Here's the second chapter, and I promise this one will be longer, and I promise you that the journey is not going to be easy but Okuyasu won't go down easy or at all. Enjoy the chapter.
I don't own JJBA DIU or Helltaker.
Chapter 2: The Journey In Hell Begins, Now! The First One Of Many? Part 1
Okuyasu could only see black after entering the portal, but after a few minutes he woke to the smell of sulfur and ash, before him was a dark and rocky hellish landscape with blood red skies and dark clouds as far as he could see. He could hear the screams of eternal suffering from damned souls, he was here, he had made to Hell.
"Wow… so this is Hell." Okuyasu said, taking it all in. "It's exactly like I thought it was…" He said, then saw a human skull and look on and saw over a ton of skeletons. "Only so much worse."
This was so overwhelming, he was starting to have second thoughts but shook his head and focused on what he needed to do. He reminded himself of why he came here and could let himself lose sight of that goal.
"Get a grip!" He told himself and slapped his cheek. "Okay… let's check this place out."
Okuyasu started exploding Hell, but the punk was going to soon learn that he was not alone here. Not too far from the Stand User was a demonic creature, it was red and round with bat wings and a single big yellow eyes, it watched his every move closely.
At the Castle of Hell, currently there was a meeting going on as six shadowy figures were watching a large flat screen that it shows a video of Okuyasu. This has never happened before, no human has come to hell with their body intact, so how was one able to make it to hell now?
"This is an unusual situation…" A buff and muscular figure said in a lazy and tired tone.
"How in the Ten Levels of Hell is a human here!?" A tall and lanky figure shouted, their voice soaked in jealousy.
"How is he even able to survive?" A big and fat figure asked, their voice sounding bloated and stuffed. Who was also eating a bowl full of chili fries with extreme cheese.
"Who cares, one more human soul won't make a difference." A tone and physical perfect build figure said with arrogance in their voice. "His body won't survive."
"I could use one more soul in my collection." An average build figure said with greed in their voice. "Hell, I'll speed things up and take care of them now." They chuckle darkly.
"Why do you get to handle it!? If anyone should get that human's soul it's me!" the lanky figure shouted.
"I wouldn't mind having a go at him, I've never tasted real human flesh before." The fat figure said, drooling. "I wonder what his soul will taste like."
The group continue to argue on who gets to attack Okuyasu first and claim his soul, all while a female figure with red eyes with two dark grey bone golems behind her, watching the screen and observing Okuyasu.
"Leave him." Was all she said.
The other 5 look at their leader with a mix of shock and disbelief. None of them could understand why.
"W-What? But… but why!?" The lanky one asked.
"Whether he dies sooner or later doesn't matter, he's going to die." Their leader told them. "I'm not having any of you waste time on something like this." She said firmly. "Am I clear?" She said seriously.
"Understood, ma'am." All of them said.
"Good." She said casually. "Also, it seems like we're missing some members."
Then a male demon appeared through the double doors, they were wearing a black leather jacket and under it was a red shirt, black pants, grey boots with steel soles, and was wearing a white skull helmet with glowing red eyes and what appeared to have flames coming out from it like hair.
"Ah, glad to see you finally show up, Irae." She said with a huff.
"Hmmm." Irae grunted, then looked at the large screen of Okuyasu and remained silent for a while. "I'm guessing I missed something important?" He asked.
"Nothing much." She told him. "Is the task I had you do complete?" She asked.
"Yes." Irae answered. "It was a pain in the ass but I took care of it."
"Good." She said satisfied. "Dismissed."
All six demons nodded and left the room, leaving their boss as she continued to look at the large screen and simply observe Okuyasu.
"What are you up too, human?" She mentally asked.
Okuyasu continued to travel through Hell, and the area was like a cave of a volcano, only with more death and screams of pain and agony.
"Hell is more quiet then I thought, minus all the screaming." Okuyasu said, looking around. "Figure I would run into demons by now or… anything."
That would be a statement he would soon regret, because not even a second after he said those words, a horde of bone golems rushed him. He didn't have time to run and hit at full force the horde, the grabs at him and were trying to tear him apart! Okuyasu could feel them squeezing his body with a vice grip, he grits his teeth and before the can pull his body apart he calls out The Hand and attack with a rush barrage of fast and destroy them by smashing them into pieces, he was now free but more bone-golems charge at him like feral animals, but Okuyasu took care of them with another series of punches. He didn't see anymore and was able to catch his breath, he was panting and was already winded.
"How much energy did I use? It wasn't that much trouble taking care of those things." Okuyasu said, panting and could feel his body growing weaker. He shook off the fatigue and pushed onwards, determined to continue.
On his way he ran into more bone golems but with the help of his Stand he was able to best the skeleton beast with no problem, the only issue was the continuing fatigue when he fought them. If he remembers correctly, Hell had levels so the first thing Okuyasu needed to do was figure out which level he was on and figure where and how to get to the other levels, and then find a way out of Hell.
"Where in hell am I going to find a guide to help me with that?" Okuyasu asked himself.
His answer was given in the form of headache, he was then shown the image of a red business building that said, H.D.R on the building.
"Ow, that was weird. But oddly helpfully." Okuyasu said. "I hope that ritual or trip through the portal didn't leave any weird side-effects."
He continues with his trip through hell now that he had a destination in mind now. He fought off against bone golem on the way, he would say it was too easy but his constant fatigue made the journey more difficult. He wasn't even sure if he was going in the right direction but the slowly growing numbers in the horde of bone golems had to be a good sign, right?
Okuyasu was too tired and couldn't move any farther, his body was just too drained to continue, but he wasn't sure if he should fall asleep or more likely lose consciousness in Hell. But his body wasn't giving him a choice, and he leaned against a rock for support then he slowly slid down it. He couldn't move a muscle, he tried to keep his eyes open to look out for anymore danger of his eyelids growing more and more heavy, his vision grew blurry, he could feel his body shutting down on him and couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and finally lose consciousness.
All he could see was darkness, he couldn't move, he couldn't hear, he couldn't smell, all he could see was the pitch black darkness and eerie silence, the suffocating loneliness was enough to drive anyone mad! Was this to be his end? Were the depths of Hell too much for him to handle? Was he destined to die alone? Was his fate to die without completing his goal?
No. Okuyasu refused to let his end be so pathetic! He wasn't going to break down so easily and let his dream of a harem be only a dream! He chose this path and he was going to see through to the very end!
Okuyasu's body remained motionless, it only a matter of time his life force ran out and he would be reduced to a skeleton or a bone golem came by and killed him. That very fate was about to happen to him, a large and extra buff bone golem was passing through and saw Okuyasu's body the creature advance to the punk held him by his head and waist, it was about to rip him in half but then a white aura burst from his body for only a moment and life return to his eyes, the large bone golem was surprise at this but didn't change it intentions of killing the teen boy but Okuyasu called out The Hand and instead of pummeling it he used his right hand and scrape away the head. After that Okuyasu was back to normal, he was trying to remember what happened but he couldn't, one thing was for sure, don't fall asleep in Hell.
"That was weird." Okuyasu muttered. "I definitely need a guide if I want to continue and avoid any more close calls."
Back at the Castle of Hell, the female demon was actually surprised at what she just saw, she figured he was going to die at any moment but it seemed he was able to regain consciousness and life, the power she saw him display was interesting. She wonders how much farther the punk could go if pushed harder, only time will tell.
"Interesting? Perhaps this human isn't to be underestimated so easily." She thought, continuing to observe him.
Okuyasu's trip to find the building led him to a doorway in the walls next to it was a sign that said, Hell Level 0, he looked to the doorway and saw a set of stairs that went down in a spiral. Okuyasu let out a sigh, at least he knew what level he was on now.
"Well no time like the present." Okuyasu said.
He pulled out some water and refreshed himself, he put it away and ventured down the stairs, it was a long and tiring trip and the lower he descended the hotter it got. After what felt like hours, he finally made it to Level 1 of Hell, the punk continued on where and came to face with more bone golems, the horde were larger and more frequent then the ones in Level 0. But Okuyasu didn't let them get into the way his goal was clear and nothing was going to stop, he ran into a boulder or two but scraped them away with help from his Stand, after that he was able to find the H.R.D building, it look like any regular except for the fact it the devil horn that looked a little too realistic.
He also says it was guarded by two tough looking bone golems, they were dark gray and had some kind of riot armor on. It was clear that the front entrance was out of the question, there was no way he could get through without getting into a fight. As he was trying to figure out a plan, he saw an average looking demon wearing a suit walk up to the building they were stop by the bone golems, the demon pulled out a golden badge with a pentagram once the Guard Golems checked out the badge and then let the demon through.
"No way, they let the guy through once he flashed that badge. If I had one of those badges they probably let me in too." Okuyasu stated. "Shit, I don't have one. I wonder if I could make a fake one they let through then?"
He saw a more sneaky looking demon walk to the Guard Golems and hold out a crudely made badge, the Guard Golems took one look at the fake badge and within 2 second one of Guard Golem snapped the demon's neck and tossed their body to the side like trash. This was all Okuyasu needed to see that making a fake badge was a bad idea, so coming up with a new plan he decided to look for another way in the building. He came across the skull of a bone golem, Okuyasu couldn't let his face be seen so he put it on his head and just in case they try to sniff him out cover himself in ash and dirt he saw a back entrance, the punk quietly walked up to the back door and used The Hand to punch a hole in it and sneak inside.
Once inside the building he looked around for someone who could help him, he saw others demons walk around and not paying attention to him, he continued to walk around until he saw a room that read Hell's Customer Service Room. He was about to enter the room but he saw a tall and lanky figure inside, his body froze up and could tell that the demon in that room was on a different level.
"Why not just join me for a loving evening meal, Monica~?" The lanky demon asked, flirtingly.
At a desk in front of a computer was a female demon with pale gray and red eyes, she was wearing glasses, had a formal black suit, and her hair was pure white and fluffy like a sheep's wool with two small black horns and a devil tail, she had D-cup breasts and a medium ass. The female demon look tired and look at the tall and lanky demon with a bored expression, Okuyasu took a closer look and saw the male demon had pale gray skin and green eyes, his hair was white and style and in single long ponytail, he was wearing a black scaly suit and pants along with a red tie with cobra on it and red dress shoes, he had reptile-like tongue.
"Because I have finished this paper." She said with a tired voice. "And like I told you a thousand times, I'm not interested." She stated.
"How could you not be interested in me? I'm one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Vito the Snake of Envy." The male demon stated.
"I know. That doesn't change anything for me." She said without care. "Now could you leave, I need to finish this."
Vito didn't take her reject well, he clenched his fist in anger and gritted his teeth even his body bulk a bit and increase in size and height, his head reaching the ceiling and his suit looking ready to burst, the sin of Envy in a fit of rage slam his fist into the desk and broke nearly broke it in half, his eyes were now bloodshot with slit and he had fang.
"What could be so special about what you're doing compared to me!?" Vito shouted in the female demon's face, but she remained stone face. "There's no one more importing than me! I'm one of the seven strongest demons in Hell! And you think your work is more important than me!?" He shouted.
"Yes." She asked. "Now, do I need to call "her" up for this? Or are you going to leave me to do my work?" She said in a deadly serious tone, even though her face still looked tired.
Vito grinds his teeth together so hard they created sparks, he returned back to his normal size and height and fixed his suit, he began to walk out the room but turned back to the female demon.
"I'll be back, Pandemonica. And I promise things "will be different" next time around." Vito said with a hissed.
He then took his leave, not sparing anyone a second glance. Meanwhile Okuyasu was practically sweating a stream, his body was trembling uncontrollably, the amount of hostile energy that Vito gave off shocked him to the core. He saw his hand shaking, much to his confusion.
"What is this? Am I… afraid?" Okuyasu asked himself. "Ha, I'm not surprised… that guy was practically ready to pounce." He stated.
He was now having second thoughts about this whole adventure, the last thing he wanted was to get involved with a group of super strong demons. But a strong feeling pushed him to continue, he shook his head and reminded him of all his effort so far and now was not the time to turn tail and run.
"No. I didn't come here to fight demons, I came to build a harem." Okuyasu assured himself. "And now I need to act."
So the disguised human entered the room and approached the female demon. She was still doing work and from the look of it a lot because there was a stack of paper next to her. Pandemonica look at the punk and wonder what he wanted, she deadpan at the poor disguise being it someone with a bone golem's skull on their head and the visible dirt and ash on their suit plus the now faint stinky odor from the sweat it wasn't fooling her. Not having the time for this, she delivers a swift and strong chop to the forehead of the skull and that causes it to split in half. Okuyasu's eyes widened at how quick he was found out, he began to panic on the inside not having a backup plan.
"A living human?" Pandemonica said, confused. "What in Hell is a human doing here?" She thought.
"S-Shit. What do I do?" Okuyasu thought freaking out.
"Welcome to Hell's Customer Service, how may I help you?" Pandemonica asked him.
"Huh?" Okuyasu said confused.
"I'm very tired and have a lot of work to do. So I assume you're here because you need help, so the sooner I deal with you, the sooner I can get back to work and finish it." She told him, the amount of caring she had for a human being here was low. "So how may I help you?"
Okuyasu: "W-Well… my first question is how do things work here in Hell?" He asked his first question. "Because it's not what I thought." He stated, taking a seat.
"Hell works in torturing and maiming damned souls in multiple ways. Depending on the type of sin they most did in their lifetime they will suffer that the most." Pandemonica answered. "Anything else?"
"What's with those bone golems? Are they demons or something?" Okuyasu asked.
"No. They are nothing more but mindless constructs made from the bones of demons and damned souls forged in the fires of hell." Pandemonica answered. "They can be altered for different uses and can even be given personality. If not, they simply act on instinct."
"Okay." Okuyasu said, understanding. "How many levels of Hell are there? And how do I travel through hell without getting lost?" He asked, needed to know.
"There are Nine Levels of Hell, each level belonging and being managed by a member of the Seven Deadly Sins. And normally travelling by foot is one way but it's unwise with all the rogue bone golems, one way is to have a Hell Beacon which always keeps you posted of your current location so that you never lose." Pandemonium told him. "Will that be all?"
"I should ask about why I keep getting tired." Okuyasu thought. "One more thing, I keep getting exhausted whenever I get into a fight with those bone golem or move long distances, why is that?" He asked.
"In Hell, everything runs on Will. Will Energy or W-E for short is what keeps the damned souls being able to suffer for eternity, their will to live or to escape or have revenge, etc. help continue the cycle of energy." Pandemoncia told him. "I figure for a human like yourself your body is not meant to handle the demonic pressure of Hell, the only thing keeping you alive is your Will, if you run out of Will you die instantly and your soul will be trapped in Hell forever. W-E is what we used to power almost everything here in Hell." She explained.
Okuyasu widened his eyes in shock, he also died because of his Will. But if his Will had run out, how come he didn't die instantly? Was it because of his nature of being a Stand User instead of a regular human? This kind of stuff hurt his head, so he just focused on not dying from the pressure of Hell and quickly collected his Harem. Speaking of which, Pandemonica was actually pretty cute, her hair and small horns made her look like a cute sheep, he blush at the thought but brought his attention back to reality.
"Will that be all? Are you satisfied with our service?" Pandemonica asked.
"Y-Yeah. Thanks for the help." Okuyasu said, rubbing his neck. "Sorry for the trouble."
"How would you rate our service and your time spent here?" Pandemonica asked.
"Well, with this much help I got. I rate you a 10 out of 10." Okuyasu said, more cheerful.
"Whoa… Never got a 10 before…" Pandemonica said generally surprised, and her expression changed from her usually tired face to surprise.
"Really? With as much work as you done and how helpful you are, I figure more would be grateful." Okuyasu said like it was the most obvious thing, making Pandemonica give him a look, he realized he complimented a girl and blushed heavily. "W-Well… I better hit the road." Okuyasu said, getting up. But quickly realized his disguise was in two. "Shit." He stated.
Pandemonica look at human before her, he had certain vibe about him. He was an idiot for sure but he also had an energy that made him kinda lovable. Plus no one has complimented her or her service before, at least not genuinely. This made her curious about the human and wonder what could he possibly want here in Hell that was worth death.
"Just what are you doing in Hell?" Pandemonica asked him. "Why would you travel all the way to Hell for?" She asked Okuyasu, he looked at her in surprise for her question.
"Oh, well… I'm here to make a harem of demons." Okuyasu answered. "She's gonna think I'm weird, isn't she!?" He thought.
"A demon harem?" Pandemonica said with a raised brow. "Do you really think that you can complete such a goal?"
"Honestly, I'm not sure. But I refused to give up so easily without trying at all." Okuyasu said, determine.
"Hmmm…" Pandemonica said, looking at him with her tired eyes. "Truly a weird human." She thought.
"Well, I'll get going now." Okuyasu said, placing his broken disguise together but it only broke in half, again. "Right, I forget."
"Here, take this." Pandemonica say, handing him a plain demon mask.
"Really?" Okuyasu said, surprised.
"Like I said before, the sooner you're gone the sooner I can finish my work." Pandemonica told him.
"Thanks." Okuyasu said putting on the mask. "You know, you're pretty nice despite how emotionless you like." He told her.
"Whatever, just go already…" Pandemonica said with a slight faint blush.
"R-Right." Okuyasu said, heading out the room. "Oh! I never caught your name, Mine's Okuyasu Nijimura."
"It's Pandemonica." She told him.
"Well, see ya around." Okuyasu said, leaving the Tired Demon alone.
"Hmph, truly a weird human." Pandemonica said with a yawn. "But… he wasn't that bad of company…" She said, her face looking more relaxed.
Unknown to the Stand User and Tired Demon, another one of the flying eyeball creatures was watching the whole conversation, but it's eye was red and green with a black slit and had a green demonic circle on the forehead.
The creature fly away from the H.R.D building and across a small town to a tall building that was black and had dark green serpent going around it, it flew all the way to the top and through a open window and inside look like the demon version of a 5 Star Deluxe Suite at a hotel, in a chair at a desk was Vito.
"So you return, what have you got for me, my Seeker?" Vito said calmly.
He held out his hand and the creature landed, he touched the demonic circle on its forehead and absorbed the information from it and learned of the whole conversation between Okuyasu and Pandemonica. His face literally green with Envy as he was never able to make Pandemonica look relaxed let alone making her blush. He crushed the Seeker in pure anger, his hand growing larger and looking more reptile-like, the white of his eyes were bloodshot red and had black slits with his teeth looking sharper as they grind together.
"That pile of filth things he can get away with talking to "MY" Pandemonica and making her blush." Vito growled. "THEN HE HAS ANOTHER THING COMING! I'LL GUT HIM LIKE A FISH AND DEVOUR HIS ORGAN! I'LL MAKE HIM REGRET EVER TALKING TO MY PANDEMONICA OR EVEN THINKING HE CAN MAKE A HAREM!" He shouted with envy and pure rage, slamming his monster hand into his desk and smashing it to pieces.
His body began to grow more, the shadow growing larger and forming a serpent that let out a killer roar that shook the whole building.
Here's number two! Okuyasu has just met his first female demon but also has met and felt the power of a Sins Demon. What do you think of the encounter? Do you think Okuyasu can get the Tired Demon to join his harem? And can he handle the power of one of the members of the Seven Deadly Sins? Review me your answers and as always thanks for your support!
Peace!
P.S. I wanted to do a bit more with the whole "needed Will to survive Hell" thing. What do you think?
