie remain persistent to help him with their sincere worry, which he is grateful for, Axel must do something or else they'll receive more than just public verbal humiliation and vandalism from the other Sinner Demons.
As the three continue their walk, since the race won't start in another half an hour, Axel, Charlie, and Vaggie noticed something peculiar heading their way they stopped their tracks and watch in puzzlement a familiar Sabotager walking towards them while the other audiences back away from him and his steed when the latter continue to trot without care until it stopped in front of the confused three, attracting the rider's attention to look up at the 'children', leaving his horse resume sniffing at the ground or around the area.
"Hey, little dude." Striker greeted, his smirk faltered into a suspicion sneer from noticing something about Axel. "You look like you've been beaten up like cattle. Think you can keep up with the race in that state?"
"Y…Yeah. I got some trouble last night. But I'll try to get going. Don't worry, sir. I'll make sure that I won't get killed by you or everyone in this race." Axel reassured, trying to be confident with his tired smile.
"Good. It'll be great to see you continue until you're dead, but I love to see you try to win, little man. Hey, have you seen Kills? I thought I saw him earlier, and Bombproof's acting strange since we arrived this morning. Like a dog picking up a dead victim's scent." Striker nodded, his attention changed from Axel, Charlie, and Vaggie to his horse when the four watched Bombproof resume sniffing and smelling to look for something. Once the four noticed Bombproof stopped smelling after lifting its head off the ground, the horse immediately look back at Axel, Charlie, and Vaggie and neigh to catch them and Striker's surprise just as they heard a familiar deep rumbling noise vibrating behind the former three, alarming them to hastily whirl around with Charlie and Vaggie ready to catch Axel if he were to fall onto the ground due to his slow recovering of his strength that he almost lost last night, just as the five including Striker and Bombproof watch the air that initially shows nothing but the surroundings instantly shimmer in the light and materialised, alarming the passerby demons to hurriedly back away from noticing the shift of colours, into a familiar, giant Jackson Chameleon demon standing beside the group. But instead of riding on its steed's neck, Axel, Charlie, Vaggie, and Striker noticed in bewilderment and dumbfounded annoyance seeing a familiar, living body sticking his clothed butt and legs out of Crikee's closed mouth with a few shakes to show that he is still alive instead of being eaten alive.
"Hey, Strike! Hey, kids! Don't mind me, I'mma just cleaning Crikee's teeth and mouth with a large supply of mint! I'll join you guys in a sec!" A slightly muffled voice spoke in childlike and careless happiness inside Crikee's mouth.
"Kills, you look like you're going to get eaten alive with your goddamn pet. Wanna come out of there?" Striker scoffed after sliding off Bombproof's saddle and back before joining Axel, Charlie, and Vaggie's side to stand behind Jackson's legs and Crikee.
"Nope! I'm good! Crikee won't eat me! Right, boy!?" Jackson assured as the four heard Crikee purring and slowly nodding its agreement, managing to hear Jackson giggling what they could hear as 'that tickles'. With a tired sigh, Striker slowly walks towards Jackson's butt and holds his hips with his hands.
"Boy, help me pull him out of the mouth." Striker turned his face to the side and look at Axel for assistance, startling him and the two girls but the latter two hurriedly remove their arms off the former to slowly walk behind Striker, wrapping his arms around the other's back and stomach and both proceed to tug their attempts to pull the other out, trying to ignore Jackson screaming in dread and anger. "No! Axel, don't let Strike pull me out!"
"Mummy, why are they doing that in public?" Axel and Striker heard an innocent child's voice asking behind them to hastily look over their shoulders when the two, Charlie, and Vaggie notice everyone is now watching the scene with everyone reacting in either baffled disgust or crude amusement when they see Striker standing inches closer in front of Jackson's ass while Axel is embracing Striker, to the two's embarrassment and horror when they realized what the others are seeing before Striker glared back at Jackson and Crikee in anger.
"Goddammit, Kills! Get out of there! You're making everyone think that we're fucking each other!" Striker grunted and hurriedly increase his struggles to tug and pull Jackson out of Crikee's mouth, but everyone can see that the giant chameleon refuses to spit its rider out.
"Make me, bitch!" Jackson yelled. With an irritated growl, Striker wasted no time to grab both his Holy Pistol from his holster with one hand and Axel's Holy Spear with its tail, startling Axel who almost fell against Striker while Charlie and Vaggie continue to watch the confusing scene in dread for Axel's recovery state.
"You better come out, or I'll shoot and stab both our Holy Weapons in your ass, Kills!" Striker ordered and press the barrel of his Holy Pistol against one side of Jackson's ass, now terrifying him to scream inside Crikee's mouth and frantically wave his legs in different directions.
"OK! I'LL FUCKING GET OUT! PLEASE DON'T USE THE HOLY WEAPONS! CRIKEE, SPIT ME OUT!" Quickly upon command, Crikee opens its mouth and moves its tongue where Jackson's body is resting until everyone watches the faceless humanoid hunter demon slide and fell off the tongue before landing his butt and cross-legged on the ground, crossing his arms against his chest when Striker, Axel, Charlie, and Vaggie heard a mutter from the possibly pouting man. "Traitor…"
"Why don't you get ready? We can't start killing and having fun with the race if you stick around like a hog not realizing he's about to get slaughtered." Striker sighed his annoyance at Jackson's childishness and turn to face Axel once he quickly remove his arms and stood away from the cowboy imp, feeling Charlie and Vaggie holding his arms again for his state while they glower their concern on Charlie's face and anger in Vaggie's for the cruel suggestion.
"S….Sure? Take care, mister. See ya, Jackson." Axel could only respond with an uncertain smile before he was gently led away by Charlie and Vaggie to walk away but he managed to hear Jackson quietly wave back after parting ways. 'See ya, kid…'
'Good kid…' Striker mused, his cruel smile focused on Axel although he is a bit disappointed with something other than his current state. 'A shame he's going to die as a boring man.'
"Hmph, so you're still stupid enough to come back for the second race." "We all thought that the beating we gave you will stop you from even showing your disgusting face here, if not for those two Sabotagers ruining our fun." A familiar voice coldly scoffed in front of the three when they stopped walking and look up to see, in their anger with Vaggie expressing disgust, who but El Diablo standing in front of him with a repulsed scowl, and Daiyamondo Bakku standing beside him. At least the others such as Helmut and Black Jack aren't with him right now, to their relief.
"No way. After what you did to me, and what you said about my friends, I'm not giving up and running away between my legs. At least Vaggie told me how you treated her even as a Navigator at the first race because I'll kill you and the others with my spear if you even think of beating and calling ill of her." Even if he's still sore from last night, Axel remains bold and confronted one of his assailants and competitors in anger without care that his anger and words immediately vexed El Diablo to widen his eyes in rage.
"Bastard!" But instead of a straight attack, El Diablo holds himself from making a move after witnessing both Axel and Vaggie pulling out and aiming their Holy Spear inches away from his throat, infuriating the older racer by how his opponent continues to be brave instead of cowering in fear like the others presume that is what his weak heart will tell him to do. Luckily, for El Diablo and Daiyamondo Bakku, none of the two didn't get to strike when the Princess of Hell hurriedly pull her disgusting girlfriend and friend away from him in worry. "Axel, Vaggie, stop! The race is about to start! We must get this over with!"
"The Princess is right. Besides, we can show the kid how WE will take him down in the race." Listening to Daiyamondo informing him regarding the race, that he'll make sure that the newbie will die today, El Diablo back away and proceeds to walk away to where the race will be, not before reluctantly looking over his shoulder and glaring at Vaggie in exasperation.
"Come on..." Vaggie sneered at her fury for 'her partner's cruel words as she watched him walk away from the three although she felt a different hand softly resting on her shoulders to catch her attention and see Charlie holding her right shoulder and Axel with her left, both had a sad scowl or smile that she could mentally translate they wanted to say 'Don't worry, Vaggie', 'Ignore that asshole', 'We can survive this together' and so on...which made her a bit better when she could only respond with a silent and sad smile.
And so, after waiting for another few minutes, the audience hurriedly gets on their seats while they watch the now eight Hell Racers get on to their race cars, surprisingly Axel that the damages each car received from yesterday have been rebuilt to as if it has never happened although Axel and Charlie noticed that their Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has been placed in the back as last place instead of being in fourth. But instead of asking and wasting the others' time, Axel glared at the other racers with his attention spotting Helmut's Plymouth GTX parked in the fourth place with the driver subtly sneering back at him before entering the car alongside Verosika.
'Of course, he did that.' Axel scorned in anger when he took his seat in the driver's while Charlie put on her seatbelt beside him and softly grab Axel's hand before he could grab the lever, alarming the driver.
"No matter what happens...the three of us will make it out alive," Charlie assured with a tender frown, seeing Axel initially puzzled at first before a smile reclaim the confidence on his face.
"Yeah. And we'll save Vaggie." Axel and Charlie nodded to each other with their smiles before both are ready to survive the second of this hellish race. Just like yesterday, a winged demon woman lifted her black and white-checker-painted wings and waited until the light flashed green to fly off and alert the other cars to hit the gas to start their second race, with the Sabotagers immediately kicking themselves to pursue after the racers, luckily Riser and Yubelluna are flying with and without their fire wings instead of using a road roller just as Wally Wackford announce to the crazy audience. "I say, I say, let's get ready to racing!"
"What's the nobody's place right now?" Scythe demanded Tsubasa with his attention only on the road since he and Saw-Blade are combating each other by speed and strength via ramming at the sides of the cars for first place until they'll get to the first weapon checkpoint. Unaware of the driver, Tsubasa first snarl her fury for his actions toward that kind Sinner Demon before she hastily looks outside the open window even by hastily sitting on the passenger window without fear of falling over at such speed, taking a note of the racers' position to see that, other than Saw-Blade still driving door against the door for first or second place, Daiyamondo Bakku is currently fighting El Diablo for third place, Helmut, Mad Max, and Black Jack are almost racing against each other, and Axel is pursuing after them from last place.
'Axel, please beat everyone here!' Tsubasa mentally prayed as she managed to witness Mad Max slipping past Helmut and Black Jack and drove past Bakku with a turn to now sped closer beside Scythe's other side. Noticing something, Tsubasa hastily slipped back inside her seat just as she and Scythe grunted in pain for Mad Max also ramming his side of the car against Scythe's, now in a sandwich between Mad Max and Saw-Blade's cars. Luckily, the three noticed that they have reach the first weapon checkpoint.
"Now it's time for goodbye!" Verosika laughed in cruel delight as she press the buttons for Helmut's MG 34 guns and GE M134 Minigun to immediately start firing all at random, hitting not only the other cars in front of them that quickly disperse from each other after getting hit by some of the bullet's directions, but also Axel and the Sabotagers who notice and also dodge and evade the single Minigun at the back of the car changing firing positions and shooting at them simultaneously, at the same time, manually operating a Browning M1919A4 machine gun fitted with spade grips and a turret shield at the top of the car.
Other than Helmut, Saw-Blade and Black Jack also instantly use their weapons and shoot at the other cars for dents and broken windows to alter each car's appearance, with Saw-Blade's 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport using the dual pair of M249 Machine guns hood-mounted along the passenger side, a Browning M2HB machine gun in the rear, similar to Helmut's arsenal, while Black Jack's 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Truck has two side-mounted M61 Vulcan cannons, four Browning GAU-21/A Machine guns mounted onto the hood and four RPG-7s and M136 AT4 bazookas on the roof.
"Ahahahahahaha!" Saw-Blade howls his maniacal laughter while watching all the bullets from his guns flying and hitting the other cars but not enough to make them explode into bursts of orange flames due to the heavy machinery as their protection. As he managed to pass Scythe to end up in first place, yet still wishing that he can shoot the nobody Hell Race when he can see a glimpse of his Camaro speeding up and end up in fifth and slowly going to fourth place, Saw-Blade and Siris heard a loud engine noise ringing above their heads instead of beside them at the ground just when the two notice a colossal, mechanical blimp bearing golden, pinkish-red, and black colours, cannon guns all over the sides, and a large TV-screen at the side facing the entire Pride Ring showing a face of a black and yellow snake demon that has pink eyes alongside multiple other eyes on his black and yellow cobra hood that looks like long hair under a black top hat with a living pink eye and sharp teeth, more eyes all over his large tail and another eye on his chest, sharp teeth for his mouth and sharp teeth for his mouth, and wears a grey coat that has yellow vertical stripes, a yellow shirt underneath, and a black and yellow bow tie. Even while they continue to race each other, every Racer and Navigator stared in bewilderment at the unexpected demon while Axel noticed Charlie is tensed with a guilty scowl, as if she knows the snake demon.
"AHAHAHAHAHA! Hello, citizens of Hell! It is I, Sir Pentious, offering you all a fine day of the Hell Race, by giving you all my forecast of hellish pain and ammo as today's Sabotager!" The snake demon intruder, Sir Pentious, revealed through his blimp's jumbo screen at the side, confusing not just the racers who continue proceeding through the streets even when they drove past the first weapon checkpoint the moment Sir Pentious arrived unexpectedly, but also the entire Pentagram City when the audience and Wally stared at the blimp in raised eyebrows and mouth gawking open. Two of the audience, however, are less than impressed.
"Ah, great. It's that virgin snake hole." Angel groaned in annoyance, remembering that virgin demon during his and Cherri's brawl after last week's Extermination. "Al, do you remember how you try to kill him and your ship with your kinky tentacles?"
"Mmh..." Alastor mused with his eyes narrowed and watch the Sabotager couple, Riser Phenex and his Queen, fly away from the race and soar faster to the familiar blimp holding the eccentric inventor. "No, I don't think so!" Alastor shook his head with a naive smile.
"Hey, snake grandpa! You're not even wanted as the Sabotager! You're going to kill the other demons not even a part of the race with your giant blimp!" Riser shouted once he and Yubelluna floated in front of the blimp's jumbo screen now showing Sir Pentious's face scorning in curiosity for the floating human-formed devils, initially angry when being called snake grampa, only to shudder and gasped in surprise and anger at the revelation.
"What!? How come they DIDN'T invite me!?" Sir Pentious screeched in flabbergasted anger although he immediately calm down from his temper tantrum and, collecting Riser and Yubelluna's alarm, smirk his menacing amusement. "Well... why don't I sabotage EVERYONE, and use this for my territorial takeover of Hell!"
Instantly, the two Sabotagers and the Pentagram City witnessed the blimp eject multiple heavy cannon guns out and all over the blimp before Riser and Yubelluna swiftly flew away and around the air and the blimp to avoid every cannon and artillery bazooka guns shooting countless bullets and bombs onto the air with some of the heavy bullets and bombs raining onto the ground, releasing nothing but large explosions hitting in different parts of the city from above, destroying buildings for the giant debris and bricks to burst into different direction and rain towards the ground, also damaging the ground and the race track road with the continuous rain of bullets and debris. Unlike the excitement of carnage, the audience reacts in horror to the damages Sir Pentious caused just because of his late realisation of being a Sabotager.
"What's going on with that crazy thing!?" Tsubasa gasped in horror as she peeked through the window and watch the blimp shooting bullets in different directions and the familiar blur she can recognise as Riser Phenex and Yubelluna flying around and avoid getting hit, bringing her to mutter her worry in herself. "I hope Riser and Yubelluna will be alright…" Even if she was speaking quietly, a hand grabbed Tsubasa by the collar and forcefully pull her to look at the driver she's forced to ally glaring at her in vehemence with his other hand holding onto the driving wheel, his eyes are not focusing on the now rough racetrack since he's now distracted in rage for his 'Navigator'.
"Shut the fuck up about that pimp of your master! You're my partner until you'll die so you better…?!" Scythe complained to the surprised girl although the two heard another explosion in front of them but farther to not hit them, alongside a scream familiar to be Saw-Blade, just they turned around and see Saw-Blade's Ford Gran Torino Sport flying recklessly at them, the hood of his car is now gone and the inside and engine imploded into a fiery pit from possibly receiving one of this Pentious's cannon bullets in the now, damaged road. Before Scythe could even steer his Mitsubishi Eclipse to the side to avoid colliding, the Gran Torino immediately crash into the other with such strength that sent both cars flying backwards and high in the air, allowing Black Jack, Daiyamondo Bakku, El Diablo, Mad Max, Helmut, and Axel to drive past the two before another falling bomb from above surprisingly rained down onto them, by hitting Saw-Blade's car by the roof, before a massive explosion boomed into the road with another explosion imploded from the two cars and now-dead Racers and Navigators creating a colossal bonfire.
"I-I say, I say that, due to the unexpected arrival of the turf warfighter Sir Pentious, Saw-Blade and Scythe are now dead! I hope, and say, that the Sabotagers should really HELP US GET RID OF THE SNAKE!" Wally Wackford announced with a terrifying scowl even screaming through his microphone as the audience watched both the blimp currently fighting against the flying Phoenix devil, his Queen, and now the extra help by the incubus Rose, and the Jumbo-vision screen showing the ongoing race with the now six Hell racers.
[Dead/ Retired: Saw-Blade/Siris, and Scythe/ Tsubasa Yura]
"Lord Riser, some of the snake demon's attack just killed Siris, Yura, and the two unimportant racers," Yubelluna informed as she and Riser were in the middle of dodging Sir Pentious's cannons and bullets flying over the air, especially since the two can see the unexpected arrival of Rose the Incubus flying closer with a familiar sniper rifle in hand, guessing that Jackson is kind enough to hand him his weapon to assist them. Knowing that Siris and Tsubasa Yura's Racers are the same losers who tortured Axel last night, and therefore less important for him to NEVER care for their lives, Riser froze in shock at what he heard before he glared at Sir Pentious's screen in fury.
"What!? You bastard!" Riser yelled.
"Well, more than your precious girls will get the same when I'm done with everyone!" Sir Pentious laughed as he continue to control his blimp's artillery to shoot at the new three flyers...unknowingly giving Riser a plan that caught Yubelluna's attention when she watched his King flying upwards and hurriedly follow after him, leaving Sir Pentious distracted from now attacking Rose shooting a few of Jackson's bullets before flying around and under the blimp. As the two now hover above the blimp, luckily don't have the cannons and guns to shoot upwards, Riser managed to whisper his plan closer to his Queen who immediately agreed without a word with Yubelluna raising her arm and sceptre upwards and over her head once a gigantic purple ring of energy and light manifested all over the blimp...automatically ceased itself from shooting more bullets and destroy the Pentagram City.
"WHAT!? I STILL HAVE MORE AMMUNITION! WHY ISN'T ANY OF MY ARTILLERY WORKING!?" The blimp's screen showed Sir Pentious frantically pushing buttons and waving the levers up and down in rage, perturbed that no bullets have released from the sudden sealing magic Yubelluna cast, allowing Rose to hurriedly fly away and join her and Riser's sides. Conjuring two giant balls of fire while his fire wings grew larger than before, Yubelluna and Rose watch Riser swiftly fly and descend to the top of the blimp with a furious roar, holding his arms and fire over and behind his head until he instantly lands his feet on the blimp, slamming his hands on the roof for the blimp to exploded inside and outside from the impact.
BOOM!
"D-Don't worry, folks! Lord Riser Phenex has successfully dealt with Sir Pentious! The Hell Race will continue, even without the Sabotagers ever since the unexpected arrival!" Wally assured with a startled smile as the audience sighed in relief from watching the now burning blimp plummeting towards the ground through the Jumbo-vision although they can guess from the footage where it might land...
"Shit! Quick, shoot at the other racers!" Mad Max cursed his anger for seeing how the intruder immediately kill Scythe and Saw-Blade by the damage it made to the race from the blimp's artillery, by how the road bursts explosion from each bomb raining onto the ground and the race track, bringing him to order Isabela to restart his two Sumitomo Type 62 machine guns mounted on the roof, three S7T Motiv K12 mounted on the hood, and a pair of STK 50MG at the trunk, right after he and the other racers have driven past the second weapon checkpoint. A quick turn to the side and head straight in another few hundreds kilometre will again lead the hopefully small number of potential finalists to the finish line for the final round. Luckily, not only that those two late racers gone, but the Sabotagers decided to back out from trying to kill them when that snake demon showed itself up. The bad news, during that disastrous mishap, he ended up in last place with the other racers in front of him, even Axel as the second to last racer.
"Mad Max!" Isabela called in horror which caught the racer's attention and surprise him to respond without turning his attention to focus on the road. "What is it?" Noticing her pointing a finger at the sky from the windshield, Mad Max hastily look forward and his face broken in aghast and anger at seeing the now-burning blimp now descending and heading in their direction which forced him to stomp his foot at the gas pedal as hard as he can to make his car accelerating faster than ever...but it's still not enough for the blimp to landed and crash onto the Ford Mustang, blanketing it from view for a few seconds before another colossal explosion, stronger than the other explosion caused by Scythe and Saw-Blade's corpses, boomed the entire part of the race.
[Dead/ Retired: Mad Max & Isabela]
"Holy, shoot!" Axel cried as, although luckily evaded a split hair from getting caught by Pentious' blimp crashing onto the ground, his Camaro was knocked to feel the entire car is being rammed from behind by a massive wind rocketing both Axel and Charlie faster than ever, as if somebody put rockets at the back of the car. After managing to steer his car from the unexpected speed boost to not tumbling to the side and a quick check behind them to see that Mad Max must be dead from getting buried by the blimp's debris, Axel looked back to the front and see that he is now closer to almost pass by Helmut and El Diablo although the former's GE M134 Minigun immediately shoot bullets at Axel's windshield with the two ducking after the glass shattered from the Minigun's bullets trying to destroy them from the inside, while Charlie hastily controls the 50-calibre Browning M2HB machine guns, M134 Minigun, and M240C machine gun at the car.
"Axel, we're getting reacher to the finish line! But there's no way that we can win from Helmut!" Charlie cried in worry as she and Axel can see that they and Helmut's vehicles are shooting at each other while everyone can see that they have finally reached closer to the finish line, with Daiyamondo Bakku, El Diablo, and Black Jack already heading closer and will get themselves to the top three. If Helmut joins them as the fourth before Axel, he knows that the German demonic soldier will do more than kill him in the final race. He must do something... suddenly, Axel had a plan and he knows that Charlie will NOT like it.
"Charlie, I have a plan! When I say now, please hold onto me!" Axel informed, lifting his right hand off the steering wheel to pull out and uncoil his Holy Spear and chains off of him, alarming Charlie to press back against her seat and watch Axel swiftly throw his Holy Spear through the broken windshield, his hand remaining to hold the end of the chain, and managed to impale through the now broken shield of Helmut's rear glass and jabbed inside the car, releasing a scream from Verosika and a furious howl from Helmut.
"Now!" Axel alerted, feeling Charlie hurriedly throw and wrap her arms around him just when both watched Axel's hand holding the chains instantly emit flames from his powers which also prompt the chain to release his flames travelling through the entire chain and heading inside the Plymouth GTX right when Axel furiously spin his hand holding the steering wheel to the other side and stomp his gas pedal to the maximum speed...
"What the Hölle!?" Helmut yelled his perturbance while Verosika screamed her shock when both witnessed a flash of grey break his rear glass and jabbed through their car's radio and buttons in the gap between them instead of impaling either of them, with the former realising that it was the brat's chained Holy Spear just when both watch orange flames following through the chains and the spear. The moment the flames have to reach to the blade and the radio, too late to order the disgusting succubus to pull the Holy Spear off of the radio even if she will be killed from touching the weapon, the entire interior of the Plymouth GTX immediately brim with hellishly, excruciating flames that Helmut and Verosika noticed and felt to feel that they are burning in a volcano or literally the fiery description of Hell, bringing Verosika to howl her agony while trying to tap her hands from the fire that starts to scathe their skins while Helmut glared his horror and rage at the burning Holy Spear growing its flames by its power alongside the disgusting owner's when his vision is now blocked by the flames, managed to release his final words in a loud bellow...not realising that he felt the world around him spinning like being trapped inside a tornado. "YOU DUMMERS GÖR!"
The audience cheered their happiness of watching Daiyamondo Bakku, El Diablo, and Black Jack finally passed the finish line although everyone's excitement changed into disbelief of watching Helmut's car immediately burn but continue driving while those watching through the Jumbo-vision, and Xoxtagram's live streaming to those outside the Pride Rings, can see the cameras revealing that the fiery car is caused by Axel's Holy Spear that somehow got inside the other car even when the newbie Hell Racer managed to speed past Helmut's car and heading to the finish line...before the audience watches Axel's Chevrolet Camaro swiftly spin to the side and forcefully fell to the floor to immediately tumble roughly on the road but still crashing its way to the finish line, with the Plymouth following suit since it's still connected with the chained Holy Spear.
"Charlie! Axel!" Vaggie screamed in horror after she hurriedly exited the Buick Riviera alongside El Diablo and the other racers and Navigators, about to wonder what on earth is Axel doing to almost kill him and Charlie when she felt a large hand grabbing her by the back of the collar and felt herself pulled back alongside the other racers and Navigator back away from Axel's car tumbling quicker and finally crash past the finish line.
"Watch out, girl!" To her dismay, Vaggie heard Daiyamondo Bakku warning her when she can see him holding her shirt and off the ground.
Suddenly, everyone watch the chained Holy Spear pull itself out of Helmut's car that is now rocketing to the air and the red sky from the lack of restraint, once Axel's Camaro managed to stop tumbling and crashing farther from the others and got itself, to everyone's astonishment, landing perfectly on the tires instead of crashing against a building. But instead of falling head or body first to the ground which will surely kill the rider and Navigator inside with another explosion like the other racers who died in today's race, Helmut's Plymouth GTX instantly imploded on the air right when gravity was about to pull them down, using its explosion as a large firework in front of widened eyes frozen in horror for what happened as the ending of today's race...
... Before the entire audience of Hell instantly cheer that erupted the entire demonic realm as another successful day of the Hell Race!
[Dead/ Retired: Helmut/ Verosika Mayday]
"Sir, did you see that?" In the IMP building, Moxxie initially watch his wife, Millie, cheering her amazement at the surprisingly awesome finish of today's Hell Race on the small Hell TV of their office/ meeting room before he turned around from his seat and glanced at his boss Blitz (the o is silent) walking inside with a mug of coffee in hand and a tired and bored glower on his face. "The Angel Killing Demon accidentally killed your ex in the Hell Race, ending up in last place for the finals." Moxie nervously informed.
"Which one?" Blitz asked with a bored, remorseless tone which doesn't faze Moxxie who raised an eyebrow with confused scorn but rather his boss's question of who's ex until Moxxie finally answered. "...Verosika Mayday..." No soon after she was mentioned, Moxxie and Millie immediately watch Blitzo throw his mug towards the glass window, shattering it in the process by his mindless action, and immediately kneel on the ground to shake his fists and shout his excitement and anger at the ceiling, to the imp couple's disbelief.
"YES! LET'S FUCKING GO! GOOD JOB, WHOEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE! YOU GOT THAT BITCH DROP DEAD!"
"And once again, our lucky stud Axel has, I say, survived our second race for the Hell Race! I say, I say, that leaves him, El Diablo, Daiyamondo Bakku and Black Jack as our four finalists for the final round of the Hell Race! Stay tuned, folks, 'cause I say, I say that this Hell Race will be made into Hell history, by our surprising roster!" Wally Wackford declared alongside the sounds of the audience howling and chanting their enjoyment of seeing the revealed finalists for tomorrow's last race, but they are more cheering at Axel's life than the other racers.
"Axel, we did it! And Vaggie is safe again!" Charlie happily cried and jump onto Axel in a hug, with the latter twirling the two around like a couple on a date although the latter gently lowered his friend on her feet for his respect with Charlie and Vaggie as the official couple...only for Charlie and Axel to almost falling on the ground by somebody knocking them from behind until they see in the surprise of Vaggie, her closed eye had tears welling up with a scared frown.
"You...what were you two thinking?!" Vaggie reprimanded with her bittersweet tears alarming Charlie and Axel who hastily pull her and get the three out of the 'racing track' to stand on the grass with Axel backing away with a concerned smile while watching Charlie comforting Vaggie in her embrace and softly stroke her hand on the latter's head and hair. "I'm sorry, Vaggie. I know it was reckless of us..." Axel first listens to Charlie apologising while Vaggie continues to cry her relief and worry before he walked away a bit to give them some privacy yet he notices a familiar Hellhound walking towards them on fours while his Incubus boyfriend still sitting on his furred back, both looked happy towards Axel who noticed in surprise but reclaiming a tint of happiness of seeing them again even if they tried to kill him earlier again.
"Hey, kid!" Mutt called with a confident smile, "You sure are a lucky motherfucker for surviving from an Exterminator Angel, and now that fucking stunt you did to luckily end up in third and last place.. good thing we're not counting the real last place you accidentally blow him up like a firecracker."
"Sorry…." Axel apologised with a sheepish smile although Rose wave his hand with a reassuring grin. "Hey, don't apologize, Angel boy. Just be glad that you survived and you'll have less competition tomorrow. That's what matters. At least, you help me and Mutt escape from that fight when we met. No matter the score, make sure you'll survive or even win the final round of this Hell Race."
"Yeah…Thanks." Axel nodded and watch Mutt turning to the side and walk away, with the former waving a hand at them for Rose to wave back until they're gone, just as Axel noticed the other two Sabotagers walking towards them with their steeds, a composed smirk shown on only one face since the other doesn't even have one.
"Nice job, little man. You still got yourself alive for the spot for the winner of this year's Hell Race. How you feel, kid?" Striker remarked.
"Honestly...painful, especially since I almost got killed and beaten down by the other racers from yesterday to today, thanks to Riser and Jackson saving me." Axel admitted with a painful smile.
"Oh, so that's what happened." Striker chortled, turning his attention from Axel to both Jackson and Crikee with the latter seemingly face back at him. "Never thought even a Redemon like him would risk his life to help someone who can kill him with his Blessed weapon."
"Hey! If I didn't help out, we would have to see some other boring fuck be the winner or not give us an awesome entertainment of knocking his enemies with his burning and tumbling race car as the finisher! It'll just be old fucks yapping nonstop until we'll get bored! Right, Crikee!?" Jackson argued in anger while Crikee grumbled another noise that could be an agreement on Jackson's side.
"So...if today's your last day of being Sabotagers, what are you both going to do? You're not...going to watch me race until the end tomorrow, aren't you?" Axel asked with a timid smile, praying that their answer is no...
"Of course, we're going to watch you race tomorrow!" Jackson happily answered, dashing Axel's hopes when he looked down in defeat which Striker noticed to chuckle at his reaction.
"You got yourself into this mess of a race because of the people demanding you for blood. But since you managed to pull yourself up and got almost all the racers also hounding for yours for two days, you brought most of Hell wishing to see through the end. Don't stop there, kid." Striker voiced out of Axel's performances during the Hell Race, nothing caught his surprise than how Striker is genuinely impressed with him instead of dissing him just to make him look terrible, prompting Axel to slowly lift his head and watch Striker tugging his reins for Bombproof to slowly walk away with Jackson and Crikee following suit, both Hellhorse and Chameleon demon chuffle and grumble their noises at him before Axel watch the cowboy imp and hunter demon riding away through the park.
"Lord Riser!" Axel heard Karlamine's voice calling out to her master when he managed to spot Riser standing a bit farther from him and hugging his Knight crying her sadness in his embrace, with Yubelluna and Xuelan standing beside her partner. "I'm sorry that I couldn't save Isabela, Siris, and Tsubasa Yura. Please forgive me for failing my duties of protecting them!"
"It's not your fault, Karlamine, but the fault goes to that doucebags you two are forced to partner with until tomorrow. If they even think of hurting you two even with his threats, they'll answer to Riser once the race ends tomorrow." Riser assured while softly stroking the back of Karlamine's head with a hand, his face soured in fury for the racers for what happened to his members although he immediately express a faintly happy smile when he, Yubelluna, Karlamine, and Xuelan noticed Axel slowly walk towards them. "Axel! Congratulations on getting to the final race!" Riser congratulated.
"Thanks, Riser." Axel nodded with a sad frown. "...Are you okay? I'm sorry that I couldn't save some of your girls."
"Thank you for your condolences. Luckily, I had Yubelluna pull the girls' corpses out from their carnages and, as their King, Riser will use my powers as a Phenex to resurrect them back to life once all of this is done. But rest assured, Riser will watch your last race tomorrow. So, promise us and your friends to never die and win the Hell Race." Riser reassured with a shake of his head as Axel listened with a soft frown before his mouth tugged into a kind smile.
"Sure." Axel lowered his attention to face Karlamine and Xuelan after the former removed her arms from her master and the two girls stood in front of Axel. "Um, Miss Karlamine? Miss Xuelan? I know that we're sorta opponents, but...for wanting to kill me and how he must've mistreated you like how the other racers mistreated your friends, I hope you don't mind if I could beat Black Jack and Daiyamondo Bakku for you and my friends." Seeing their faces flinched in surprise at his words, Axel was taken back by Karlamine immediately compose herself and pulled one of her swords from her to hold it in front of her chest with the blade pointing upwards.
"Thank you, Sir Axel, for your pure honesty and kindness. Please see to it that you must win the Hell Race from those other failures of the soon-to-be late racers." Xuelan nodded, with Karlamine giving the impression of a recently knighted soldier from medieval times or in a fantasy story, although Axel didn't get to say something when he watch Yubelluna slowly walk in front of him, making him blush from almost peeking at her large breasts until he received a soft kiss on his forehead and feeling his cheeks being gently held by a pair of feminine hands, making his face flushing red when he is staring face to face with Yubelluna smiling like a seductive hostess.
"Make sure you do it, young man. For those who want you alive." Yubelluna said, removing her hands off of Axel's face and walking back to stand near Riser's side as they, their Knight, and Axel looked at the other side and see Charlie, Vaggie, Angel Dust, Nifty, Alastor, and even Husk running towards them, slowly cheering him up for what happened and mentally keeping his word and now Yubelluna's promise as he can hear the girls of his group calling out to him in worry...also dreading of receiving a brief punishment from Vaggie for creating that accidental win. "Axel!"