"Loonie Toony it's gonna be alright." Harry held Loona in his lap as she laid down in the second back seat freaked out. "It's just your annual Hellbies Vaccine."
"How does Hellbies differ from Rabies?"
Hermione asked Millie up front as she held a notebook and pen. She often took notes on what she saw or made note of in Hell. Like how there where various breeds of demon like Harry's ex Boyfriend Chaz who he had introduced Hermione and Draco to and while both of them found some aspects of the shark demon's personality to be incredibly annoying, they respected him as Harry's first real relationship partner and treated him as an old friend of their friend. They also found interesting the fact that imps had different breeds for each ring coming in various shapes and sizes. They where bred like pets in some sizes like the teacup size imps that Hermione personally found adorable and was considering adopting one herself. She just had to convince her parents to let her bring home a technically demonic being.
"They're basically the same thing. But Hellbies tends to spread more like a zombie plague you see in the movies among Hellhounds leading to mass executions. It's horrible and sad and that's why the shots are mandatory for every Hellhound."
"And Blitz booked this appointment 5 years ago because?" Draco asked from the very back as Moxxie drove the IMP van. He and Hermione loved watching outside the Van when they traveled to different rings while they where in Hell.
That was back before they had ever met Harry.
"Because despite Blitz being Prince Consort in Pride he was still technically an Imp and Loona a Hellhound. We unfortunately are the bottom tier of Hell society and face all kinds of Prejudice and discrimination because of that social status." Moxxie went into lecture mode as Harry called it growing up.
They had signed Loona out of Rehab for a week vacation. She was staying at the palace as she no longer had her apartment. Harry Hermione and Draco took Loona places she liked to try to cheer her up. She had been diagnosed with Depression after Blitzo's death by the rehab. She was doing better but still mourning Blitz as the whole family was.
Harry hugged Loonas head as she rested in his lap. "It's gonna be okay." He said as he petted the Hellhound who responded with a whimper.
Moxxies Hellphone rang.
Zepar and Francesco had been having tea and lunch with Stolas at a small cafe.
"We're dating." Zepar suddenly told Francesco.
"What?! Papa you know he's mine fiancés father right?"
"And we are high ranking members of Ars Goetia nobility." Zepar reminded his only son. "We wanted to be honest with you and Harry."
Stolas put his hand on Zepars on the table and smiled adoringly.
CRASH!!!!
A figure crashed through the window of the cafe. A tall imp with pale skin, rings in his eyes and a long tail with sharp spikes.
Twirling two blessed revolvers in his hands the imp fired one of his bullets at Stolas. Stolas quickly teleported out of the way in shock.
Francesco brought out the automatic Glock 17 Moxxie gave him as a gift when he started learning to shoot and returned fire. The imp dodged and fired at Stolas again.
"SUPRESSING FIREEEEE." Francesco shouted as he fired his glock wildly in the restaurant making the patrons and staff duck under tables and behind counters.
Click click click.
"Huh?"
"Pwew!"
"Ahh!" Francesco slid to the floor with a holy bullet in his shoulder.
"Oh my Satan Francy?! Franc stay with me!" Zepar threw his chair aside as Francesco was on the ground bleeding from two shots, temporarily forgetting the situation his boyfriend was in himself.
Francesco breathed heavily as Zepar carried the parrot away over his shoulder towards the other end of the cafe.
Pwew!
Stolas noticed his hat on the ground. A hole in the middle. He quickly blinked toward the exit of the cafe only to be wrangled up by a blessed lasso.
"Oh dear, this is worrisome." Stolas said as he was dragged to a BlazeHorse.
"Your highness, now is not a really good time." Moxxie said as he talked to Stolas through his Hellphone. Moxxie was a responsible drive and spoke to Stolas through Speaker phone on a phone mount.
"It never is, is it?" Stolas asked. "Sorry to bother you on your trip to Sloth with Loonie for her very important Hellbies S H O T But I have hit a bit of a snag. I seem to have been abducted by that cowboy friend of Blitzy's."
"Did he say cowboy?!" Harry demanded. The teenage owl Listening closely. "Dad what does he look like?"
Stolas looked and studied the imps appearance. "Tall and sexy?"
"Striker?!" Harry shouted in the van.
"Would you shut up?! I can hear you ya know." Striker snapped at Stolas. He snatched the phone away.
"I killed you you fake ass honky tonk fuck how are you still alive?!" Harry shouted through the phone.
"You never killed me with a blessed weapon, Dumbass boy. Where was I gonna go? Detroit? I was in the Living World too." Came through the phone. "Don't worry about ya Bird Daddy, He's in good hands."
Striker crushed Stolas' phone.
"Oh SHIT. Am I in danger right now?" Stolas asked himself.
"Moxxie, Floor it." Harry ordered Moxxie.
"Harry were almost there."
"I SAID FLOOR IT!" Harry held the Jackal to Moxxies head.
After a hectic few minutes Moxxie, Millie and Loona where exiting the van.
"Given Strikers aesthetic my money says that he's in Wrath." Moxxie said as Millie picked up Loona and held her overhead. "Harry I know you have a score to settle with that dickhead but please, be careful." Moxxie handed the keys to Hermione who had her learners permit already.
Moxxie and Millie watched the van speed off to the Ring elevator.
"Are you worried?" Moxxie asked.
"They'll be fine." Millie reassured Moxxie with a quick peck on the cheek. "Now come on, we gotta worry about this one." She bounced Loona. "Don't worry Loonie, this will be over Lickety split alright honey?" She said as the trio entered the hospital.
Striker and Stolas where in Wrath.
A teacup imp Mariachi band had been following them. They where fans of Striker and wrote him his own theme song.
"Prince Stealing."
"He's a villain, Striker." They finished as Striker arrived at his lair.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Striker shouted at the teacup imps. "I'M TRYIN TA DO MY FUCKIN JOB!!! Your coming in here and singing about me for like the millionth time! Leave me the fuck alone YOU FREAKS!!!"
The teacup imps rose their tiny mine cart away.
"How does one get their own theme song?" Stolas asks casually.
They've made it to Wrath. After stopping briefly at Millie's parents place to fetch some gear, and say hi to Grandma and Grandpa promising a more proper visit soon, Hermione pulled into a gas station.
"You get the gas." Harry ordered Draco. "Hermione, relax. Take the time to prepare for this mentally. I'll ask if anyone's seen Striker lately."
"Right." Hermione breathed slowly and shuddered. She had never been to the Wrath ring before. It was chaotically beautiful. She could see why Harry enjoyed visiting his family here.
"Got it." Draco said as he got out of the backseat.
"Hey queer boy!" A large incubus suddenly shouted. "Whatchou doin with my hat?"
"Oh this hat? I stayed at a farm in Wrath one summer and my patrons and trainers gave me this hat." Draco said tilting his Stetson up.
Draco was wearing his green with silver trim Stetson.
"Same hat." The Incubus insisted.
"Guy it's really not."
It literally was just another style of Stetson.
Draco then noticed two other incubus surrounding him.
"We're really doing this huh?" Draco asked the incubus leader as he stood in the wrath sun. Summoning a bayonet in his right and and twirling it expertly holding it to where the pointy end was extended away from himself.
"Have you seen this fuck face anywhere?" Harry asked the Mariachi band as Behind him Draco attacked the gang of outlaws.
Behind Harry, Draco broke an absurdly tall incubus' neck by twisting the top downwards and leapt over to the next off the previous one's shoulders and killing him by stabbing him repeatedly in the kidneys from behind about fifteen times with his bayonett Finally he leapt onto the leaders shoulders and bashed his head into the glass sign before quickly swiping his debit card Uncle Stolas had given him when he and mother moved into the palace. He then wrapped the leaders neck tight up in the gas pump line before taking a selfie with the dazed leader.
"Fuck around and find out and posted." Draco said putting his phone away while the gas tank filled up. Getting thousands of likes within the fist few seconds of posting. Being the favorite cousin of the Crown Prince had perks.
"He's Strikerrrr." The band started.
"No! No singing just a simple yes or no please." Harry begged.
"He lives out by the Bad Man's Lands in an old abandoned mine shaft." The leader pointed out towards a Volcanoe.
"Thanks!" Harry said before running back to the van. "We got a lead!" He told Hermione who floored towards where the band leader had pointed. Popping the incubus leaders head off and causing an explosion behind them as the van pulled a dispenser off its roots.
"Maybe the appointment is under Blitz with a silent O attatched?" Moxxie asked the receptionist. "He made the appointment like 5 years ago."
"Oh here it is! The dumb sounding receptionist said. "Blitzo. Take a seat Mr. O, the doctor will be with you shortly."
Moxxie sighed and went to sit with Millie.
Loona was trying to hide under 3 chairs shaking like a leaf in the chilly winter air.
"Oh sweetie its okay." Millie cooed down to the terrified Hellhound. "It's just gonna be a little prick you won't even feel it."
Loona smiled weakly as Millie stroked her nose bridge.
"Would you please describe it in a less vulgar manner? Filthy Wrathian."
"You got a problem with me Bitch?" Millie asked a blue imp from Gluttony.
"Excuse me, could we possibly reschedule for a time when less Unemployed Rabble are about?" Karen demanded from her seat.
"Unemployed? Please whore I bet the only work you've ever done is convincing your husband that little cum shot you should have swallowed is his." Millie pointed toward the brat that called her and Moxxie Fire Toads. A common slur from Gluttony. The child started crying.
"Honey please calm down." Moxxie begged. "Please ma'am don't push this you won't like where it goes."He pleaded with the Karen.
"Oh really? What do you filthy Wrathins do that's so important?" The blue imp demanded.
"First off, I'm not from Wrath I'm from Greed." Moxxie said having had it with this bitch. "Second, we kill people. Pretty lucrative business. How's a two for one special sound?" Moxxie asked pulling out a Smith and Wesson Revolver. Pointing it at the mother.
"Mr and Mrs Blitzo? The doctor will see your Hound now."
Millie had a knife at the kids throat while Moxxie was hitting the Karen over her head with the butt of his gun with his legs wrapped around her throat going "Eh eh eh eh eh." Hearing the doctor was ready he leapt to the ground and Millie dumped the brat. Who had definitely shit himself and spat on them both. She then picked up Loona and held her close as they walked into the office proper.
"So Toona and Bingo."
"Loona. And our names are Moxxie and Millie, unfortunately our boss Blitzo was killed in battle early in the summer." Moxxie explained as the doctor went over his notes.
"Right, I'm sorry to hear that." The goat demon said. He had heard a Goetian Princes husband died in battle.
"Loona also doesn't really like shots so can we get this over with quickly for all our sakes?" Millie suggested as she held the shivering canine and petted her to calm her down.
"Oh come now I see Hellhounds everyday it can't be that bad." The doctor said as he reached into a batch of shots and pulled out the BIGGEST needle in the word *TM shot they two imps had ever seen.
"Oh." Millie started.
"Shit." Moxxie finished.
Loona growled dangerously. Getting low and feral.
"It's such a shame you won't be seein yer kids again." Striker said after torturing the owl for a good few hours. "But sadly, all good things must come to an end. I got a job to finish. Revenge to take. Ya know the biz." The imp said as he stalked around the now heavily bleeding father of 3.
If you go anywhere near my children, my nephew or Miss Granger I will destroy you." Stolas gasped as he coughed up black blood.
STAB Stolas cried out and coughed up black blood as Striker stabbed him in the shoulder with a blessed knife.
"Ooo. Struck a nerve did I?" Striker hissed as he leaned over staring at the owl man with a smirk.
A car honk jingle echoed through the cave and Striker gasped saying "What the?"
CRASH!!!
Hermione drove the Imp Van down the cliff side drifting to the left.
Time it just right she thought. "Go!" She ordered Harry and Draco. Harry gave her a thumbs up holding his blessed sniper he kept from when Grandpa Paimon turned him into a sleeper agent.
They got into position as the van literally rolled on its sides into position after snagging a boulder.
Striker watched the door open up surprised to see the Goetia brat with the green eyes looking a bit more feathered since the last time they fought and looking a bit more confident.
Is that a blessed Rifle! Shiiiiitttt
BANG BANG
Striker dodged the rounds.
Not bad for a punk. He thought throwing a knife at the brats rifle. He deflected a bullet which eventually hit his stereo.
"Whatcha thinkin bout now?" Came from the radio. Whatcha thinks gon be goin down?"
Nice. Striker thought as he tapped his foot to the beat while the blue blood beat and a human of all things jumped out with what looked like Blessed bayonets in his hands battle ready.
New Blue Blood Brat huh? Striker noted the aristocratic looks of the human. Fine with me. He twirled his blessed revolvers in on his fingers aiming them at the boys. Firing into a sudden magical shield that appeared in front of them. He noticed a human teenage girl driving holding a wand.
"Oh I remember you two." Striker said. He cricked his neck.
He fired again and was again met with a magic shield.
The Prince and blue blood brat swarmed him. Blue blood attacked with his bayonets.
Dang he's pretty good. Striker thought as he clashed with the blonde boy.
"Rahh!"
Striker got bum rushed by a bushy haired teenage girl with a short katana.
Shit I wasn't expecting all three! The cowboy thought as he snapped his king tail at the girl trying to tie her hands up. She kept slashing with the katana like an amateur.
The blonde on the other hand clearly had some skill with those bayonets of his.
Wait, where was the Prince?!
Pwew!!!
He dodged a blessed round.
Pwew!!!
From another angle. The fuck is going on?! They got back up! The Vermin and his little lady maybe?!
PWEW!!!
How much back up they fucking got?!
Stolas watched from the tracks in awe as these children defended his life and honor with their own skill and determination. Perhaps Hermione would also benefit from a summer in the Wrath ring?
Kicking the two away after yanking the katana and throwing it away. Unfortunately hitting his stereo again making the channel change to a peppy pop song by Verosika Mayday making Striker give a WTF face as he unfortunately gave the two in front of him while he scanned the uppers for the Prince.
at the doctors office, havoc. Loona being chased by Moxxie Millie and the Doctor to give her her REQUIRED Hellbies shot. Millie grabbed onto her and yelled as she tried to hang on. Moxxie encouraged the doctor to throw him the shot and he caught it. Charging at Loona while holding the shot like a spear.
"Haaaa!" Hermione now has a battle axe and she swung it hard at the imp in front of her. It was charmed to be feather light but hit hard and be damn near indestructible. She actually managed to cleave his pistols in half. Striker dodged the second attack and slapped the axe out of her hands and it slammed hard into the ground allowing Striker to use his whip to swing around some upper mine tracks finally spying the Prince with a glowing heavenly rifle trailing him.
Pwew!
He's gotten good. That was close. Striker thought in near pride as he sent his lasso above Princeys head and snared a stalagmites pointy end and pulled. The owl teen blinked off the ledge he was hiding on. His green on black demonic form flying through the air quickly to the opposite side of the cavern.
Millie finally managed to calm Loona down like she was a bucking bronco. Holding down her muzzle to the floor and waved for the doc to give her the shot. The goat demon calmly makes his way over.
PRICK
Loona howls in pain as the fluid is pushed into her.
Pwew!
Striker leaped down to engage the two other brats again.
That explains the multiple shot angles. Striker thought. Enough playin around.
He kicked the blonde blue blood brat down hard and wrapped his lasso around the girls battle axe sending it flying at her position in front of a boulder. She gasped in horror and prepared for impact.
Hermione opened her eyes to see the axes circular outline around her neck. She tried desperately to free herself. Cutting her hands in the process.
Striker snapped his fingers and smirked while closing his eyes. I still got it. Not bad for an old fart. He felt a presence coming. He wrapped a lasso around a Stalagtite and hurled its tip at the owl teen who had blinked in front of him to attack him. He grabbed his own hat from his erection on a giant statue of himself and grabbed the Prince's throat.
"You may have feathers now blue blood princeling but I definitely remember how easy it was to choke the life out of you little one." Striker hissed leaning closer to the boy. "Yo daddy ain't here to save your ass this time."
Harry remembered Angel Dusts trick to disarm people in this specific situation.
Harry groaned lustily. "Harder Daddy." He pleaded.
Striker let go and backed away with a disgusted look on his face giving Harry and opening to grip him up and take his own lasso.
"You cowboy piece of shit!!!!" Harry shouted as he wrapped Strikers own rope around his neck and pulled tight from behind so hard that he pulled the imp around off his feet and crashed him into a rock pile.
Draco, seeing an opening, went "YAAHHH!" With a bayonet stabbing the statue at a pivotal point and Striker as he coughed noticed his statue falling.
Dick first unfortunately
please tell me I'm not about to be crushed to death by my own dick. The cowboy begged in his head.
CRASH
The stone dick had pierced his dickie.
Striker shook his head as he stood on a knee.
Click.
His eyes widened as he felt a heavy presence at the back of his head.
"13 kilograms in weight blessed Macedonian silver rounds with mercury tips." Harry said. "The Jackal isn't a toy like those pistols you had before Hermione cut them in half.
"Ya got me." Striker admitted. "Congrats."
BANG!!!
Striker fell with a blessed round in his brain bleeding out. He watched the three teenagers go over to bird Prince to check on him as everything went black.
"Dad!" Harry hugged Stolas tight on the ground.
"It's good to see you too son but," Cough cough, "It would be prudent to get me to hospital." Stolas coughed blood onto Harry's clothes.
"Right. Hospital. Now." Harry said as he untied his dad and ordered Draco to take the blessed rope with them back to IMP.
Moxxie Millie and Loona exited the hospital. Loona feeing the effects of the Hellbies vaccine and collapsed in the open van to sleep. Moxxie and Millie where knocked over by a crowd of reporters and doctors/nurses. While they where on the ground they saw Stolas' tail feathers dangling limply.
"What was that about?" Moxxie asked as Hermione and Draco helped the imps up.
"Dad got hurt." Harry said sadly. "Bad."
"Wait, Stolas can get hurt?" Millie asked in awe. She and Moxxie where always under the impression that Stolas was damn near untouchable by a common imp. After they got Loona settled they found Zepar in the waiting room.
"Lord Zepar." Harry said. "Your already here?" He asked the obese cockatiel in confusion.
"Harry, Francesco's been shot."Zepar put both hands on Harry's shoulders in a comforting manner.
"Francs been what?" Harry asked with a devastated look on his face. Draco and Hermione helped him sit down.
Francesco was attatched to monitors as he laid in a hospital bed in a gown with bandages and around his arm and shoulder. Striker had managed to get him a second time in his arm. He was lucky the assassin missed vital organs. There would be scarring, unavoidable with Blessed weapons and ammunition. But the doctors managed to get rid of the after effects of heavenly blessings in his body.
He woke up to see Harry lying his head on a pillow. Right on his bed next to him. Sitting in a chair and holding his hand. The green parrot smiled for the first time since he was shot and held Harry's hand to his beak and kissed it. Before kissing Harry's cheek and laying his head next to the owl boys.
Stolas woke in pain. Hospital he thought. Thank Lucifer. He looked down to see Zepar resting his head close to Stolas' heart. Stolas smiled and petted the cockatiels head calmly as petals fell from gorgeous flowers on his nightstand.
Bzzz bzzz
Stolas floated his repaired phone over and saw Francesco was also awake.
Owls Green Knight: Are you alright sir?
Daddy Hoot Hoot: Fine, in some pain but I'll live.
Owls Green Knight: Same. is father with you?
Stolas sent a picture of Zepar asleep next to him.
Owls Green Knight: Our boys are something aren't they?
Francesco sent Stolas a picture of Harry doing the same thing.
Daddy Hoot Hoot: indeed, best get some rest now.
Owls Green Knight: Agreed, good night sir.
Stolas Floated his phone back over to the bedside table and laid back to hold Zepars head to his chest as he fell back asleep.
To be continued...
so yeah, Stolas isn't as invincible as we've been lead to believe. Coming next, an Chat GTP generated prompt featuring a churchyard Grim!