Millions of Years Ago...
The sky was barely visible as thick grey clouds loomed over the vast abundance of trees and wildlife. The sun had set hours ago while the Moon hung over the mass of clouds that blocked even a small ray of light from illuminating the bleak night. In the heart of the wilderness, the flame of a torch was barely enough to light a path for both Oogar and his father as the two carefully treaded through the forest. Oogar made sure to stay as close as possible to his father for he feared what could be lurking in the unforgiving blackness that surrounded him. Oogar's father led the way, sticks and leaves crunching beneath his boot, traversing further through the forests.
A look of worry was seen on Oogar's face and it wasn't just his surroundings that had him on edge, rather more it was the destination that awaited him. Oogar knew that this time would come, that this would be the night that fate decided whether he could live to see the light of tomorrow or perish within the cold blackness.
The journey seemed to be meeting its end as Oogar's father suddenly stopped with Oogar promptly stopping as well. The Neanderthal turned his child and let out a low grunt, proceeding to give him a nod indicating that they had finally arrived. Peaking over, Oogar stood only several feet away from an enormous cave with a large opening that housed a dark, opaque void. Various skulls and bones belonging to both human and animal alike were strewn across the dirt-ridden grounds, laying there to rot by the mouth of the cave. Just from pure sight alone was enough to make the boy's skin crawl, he had no clue as to what dangers lurked inside of the shadows. He was used to living in caves for all of his life, whether in dark or light, but this one felt different as it gave off a sinister aura that struck fear into even the hardest of men. Oogar had made it far but it was now time for his ultimate test, one that he had no intention of turning his back on.
"Oogar." His father spoke to him, kneeling down at his level with a torch in one hand and a spear in the other.
"Tonight. You will face great danger. Everything you learned has brought you here." Oogar's father said, looking his son dead with a hopeful glimmer in his eye.
"Prove to me, Oogar. Prove to me that you can fight on your own." He continued, handing his son the torch and spear for him to take.
"In order to be a warrior... You got to have freedom." The neanderthal said as Oogar took the two items from his hands. He looked at the tools that he had been given before returning his gaze back to his father, his fearful look transforming into a determined smile. Oogar turned over to the cave, and without any hesitation, he marched into the gaping maw of the cave with his torch and spear tightly clenched in his hands. His father watched as his own son trekked into the cave's gaping maw, the bright glow of his torch illuminating the inky blackness the moment he stepped into the entrance. Oogar made it further down the murky caverns, his torch being the only semblance of comfort he had by his side.
Oogar's father watched as his son and the flame of his torch disappear off into the caverns as darkness soon took hold of the cave entrance once more.
Now alone in the cloudy night, all there was left to do was to sit and wait.
Chugg's Warehouse
"OOOOH WEEE! THIS GON' BE A SLOBBERKNOCKER, AIN'T THAT RIGHT BIG BARLEY!?" Gunner said with a psychotic chuckle while his muscular partner bellowed with laughter. On the other side of the spectrum, Vaggie and Oogar stared at their new opponents, both sharing a hard look of determination.
Before the inevitable battle, Vaggie and Oogar gazed into each other's eyes, grinning and nodding in unison. The caveman created a brand new club and without hesitation, he, along with Vaggie, bolted towards the tow truck. From behind the wheel, Gunner smiled sadistically before putting his foot on the accelerator.
The carnage was just getting started.
The tow truck raced across the warehouse within a matter of seconds while the dual Gatling Guns roared to life, spraying bullets into both Oogar and Vaggie's direction. The two demons weaved to their own respective sides, avoiding both the bullets and the truck itself as the driver immediately spun the vehicle around, the wheels screeching against the floor, in a second attempt to turn his adversaries into roadkill. Oogar quickly stomped onto the ground, causing a gigantic rock wall to spring out of the ground, but unlike the tarzanite jeeps that perished in their crash, the tow truck easily plowed right the barrier as it crumbled into a heap of rubble.
"AIN'T NO ROCKS STOPPIN' THIS BIG OL' BABY, BOY!" Gunner hollered while the truck's dual machine guns roared to life once again, this time around, the duo weren't swift enough to dodge the barrage of hot lead as Oogar was shot directly in the arm while a bullet struck Vaggie's thigh and leg. The one-eyed demon cursed with pain before quickly taking cover behind a support beam in order to tend to her wound while the armored vehicle had its sights set on Oogar, chasing the caveman throughout the foundation.
Blood trickled from the wound on Oogar's arm, leaving behind a red trail as the tow truck was just inches away from running the caveman over. The caveman attempted to stop Gunner by creating various stone pillars, mainly in front or below the moving vehicle, but a grand majority of them were easily avoided or were smashed into pebbles. The Gating Guns continued spewing bullets out by the seconds while Oogar created another stone barrier to shield himself from the bullets. The truck's driver sadistically grinned and rammed his vehicle right through the rock wall. Gunner was hoping that he would he'd be turning Oogar into a bloodied carcass beneath his truck's wheels the moment he tore through the wall, but instead, there was nobody on the other side. What both Gunner and Barley failed to realize that Oogar had climbed onto the top of the wall. This sudden realization came crashing down on the two quite literally as Oogar landed directly onto the tow truck's roof, the weight of the demon leaving behind a large dent.
"Goddammit, get off ya fuckin' dog dick!" Gunner said, nearly swerving into a wall while attempting to shake the behemoth off. Oogar viciously pounded against the metal frame with his stone club, meanwhile, Vaggie emerged from her hiding spot, with torn-up strips of her dress bandaging her leg wounds. She soon bolted towards the spinning truck, her eyes set on its tow hook as she sprung herself into the air by using her harpoon as a pole vault. Extending her hand out, she snatched onto the hook while her body swung around in the air, holding onto the tow hook for dear life. Vaggie thrust herself back and forth, still clutching the hook as tight as she could before swinging herself straight into the passenger window. The blade pierced through the glass exterior of the window, shattering into pieces before it suddenly found itself being lodged right into the shoulder of Big Barley. The sudden attack was enough to freak Barley out as he frantically kicked and jittered around, screaming like a maniac from the sharp pain that surged in his right shoulder
"BIG BARLEY, YOU DUMBASS! QUIT THRASHIN' AROUND!" Gunner shouted, getting whacked in the cheek and eye a couple of times from the goat demon's spastic movements. In a state of panic, Barley threw himself against his car door with the force of his broad shoulders causing the truck's door to suddenly swing open. If Big Barley knew better than to not put his seatbelt on, he would've been fine but of course, the gigantic goat demon fell out of the moving vehicle with Vaggie soon following after the goat demon. The one-eyed demoness emitted a booming scream before thrusting the harpoon's edge once more into the larger demon's shoulder, forcing another pained screech out of the goat demon.
"AW SHIT!" Gunner shouted before his ears were assaulted by the ear-piercing tearing of metal. Gunner craned his neck up to see Oogar, holding a torn-up sheet of metal that was once the roof of the truck. Gunner's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates as he frantically tried to shake the beast off but to no avail as Oogar tossed the clump of metal and prepared to bash the imp's brains in. But just as Oogar could deliver the killing blow, smashing straight through the warehouse walls was Cherri and Angel, riding the now-beaten-up convertible into the battlefield. The red vehicle slammed right into the side of the tow-truck, causing it to nudge backward but in doing so, it resulted in Oogar falling off the now-roofless truck and onto the hard ground while the club flew out of the caveman's hands.
"Oh shit, sorry big guy!" Cherri shouted with embarrassment while the imp's truck violently swerved into the opposite direction, Gunner almost fell out of his seat hadn't it been for his tight grip on the steering wheel. The large vehicle had come to a complete stop, the impact did leave a noticeable dent on the truck's right side but it was still operational.
"You sons of bitches! Relying on a god damn ambush, just like the Viet Cong did!" Gunner snarled at the two.
"Dude, you ambushed us first ya redneck fucknugget!" Angel retorted.
"ZIP IT, YA FUCKIN COMMUNIST!" Gunner howled, putting his foot on the accelerator once more before steering the truck into the convertible's direction. The two dual-mounted guns went off once again, prompting Angel to fire back with his Tommy guns as the two vehicles began to circle each other. On the other side of the spectrum, Vaggie clashed her harpoon with Barley's axe, sparks flying the moment their blades made contact. The goat demon swung his axe in a sweeping motion, forcing Vaggie to throw herself back to avoid getting her stomach cut open. Vaggie retaliated with a jab of her spear only for her opponent to dodge her attack as the two demons entered a sort-of-combative dance, weaving around each other's blows with no signs of stopping. Realizing that she needed to change her tactics, The Hispanic demoness flipped her harpoon onto the blunt end and jabbed Big Barley right in the neck, temporarily stunning the beast.
Seizing the opportunity to attack, Vaggie raced forward and delivered a barrage of aggressive slashes resulting in several large gashes to open up on his chest and abdomen. Blood gushed from the goat's chest as he unleashed a savage cry of pain and rage, hurling his axe at Vaggie with an overhead throw. Vaggie dropped her harpoon and slid to the side, but instead of dodging the attack, she reached out a hand and caught the axe by its handle.
"Too slow!" The Latina shouted as she reeled the axe back and swung it straight back its previous wielder, who attempted to jump out of the way. The goat demon was sadly not fast enough for the axe's blade managed to hack off the tip of the demon's horn. The axe continued its journey across the warehouse, embedding itself against the walls while Barley's eyes widened, bringing up a hand to feel his now tipless-horn as the goat demon unleashed an unholy cry of fury. The Hulking Demon immediately came barrelling at his smaller opponent with his arms extended outwards, aiming for the Hispanic demoness' neck. Vaggie ran at the larger beast but the moment she got up close, she slid underneath the goat demon's legs. Barley looked underneath to see his opponent somehow managing to get past him but the moment he looked up...
WHACK!
The beastly goat felt something massive strike him right in the chest as he was knocked several yards back. The goat demon scrambled back onto his hooves to see Oogar, who came barrelling forward with the speed and weight of an oncoming truck. This, in turn, cued Barley to charge at the caveman, attempting to strike Oogar with a headbutt but Oogar side-stepped out of the charging goat's direction. Oogar proceeded to whack Big Barley in the back of the head, the goat demon dropping to the ground like a sack of potatoes. Oogar gently cricked his own neck before reeling his foot back kicking the goat demon with enough force to send him crashing onto the hood of Gunner's truck.
"Dammit all, Big Barley! Quit gettin' your ass handed to and keep fightin'!" The imp shouted, activating the windshield wipers which forced Big Barley to slide off of the truck. Almost immediately, Barley got back on his feet and ran after Oogar and Vaggie to continue his skirmish with the two, leaving the stolen convertible and the armed towtruck to continue battling it out. Gunner slammed his truck into the side of the convertible, causing the vehicle to rock back while Cherri retaliated by slamming into the truck's side again, though the impact wasn't strong enough to impede the larger vehicle. Realizing that any other attacks to the exterior wouldn't do much, Cherri quickly turned to Angel, letting go of the steering wheel.
"Yo Angel, take the wheel for a sec!" Cherri said before quickly pulling out a rocket launcher while her friend grabbed onto the steering wheel. Cherri quickly pushed a button that was situated on the armrest as the convertible's roof started to pull itself back. The One-eyed Anarchist proceeded to draw out her trusty rocket launcher and rested it on her shoulder while Angel carefully swerved his way around gunfire and collisions with the tow truck's cowcatcher. Cherri narrowed her one eye and fired a bomb from the rocket, zipping through the air until coming into contact with the towtruck's right battling gun. What soon transpired was a fiery explosion that blew the automatic firearm off of the truck. The truck viciously swerved into the opposite direction from the explosion's impact, hurtling right through a support beam, causing a massive hunk of the ceiling to crash right onto the ground.
"Angel, pull up to his window!" Cherri demanded.
"You got it, sugar tits!" Angel replied, promptly veering the convertible near the truck's head. Cherri took aim and successfully launched a second bomb, this one going straight into Gunner's window. The bomb landed directly onto the imp's lap, who let out a shriek of terror as he quickly snatched the bomb while the fuse was still lit and chucked it out of his window.
Oogar threw a punch that aimed for Big Barley's jaw only for the goat demon to easily swing his body to the side before striking the caveman in the abdomen. The Behemoth stumbled back, managing to maintain his balance before readying a strong punch, raising his hand into the air. Just then, the caveman felt a circular object fall onto the palm of his hands. The bomb somehow found itself landing in Oogar's clutches, startling the caveman as he quickly dropped the explosive. Vaggie caught the explosive right before it could land on the ground, and in a state of panic, she threw the bomb right over at Big Barley. Just as the goat demon could try to do anything, Oogar launched Big Barley into the air with a rocky spire to the gut. The now-airborne goat confused to high hell as to what just happened heard a faint hissing noise as he looked down, his eyes widening with terror now realizing that he was holding the bomb.
KA-BOOOOOOOOOM!
Blood, viscera, hunks of flesh, and whatever scraps remained of Big Barley rained down from above, either splattering onto the ground or onto both the convertible and the tow truck. Gunner, witnessing his cohort getting blown up, began to curse with aggravation as opposed to despair.
"AW, DAMMIT ALL BIG BARLEY! You brainless dog dick!" Gunner swore at the top of his lungs before he opened up the glove compartment and proceeded to pull out a hand grenade.
"Alright then... Y'all are playing with explosives, eh? WELL, TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME!" The imp hollered with laughter before pulling the grenade's pin, proceeding to chuck it out of his window as the explosive rolled over to the convertible. Cherri was unable to steer the vehicle in time and as such, the grenade went off in a fiery explosion that blew out one of the front tires. Upon having one of its tires blown off, the vehicle dropped to the ground while the uncomfortable sound of screeching metal filled the air. Cherri tried her best to move the vehicle but it was suddenly knocked several feet back by Gunner's truck, the driver of which unleashed a demented howl of excitement.
"Oogar, try to grab onto that hook. I have an idea." Vaggie proposed, the caveman nodding in response as the two demons made a break towards the truck. Oogar and Vaggie both separated, the former heading for the back of the truck while the latter hurled a throwing knife at the driver's window. Vaggie was able to hurl the blade with enough force to pierce the window as the blade sunk into the imp's cheek. Gunner cried with pain, the truck veering off into the side while Oogar sprung himself up with a rock spire and caught onto the tow hook. Gunner managed to pull the knife out of his cheek and glance over to the rearview mirror to see Vaggie, waving her arms at him.
"Over here asshole!" Vaggie called out while the truck driver's glare turned to a devious grin while the truck made a sharp turn in Vaggie's direction. The weaponized tow truck went full throttle, speeding towards the Hispanic demons, the remaining machine gun spewing bullets at the Hispanic demoness. Vaggie was swift enough to outrun the bullets while Oogar, still holding onto the hook, leaped off of the truck and stomped onto the ground. Beforehand, he tugged at the chain connecting to the hook as hard as he could while the truck raced after Vaggie. As the truck continued to advance down the warehouse, the machine gun ran out of ammo, the roaring gunfire replaced with useless clicks. Gunner cared less, however, he was determined to turn Vaggie into roadkill as his target suddenly stopped upon reaching the end of the warehouse.
"Hehehe! Nowhere else to run, you taco huffin' whore!" Gunner cackled with sadistic glee, stomping down onto the accelerator as the truck started zooming towards the Latina. Most demons would simply attempt to jump out of harm's way but Vaggie? She simply stood and waited for the truck while a bead of sweat slowly dripped down her forehead. Gunner's grin grew disgustingly wide, his truck was just only a few yards away from the Hispanic demoness but just as he was about to turn his opponent into roadkill, he suddenly felt his truck abruptly stop. Gunner rocked back from the sudden jolt while his sadistic smirk turned into a look of confusion, furiously pressing his foot against the accelerator. What Gunner didn't know was that Oogar was holding onto the tow hook from across the opposite end of the warehouse, keeping the towtruck perfectly in place. The exhaust pipe exceeded large puffs of dark gray smoke and fiery sparks while the tires screeched against the floor as the truck's driver continuously floored the gas pedal in an attempt to get the truck to move.
"OH COME ON! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA, YOU SUNNUVA BITCH! MOVE DAMMIT!" Gunner barked at the top of his lungs while Vaggie smirked, unsheathing her harpoon before leaping forward towards the truck's hood. Vaggie bounced right off of the bonnet, her spear raised in the air before she swung it down in a fluid motion, the blade aiming directly for the chain that was connected to the hook. The moment the chain was severed, all the momentum from Gunner's truck caused the large vehicle to speed forward as the whiplash caused Gunner to fly right out of the truck's front windshield.
"SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" Gunner cried, his body soaring the air before striking the floor. The imp skidded across the ground, his body now covered in shards of glass while a pained groan escaped his lips. The deranged redneck, unable to make out in time, was then crushed beneath the moving wheels of his own truck, starting from his legs and moving all the way to his head. His whole entire body being reduced into a gory mess of meat, blood, bone fragments, and brain matter while the only thing that remained of Gunner was his disembodied arms that twitched and convulsed. Meanwhile, the armored towtruck smashed its way out of the warehouse, speeding off into the distance while Vaggie scoffed at the gory mess that was once Chugg's right-hand man before drawing back her harpoon.
"Happy trails, you backwoods sister-fucker..." The one-eyed demoness uttered under her breath. Oogar, meanwhile, held onto the chain-hook that had been severed from the truck, tilting his head with curiosity from the object that he held in his hands. An idea suddenly sprang into the prehistoric demon's head as Oogar began to wrap the chain around his arm before holding onto the hook.
"Hey, earth to Oogar!" Angel's voice suddenly chirped in, the caveman turning his head to see the spider demon approaching him. "Quit fiddling around with that damn thing, we got shit to do!"
Just then, Chugg came busting out of the bathroom door from upstairs as he let out a sigh of relief while wiping a bead of sweat from his brow.
"FUCK... LAST TIME I'M EVER MAKING COSMIC BROWNIE SHAKES..." The red demon grumbled to himself aloud.
"ALRIGHTY BOYS, I BETTER SEE THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS DEAD BECAUSE IF THEY AINT' I'M GONNA-" Chugg was suddenly interrupted by a surprise throwing knife that forced him to step to the side. Chugg ran over to the railings and much to his dismay, the infiltrators were still alive while the thrower of the knife, Vaggie, glared at him with a scowl.
"GODDAMMIT, WHY WON'T YOU ASSHOLES JUST DIE ALREADY!?" Chugg barked at the top of his lungs.
"I mean, we're already dead so I don't see what the point is." Angel said with a shrug.
"Plus, we can't really die soooo..." Cherri interjected.
"Will you two shut up?!" Vaggie said before turning her attention back to Chugg. "Now listen up here, you lowdown, dirty son of a bitch. Either you leave us and the hotel alone or else..."
"AS FUCKIN' IF! I'LL BE DAMNED IF I'M GONNA LET THAT BRAINDEADED FUCKER WALK AWAY AFTER BEATING ME UP IN PUBLIC! THAT STUPID SHITBAG DESERVES TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON!" Chugg snarled while Oogar growled in response.
"Well, your shit out of luck because we just mowed through the rest of your posse so what are you gonna do now numbnuts?" Cherri said while Chugg's eyes frantically darted left and right.
"W-WELL... DON'T THINK I'M OUT OF OPTIONS BECAUSE I GOT SECRET WEAPON!" Chugg declared, a small bead of sweat slowly running across his face.
"Really now? And what is this secret weapon?..." Vaggie said, folding her arms. More streaks of sweat started to pour from Chugg's brow as the big red demon frantically rummaged through his pockets before pulling out a bag of potato chips.
"CHECK IT OUT, THIS HERE IS MAH SECRET WEAPON!" Chugg proudly announced, dangling the chip bag over the demon's head in a mocking manner.
"HAHA! Y'ALL FUCKED NOW!" Chugg said in a guffaw, his lips cracking into a prideful grin while raising the bag of chips high into the air. From below, all four demons looked at him with clear expressions of both confusion and annoyance. A long, embarrassing silence took over the warehouse as the crickets did their job in breaking the silence with their shrill chirps. The Asshole King began to sweat bullets, knowing full well that he had no other options left at his disposal except for one plan, one sure-fire way for him to get out of this mess.
Run like hell.
"FUCK ALL OF YOU, I'M OUTTA HERE!" The jerk hollered, throwing the bag of chips at the group of demons before bolting it into a nearby hallway.
"GET THAT SON OF A BITCH!" Vaggie shouted while Angel easily caught the bag of chips in mid-air. Oogar stomped on the ground, creating a pillar that was long enough to reach the balcony. All four of the demons hopped onto the balcony leading to the second floor, chasing after the red demon. Meanwhile, crawling out of the battered remains of Katie Killjoy's car was Steve, covered in scuff marks and bruises, who landed on all fours and let out a series of coughs before finally keeling onto the floor.
"I seriously need to get a better job." The imp grumbled to himself.
Back to the gang, they continued to pursue the asshole king through a series of hallways, stepping over various pieces of garbage ranging from empty chip bags and globs of brownie mix. Chugg huffed and wheeze from all this running, his whole entire mug now oozing with sweat. Hadn't it been for his head start, he would've been a goner for sure.
"FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK..." Chugg swore under his breath, dropping a series of F-bombs as he hectically dashed down the corridor. Fortunately for the big red demon, Chugg was able to reach his own room just in time, slamming the door and locking it. The infiltrators were not too far behind as Oogar unleashed a mighty roar, his speed increasing dramatically as he threw himself straight into the door. Thanks to Oogar's broad shoulders, he easily smashed the door right off of its hinges as it flew across the room. However, when the caveman set foot into the room, not a single soul inhabited the room. Vaggie was the second person to rush into the room, passing by Oogar as she jabbed her harpoon outwards.
"WE HAVE YOU NOW YOU... Wait, what?!" Vaggie's furious shout turned to a confused whsiper, realizing that Chugg was nowhere to be found.
"What the fuck!? Where the hell did he go!?" Vaggie shouted, her eyes darting across the room from every conceivable angle to where Chugg might have gone. She noticed a nearby sliding closet door and rushed over to it, pushing it to the side only to be met with a mess of body pillows, half-empty pizza boxes, and various discarded food scraps while flies buzzed through the air. The horrid stench hit Vaggie's nostrils as she gagged with disgust, closing the door almost immediately to catch her breath while Cherri and Angel stepped foot into the jerk's bedroom to try and piece things together.
"There are no other doors here besides this one and there are no windows either..." Angel said, searching through the room while Vaggie furiously smashed her fist through the wall in a fit of rage.
"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT! This doesn't make any sense whatsoever! We had him cornered and he just vanishes out of thin air." The one-eyed demoness cursed with anger. Oogar lifted the bed in hopes of finding Chugg, only to find more heaps of garbage and scandalous manga books as he promptly placed it back on the floor.
"Y'know, maybe he could've just used some sort of secret exit if that's possible." Angel proposed.
"I mean, there's a bookshelf so there's probably a switch or some shit like that. Trust me, I've watched the cartoons." Cherri said while Vaggie walked up to the bookcase and attempted to find a 'switch' by pulling out one of the books only for nothing to happen. She pulled out a second book and once again, nothing happened. The Latina began to furiously toss several of Chugg's 'personal' novels over her shoulder but to no such luck.
"This isn't working. Besides, I don't really wanna sift through an entire bookshelf of hardcore smut novels that belong to a filthy redneck who clearly doesn't understand the first thing about personal hygiene." Vaggie grumbled.
"Just keep looking! Also on a side note, this dude really must be a sick fuck if he's got a bookcase dedicated to ugly bastard novels, alphabetized no less..." Angel muttered while Vaggie furiously grabbed the bookcase and threw it straight onto the ground. Piles of lewd novels scattered onto the floor while Cherri cupped her chin for a brief moment.
"...Okay, maybe look for a lampshade or some sort of long cylinder-shaped object that might be a switch. Angel, I know you're good when it comes to scanning out stuff like that." Cherri said to her friend.
"You know me so well, Cherri~" Angel said with both a chuckle and a snide grin. Oogar made his way over to a lamp that rested on a nightstand and picked it up, easily pulling the plug out of the wall. He gazed at the lamp for a moment only to toss it aside as if it were a piece of trash. Oogar proceeded to make his way over to another lamp that stood in the corner of the room but suddenly, his foot struck something metallic, nearly falling onto the ground. The caveman looked down to see that he was standing over a carpet but he felt as though he was standing on something hard. Oogar knelt down and pulled the carpet aside where his eyes were met with a large trap door that was built along the floorboards.
"Hey! Come and look!" Oogar beckoned as the three demons quickly gathered around to see the hatch door, finally figuring out where their target had escaped the room. Vaggie pulled onto the door handle, opening the trapdoor which was connected to a latter that lead down to pure darkness. The four demons all looked at each other, knowing what the next course of action was. Oogar was the first to go, climbing down the latter and into the blackness while his colleagues soon followed.
They plummeted into the black, straying farther away from the only source of light from above. Unaware of what could be waiting for them once they reached the bottom.
Millions of Years Ago
Traversing through the caverns, Oogar jabbed his spear right into the thorax of a giant ant. The jagged blade skewering the large insect as it let out a quiet screech of pain before dying. More ants came scurrying into the child's direction but a swift demise befell on the insects either from getting stepped on or gored by the child's spear. Oogar perked his head upon hearing a fluttering sound coming his way as he reeled his spear back and hurled it into the direction of the sound. The spear managed to hit something as it lodged itself into the cave walls while Oogar quickly ran over to where he threw the spear to see the ant queen, gored by the spear's tip while its wings twitched. The Neanderthal merely yanked the spear right out of the queen's thorax resulting in the giant ant falling onto the ground, lying dead by the child's feet.
Oogar smirked, taking immense pride in his kill but a sudden crackling noise brought him back to his senses. The boy dashed over to a large stalagmite and hid right beneath it, poking his head from the rock to get a better look. The torch's glow barely revealed a large figure scuttling through the dark but when it got closer, a gigantic millipede crawled from the blackness. A few giant ants attempted to attack the enormous arthropod but they were little more but easy pickings for the millipede, who devoured every single one of them with ease. Just from the sheer size alone, Oogar knew that taking a direct approach would be risky, as such, the boy had to use whatever he had in his surroundings in order to overcome this obstacle.
Carefully surveying the perimeter, Oogar took notice of a ledge that was jutting from the cave walls along with a sizeable rock that laid only a few feet away from him. Setting his torch and spear aside, Oogar quickly grabbed onto the large rock and tucked it by his side. He carefully inched his way over to the ledge before placing the rock underneath the platform. The child proceeded to leap off of the boulder before grabbing onto the platform's edge, successfully himself onto the ledge. He turned his head over to the millipede, who had just finished eating the last of its prey. In an attempt to gain the large arthropod's attention, Oogar grabbed a handful of dirt and pebbles and threw it in the giant millipede's direction. It didn't take long for Oogar to gain the arthropod's attention as it scuttled towards the child and emitted a hiss of anger.
Backing away, the boy ran over to another stalagmite, one that was large but still light enough for him to carry, as he yanked onto it and broke it off the cave's ceiling. Now armed with a new weapon, Oogar readied himself and sprinted to the end of the ledge, and leaped right off of it. The millipedes attempted to strike at the descending child but Oogar was able to evade getting caught in its mandibles, jabbing the stalagmite's edge into the center of its body. The arthropod shrieked, jittering around in pain as it tried to shake the neanderthal off, only for Oogar to pull the stalagmite out of the millipede's back and proceeded to end the creature's life by slamming the blunt end of his new weapon right into giant arthropod's head.
Despite having slain the giant arthropod, Oogar didn't have time to celebrate his new kill as he then retrieved his spear and torch before continuing further down the perilous caves. As he moved further, he could hear a faint growl that likely came from the end of the cave. But as frightening as it is, Oogar kept moving.
Unwilling to back down.