AN: updating this again, lol. I'm going to say that V1 is 4'1 in this fic, so they probably aren't gonna be able to reach most platforms, since they aint got any more wings. No, this is NOT an excuse to hide the cookie jar and then write a chapter about it. Nuh uh. Also, short chapter, and it's gonna be out of place, as in a later chapter they'll find the gate, but this is the aftermath of finding it. By the way, if this chapter is difficult to read, V1 speaks first then Hakita, etc.

It's been a long time since V1 had seen those red gates, which it knew would lead to a short downhill section and then into an infinitely deep hole to the next level of hell, where another gate would be, with filth on the other side.

"It's not like I can just, go in there. Too fragile now, and I can't jump as high."

"You do know I can just transfer you back into your old hull? Then you can go at it again, if you want."

"You'd do that despite all of the possible concerns?"

"I mean, I've been living with you for a while now, figure that I might know you quite well, and that it's worth the risk, if you do want to do it again."

"Nah. "

"Understandable. Welp, back to the house, I suppose."

"Shouldn't we, like, bury it or something? It's the literal gates to hell. Cultists and the like would kill for this shit."

"I mean, it's not like we can bury it, we don't have the mining equipment to do so."

"Fair. just leaving it out gives me a bad taste. I can definitely see Sisyphus crawling out of the thing to hunt me, though. He pushed a damn boulder up a hill forever, can probably climb up and kill me if he really tried."

After a short uneventful walk back to the house, V1 Asked a question. Hakita had actually been expecting it, and he'd already had an answer to give to V1. "Hakita?" V1 asked. "Yes?"

"Why did you take me from Hell?"

"Because I felt that you didn't need to serve the purpose of hunting for blood all the time. Figured you had had enough of being a war machine, seeking blood through any means necessary. So, I brought you here, got you into a new body, and I think that it's been one of my best choices."

"Huh. gonna be honest, I expected a solid 'because' on your part."

"Tell you what, I could probably find a way to pull someone else from hell. Any specific person? It'll take me a while, but I know how to do it now."

"I feel like Sisyphus would just take down every government as revenge for his end, V2 would spend all of its time trying to kill me or take my arm, and Minos would just be kind of a downer, or hunt me down. Pretty sure Gabriel just comes up here every now and then, one of the benefits of being an angel, God is your travel agent."

"That is by far probably the smartest thing you've said yet. Why would Minos be a downer?"

"This is what his efforts of controlling a people would lead to. None of what he wanted is true. People kill each other over their love, there's wars going on, and the most powerful country in the world is acting dumb as bricks. He'd probably cry over what it has become. He'd also hunt me down because I fucking killed him. Same with sisyphus, and everyone on that list, actually. Damn, I gotta stop killing."

"Just don't kill anyone here, please."

"No promises."

AN: this chapter was made using the help from a couple friends, so I'd like to thank em. I'd still be stuck at Chap. 1 if not for them. Also, would this be considered a trauma dump? listened to J-pop and breakcore whilst making this