Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Hounds of Hell. Enjoy the 3900-Word chapter. I do not own Hazbin Hotel, Viziepop, and a few others do.
Moxxie quickly ducked behind a crate as a bullet whizzed by his head. He turned to duck out, only for another thug to slam down next to him.
"Remind me if I am wrong…. But aren't we supposed to employ stealth?" Lupin asked, pausing to dodge another thug before backhanding them over the railing.
"Yeah, but I am not the one who decided to pull the fire alarm on bagels!" Moxxie yelled, pausing to line up a shot.
"Oh, eat a d***, Mox, I didn't know!" Blitz yelled.
Moxxie simply pulled the trigger, splattering the walls with their blood as the man collapsed to the ground. He hummed to see be dealt with as Millie leaped off Lupin's shoulder, stabbing a man over her shoulder.
"Thank you," Lupin stated before he turned to greet a man who tried to stab her. "That was rude…" Lupin stated before he gripped them by the neck.
Millie looked at Lupin as he twisted the man's head to the side, snapping it like one would a wishbone. He turned and dropped the body which slammed into the ground, making it clear that Lupin could and would be able to kill them more easily.
To him? It looked like Lupin was snapping the head off a carrot and then dispatching a human as the Hellhound turned and fired at them.
The M60 fired off bullet after bullet, tracers spitting from the barrel as Lupin sprayed 7.62 rounds at them. The hellhound fired at them with amusement, his muzzle which was closed snapped open with something of a smirk exposing a few of his teeth as the hellhound smirked once more.
He had been amused, smirking once more as he seemed to be amused at it…. Until the magazine went dry.
He cursed as he was forced back into cover, looking at the bodies of several thugs.
"Lupin?" Moxxie asked as Lupin chuckled awkwardly.
"I am… Out of ammunition for the moment, Moxxie. My bad." Lupin said before he sighed and went to reload his gun.
"Yeah, M60s burn through…. Did you just burn through 1000 rounds?" Moxxie asked.
"Uh… 300… If I used them all? I would be out…. Also, there is a guy to your left." Lupin stated before Moxxie turned and shot the man with a 1911.
"Thank you…." Moxxie said as Lupin finally reloaded.
"Uh… Where's your wife?" Lupin asked before the screams of several soldiers ahead of them as they fought.
"How… Did she get there already?" Lupin asked before he sighed to himself before he sighed to himself. "You are heading upwards, yeah? I am going to guess you want to snipe them?" Lupin stated before he sighed to himself before he hummed.
He cracked his fingers and looked to the side; he could guess with some degree of idea that Moxxie was better as a sniper than a lone gunman. This left him to handle the guys on the ground… Not that he could not, he would tear through them like wet tissue paper….
He rubbed at his nose… And felt blood upon it, making him pause to wipe it off using the shirt of a man he killed. He hummed and then gently leaped the railing downwards into the pit of bad guys they had killed and tossed aside like driftwood.
Lupin almost did not know them but he did know at the end of the end of the moment when it was all done as he paused to try and figure it out as he seemed to be dealt with it.
He had been as it was to have been done at the end of the day. He loaded his weapon once more, eager to get into another conflict and knowing what was going on now.
"We have killed… Way more people than I think we need to end up killing, don't we?" Lupin asked before Moxxie hummed.
"We kill more than you think if you think about it..." Moxxie stated before Lupin hummed and then looked to the ground, eager to find something that needed to be done with for now and for a good reason.
He brushed off his clothes, knowing what would become of them once again. There was a lot more to see and do… And for a good damn reason.
He was tired, very damn tired, and very thrown off now. What little distraction did they hold for the plans? Well, it was not going to last.
Lupin heard another round of explosions…. Which only told the hellhound either judgment day had come or they knew it would all collapse for now.
He heard another round of gunfire as well and he was forced to remember that they were in a part of a warzone…. Which meant going crazy at the worst time for him to have done so.
Though he was tired, he was bored and it meant being more exhausted and more worn down than before. Whatever he did not do now? it was going to be done with dusted today.
Whatever needed to be devoured would be done sometime soon. All he could do was scream and he would scream, even if he had wished to.
He wanted to sigh and throw it into the wall before he was tossed to the side by a giant explosion. He had been too easily defeated by being overwhelmed…. But he was clearly at the end of the day.
He hummed, knowing where it had to go. There were a lot of ideas where he could come and go once more as he pushed it to the side and looked to the side once more.
Loona was interested in something here at the end of the day when it was all said and done.
There was something that needed to be done and he was the one to do it. Yes, it seemed fair he made certain they tore it all down and made certain it was clear such was going on.
Lupin turned and backhanded one of the two soldiers who attempted to kill them to the side, they slammed into the ground and made no further noise, none.
Lupin growled at the remaining ones as they fired at him, Lupin ducked through the rounds of gunfire, the few who grazed him were killed with a simple punch or a tearing of their throat, painting his muzzle crimson.
Moxxie watched as Lupin laid waste to the half dozen thugs, throwing one hard enough to shatter the windows of a car and dent the door. Another had his throat snapped like a candy bar, a third was shot with Lupin ramming his weapon into their gullet.
The fourth was kicked into a car hard enough to overturn it like it was a toy. Lupin gripped the rifle of the fifth, twisting it like it was a candy wrapper and slashing the sixth, their skin peeling like paper.
Lupin lifted the surviving thug, dragging them into the air before twisting their skull like a door handle. He dropped the body and turned to Moxxie.
Moxxie watched as the hellhound whose eyes were now the familiar blood red slowly faded back to blue as he turned.
"I am sorry, I lost control there for a second… Your wife might need you, leave the rest of the hired guns to me…." Lupin said, gesturing to the bodies.
"Uh, your eyes…" Moxxie said before Lupin blinked, tilting his head like a canine who had heard the word 'treat.' "Never mind. You sure you are ok out here?" Moxxie asked before more gunfire swept the area.
Lupin gripped Moxxie with his free hand and turned him so he was with the Hellhound at his back. Lupin turned and squeezed the trigger with his other hand, filling the courtyard with bullets as bottles exploded and lights went dim.
"Go, Moxxie. I shall dispose of the henchmen." Lupin stated, letting him go as he turned and strode into the hail of bullets.
Moxxie could only watch them, questioning where someone this kill-crazy had hidden and where they were before IMP had found them.
To be fair? If there was an answer? Moxxie did not know and he wondered if there was to be an answer when all was not easily done, not even a little… if it was? they would be over this and all of them could have relaxed.
Instead? Now they had to deal with more warriors and more soldiers than they did not expect.
Granted? Moxxie kinda made peace with it but it was clear to him if nothing else all of this was to become annoying, far more annoying, and far more bothersome when push ended up coming to shove at the end.
Moxxie turned and looked around before he paused and began to think of what was going down the line, there was nothing short of amusement on his face as he sighed to look to the side.
Lupin sent 3 more men to the afterlife as he clicked his fingers, realizing what had been happening now as he paused, thinking for a moment.
All of it seemed bigger and better with time, all of it was amusing now… There was too much to deal with as Lupin watched it all come crashing down on them.
"Where is Lup?" Millie asked, popping up next to Moxxie.
"Man, he is f****** them all up," Millie stated before he paused to look to the side. "He kills them a lot faster than it seems," Millie stated.
"He's a hellhound, they are strong like that," Moxxie said before one of the thugs was tossed into the wall.
He tossed another of the soldiers to the side, interested in what he could before now.
"There are a lot of those guys," Moxxie stated. "I have been ripping through them. I do not know how well to take these guys apart." Moxxie stated before he sighed to himself.
He had been too interested, too relaxed, too tired and he looked over at them.
Lupin was silent, too much that he looked over at them before now and thought of it to the end of the day.
"Moxxie, I said go and… Oh, hello, Millie." Lupin said, crushing one of the thugs in his fist. "Would you be so kind as to help? I am appearing to be outnumbered." Lupin stated before he sighed.
Lupin knocked one of the thugs to the side, their bloody bodies sliding to the ground as it became obvious that the Hellhound was eager to kill them before he relaxed once more.
Lupin sighed as blood seeped down his body, he was tired more than hurt as Moxxie could see blood coming from his knuckles and not his hands.
"Please, I require assistance," Lupin stated before he sighed to himself.
A bullet hit one of the henchmen in the head before Moxxie fired again, shooting through the skull of one of the henchmen before Millie rushed in, slashing, and dicing the rest of the day.
Lupin was silent before she seemed to think of what was going on before she looked to the side.
Lupin was too interested in what was growing on the mind. He knew more and more as he went to kill more of the henchmen that today would be long and it would be tiresome.
He had plenty of henchmen to kill and there was no clear need to end it for now, there were a lot of things that he had to ask before he looked to the side.
Lupin was too curious as he paused to himself, rubbing at his temples as he clicked his fingers, knowing what he had to do.
Another of the thugs fell to the ground, Lupin pondered how many fools this man had ensnared as he carved through them, his claws cutting them all to pieces.
He tossed one man down and gored another on his claws, eager to gut them as he tore through them, eagerly awaiting their deaths, he sent each one to death with a simple stab or a slice.
But more came, there was always going to be more and he gored them as they came.
Each little pinprick was more and more silent, he would continue to remain this way.
Loona was too involved in it all before she seemed to try and figure it out more and more at the time.
Lupin was too interested in what was growing more and more and more. He wanted to be done and dusted… He wanted to win and he was as he tossed it to the side.
Lupin tore through the rest of the group, shredding them with gunfire and his claws.
Lupin grunted before he winced to the side as he paused once more. Lupin was eager to fight and he clicked his fingers and yawned.
Before long? There were at least 15 dead thugs before he hummed and looked to the side, he wished to be thinking of what was to happen now, and for good reason.
Lupin panted, exhausted at the end of the day… He slowly slumped to the ground before he looked to the side.
Lupin winced and slowly slumped forward, his gun catching him before he fell to the ground in exhaustion.
Moxxie and Millie looked at him as he paused and grunted, slowly parting to slump over to think of it once more.
The hellhound and the Imps seemed to grow more and more exhausted as their guns burned, their chests panted in exhaustion as Lupin seemed to be done and screaming to himself.
Lupin rubbed at his neck before he wished to eagerly ask if they had won. Lupin was too interested in what was growing in interest.
Lupin wished to be thinking for now as he clicked his jaw, blood seeping down his face and jaws. Lupin was eager to talk for a moment as he clicked his fingers and then leaned on the wall.
"Are you ok?" Lupin asked before he sighed. "Because I am exhausted… I am very exhausted… Like very exhausted." Lupin stated before he panted more and more with sheer exhaustion staining his voice.
Lupin was greeted with a nod as he rubbed at his snout and cleaned it off. Lupin had beaten too many thugs to keep being on his feet… Several minor cuts on his body as he clicked his jaws, too interested in what was growing on his mind.
Lupin was very exhausted now… And that was good enough for the hellhound when he thought of his next move.
Lupin was eager with himself and he cracked his fingers, too bored and too exhausted for now as it was all said and done.
Lupin was eager to try and figure it out once more. He was eager to try and bored with now.
He paused to think, far too much on his mind was going to be pushing now and for good reason at the end of the time being.
Lupin hummed, resting the M60 in his hand as he paused, thinking to the side as he thought of it all now and for good reason at the time being.
The hellhound within him wanted to laugh, why? Because he knew damn well that all of what he did was very pointless. The work he did? It was less than satisfactory.
Lupin only questioned how many soldiers had died in the line of duty, knowing it would have been over all too soon.
He of all people was tired, he of all people was worn down as he could and did tell it was just a consequence of all he had tried to deal with now.
Now? Lupin was just too distracted as of now, he did not know what the boss was going to throw at him.
He did not damn well have a clue how many more henchmen they would have to kill, he did not even know how many soldiers they HAD killed now, only that he had torn through several dozen and now he was beginning to get through it.
Lupin of all people was just confused, he was thrown off now and for good reason, they had a LOT of different ideas as to how it might have gone and how it possibly could have done something.
He of all people was simply amused, far more amused than before he tried to think of it now, Lupin hummed and clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth.
Now? Now he had been distracted, thrown off at the end of the day. Lupin by all people was more distracted by the bloodlust than anything, why? Well, he was still new to it now, and for a good reason.
Lupin paused and wiped more blood from his face.
"Is this a normal day for you?" Lupin asked to which they nodded. "Ok. Uh, where is Blitz?" Lupin asked.
"Probably getting drunk," Moxxie stated.
"You are pulling my leg, Moxxie," Lupin stated.
"No, he probably is," Millie said as she clambered onto Lupin's shoulder.
"What about our target?" Lupin asked with a raised eyebrow as he paused, thinking of it to the end.
He was silent after a moment of realizing that both imps had not lied at all and seemed to think of it when it came down to it. He wanted to go back to his home, relax… Maybe earn something of a paycheck.
"Uh… I do not…" Moxxie stated before Lupin tore the doors behind him off their hinges.
"I smell human, follow me. We kill him then we go find Blitz, I will draw him out, Moxxie? If I do not kill him? You can headshot him from the top of the house." Lupin stated as he sighed and then looked to the side.
Lupin snorted with annoyance as he realized they had work to do but he retained his polite air before he turned.
"I am sorry. Moxxie? I believe you might be able to kill him if I scare him… Millie I believe might be better at killing him silently, I am… Not very skilled at stealth and assassination as you might have noticed." Lupin stated before he sighed.
He knew damn well better than to boss around the others but both nodded, clearly accepting it as Lupin hummed.
"What about you?" Millie asked.
"I am going to scare him out and go deal with the rest of his security. The second he sees me? I expect him to run… Moxxie is a better shot than me and you are faster, I do not expect me to end up helping a lot more." Lupin more than stated which made them nod.
He was silent, very silent and he knew that even if he was pushed down that road? Well, he had a LOT more than this to deal with, he had a LOT more to try and figure out.
They had a LOT of different things to deal with, so much it had hurt now and for good reason. They needed to focus on a plan to kill this guy and Lupin. Lupin had to figure things out more and more and more.
Lupin punched the wooden door down, tossing the splinters at a pair of thugs before shooting one and letting Millie stab the next one, Lupin stopped only to place his M60 on his back.
"Uh… You do not use guns, do you, Millie?" Lupin asked and got a shrug. "Just asking, I need more ammo," Lupin said before he sighed and then walked around.
Lupin seemed to be thinking of it to the end as he drew his pistol, pausing to look at Millie as she clambered up his shoulder.
"I am sorry for asking you both to do something as I am new to the group… I do not feel it my place to give orders, I apologize." Lupin said.
"Well, it is a good idea… Mox can shoot an apple in half from a mile away." Millie said.
"Well, I suppose you can chop one in half in 2 seconds." Lupin joked before he hummed. "I still do not know if we can kill them, humans usually have things to hide behind… I think I am not good at hunting humans." Lupin said as he sighed to himself before he thought to himself, thinking, for now, too tired, and too interested in what was going on.
He was too interested in killing them, in trying to figure out now when it came down to it as of now as he crashed it to have it come down to the side.
Lupin hummed, cracking his fingers before he looked to the side, too interested in what was going on. There was too much going on when it came down to it, he had a lot of ideas to think of when it was all said and over.
Lupin sniffed the air, too exhausted with it as he rubbed at his nose before looking to the side.
"I am sorry if I am making a terrible first impression, I did not wish to be offensive," Lupin stated as Millie shrugged.
"Well, you are acting nicer than Loona," Millie stated to which Lupin hummed.
"I am feeling that I am missing the context for such a dislike," Lupin said before he turned, gripped another thug by the throat, and squeezed, dropping them to the ground.
"Well, you are going to learn why she is not so nice soon," Millie said before they continued walking down the path.
"Well, I do not know what you mean, she seemed nice… If shy by hellhound standards. Not that I am an expert on the social standards." Lupin stated before he sighed to himself.
Millie fell silent before she and he turned the corner towards a very heavy steel door, Lupin let Millie leap off his arm.
Lupin hummed before he gripped the door and turned to Millie before thinking for a moment.
"You may wish to move back… I plan to throw it." Lupin said as Millie ducked into a wall and Lupin grunted.
The steel door buckled and groaned as the hellhound applied pressure to it, pulling on it as the metal crinkled under his hands before finally starting to give way. It was NEVER designed to withstand the pressure and power of a hellhound.
Lupin finally tore the door free from its hinges, slamming it through the stone wall behind him as Millie rushed in, knife in hand.
"Oh, hey guys…" They heard as Lupin blinked.
Sitting in a fur-covered chair was Blitz, the body of the man next to him and dozens of books in a vibrant library-like vault, he waved a beer bottle around as Lupin slowly bent down to pass through the doorway and stepped on the body of one of the bodyguards in the place.
He looked around the room which was PAINTED in crimson to the point he did not see the wallpaper under it. The hellhound brought a hand up to his muzzle as he realized just how… Odd it was to see so much carnage.
"Did… You killed the target while we slaughtered all his goons?" Lupin asked before he sniffed the air. "Yep, that's the guy," Lupin said before he grasped his nose.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out I made Lupin a giant monster hellhound to underscore how he is not a brute at ALL under the muscle. The next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will be 900-6500 words as well as showing Lupin hanging out with IMP and setting up Murder Family. Until then, Lighting Wolf is out!