Phase 27: The Sins of Saints

Somewhere on the outskirts of Pentagram city, within the abandoned manor once belonging to the Morningstar family. Charlie struggles against the bindings of the ropes that keep her tied up in the chair she sits on, ensuring that she does not break free and escape. Of course, Anella was continuously slithering around the Princess in circles, awaiting the arrival of Alastor while ensuring that if Charlie did escape, she would not go far, taunting her as she stayed near her prisoner.)

Anella:"Keep struggling dear, it won't make a difference."

Charlie:"WHY?! Why are you doing this?! We BOTH know you can't kill him!"

Anella:"Of course I can't…but who says that Death is the only way to stop a Monster like him?"

Charlie:"What, so you plan on using me as leverage to make him promise not to kill you? Because I hate to break this to you, but he's going to kill you anyways, even IF I beg him not to."

Anella:"Yes and No…I won't say that my plans are absolute just yet, but I'm pretty good at adapting on my tail."

Charlie:"But why, why go this far? You could've left any time on any day, why stay and fan the fires?"

Anella:"Tell me child, do you know why I stopped working for your Father?"

Charlie:"Because he's a psychotic dick?"

Anella:"Because our interests stopped aligning…he wanted what he thought was best for Humanity, I wanted what was best for myself, like a realistic person…"

(Anella continued her speech to Charlie as she began to slither around the Mansion, explaining what her true intentions were. She proceeded to inform "So when your Father made our worst enemy immortal, you can imagine why it made so many of us turn against him. However, while he may be incapable of dying…" The Queenpin looked out the window of the manor as she told the Princess about her frustration, soon returning her gaze back to her prisoner as she then stated "Hell is still a big place with too much ground and he's not Omnipresent…which means he can't just teleport out of a trap, so if I were to throw you into a pit of wet cement as deep and vast as the Ocean, do you think he would think twice before leaping in to save you?" Charlie's eyes widened as she heard the Serpent Villainous intentions, she grew nervous as she realized just what lengths Anella would go to save herself. Charlie then tried to warn Anella about how easily her plan could backfire, hoping to reach out to what little Humanity remained in the crime lady, even though there was plenty of a voice telling the Princess that it would be in vain. Charlie begged "Please, you DON'T have to do this…if you just leave this world, I promise that I won't help him find you…you can still walk away from this before it's too late-" but Anella grew rageful, interrupting the Princess as she shouted "Do you really think he's my only enemy right now?! This isn't just to hurt your former lover…THIS…this is to also stick it to your fool of a Father for aiding our very enemy!" she hissed, standing by her decisions as she made her intentions as clear as possible to her prisoner.

Not too long after that, Anella could feel it, his presence…the Slayer had entered the Manor and was well on his way to the location of the two. Soon enough, the double doors that connected the main hall of the manor to the rest of the house swung wide open, kicked down by the Marine as he was accompanied by both Angel Dust and Vagatha. Both Demons raised their respective weapons at Anella, Angel used four of his arms to carry a Tommygun in each hand while Vaggie had her spear ready as well as a set of throwing knives within one of her hands…but the Slayer, his hands were bare for he wanted to tear Anella apart with his own strength.)

Anella:"How cute, you brought the whole gang."

Vaggie:"Let her go, NOW!"

Anella:"In what universe do you think you have any position to demand anything of me?"

Angel:"Hate to tell you this, Slytherin, but we got a literal Human McGuffin that literally just beat a Giant to death less than an hour ago."

(But right after Angel finished his sentence, Anella opened a portal right behind the chair that the Princess was tied to, wagging her finger as she threatening "Ah ah ah…you never know where portals go these days…it'd be a shame if you lost your friend and never found her again, wouldn't you think?" as she grabbed the ropes that restrained Charlie and clung onto them while dangling the Princess over the portal, implying that she could easily push her in. Anella then stated "Unless you want her to go on a mystery vacation to a far away place, I suggest you all drop your weapons…" as both Demons considered her demands and the leverage they had. Reluctantly, Angel and Vaggie lowered their respective weapons, complying with Anella's demand with gritted teeth and rolling eyes as the Spear and Tommy guns were dropped onto the floor. As for the Slayer, Anella specified her instructions for him, telling the Hero "As for you…the glove with the collapsable sword on it, remove it and place it on the ground…And while you're at it, remove the Helmet too, last thing you need is radio support." as she continued to threaten throwing Charlie through the portal. While hiding a smirk, the Slayer complied, removing his bladed gauntlet and placing it on the ground, slowly as he soon after removed his Helmet and let it fall to the floor. After complying with her demands, Anella smiled at the Slayer, simply stating "There, you see how easy that was?…" as she then immediately let go of the rope and allowed the Princess to fall through the portal. Vaggie screamed "NO!" as she lurched forward, but the Slayer sprinted instead, rushing to the portal as Anella immediately moved out of the way, allowing the Hero to dive head first into the portal that led anywhere. "Well, that was easier than I thought." The Queen pin said as she then focused her attention on the two Sinner Demons standing not too far from her position, smirking to herself as she knew that she could easily kill them without much trouble.

In another Hellish dimension, Charlie opened her eyes to see that she was falling through a vast open sky, plummeting to a strange land that was covered in an ocean of tar. She soon noticed the immense bones of Titans that seemed to litter the sea of oil and death, proving that nothing could escape this trap once it fell in. She soon then noticed the Slayer, diving through the vast sky like a professional, a look of determination on his face as he was Hell bent on catching the Princess before she hit the toxic ocean below. Upon reaching her, the Marine grabbed her, broke one of the legs off of the chair and used the sharp fragment of wood to cut her free from the chair. Soon he held the Princess within his arms similar to a bridal carry as he then repositioned himself, seemingly like he planned to land on his feet and hit solid ground instead of an ocean of tar. Before either of them knew it, a green portal opened up and was clear within their path and upon entering the emerald colored rift, they were returned to the Mansion, unharmed and standing next to the two sinner Demons that were ready to fight Anella.

The Princess soon opened her eyes, shocked to see that they were back in the manor as the Slayer gently lowered her to her feet. Of course, Anella was confused, baffled as she was completely horrified to see that her plan failed, too scared to even question who opened the portal and allow the two to escape the trap. The Queen pin shouted "What the Fuck!? How, what, I don't…Just, What the Fuck!?" before soon hearing the sound of footsteps behind her, turning her attention as she soon saw the familiar face of Alastor, her cohort, betraying her and allying himself with their enemy.)

Anella:"Alastor, What the Hell are you doing?"

Alastor:"Nothing much, just helping out an old friend!"

Anella:"You're actually HELPING him? Our enemy?!"

Alastor:"Technically he's just YOUR enemy, I actually like the psychopath!"

Anella:"You son of a BITCH!"

(Anella hissed at Alastor, rushing him as the two Demonic Overlords battled, transforming into their true forms as the battle soon began to shake the whole mansion. Anella's true Demonic form was quite the horrific sight, her size was great like an unearthly python and her hairs were swarming cobras that struck whatever she willed them to, even her face morphed from the form of a beautiful women into the unnerving maw of a Venomous Reptile. While Alastor was fighting off Anella, the Marine quickly placed his gauntlet back on his fist and slid his helmet over his head, which Vega beeped from soon after as he informed the three "You should all leave, this may grow intense." as the Slayer wasted no time and lunged to do battle with the Radio Demon. Without hesitation, Angel stated "Don't have to tell me twice, let's get the fuck outta here!" as he ran through the doors and out of the Manor. Vaggie wasn't that far behind, she knew that Alastor and the Slayer could handle Anella on their own, but she tried to remind Charlie of that fact as she told them "C'mon Hun, we need to go! They got this!" as she tried to plead with her girlfriend. The Princess hesitated though, not quite ready to abandon her allies that showed up to her rescue despite their lack of needing any aid, but she reluctantly agreed and followed Vaggie as they left the Manor's main hall and allowed the two to fight as a team against Anella.

It was quite the battle, maybe not as grand or epic as the fight between the Slayer and the Titanic Pierce, but it was still something to behold. Between the Satanic Sorcery of the Hell lords and the varying plethora of Gunfire from the Slayer, it was a battle that shook the Manor. Anella seized advantage of her long tail and used her significant size to keep her foes at a disadvantage, but it still was being pushed to her limits as the Slayer's speed and strength, paired with Alastor's power and lethality, proved to be more than she could handle. Little did either Overlord know, the Slayer was holding his punches, not used to fighting alongside one of the very things he could so easily eliminate with his arsenal, he was careful not to harm Alastor during the battle. The Slayer was quick, leaping and dodging whatever attack Anella could throw at him, moving with ease as his endless stamina and limitless strength was definitely a problem for her. Soon enough, the battle neared its end and Alastor was ready to help finish it at any cost, during his wrestling match with her, The Radio Demon managed to gain a good hold on the Queenpin and shouted at the Marine to specify that she was now vulnerable to his attacks. Alastor yelled "I got her, The Green Weapon! USE IT!" as he managed to keep Anella in a full Nelson-like hold, ready to end the battle and her life. The Slayer wasted no time, he grabbed the BFG from his inventory and raised it high, aiming it at the two Demons as he began to charge the overpowered weapon, getting ready to end this fight. But as the weapon was nearing its complete charge, Vega noted something within Alastor's physiology, a factor that shifted the Slayer's decision as the AI beeped "With the amount of Argent Energy present in his current form, the BFG will likely destroy both Alastor and Anella…" but immediately, Alastor shouted at the Marine once more, demanding "Do it now! END THIS!" as he was determined to end this fight by any means necessary. But the Slayer refused, he lowered the weapon and allowed it to cease charging as he instead pulled out a chainsaw and revved the diesel fueled machine to life, charging forth as he leaped towards Anella with the weapon ready to carve her open. But Anella's tail whipped around, knocking away the Slayer as she then broke free from Alastor's grasp, she then grabbed the Wendigo Demon by his neck and slammed him against the wall, shaking the Manor once more as she held him back and readied her claws to slash his throat. But just as she was about to force her hand into Alastor's neck, the Queen pin felt a thick chain wrap around her forearm and negated her attack as she then turned her attention behind her seeing that the perpetrator was the Slayer, already on his feet and using the chain that was originally planned for the Chandelier, be instead used as a makeshift weapon within the Hero's hands. As the two played a warped game of Tug-o-war with the iron chains, Anella realized she was losing and that the Slayer's strength was clearly greater than her own. Just when she was thinking of a plan to escape, a strange force sliced off the arm she used to keep Alastor against the wall, which caught her attention and distracted her long enough for the Slayer to drag the chain and swing the Serpent-like beast around the room, slamming her against a different wall that was on the other side of the Manor's main halls. As the dust cleared, All three glanced to see that the person to slice off Anella's hand was Charlie, disobeying Vaggie's earlier plea and stepping into the fray to help her friends in the fight. She used the divine powers she inherited from her Father to telekinetically grab hold of Anella's other arm and began to slowly break it into pieces as she removed the arms of the Snake-woman. Soon, Anella became blinded by rage and frustration as her patience and reasoning ran out, she lunged forth at the Slayer, ready to swallow him whole…but of course, the Slayer dodged at the last second and used his chainsaw to deliver the finishing blow, forcing the active teeth of the weapon into Anella's neck and pushed it in a way that capitalized off of her inertia as he began to cut down her body. In less than a couple of seconds, the Slayer managed to slice through Anella's body, leaving a large gash that started at her throat and traveled all the way down to her rattling tail. The Queen-pin lashed around, writhing in agony from the great pain that the Slayer and Princess made her endure, until eventually… her body stopped moving.

Once the fallout of the battle had settled, the Slayer, Princess and Radio Demon dusted themselves off and began to approach the lifeless body of the slithering Queen-pin. Alastor had sustained the most damage, holding the painful slash marked wounds that Anella gave him during their fight, but slowly they began to heal on their own. The three began to examine the body, conversing amongst each other as The Princess asked the question on everybody's mind. "Is she…dead?" Charlie said aloud, unconvinced despite the Slayer kicking the static body of Anella, unmoving and still in her full Demonic form. Vega spoke, informing Charlie "My sensors detect her heart rate and brain wave activity are falling dramatically, it is likely she is in the process of dying." as the Slayer remained vigilant of the corpse, ready to strike it down the moment she moved. The Marine kept his focus clear as he watched for the slightest movements of Anella's arms and eyes, while Alastor had already transformed into his usual form, smiling as always and commenting a mocking statement about his lifeless former cohort. "Oh, Anella" he said "You never were the smartest of us, were you?" as Charlie then protested, arguing "I don't know if that's faaagh!-" The Princess screamed, being interrupted by Anella who was already in the process of dragging Charlie away. Anella tried to ensure her upper hand by using her tail to swat away both the Slayer and the Radio Demon, sending them flying across the room as she began to spring to life and slither away, once again with the Princess as a hostage. The Slayer was caught off guard, he was too focused on the possible slight movements of Anella's upper half that he forgot to consider her tail as a tool, he quickly recovered to his feet as he then chased after the two.

Anella quickly opened a rift, escaping to another Hell dimension and trying to shut it as fast as she could, failing as the Marine was already through the portal…and was in an environment he was all too familiar with. It was a desolate plain surrounded by fire and lava, where screaming was more common than chirping birds and crickets, the air was thick and clouded with ash, but it was clear enough for the Slayer to see Anella just a number of meters away from him. She was already in her usual form, but the scars were still more than present on her, in fact it seemed that they were much worse than what they looked like in her original form, it was clear that she was desperate and willing to try anything. She struggled to keep Charlie restrained, trying her best to make sure the Princess couldn't use her divine powers by keeping her arms down, managing to wrestle her way to holding Charlie with one arm while using her free hand to wield an exorcist's blade, aiming it at her hostage's throat and shouting fearful threats as she did anything to ward off the Slayer. She shouted "Stay back! Or we learn if she's just as immortal as you are!" but it was clear from the tone of her voice, she was scared and panicking, unsure if she could even survive this encounter. But much like with Pierce, the Slayer showed no remorse or pity, he kept his distance though, trying to think of a way to take down Anella without hurting Charlie. Anella herself was thinking of a way to escape, she knew her options were VERY limited and almost any action she takes on now would end with her violent and agonizing demise. Charlie tried to reason with the Queen-pin one last time, telling her "It's OVER, why can't you just let us be and leave already?!" but Anella hissed at her, shouting "Fuck you, you don't tell me when it's over!" she was huffing, in a state of near panic as millions of thoughts rushed through her mind…eventually, her reasoning broke down and Anella knew she couldn't escape…but she could at least hurt the Slayer and the Devil one last time, stating "I know these things don't hurt you…but let's see what it does to your lil' girlfriend!" she shouted, plunging the knife into Charlie's throat… but stopping at the last second, her hand was being held in place by a strange kinetic force, one that managed to force her hand open and make her drop the blade as her arms were forced down, unwillingly releasing her hold on the Princess, allowing her to get away. Charlie rushed to gain some distance, but turned back to see what was happening to Anella, it was clear that something was holding her in place, keeping her still and restrained as an ominous voice resonated through the very space they were in. Both the Princess and the Slayer recognized it, both showing emotions of hatred and resentment as Anella's expression turned to fear, causing her to lose all control over her power as the voice spoke out.

"You know…it doesn't take much to piss me off…"

It echoed, causing the violent and chaotic area to grow calm and still, like when a herd of animals caught wind of a dangerous predator lurking nearby.

"In fact…you'd be surprised how forgiving I can be…"

It spoke out again, shaking the air as it was clear that a fourth being was present in the area, one of unholy power and bloodied with a disturbing history featuring so much discord and chaos. Soon, Anella recognized the feeling, the presence of this particular being and what it meant…both the Princess and the Slayer saw him, standing in the distance…Lucifer, in his true form, even after all these years, it still made Charlie want to vomit and forget everything about him. A divine machine, crafted by God…wrapped in warped flesh and bloodied bone as it tried to imitate the creature it envied the most, standing taller than ever as its abominable form horrified Anella, she soon realized how much trouble she was in.

"But threatening my Daughter…That's a good way to demand my wrath!"

He said, raising a mechanical hand drench in blood and wrapped in flesh, calling forth various Demons to emerge from the ground, reaching out with clawed hands and tentacles as they grabbed Anella's body, clawing at her scales and removing fragments of her flesh as they slowly began to drag her down into the ground. Both the Slayer and Charlie watched as the Queen-pin began sinking through the floor, dragged down to one of the lower rings of Hell, destined to suffer a great punishment for her crimes these past few days. Charlie looked away, despite everything Anella did, all the pain she wrought, she couldn't help but feel pity…as for the Slayer, he began to grin, smiling in satisfaction as he saw this Bitch being dragged to get everything she deserves. After the last of her was gone, forced through the ground, Lucifer stood there for a moment, already assuming his desired Human form as he soon looked up at the Princess and the Marine…but to their surprise, he said nothing, it was as though he had nothing to say, he didn't defend himself, nor did he make any jokes…he just stood there for a solid moment, before finally turning to ash and leaving. As for Charlie, she felt something within her heart, she always resented her father…but this…this moment made her feel something different, a side she never expected to see from him…The Marine showed no reaction, he knew if the bastard cared about anything, it was most likely going to the only child he didn't regret having, but it clearly didn't change his views of the Devil…it was just another detail that barely affected his crusade against Hell itself.

Soon, a portal emerged behind the two, created by the absent Samael as a means of returning them to the hotel. Both the Princess and the Slayer began to hold hands, walking through the rift the Devil had made as they finished their mission and were finally ready to return to the others.


Author's note:

I know this chapter feels a bit rushed, but I really wanted it to be done and out before the New-Year, I'm sure you guys got the jist of what I was going for though and if nothing else, I can edit it later if you guys want. But regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this chapter!