"…A-AXEL, PLEASE SAVE ME! I CAN TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN! DON'T LET THIS VILE DEMON KILL ME!"
Axel wildly jump onto his butt on the bed and loudly gasp his horror from the nightmare he just had, from last night's fight with Raynare and his murderer, mostly her monstrously sadistic death by Alastor but what should be in his mind other than that is the fact he had a demon form. Again, he tried to remember what happened since he cannot recall anything after finding out the truth of his death and before he, Mutt, and Rose almost died if not for Alastor being there at the right time. Just the sight of Raynare's fear when she was dragged through Alastor's tentacle portal is enough to terrify him or anyone, human or demon or anything else.
Closing his eyes, Axel tries to crack the gears in his mind and remember what he knows about his demon form; based on his fire powers and awareness that he was in the air before Rose caught him from falling to the ground right before their attempted deaths. It was when he recalls glimpses of having four dragon wings with rocket ends, breathing fire, claws, and a flaming tail that Axel can guess that he turned into himself but with a few draconian traits as his demon form. Maybe, Axel mused, any rage moments he had must've triggered his demon form since he was furious that he was murdered in an awful plot, and he almost transformed when the other racers tried to kill him the night before the second race. Speaking of which...
"I have to do it…." Axel decided to himself, his face hardened with a determined sneer and gripping his hands on the bedsheets. "I have to win the Hell Race. For everyone and the hotel…"
"Mmh, good luck trying, big boy." Axel blinked in the surprise of hearing a familiar voice slurring in his sleep as he look at his side and found himself being accompanied by who of all people in his room and on his bed since he sleeps alone before Axel froze when the sleeping bed mate slowly rise and crawl towards him until Axel sees a naked spider demon sitting on top of his waist with his upper arms wrapping around his neck and give the startled owner of the room a tired but still seductive smirk showing his sharp teeth. "Oh, when can we do harder, Daddy?"
"…. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"I say, I say! Ladies, Gentlemens, and all of Hell! I say that the time has come for the final day of this year's Hell Race, where the winner is among our four finalists. Black Jack, El Diablo, Daiyamondo Bakku, or will it be our new Angel Killer, Axel!? I say that today is a good day, folks!" The entire Hell including the different parts of the other Rings outside of Pride cannot contain their happiness now that the third and final race of the Hell Race will proceed as planned especially since there has been a report that Sir Pentious, although surprisingly survived from the dangerous stunt he made onto the Pride Ring just to be an unofficial Sabotager, is severely banned from future Hell Races for causing the death of three Hell Racers and countless others outside of the Hell Race although Axel cannot help but wonder how to ban a psychotically crazy Sinner Demon from a Hell Race.
Other than that, Axel just found out from hearing a few whispers from some other demons when he and the others arrived at the racetracks, that ever since the start of the Hell Race two days ago; the other residents from both the Pride and Greed Rings have been placing bets on the racers to motivate the greedy demons for a large amount of Hell cash and see who gets to live and die. From what he heard more of the demons were unknowingly being eavesdropped on by the one they were betting on; initially, the majority of the Pentagram City were betting on his death in the first race for being a newcomer, although the other Hell Racers only receives a few picks on bets. But as he managed to survive the first two days; the bets on him decreased drastically until Axel was relieved that all four finalists have an equal number of bets but still a ridiculous amount that would've made a poor human soul filthy rich in seconds with filthy cash.
Another thing that worries Axel as he left Charlie and the others since Vaggie is currently reprimanding Angel Dust for sneaking into his room this morning, although he can tell that Angel Dust never cared nor felt guilt for his actions, was that he can hear some of the comments regarding last night from the audience bearing suspicion in their faces and voices.
"Hey, did you hear some screaming last night?"
"Yeah, something about a Fallen Angel and begging to take someone to Heaven?"
"I did hear something about that and hearing Axel's name? Could it be another brawl between him and another fucking angel?"
"Yeah right…" Making sure no one will notice him and demand him for those rumours that are secretly the truth, Axel hid his face with his hand and hurriedly jog towards his car, first noticing that instead of a row of two, all four race cars have been parked in a single line starting from Daiyamondo Bakku's car at the far end at Axel's left, then El Diablo and Black Jack at the two cars in the middle, and Axel's car at the other end. At least there's no last-minute change to make his Camero parked behind the three cars unlike being put in last place by Helmut at the start of yesterday's race. Right when the time for the race to start goes near, Axel suddenly heard a whistle that attracted him to look at the audience as in the front, getting his astonishment shifted into happiness and excitement, are Riser, Yubelluna, Mutt Dogman, and Rose sitting on the benches while beside them at the open gap as space between the audience benches are Jackson Kills and Striker sitting on Crikee and Bombproof, with almost all his friends waving at him while the cowboy only nodded at him with amusement and anticipation on their faces and mind for Axel's last performance for this race. Nonetheless, Axel happily waves back for their greetings even toward Striker just because he feels like it for the kindness on the racer's heart.
"Boy." Axel heard a familiar voice calling to him from behind when he turned around and see Daiyamondo Bakku, in his racing attire, walking towards him and away from El Diablo and Black Jack who have yet to arrive in the race and head to their cars, giving everyone a bit more time before the four can get to racing. Although he immediately reacted to the racer getting closer to him by almost pulling his Blessed Weapon out of his body and ready to fight, yet managed to control himself, Axel noticed in surprise that Daiyamondo Bakku is still calm and not even showing himself to lift a fist when he stood in front of him and raise a hand with a wave, tempting to ease Axel's worrying of a brawl that might not happen. "I need to talk with you about something. It has nothing to do with forcing you to withdraw from the race."
"W…What is it?" Axel asked with a raised eyebrow and suspicion in his voice.
"Don't be surprised. I happened to watch your fight with the Fallen Angel and her servant last night; the ones who admit that they killed you and made you come here…and how you were in your Demon Form." Daiyamondo Bakku informed with a faint sigh out on his lips for noticing the racer's suspicion although he managed to see Axel's red eyes blink and his body tensed in dismay from realizing the purpose of this conversation, bringing the yakuza Sinner Demon to sigh his relief. "Oh, good you didn't see me. Don't worry, I'm not saying that you are terrible when you and your two Sabotager friends lost and had to rely on the Radio Demon, and I ain't telling that to those other fools. I'm just saying…. the fact you lost yourself in rage as you fight that demon and Fallen Angel bitch, just like how you nearly tried to kill us when we almost killed you for real two nights ago…it would be like me with my men."
Axel tilted his head and stare at him with surprise, confusion, and curiosity about Daiyamondo's words, tempted to ask him without wasting time and trying not to be offensive that could get killed about the other. Luckily, the last part didn't happen when Daiyamondo managed to break the silence once again.
"…Axel. I don't care if you win or lose the Hell Race. I want you to show me the best you can be when you try to kill us when we race." Axel blinked his eyes and released a soft noise of a gasp, realizing that Daiyamondo is only the one out of the entire racers of this year's Hell Race to call him by his name instead of derogatory terms and insults. Once he quickly calms down from the surprising calm conversation with the surprisingly sane racer, Axel softly but still faintly smiles his confidence with a grin and gives himself a fist thrust in front of him.
"…I'm not sure about killing you guys or winning the race, but I'll give it my all to beat this race and protect my friends," Axel assured as he sees and hears Daiyamondo Bakku harrumph his response to the other's determination and turns around to walk to his race car…although Axel could've sworn or hallucinated that he noticed a faint curl of the Sinner Demon's lips in a subtle smile instead of the stoic glower the veteran racer always presented around him in Hell.
"Make sure you do." Daiyamondo Bakku curtly hoped as Axel couldn't help but smile his amusement for the other guy just when he notices Charlie and Vaggie running towards him after parting from Angel Dust, Alastor, Nifty, and Husk walking to take their seats and join the audience even when Axel can tell that, despite joining them for three days, the other audiences are still terrified of Alastor. But judging by the worried scowls with Vaggie's bearing anger and suspicion, Axel can guess that the two may have noticed Axel conversing with one of his attempted demon murderers earlier.
"Axel! Was that Daiyamondo Bakku?" Charlie asked, checking Axel's body from top to bottom if Daiyamondo tried to harm him.
"What did he try to do to you now?" Vaggie demanded, already pulling out her Holy spear and almost stomping towards the other side of the line if not for Axel hurriedly and tenderly grabbing her by the shoulders with his hands, stopping her from trying to get into trouble by attacking a Hell Racer before the final race could even start.
"Don't worry. He told me something that I didn't know about it until now and hope that I'll do better than in the previous two races for the finals. At least I know he's surprisingly more polite than Black Jack and El Diablo." Axel reassured with a smile that prompted Charlie and Vaggie to glance at each other before turning their heads back to face Axel with puzzlement on their faces and raised eyebrows. But they didn't get to ask for more information when Wally Wackford announced the start of the Hell Race with Daiyamondo Bakku, Black Jack, and El Diablo already getting inside their cars with Riser's girls Xuelan and Karlamine already joining their 'partners', forcing Vaggie to begrudgingly walk away from Axel and Charlie, not before giving her girlfriend and friend a comfortingly reassuring hug and head to El Diablo's 1966 Buick Riviera just as Axel and Charlie hurriedly and sadly get inside the Chevrolet Camaro SS.
Once all four drivers and Navigators are set and more pumped out to end this Hell Race, and with the help of the flag-painted winged succubus and the blares of the race's sirens, it's another good start with the four Hell Racers kicking the gas and speed their cars like hell while the audiences cheer louder than ever which will grow higher until the Heavens might hear once the verdict is set.
"Hell! Let's say for a good end of the Hell Race!" Wally Wackford excitedly declared to the uplifting audience.
Luckily to Axel and Charlie, now that most of the aggressive racers are dead, the two can assume and see that it WILL be a slightly peaceful race unless they can see both El Diablo and Black Jack have already proceeded to sabotage him by either or both of them trying to hit their race cars at the sides of Axel's Camero by rapidly swerving to the sides, forcing Axel to hastily accelerate, decelerate or reverse his car multiple times while still proceeding through the road for the race, to the point that everyone will be confused about which of the three of four Hell Racers are in second, third, or last place while unknowingly leaving Daiyamondo Bakku resume racing away as first place.
'Jesus, make up your mind! We didn't even reach the first weapons checkpoint! What about hitting Daiyamondo!?' Axel angrily argues in his mind after speeding his car but was unable to avoid receiving a harsh slam at the back that almost topples Axel over the air and wrecks the Camero SS with the driver looking over at the window and side-view mirror to see it was Black Jack's Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Truck. "Axel!" Axel heard Charlie gasping her horror and hastily shift his attention between the racing track/ road of the Pentagram City and what Charlie is seeing at her side of the car only for Axel to quickly pull the steering wheel to the left and take a turn to the other road in a circle, thankfully dodge El Diablo trying to ram his Buick Riviera at the side only for Axel and Charlie to witness the Sinner Demon hitting and knocking a large street light off the pavement in front of a Hell-version of an electronic shop, also getting Axel into second place but still far from Daiyamondo Bakku.
After knowing they have been chasing and sabotaging each other for fifteen minutes, all four Hell Racers have reached and drove past the first weapons checkpoint, switching on all four cars' machinery by the whirling sounds of its ammunition ready to shoot their bullets at either of them.
"Oi, puta! Shoot everything at them!" Diablo commanded in irritation for being in last place without seeing Vaggie snarling her rage at him for his harsh words again, tempting to strike her Holy spear at him for not only his awful personality but also for trying to kill her and Axel that night the latter was almost killed as sabotage, but unfortunately had to hold herself and hurriedly types the button controls to switch on the four MG42 machine guns at the hood and four FN P90 submachine guns at the grill to start firing like mad at either of the three, leaving the three Browning M1919A4 Machine Guns at the trunk inactive yet. 'Please miss Axel and Charlie! Please miss Axel and Charlie!' Vaggie mentally prayed in apprehension and worry.
"Hey, use the weapons now! I want those assholes dead and covered with holes!" Black Jack yelled at Karlamine in the middle of controlling the two side-mounted M61 Vulcan cannons and four Browning GAU-21/A Machine guns from the hood and the four RPG-7s and M136 AT4 bazookas on the roof flying onto the air and left them falling onto the road and almost hit beside the tyres of Daiyamondo Bakku and Axel's cars, leaving El Diablo unscathed due to the truck not having any weapons behind even when the other managed to drive on par beside Black Jack. However, even from their places, Black Jack witnesses one of his RPGs descending from the air and onto the top of Axel's Chevrolet Camaro….
BOOM!
Charlie screamed her horror as she and Axel managed to cower and almost fell off their seats from the deafening explosion that burst on top of their heads and their roof just when the two can feel the heavy wind almost blowing them off of their car, luckily didn't for wearing the seatbelts even when the driver managed to hold themselves and the car from tumbling over like a car accident, but Charlie and Axel stared at each other in worry from quickly getting back on their seats and realizing the now roofless state of their race car that must've been thrown away from the attack with the driver continuing to steer the wheel and not get distracted or get themselves in more accidents during the race.
"Oh, no, the roof is gone! We don't have any guns other than the front! And we're reaching the last checkpoint!" Charlie cried.
'Shit!' Axel gritted his teeth as he kept changing the velocity to accelerate, reverse, and swerve his car in different directions to avoid getting shot by El Diablo's Browning M1919A4 Machine Guns now firing at them multiple times without giving them new bullet wounds until El Diablo stopped firing for Axel to realize he and Charlie are now last place with no speed and defence while the three cars are now speeding up until Axel can only see the blurry glimpses of their cars soon to disappear from their sights. He must do something to get back with the other racers while protecting both himself and Charlie from their attacks. 'Come on, there must be a way to stop them from trying to kill us!' After some quick and wild thoughts, while making sure to avoid all of Black Jack and El Diablo's ammunition until they have run out before they could get to the second and last weapon's checkpoint, Axel somehow thought of one…one that he can tell and guess that Charlie and everyone may not like it. But it's still an emergency and he doesn't have a choice!
'Please…give me the strength to control myself!' Axel mentally demanded with anger and determination on his face, feeling his insides burning in a familiar sensation he felt last night.
"Charlie…I'm sorry." Axel apologized, catching Charlie's surprise and concern when she heard him say sorry with such sorrow and almost scream his name in fright from watching Axel quickly jump off his seat and swiftly hold himself with his arms and legs outstretched as if he is the car's hood instead with one of his hands manage to hold and tilt the steering wheel to successfully move the car on the road without losing control, although Charlie almost call out and grabs onto him to place him down on his seat, not wanting him to get hurt and fell off the moving car from holding himself in a dangerous stunt like a feral animal when she managed to pull herself back and almost got burned by the sudden burst of flames that erupted all over him from head to toe and strangely growing bigger and longer until the fire immediate extinguished out of Axel…what she saw happen to him caught her horror right when she heard the loud animalistic-like growl ringing the air from where Axel's voice is now replaced until he must control himself to revert to normal…
"D-D-Did you see that, folks!? I say that Axel has surprisingly shown his Demon Form for the first time in the Hell Race and possibly in Hell!" Wally Wackford gasped in flabbergasted horror as he and the entire audience gawked their horror at the Jumbo-screen revealing Axel surprisingly holding himself onto his almost broken Camero and revealing his flaming, draconian-like demon form now that the hood of his Chevrolet Camaro is gone with Princess Charlie Morningstar remaining seated at the passenger seat albeit staring at her partner in fright of his new state, and instead of his now-clawed hands which are holding them at the front while his legs are at the back, the steering wheel is now being controlled by the extinguished end of Axel's flaming tail coiling the top part and surprisingly not burned by the contact.
"What?! Axel can turn into a Dragon Demon!?" Riser gasped in bewilderment as he watches the Jumbo-screen showing Axel's demon form as it's been a while since Riser has seen anything relating to dragons although the recent memories he had of the actual Dragons once made Riser terrified which he never had a fear of them before until he had to meet and fought one of their Dragon Emperors. First, he won against that Hyodou in a Rating Game but ended up defeated in a personal battle, both those battles were for who gets to have his ex-fiancé's hand.
"Wait, Lord Riser! Have you forgotten that Lady Rias Gremory and the Red Dragon Emperor helped cure your Dragon phobia?" Yubelluna reminded with a calm scowl but her tone hisses concern when she grasps her hands against Riser's left hand after noticing the shock on her King's face. Feeling Yubelluna's hands and recalling his ex-fiancé and her true love and his former enemy, Riser softly gasps his surprise and immediately remembers those two devils with how they were willing to break their resentment with each other and help Riser get back on his feet after falling into a deep slump from his defeat with the Red Dragon Emperor, despite their rough starts. "…Yes, you're right. I'm sorry for my reaction, Yubelluna." Riser sighed his assurances, gently holding onto Yubelluna's hands even when he already calmed down and resume watching the Jumbo-screen with the other audiences.
"Holy shit, the kid can turn to a fire-breathing lizard!" Jackson Kills cried in shock although he immediately whistled and shout his eccentric excitement alongside Crikee rumbling its noises in happiness and Striker's eyes widened and his sharp-teeth mouth grinned like a sadistic madman for witnessing Axel turning into his draconian demon form at the broadcast. "That's fucking awesome! Go, kid, go!"
"What the hell is happening to the brat?" Black Jack demanded in dumbfounded rage and astonishment as he and El Diablo managed to see what's happening to the last place Hell Racer from looking at both their side-view mirrors and turning their heads over their windows, not expecting to see that wimpy and weak-hearted loser to turn into a vengeful and powerful-looking demonised version of himself just as they managed to see that Chevrolet Camaro SS strangely speeding up faster than usual and quickly getting closer until it is right on their tails, alarming the two racers in ire from noticing that Axel's new demon wings as rockets at the ends of his wings that must've been helping him cheat his way to sped past them for first place. Black Jack and El Diablo were distracted from snarling their rage at Axel's surprising method to get his vehicle closer to them, that they weren't realizing that they are avoiding Daiyamondo Bakku who is still accelerating away from the other three Hell Racers at the first place.
'Nice. Show us what you got, boy!' Daiyamondo Bakku mentally praised with a glance at his side-view mirror to see that through his rage, he assumes that Axel is still determined to win the Hell Race even with his surprising cheat. Although he won only two previous Hell Races, Daiyamondo Bakku knows that the use of demon forms is prohibited even if this is Hell, but since he can tell that the audience will be crazily excited for seeing a new Sinner Demon's demon form, perhaps this can be the only exception for this year.
"Hold off with the weapons until we reach past the last checkpoint. We will use them to fight off those two like before but not on Axel." Daiyamondo Bakku calmly ordered Xuelan whom he knows she also noticed what was happening behind them from looking at her side-view mirror by the shock on her face but instantly calms down and nodded her agreement with the order, pressing onto the buttons with her fingers to lock the restraints of the AMC Javelin's machinery.
'Axel, I hope we know what I think you're doing with that form.' Xuelan prayed with a sadness hidden in her confident glower once she noticed that Daiyamondo Bakku's Javelin have raced past the second and last weapons checkpoint alongside the others behind them. 'And I hope Lord Riser won't get his Dragon phobia back from seeing it.'
"Axel, be careful!" Charlie warned in horror and hold onto herself against her seat and seatbelt with her hands, since the controls for the car's now destroyed weaponry rendered her role ineffective but caring less of anything but watching Axel's revealed demon form expertly controlling the car and holding onto himself and protecting Charlie from the two of the three Hell Racers' ammunition once all four emerged out of the checkpoint and proceed to race for the finishing line at the other side of the Pentagram City. Like possibly everyone, Charlie wonders in her disbelief how did Axel manage to use his demon form for the first time since she knows that a new Sinner Demon of Hell will be temporarily out of control and go into a violent frenzy whenever he or she transforms for the first time. And as the Princess of Hell for centuries, Charlie knows how dangerous it is from seeing a demon's transformation first-hand. But Axel has never shown his demon form when he got into Hell and joined the Hell Race until now. The only possible reason that could've happened to him to use his Demon form might be when he left the Happy Hotel last night for an evening jog before dinner, which she also sent Alastor out of the hotel to get him when everyone realized that he was a bit late.
'This is crazy…but also awesome!' Axel realized in surprise as he controls the rocket ends of his wings to increase their speed and helped catch up with the other racers until he is now between first and second place against Daiyamondo Bakku, again making El Diablo and Black Jack in third and last place. The moment he turned into his demon form, Axel noticed a few differences between the first time of his transformation and right now. Unlike last night when he felt something controlling him inside and see nothing but red to become a crazy maniacal demon hellbent on destroying his murderers and almost his two Sabotager friends, Axel realized that he still has his mind and sanity to see his current conditions and surroundings and control himself, quickly adapting on using his demon form during the Hell Race by controlling the speed of his rocket-ended wings.
Hearing the clocking noises from behind from his now-hearing sensitive ears in this form, Axel quickly looks over his shoulders a few times and will his tail to twist the steering wheel strong enough for the Camero SS to wildly spun itself until the half intact car is now reversing but still racing through the road by reducing his rocket ends to almost shut themselves off with Axel now glaring at Daiyamondo Bakku, El Diablo, and Black Jack in front of him when the latter two immediately had their machine guns, PRGs, and bazooka guns now firing at him.
"Goddammit, that brat!" Black Jack cursed in rage as he watches the demon-formed loser using his dragon wings to both escalate the speed of his Chevrolet Camaro until he's now first place in front of all three Hell Racers and deflect all the bullets he and El Diablo aim and shot them at him, even as Daiyamondo Bakku is being a pussy and avoid sabotaging him nor shooting his arsenal at him. But no matter how many times the RPGs and bullets exploded multiple times from hitting his wings, the occasional smokes immediately disperse and show that Axel and the weak Princess of Hell are unscathed from his revealed bulletproof wings.
Before he could order the human-formed Devil Knight of that Phenex asshole from releasing his last RPG that could fly and surely kill that loser by blowing off his head, a startled gasp from the Navigator caught Black Jack's attention to see Axel's mouth strangely releasing wisps of black smoke out of his mouth gritting his teeth in fury and looks like he's about to blow a fuse…just as the other three Hell Racers and their Navigators were too late to react from Axel opening his mouth and release a shockingly wide path of his fire powers like a dragon, immediately blinded their vision and prompt the people inside the cars to gasp their shock and pain of feeling the hellish flames washing over them but not enough to incinerate them.
"Que Demonios!" El Diablo howled in befuddlement as he and Vaggie apprehensively start their attempts to stomp their hands and try to extinguish the flames out of themselves and their surroundings to hopefully not explode the Buick Riviera with them inside despite not feeling themselves burning while El Diablo try to control his steering since the windshield is showing nothing but wild hellfire, further shocking Vaggie of how Axel can successfully control his firepower with such little time of being in Hell although she promised that she can help train him to use his pyrokinesis better. After guessing that a couple of seconds are wasted, El Diablo and Vaggie witness that the flames all over them are instantly extinguished and disperse out of existence…with El Diablo noticing in horror through his ferocity that, although the car is surprisingly intact without any burns, Axel's fire breath has melted all the car's artillery until the hood, trunk, and roof of the Riviera is now covered with melted copper and steel and the controls to utilise them is now useful.
Ignoring El Diablo's Spanish cursing for Axel's stunt, Vaggie hastily looks over the open window and sees that, like El Diablo, Daiyamondo Bakku's Javelin and Black Jack's Dodge Ram Dually Truck have their artillery melted with the latter shown to be as vexed as El Diablo for that firepower just when Vaggie felt her body thrown back inside the Riviera and almost hit El Diablo's right side from brashly twisting his steering wheel to the side without warning. But right when she was about to argue, or even either punch her fist or jab her Holy Spear at the driver, Vaggie realized the reason from looking in front of where the four Hell Racers are that caught her surprise and El Diablo's fury…inside she is praying the best for the best of her and her friends.
'That's the finish line!' Axel realized after lowering his head and looking between his legs separated from his position, the moment he used his tail to make another turn, for his upside-down vision to see he is now heading quicker to the starting and finishing line, managed to see the flabbergasted audience watching him from both the Jumbo-screen and personally, but quickly lift his head and see Daiyamondo Bakku is now side to side with him without even ramming towards him, not even sabotage him once since the start of this Hell Race's first day.
'Okay, too fast! Please change back!' Immediately after mentally shouting in horror to change back before he could accidentally harm himself and Charlie like before from the insane speed he caused, Axel again felt his body shuddering upon his mental command but the burning sensation he had in demon form quickly reduce the tenacity while his vision and body again burst into another short explosion all over him for only three seconds.
Alarmed but relieved from feeling the empty feeling on his head, back and ass where his horns, wings and tail should be and a faint check on his hands and feet to see that he turns back to normal, Axel wildly uses his reflex to jump and land himself back on his driver seat, hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals without pressing on the gas since his earlier speed managed to get side to side with Daiyamondo fighting for first place when the two reach to the finish line with the other two following them from behind as the end of the race. But the verdict is unsure once Axel, Daiyamondo, El Diablo, and Black Jack swiftly hit the brakes, releasing harsh noises and heavy smoke coming out of their engines and wheels while the four racing cars almost crash into each other but luckily didn't after parking each other away and leaving long and black tire tracks on the road.
Curious for everyone to stay silent and stare their mixed puzzlement at the racers, the majority stare their bewilderment or horror at Axel's revealed demon form, the entire Pentagram City hurriedly stares at the Jumbo-screen, and Hell-phones for the residents outside of the Pride Ring of Hell as they watch the replay showing Axel and Daiyamondo Bakku's instant finish but in slow motion, initially showing that they have reached it at the same time…right when the clip rewind itself and put into extra slow motion immediately show the true results and the winner of this year's Hell Race!
"I say, I say, for the first time ever; the winner of the Hell Race is… Axel! What a first of Hell Race history, everyone!" Wally Wackford concluded with excitement that almost made him fall off the stands as he along with the entire audience of the Pentagram City starts cheering and howling Axel's name even before he and Charlie hurriedly exited and fell off the Chevrolet Camero, landing recklessly onto the ground before climbing themselves on their feet while looking around the area in astonishment flashing on their faces for the people cheering for him, although Charlie stared at Axel with her worry for the latter shifted to bear happiness and relief for his surprising victory of this year's Hell Race. "Axel! Axel! Axel! Axel!"
"Axel, you did it!" Axel and Charlie heard Vaggie's voice calling to the former and see her running away from the furious El Diablo and his slightly melted car, holding her arms up to wrap them around Charlie for both girlfriends to happily embrace each other for their safety and victory, with Axel smiling his happiness at them before the three are greeted by Angel Dust, Alastor, Nifty, Husk, Striker riding on Bombproof, Jackson Kills on Crikee, Rose on Mutt, Yubelluna, Karlamine, and Xuelan.
"Wow...never thought you won the Hell Race, hot stuff." Angel Dust confessed with an amazed frown while Alastor only smile his amusement at Axel with a glance at Mutt and Rose, who both noticed that expression for the former to back away to the side with an apprehensive glower directed to the Radio Demon before he stood closer to Axel.
"Good job, kid! For both winning the Hell Race and showing the entire Hell of your demon form! Course you're better at controlling it now than when you first used it last night." Mutt congratulated with a grin.
"Well, how about that? You actually pull it off, for a little hog. You make a fine Hell Racer, course unless you don't want to take part in the future races after this." Striker remarked with an amused smile and a wink of an eye. Bombproof, however, neighs what Axel could assume it's happiness towards him.
"...Hmm, depends. If you guys don't mind, I'm doing it for the hotel." Axel thought aloud with a painful but confidently kind smile.
"Whatever the hell you want is up to you if you have some fun racin'! Right, Crikee?" Jackson waved a free hand not holding his sniper rifle against his right shoulder as the answer he asked and received from his giant chameleon demon is a loud purr of agreement from the happy Jackson Chameleon demon right as Axel received a hug from Yubelluna, forcing a blush out of his cheeks from shock from feeling her breasts pressing against the side of his head.
"Congratulations, Young Lord Axel." Yubelluna praised as Xuelan and Karlamine clapped and gave him their congratulations. Away from the group, the three racers watched the scene with two of them snarling their rage at the victor they believed that it was unfair.
"Damn it! We're beaten by a fucking brat!" Black Jack growled in rage at the sight of Axel's face showing the happiness of being the first winner of his debut Hell Race and managed to hear El Diablo muttering to himself with gritted teeth. "That Mocoso Estúpido..." But before they could stomp towards them, planning to beat him up even if he has his Sabotager friends that could protect him like a sissy princess with an army of knights at her orders, a hot hand grabbed them by the back of their throats and forcefully held them standing and grunt and gasp their pain of such scorching sensations burning in their skin from behind, yet they cannot see the man holding them grinning his fury.
"Excuse me, gents. But Riser believes that you two were mistreating my Knight and two friends of Riser for these three days. Riser hopes you two can provide a challenge for what you and your fucking friends did to this year's winner of the Hell Race?" Riser hissed while slowly increasing the temperature of his hands and listening to Black Jack and El Diablo screaming for the start of his torture for their actions toward his girls and Axel during the Hell Race. "Surprisingly, Xuelan told Riser that you didn't do anything worth harming her physically and mentally before and during the races." Riser turned his head and look over his shoulder to confess his suspicion to Daiyamondo Bakku who only stood behind and didn't follow the two losers.
'I can't tell him that I'm willing to control the car and let her control the guns to take out the trash.' Daiyamondo Bakku mentally admitted with a chortle released from his lips smirking his amusement and watch Axel receiving multiple congratulations from his friends and some of the audience. 'Good job, kid. Hope to race with you next year.'
After a brief attempt to escape from the audience trying to get their hands on him, especially by the seductive sex demons to the point that it took Angel Dust and Alastor using a few of their powers and the former's weapon arsenal to back them off for their lives, Axel, Charlie, and the gang excluding the Overlord who went off to the Cannibal Colony returned to the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel with the princess happily suggesting for a celebration dinner for Axel's victory and the end of the Hell Race which got the winner, Nifty, and even Vaggie and Husk to agree with the idea although Axel jokingly guesses that the latter just wanted more booze to be more than wasted. But right as everyone was about to head to their rooms and rest or do whatever the hell they want, the group stopped by hearing the door softly knocking outside, unlike how an aggressive demon would give. First seeing and trying to calm Axel and Vaggie down when they were almost about to pull out their Blessed Weapons in case it's either someone trying to vandalise the hotel or possibly Daiyamondo Bakku, Black Jack, and El Diablo seething revenge, Charlie nervously walks towards the doors and slowly pull them back until it's wide enough for a large figure to come in, having her eyes closed for a few seconds before she slowly blinks them open...
...Only to gasp her surprise of not expecting to be greeted by a group of Sinner Demons, counted to be 13 and all look tamed and civil citizens instead of being angry and sadistic brutes that would harass her for her redemption plans and lack of courtesy to Hell royalty.
"Excuse me. Is this the Happy...or Hazbin Hotel?" The purple sheep-like woman demon asked with hesitance after briefly looking at the sign with some of her friends also noticing the sign before back to Charlie who hurriedly and kindly led them all in, still taken back by the sudden visit from several Sinner Demons.
"Oh... yes? Please come in. Can we help you all?" Charlie asked, quickly waving a hand at Vaggie and Axel to lower their Holy weapons.
"We're some of the Sinner Demons who were sent to Hell for sins that we either accidentally commit or forced to do so. Axel told us of how he died and insisted us of staying here for your redemption plan." A tall and lean eel demon wearing a black suit with a grey shirt underneath, and dark reddish-grey pants that leave his tail sticking out of his butt introduced himself and the other demons of the group who nodded the agreement of their purpose in visiting the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel, startling Charlie to look at Axel also as surprised as she and the others are, but a smile quickly flashed on his face just when Charlie glance back at the new group of Sinner Demons possibly willingly to be the hotel's patrons.
"We were initially apprehensive of coming here due to your... interview at the 666 News last week. But thanks to watching the Hell Race and the propositions from Axel, Mutt Dogman, Rose, and even that Redemon Jackson Kills when they told us, we wish to give your plan a try and go to Heaven while having protection away from the rowdy brutes that tried to kill us, no matter how long it takes...even if you have the Radio Demon in here. " The sea-creature-looking demon with glasses, aquamarine horns, fin-like ears and a long tail, and dressed in a red apron over a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants and black and white sneakers explained with a nervous smile when mentioning Alastor's name that also caught the other demons' worry in their smiles or frowns, bringing the feline demon carrying a saxophone to pat the other's back with a reassuring smile for the sea creature demon when everyone heard him muttering to himself. 'I lost my job at the cafe because he kept feeding the crows...'
"O-Oh, don't worry about Alastor! I'll make sure that he won't do any harm to everyone in here. If you all still want to stay in the Happy Hotel, please make yourselves at home." Charlie assured with the best smile she can muster as her enthusiasm managed to get everyone to relax and composedly allow themselves to converse with the others even as they are a few men who boldly talk with Angel when he suddenly flirts back at him.
"I hope you don't mind if I confess, Your Majesty; The sin I committed was fighting off a group of burglars from sneaking into my house. I was doing in for defence." The snake-looking demon that looks different from Sir Pentious with green scales, shades for his black hole of eyes, a hat over his bald head, and dressed in a white shirt and blue and white striped vest, spoke and confess which prompted a few of them to join their sides, chuckled with a sad smile as his expression and the sincere honesty of his crime made Charlie's eyes widened with tears almost blinding her vision and lips puckering in a pout.
"I tried to stop some kids from taking drugs, but they dared told their parents that I gave them, and one of them hired a hitman on me. I managed to kill the bitch who called him when she died last year, tho. But I wish to repent for what I've done." The sheep demon from earlier alongside her two male friends joining her side said with Charlie taking her hooves when the other reach her arms towards her to hold them and nervously confess her sin which the other two also help her by also confessing their sins.
"As you can see, I was once a famous saxophone player where I came from. But I was raped on stage by the drunk customers, and I killed those bastards with my instrument until I was shot to death by the police. Hope the hotel doesn't mind entertainment from the best!" The first friend is a tall and feline-like demon with blue and pink neon-coloured markings on his head, and tail slicked back darker purple hair, dressed in a black turtleneck shirt and matching pants with a purplish-blue vest and indigo tie, and black and white shoes, confessed with a confident smile as he held his black saxophone with blue and pink neon buttons on his clawed hands and proceed to play a short tune, immediately amazing the people of the soothing sound he plays before he stopped to wink his eye at Charlie who clapped her happiness for a performer as a patron.
"I... accidentally push myself, my ex, and her shitty lover off a cliff and down into the sea. I was so furious of being cheated even when the three of us got in Hell that I..." The second friend, which is the timid sea-creature-looking ex-waiter shyly admits with a saddened smile that his friends and Charlie can see that he is going to break down in angry tears but the saxophone-playing cat demon and their sheep friend quickly wrap their arms around him in an embrace and worry on their faces, surprisingly manages to calm the ex-waiter down when he sighs and relax against their arms. "Sorry. At least I have the most wonderful people with me right now. I hope, to get myself working again, I don't mind being everyone's waiter for the hotel…except for the Radio Demon."
"Oh, thank you all for telling me your sins and wishes. Don't worry, with us giving you all the best hospitality, you'll be safe by the Happy Hotel's best...protection!" Charlie tenderly proclaimed even when everyone can see that she almost bit her tongue when she added the protection part, bringing Axel, Vaggie, Nifty, and Husk to turn their attention to Angel who notice their reactions and react with confusion as if they knew he is NOT going to be the protection despite his weaponry arsenal.
"What?" Angel Dust shrugged his shoulders and raised an eyebrow.
"Did someone say protection? Cause we want to help!" A familiar voice shouted from outside the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel through the opened doors. Yet, no one helped close the door when a large figure ran and slid inside the room without knocking on anything and anyone who swiftly slide and leapt backwards. At the same time, Nifty quickly raced to the doors and close them shut once everyone realised the newcomer is a familiar face that caught their surprise, even when the feline saxophone player starts hissing his anger and his furred body stuck out like a feral cat for realising the Hellhound yet Axel immediately greeted the visitors in excitement. "Mutt! Rose!"
"Hey, kid. We've been thinking that we wanted to have a stable job and help with the hotel as bodyguards since you're staying here. If wherever you go in Hell leads to the fun of beating fuckers down, especially now that you have access to go to other Rings with us Hellborns, then that's where we want to come in and join the fun!" Mutt grinned and playfully nod at the angry cat demon now being comforted by the ex-waiter sea Sinner Demon to calm the other down, while Rose slid off his furred back and joined his side but, unlike before, Axel realized that Rose somehow brought in a young and underweight-looking skinny demon possibly younger than eighteen with an androgynous appearance, long and ruffled hair and dressed like a bellydancer with them. 'Oh no... don't tell me Rose can get pregnant!?' Axel dreaded.
"Oh, and I found this lost child who was thrown out of Prince Stolas's mansion by his fucking wife. Their name is Kimi and they told me that they were abused by a drunk father. Maybe this place can help them get to Heaven." Rose introduced the young demon he and Mutt brought with a calm smile, unaware that he indirectly answers Axel's mental question with not the worst of his mind to sigh his relief before he and Charlie glanced at the younger demon shyly speak and peeking out from hiding behind Rose's legs. "Hi..."
"Oh, My Goodness!" Charlie smiled her eccentric happiness and hurriedly but gently grab Kimi's body to twirl them around the air, to the startled young adult's happiness when they giggled before Charlie carefully place the young Sinner Demon, or victim from what Rose said, back on their feet. "Don't you worry, Kimi! The Happy Hotel will make sure we can give everyone good hospitality to take you all to Heaven!" Charlie reassured.
"Oh, thank you so much!" Axel smiled and felt his heart grow lighter when he first watches Kimi smiling their appreciation before Axel immediately grew tensed in fear from seeing Angel Dust walking towards Mutt and Rose, knowing full well of what is he going to do. "Ooh! A sexy Hellhound and Incubus joining us? Do you both think you can give me a good night fuck?"
"I don't know. Can you handle my package and jealous boyfriend?" Mutt purred with a seductive smirk even when he nodded at the side where Rose sneers his anger and jealousy at Angel for flirting with his partner, although the spider demon nonchalantly walked and stood between the two future workers of the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel with his upper arms slinging and resting on their shoulders. "Only one way to find out, big boy." Angel offered.
"So, Charlie? What do you think of the hotel's future?" Axel asked with relief of seeing Charlie embarrassedly shield Kimi's eyes and ears with her hands, to the child's confusion in their frown although the demon princess softly remove them off the other's head, smiling her happiness and tears of joy at Axel.
"This is amazing! Thank you for everything, Axel! With more patrons who can see our achievements and progress; we'll make sure that the Happy Hotel's plan is a success!" Charlie cheered with her hands rubbing on her cheeks for her hotel and redemption plan, opening her eyes from closing them when she answered Axel's question for the two to watch the now packed lobby and living room of the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel with Vaggie conversing with few of the new patrons, Angel still flirting with the seductive Hellhound and Incubus duo, Nifty resume cleaning everything in the room with her wild speed, and Husk drunkenly instructing the timid ex-café waiter and now waiter of the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel of his new rule. At the same time, the entire room is filled with more soothing and beautiful songs coming from the feline saxophone player standing against a wall and accompanied by his sheep friend bobbing her head to the beat with a satisfied smile.
'Yeah…' Axel agreed. If he continues to do whatever he can to help the Happy/ Hazbin Hotel by getting and convincing more patrons to help them get to Heaven and stop the overpopulation, his plans of how to do so range from taking part in future Hell Races depending on his and his friends' choices and protect innocent Sinner Demons from the aggressive ones with his Holy Weapon and demon form to do the trick. Now that he is satisfied with his new role in Hell, there is only one answer he can say for his and Charlie's friends' sake.
"Then let's do it!"
A/N: I had to rush this because as of this chapter, I'll be on a week's hiatus. Initially, Nitro told me of wanting to make a sequel for this and, although I find the idea nice, I'm afraid that I mentioned in the first chapter's A/N that this will be my last Hazbin Hotel/ Helluva Boss fanfic for I have no more interests in making anything of this fandom…but mostly because I don't know what to make for a sequel. I'm not a good Hazbin/ Helluva fanfic writer like those who truly love writing them. Here are my last two trivia of this chapter:
. The characters at the ending are the ones who debuted in Alastor's official comic because I find a few of the minor characters so good to pick favourites (My absolute favourite is the feline saxophone player, and I ship him with the café waiter). I just want Charlie to have more patrons for the hotel.
. The character Kimi is from my first Hazbin Hotel/ Helluva Boss Rated M fanfic Pleasure.
With that, I hope you don't mind reading, liking, and reviewing this story and I hope you enjoy it.